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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Regulator | 7.6% | 2 of 4 | 38 | Not read |
| 2 | | Social | 8.1% | 2 of 4 | 32 | Not read |
| 3 | | Vendor site | 7.1% | 3 of 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | | Social | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 18 | Not read |
| 5 | | Vendor site | 3.1% | 4 of 4 | 14 | Not read |
| 6 | | Community | 4.5% | 3 of 4 | 17 | 5 |
| 7 | | Vendor site | 2.9% | 3 of 4 | 12 | Not read |
| 8 | | Regulator | 1.7% | 4 of 4 | 16 | Not read |
| 9 | | Vendor site | 3.1% | 4 of 4 | 12 | Not read |
| 10 | | Regulator | 1.9% | 3 of 4 | 10 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| What changes when a provider becomes the seller of record for my digital products? | English | No brand recommended |
| How do full-service checkout platforms compare with handling international payments in-house? | English | |
| What can replace separate payment, tax, and billing tools for selling software? | English | |
| How can i move away from managing sales tax filings in every country? | English | No brand recommended |
| What can replace a custom checkout when selling subscriptions internationally? | English | |
| Wat kan een softwarebedrijf gebruiken om wereldwijd abonnementen te verkopen en btw af te handelen? | Dutch | |
| Welk platform kan digitale producten wereldwijd verkopen en betalingen, belastingen en terugbetalingen regelen? | Dutch | |
| Hoe kan een klein SaaS-bedrijf in meerdere landen verkopen zonder een factureringsteam op te zetten? | Dutch | |
| Welke dienst regelt de checkout en belastingen voor een bedrijf dat internationaal software verkoopt? | Dutch | |
| Hoe draag ik btw en andere verkoopbelastingen af wanneer klanten mijn software vanuit het buitenland kopen? | Dutch | |
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.