The most visible marketing automation tools in France, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from France in French and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

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

HubSpot

47%of answers name it

Most cited source

youtube.com

9citations

From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

ActiveCampaign

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Google AI Overviews, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and ChatGPT

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
11 Rapidmail DE New entry 4 , range 1–46
4
  • : score 4 · #11
4% 1% None First reading
12 Plezi New entry 2 , range 1–42
2
  • : score 2 · #12
4% 0% First reading
13 Insider SG New entry 2 , range 1–39
2
  • : score 2 · #13
3% 0% First reading
14 ConvertKit US New entry 2 , range 1–39
2
  • : score 2 · #14
2% 1% None First reading
– Acoustic Unranked Too few answers
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Act-On US Unranked Too few answers
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Actito Unranked Too few answers
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– ActiveTrail Unranked Too few answers
–
  • : Unranked
1% 0% First reading
– Acumbamail ES Unranked Too few answers
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– AcyMailing FR Unranked Too few answers
–
  • : Unranked
1% 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.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
11 toolradar.com Review site 5.0% 1 of 4 1 25
12 zapier.com Vendor site 5.0% 1 of 4 2 Not read
13 campaign-creatives.com Consultancy 1.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read
14 economie.gouv.fr Regulator 3.3% 1 of 4 1 1
15 emailtooltester.com Consultancy 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
16 growthwayadvertising.com Consultancy 3.3% 2 of 4 1 Not read
17 instagram.com Social 1.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read
18 make.com Vendor site 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
19 mo-jo.fr Consultancy 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read
20 pharow.com Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
Quels sont les meilleurs outils d’automatisation marketing pour les petites équipes ? French ActiveCampaign, Brevo, HubSpot and Mailchimp, tied
Comment les équipes marketing peuvent-elles automatiser leurs campagnes d’e-mails ? French Brevo and Mailchimp, tied
Comment une équipe marketing peut-elle envoyer des e-mails en fonction des actions des clients ? French No brand recommended
Comment suivre des prospects du premier contact jusqu’à la vente ? French HubSpot
Pour une petite entreprise, vaut-il mieux envoyer des campagnes d’e-mails manuellement ou les automatiser ? French Mailchimp
Pour une équipe B2B, vaut-il mieux suivre les prospects dans des tableurs ou utiliser un outil d’automatisation ? French HubSpot
Quelles solutions existe-t-il pour éviter d’envoyer des e-mails manuellement quand on a une petite équipe ? French HubSpot
Quelles alternatives aux tableurs existe-t-il pour suivre les prospects dans une entreprise B2B ? French HubSpot
Je dirige une petite entreprise et je veux automatiser mes e-mails sans avoir besoin d’un spécialiste technique. French Brevo
Je suis responsable marketing dans une entreprise B2B et je cherche un moyen de suivre les prospects. French HubSpot

Each engine's top three

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.

How the leaderboards are measured