Leader
59%of answers name it
The most visible endpoint security tools in Italy, October 2026
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.
Most cited source
32citations
From Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on ChatGPT, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 0% | 0% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 0% | 0% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 2% | 0% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 0% | 0% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 2% | 2% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 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
Drop-outs
No drop-outs.
Most cited sources
| Rank | Source | Type | Cited in | Engines | Pages cited | Brands its pages mention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 12 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 13 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 14 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 15 | | Industry authority | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 2 | 20 |
| 16 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 17 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 18 | | Vendor site | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 19 | | Community | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 20 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
The questions, and who wins each
| Question | Language | Wins it |
|---|---|---|
| best endpoint security tools for small businesses | English | |
| protect company laptops from malware for small businesses | English | |
| how can a small business protect employee computers from cyberattacks | English | |
| how to stop malware from infecting company laptops | English | |
| managed endpoint protection vs in-house security for it teams | English | No brand recommended |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
Gemini
Google AI Overviews
ChatGPT
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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.