Leader
73Heralded Score, range 70–76
The most visible merchant of record platforms in Europe, October 2026
Most cited source
84citations
From Google AI Mode and ChatGPT
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Google AI Mode, not on Gemini, Google AI Overviews 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 | 73 , range 70–76 | 73#1 | 73
| 82% | 39% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 66 , range 60–71 | 66#2 | 66
| 74% | 30% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 38 , range 35–42 | 38#3 | 38
| 38% | 9% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 22 , range 12–31 | 22#4 | 22
| 18% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 9 , range 7–16 | 9#5 | 9
| 13% | 0% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 6 , range 4–8 | 6#6 | 6
| 8% | 0% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 5 , range 4–8 | 5#7 | 5
| 6% | 1% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 4 , range 3–6 | 4#8 | 4
| 6% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 4 , range 3–6 | 4#9 | 4
| 5% | 0% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 4 , range 3–6 | 4#10 | 4
| 5% | 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | | Vendor site | 1.2% | 4 of 4 | 14 | Not read |
| 12 | | Vendor site | 3.1% | 3 of 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 13 | | Vendor site | 1.9% | 2 of 4 | 9 | 6 |
| 14 | | Vendor site | 3.1% | 3 of 4 | 10 | Not read |
| 15 | | Vendor site | 3.1% | 3 of 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | | Vendor site | 1.0% | 1 of 4 | 6 | Not read |
| 17 | | Consultancy | 2.9% | 3 of 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | | Vendor site | 2.9% | 2 of 4 | 5 | Not read |
| 19 | | Vendor site | 2.1% | 3 of 4 | 6 | Not read |
| 20 | | Vendor site | 2.4% | 2 of 4 | 3 | 7 |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Que peut utiliser une entreprise de logiciels pour vendre des abonnements dans le monde entier et gérer les taxes sur les ventes ? | French | |
| Quelle plateforme permet de vendre des produits numériques dans le monde entier et de gérer les paiements, les taxes et les remboursements ? | French | |
| Comment une petite entreprise SaaS peut-elle vendre dans plusieurs pays sans constituer une équipe dédiée à la facturation ? | French | |
| Quel service gère le paiement et les taxes pour une entreprise qui vend des logiciels à l’international ? | French | |
| Comment collecter et reverser les taxes sur les ventes lorsque des clients achètent mon logiciel depuis l’étranger ? | French | |
| Comment accepter les paiements de clients dans différents pays pour mon abonnement ? | French | |
| De quoi ai-je besoin pour vendre des produits numériques dans le monde entier sans gérer moi-même les déclarations fiscales ? | French | |
| Comment une entreprise de logiciels peut-elle gérer les remboursements et les rétrofacturations pour ses ventes à l’international ? | French | No brand recommended |
| Vaut-il mieux utiliser un seul service de paiement ou des prestataires distincts pour les paiements et les taxes afin de vendre des logiciels dans le monde entier ? | French | |
| Est-il plus facile de gérer des abonnements à l’international avec un merchant of record ou un prestataire de paiement ? | French | |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- 1
Paddle
- 2
Lemon Squeezy
- 3
PayPro Global
Gemini
- 1
- 2
- 3
FastSpring
Google AI Overviews
- 1
- 2
- 3
ChatGPT
- 1
- 2
- 3
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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.