Leader
89%of answers name it
The most visible American marketing automation tools on Google AI Mode, October 2026
Most cited source
3citations
From Google AI Mode
Where engines disagree most
One engine
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Brands
| Rank | Brand | Heralded Score | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1#1 overall | | 70 , range 46–83 | 89% | 22% | | First reading | |
| 2#2 overall | | 70 , range 44–85 | 78% | 33% | | First reading | |
| 3#3 overall | | 44 , range 28–72 | 39% | 22% | | First reading | |
| 4#4 overall | | 42 , range 23–70 | 39% | 17% | | First reading | |
| 5#5 overall | | 37 , range 9–65 | 22% | 22% | | First reading | |
| – | | Too few answers | 6% | 0% | | First reading | |
| – | | Too few answers | 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Too few answers | 11% | 0% | | First reading | |
| – | | Too few answers | 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Too few answers | 0% | 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. 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 | | Industry authority | 23.1% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 6 |
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| 4 | | Community | 15.4% | 1 of 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | | Community | 7.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | | Consultancy | 7.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 6 |
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| 8 | | Review site | 7.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 5 |
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The questions, and who wins each
| Question | Language | Wins it |
|---|---|---|
| best marketing automation software for a B2B SaaS company | English | No brand recommended |
| marketing automation software recommendations for a demand generation manager | English | |
| top marketing automation software | English | No brand recommended |
| how to choose marketing automation software | English | No brand recommended |
| what to look for in marketing automation software | English | No brand recommended |
| marketing automation software for a team of 20 to 200 | English | No brand recommended |
| marketing automation software that integrates with Shopify | English | No brand recommended |
| marketing automation software with GDPR-compliant hosting | English | |
| marketing automation software for financial services | English | No brand recommended |
| most reliable marketing automation software | English | |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- 1
HubSpot
- 2
ActiveCampaign
- 3
Klaviyo
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Method
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.