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

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

Leader

Shopify

77Heralded Score, range 54–85

Most cited source

kvk.nl

14citations

From Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Squarespace Commerce

2/4engines put it in their top three

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

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Search Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
– Sana Commerce Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #36
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– SAP Commerce Cloud DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured 2#25
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– SCAYLE Commerce Engine DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #36
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Selldone Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #36
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Sellfy LV Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #36
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  • : Unranked
1% 1% First reading
– Shift4Shop Unranked Too few answers Not measured 33#13
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  • : Unranked
2% 1% First reading
– Shopclip Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #36
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– ShopMania Net RO Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #36
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Shoptrader Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #36
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Shopware DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured 8#19
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% First reading

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

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 kvk.nl Regulator 15.0% 3 of 4 7 1
2 overheid.nl Regulator 13.3% 3 of 4 3 1
3 searchlab.nl Consultancy 16.7% 4 of 4 3 13
4 youtube.com Social 6.7% 1 of 4 10 Not read
5 business.gov.nl Regulator 6.7% 2 of 4 5 1
6 acm.nl Regulator 6.7% 1 of 4 4 Not read
7 mobiletransaction.org Review site 8.3% 3 of 4 2 11
8 theshopbuilders.com Vendor site 8.3% 2 of 4 2 3
9 mollie.com Vendor site 5.0% 3 of 4 4 Not read
10 stripe.com Vendor site 6.7% 2 of 4 2 12

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Wat zijn de beste e-commerceplatforms voor kleine winkels in Nederland? Dutch Lightspeed and WooCommerce, tied
Hoe kan ik een webshop opzetten voor een klein bedrijf? Dutch WooCommerce
Hoe kan een klein bedrijf producten online verkopen zonder fysieke winkel? Dutch Shopify and WooCommerce, tied
Hoe start ik een webshop voor mijn producten? Dutch CCV Shop and Shopify, tied
Hoe kan een lokale producent online bestellingen aannemen? Dutch Shopify, Squarespace Commerce, Wix eCommerce and WooCommerce, tied
Webshoptemplates of maatwerkontwikkeling voor kleine bedrijven: wat is beter? Dutch Shopify and WooCommerce, tied
Welke alternatieven zijn er voor het afhandelen van online bestellingen via berichten voor een kleine winkel? Dutch Shopify and Wix eCommerce, tied
Welke alternatieven zijn er voor verkoop via marketplaces voor een klein bedrijf? Dutch WooCommerce
Ik heb een kledingwinkel met twee medewerkers. Welk online platform kan ik zelf beheren? Dutch Shopify
Ik heb een klein bedrijf en zoek een webshop die ik zonder ontwikkelaar kan opzetten. Dutch Shopify

Each engine's top three

Method

Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.

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