Leader
55Heralded Score, range 28–72
The most visible marketing automation tools in Italy, October 2026
Most cited source
10citations
From Google AI Overviews
Where engines disagree most
3/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT, not on Gemini
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 55 , range 28–72 | 53#1 | 59#2 | 55
| 42% | 16% | None | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 38 , range 6–52 | 20#7 | 68#1 | 38
| 16% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 32 , range 25–66 | 48#2 | 6#8 | 32
| 32% | 13% | None | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 31 , range 21–61 | 42#4 | 13#4 | 31
| 26% | 10% | None | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 30 , range 24–65 | 46#3 | 1= #20 | 30
| 26% | 16% | None | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 24 , range 19–56 | 37#5 | 1#19 | 24
| 16% | 11% | None | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 16 , range 4–51 | 26#6 | 0= #22 | 16
| 7% | 7% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 10 , range 3–49 | 16#8 | 0= #22 | 10
| 8% | 4% | None | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 8 , range 2–47 | 7= #9 | 9#5 | 8
| 8% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 7 , range 2–47 | 7= #9 | 7#6 | 7
| 8% | 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. 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 | 11.7% | 1 of 4 | 10 | Not read |
| 2 | | Vendor site | 6.7% | 2 of 4 | 7 | Not read |
| 3 | | Regulator | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 6 | Not read |
| 4 | | Social | 6.7% | 1 of 4 | 6 | Not read |
| 5 | | Regulator | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
| 6 | | Vendor site | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | | Media | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 8 | | Review site | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 9 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 10 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| best marketing automation tools for small business marketing teams | English | |
| automate email campaigns for small business marketing teams | English | |
| how can a small business send the right message to each customer | English | No brand recommended |
| how to follow up with leads without sending each email by hand | English | |
| automated email campaigns vs manual email campaigns for small businesses | English | |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- 1
Mailchimp
- 2
ActiveCampaign
- 3
HubSpot
Gemini
- = 1
- = 1
- 3
Brevo
Google AI Overviews
- 1
- = 2
- = 2
ChatGPT
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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.