Leader
71Heralded Score, range 58–75
The most visible headless CMS platforms in Europe, October 2026
Most cited source
82citations
From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews
Where engines disagree most
They agree
Every engine names the same top three.
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 71 , range 58–75 | 72#1 | 70#3 | 71
| 55% | 25% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 71 , range 67–75 | 70#2 | 72#1 | 71
| 57% | 24% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 70 , range 63–74 | 69#3 | 71#2 | 70
| 57% | 21% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 53 , range 43–67 | 57#4 | 45#4 | 53
| 39% | 22% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 36 , range 26–54 | 39#5 | 31#7 | 36
| 20% | 13% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 32 , range 21–49 | 32#6 | 32#6 | 32
| 15% | 7% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 28 , range 14–47 | 26#7 | 32#5 | 28
| 12% | 5% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 16 , range 8–41 | 11#8 | 24#9 | 16
| 11% | 2% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 13 , range 6–32 | 6#9 | 25#8 | 13
| 6% | 2% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 9 , range 3–29 | 2#13 | 21#10 | 9
| 3% | 1% | | 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 | | Social | 12.4% | 2 of 4 | 40 | Not read |
| 2 | | Community | 9.8% | 2 of 4 | 30 | 12 |
| 3 | | Consultancy | 7.4% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | | Community | 5.7% | 3 of 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | | Vendor site | 6.2% | 3 of 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | | Vendor site | 4.8% | 3 of 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 2 of 4 | 8 | Not read |
| 8 | | Vendor site | 4.3% | 3 of 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | | Media | 3.6% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | | Review site | 3.6% | 2 of 4 | 4 | 9 |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Quel est le meilleur CMS headless pour un site marketing ? | French | |
| Gestion de contenu headless pour les équipes de développement | French | |
| Comment une entreprise peut-elle publier le même contenu sur son site web et son application mobile ? | French | |
| Comment permettre aux équipes marketing de modifier le contenu d’un site créé avec un framework JavaScript ? | French | |
| CMS traditionnel ou CMS headless pour le site web d’une entreprise en pleine croissance ? | French | No brand recommended |
| CMS headless open source ou hébergé pour une startup ? | French | |
| Quelles alternatives à un CMS traditionnel pour un site web multicanal ? | French | |
| Quelles alternatives au contenu codé en dur dans une application web ? | French | No brand recommended |
| Je suis développeur front-end et je crée un site marketing. Quel CMS headless choisir ? | French | |
| Je dirige le numérique dans une entreprise de taille moyenne et je cherche une plateforme unique pour gérer le contenu de notre site web, de notre application et de nos magasins. | French | |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- = 1
Sanity
- = 1
Strapi
- 3
Contentful
Gemini
- 1
- 2
- 3
Google AI Overviews
- 1
- 2
- 3
ChatGPT
- 1
- 2
- 3
Related leaderboards
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.