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The most visible e-commerce platforms in Italy, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from Italy in Italian and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

AI: how the engines answer the board's questions; Search: Google's top 10 for the questions' demand keywords; All: both combined. How the Heralded Score works.

Leader

Shopify

74%of answers name it

Most cited source

shopify.com

52citations

From Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Squarespace Commerce

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Gemini, not on Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
11 Squarespace Commerce US New entry 26 , range 12–55
26
  • : score 26 · #11
 15% 9% First reading
12 Aruba New entry 23 , range 0–75
23
  • : score 23 · #12
 1% 1% First reading
13 Square Online US New entry 20 , range 6–52
20
  • : score 20 · #13
 12% 6% First reading
14 Salesforce Commerce Cloud US New entry 18 , range 0–75
18
  • : score 18 · #14
 2% 1% First reading
15 Wix Studio IL New entry 16 , range 6–50
16
  • : score 16 · #15
 15% 0% None First reading
16 Shopware DE New entry 10 , range 0–74
10
  • : score 10 · #16
 1% 0% None First reading
17 EDD (Easy Digital Downloads) US New entry 8 , range 0–74
8
  • : score 8 · #17
 3% 0% None First reading
18 Ecwid US New entry 8 , range 3–48
8
  • : score 8 · #18
 7% 3% First reading
19 TeamSystem New entry 7 , range 0–73
7
  • : score 7 · #19
 1% 0% None First reading
= 20 Medusa DK New entry 5 , range 0–73
5
  • : score 5 · #20
 0% 0% None First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

This month's moves

First reading. No comparable previous month yet.

Biggest risers

No clear rise.

Biggest fallers

No clear fall.

New entries

99 new entries

Drop-outs

No drop-outs.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 shopify.com Brand site 40.0% 3 of 4 30 16
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9 etsy.com Vendor site 5.0% 1 of 4 3 2
10Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
Quali sono le migliori piattaforme e-commerce per piccoli negozi in Italia? Italian Wix eCommerce and WooCommerce, tied
Come posso creare un negozio online per una piccola attività? Italian WooCommerce
Come può una piccola attività vendere prodotti online senza avere un negozio fisico? Italian Shopify
Come posso aprire un negozio online per vendere i miei prodotti? Italian Shopify
Come può un produttore locale ricevere ordini online? Italian No brand recommended
Per una piccola attività è meglio usare un template per il negozio online o realizzarlo su misura? Italian No brand recommended
Quali alternative ci sono alla gestione degli ordini online tramite messaggi per un piccolo negozio? Italian Shopify and WooCommerce, tied
Quali alternative ci sono ai marketplace per una piccola attività che vuole vendere i propri prodotti? Italian Wix eCommerce and WooCommerce, tied
Gestisco un negozio di abbigliamento con due dipendenti. Quale piattaforma online posso gestire da solo? Italian Shopify
Gestisco una piccola attività e cerco un negozio online che possa configurare senza l’aiuto di uno sviluppatore. Italian Shopify and Wix eCommerce, tied

Each engine's top three

Method

For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

How the leaderboards are measured