Leader
70%of answers name it
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
70%of answers name it
Most cited source
18citations
From ChatGPT
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Google AI Overviews, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and ChatGPT
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 61 , range 48–73 | 61
| 70% | 26% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 48 , range 40–62 | 48
| 57% | 16% | None | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 39 , range 32–49 | 39
| 32% | 16% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 35 , range 27–44 | 35
| 32% | 7% | None | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 9 , range 3–33 | 9
| 9% | 4% | None | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 8 , range 4–32 | 8
| 13% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 7 , range 2–32 | 7
| 7% | 5% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 6 , range 2–31 | 6
| 8% | 2% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 6 , range 2–31 | 6
| 7% | 2% | None | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 3 , range 1–19 | 3
| 4% | 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.
First reading. No comparable previous month yet.
No clear rise.
No clear fall.
No drop-outs.
| Rank | Source | Type | Cited in | Engines | Pages cited | Brands its pages mention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Brand site | 21.7% | 1 of 4 | 11 | 2 |
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| 4 | | Brand site | 11.7% | 1 of 4 | 6 | 1 |
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| 7 | | Community | 8.3% | 2 of 4 | 7 | Not read |
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| Question | Language | Wins it |
|---|---|---|
| best erp software for small manufacturers | English | |
| inventory and accounting software for small manufacturers | English | |
| how can a small manufacturer manage purchasing, inventory, and production | English | No brand recommended |
| how to keep orders, stock, and accounts in sync | English | No brand recommended |
| spreadsheet-based operations vs integrated software for small manufacturers | English | No brand recommended |
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.