Leader
48Heralded Score, range 40–62
The most visible HR and payroll tools in Germany, October 2026
Most cited source
16citations
From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews
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
Brands
Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 48 , range 40–62 | 48#1 | 48
| 53% | 20% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 47 , range 39–61 | 47#2 | 47
| 50% | 20% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 41 , range 34–52 | 41#3 | 41
| 37% | 17% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 32 , range 15–41 | 32#4 | 32
| 25% | 7% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 32 , range 11–41 | 32#5 | 32
| 21% | 9% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 30 , range 9–39 | 30#6 | 30
| 19% | 7% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 30 , range 8–39 | 30#7 | 30
| 17% | 9% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 22 , range 7–37 | 22#8 | 22
| 19% | 3% | None | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 21 , range 7–37 | 21#9 | 21
| 16% | 5% | None | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 18 , range 6–36 | 18#10 | 18
| 14% | 6% | | 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 gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. 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 | 13.3% | 2 of 4 | 14 | Not read |
| 2 | | Regulator | 6.7% | 1 of 4 | 5 | Not read |
| 3 | | Review site | 8.3% | 1 of 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | | Media | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 5 | Not read |
| 5 | | Regulator | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 6 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
| 7 | | Review site | 5.0% | 3 of 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | | Unclassified | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | | Media | 5.0% | 3 of 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | | Consultancy | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 8 |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Welche Personal- und Lohnabrechnungssoftware ist am besten für kleine Unternehmen? | German | |
| Wie kann ein kleines Unternehmen Mitarbeitende und die Lohnabrechnung verwalten? | German | |
| Wie kann ein kleines Unternehmen die Löhne seiner Mitarbeitenden berechnen? | German | No brand recommended |
| Wie kann ich Urlaubstage und Arbeitszeiten im Blick behalten? | German | |
| HR-Software oder Tabellen für die Lohnabrechnung in kleinen Unternehmen? | German | |
| Manuelle Personalverwaltung oder HR-Software für mittelständische Unternehmen? | German | No brand recommended |
| Welche Alternativen zu Tabellen gibt es, um Mitarbeitende zu verwalten? | German | |
| Welche Alternativen zur manuellen Lohnberechnung gibt es für kleine Unternehmen? | German | No brand recommended |
| Ich habe ein Unternehmen mit 10 Mitarbeitenden. Wie kann ich Lohnabrechnung und Urlaub verwalten? | German | |
| Ich leite ein HR-Team und brauche Zeiterfassung für 200 Mitarbeitende. Welche Möglichkeiten gibt es? | German | |
Each engine's top three
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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.