Leader
46Heralded Score, range 38–78
The most visible merchant of record platforms in Netherlands, October 2026
Most cited source
18citations
From Google AI Mode, Gemini, Google AI Overviews 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
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 46 , range 38–78 | 73#1 | 0= #6 | 46
| 50% | 25% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 40 , range 31–74 | 63#2 | 0= #6 | 40
| 45% | 18% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 24 , range 20–57 | 38#3 | 0= #6 | 24
| 25% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 16 , range 4–50 | 22#4 | 5= #3 | 16
| 12% | 2% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 8 , range 3–48 | 9#5 | 5#5 | 8
| 9% | 0% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 4 , range 2–46 | 6#6 | 0= #6 | 4
| 6% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 3 , range 1–43 | 4#7 | 0= #6 | 3
| 4% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–40 | 3#8 | 0= #6 | 2
| 3% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–39 | 3#9 | 0= #6 | 2
| 3% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 0= #6 | –
| 1% | 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 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 | | Regulator | 11.7% | 4 of 4 | 16 | Not read |
| 2 | | Vendor site | 6.7% | 4 of 4 | 11 | Not read |
| 3 | | Regulator | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 7 | Not read |
| 4 | | Vendor site | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 6 | Not read |
| 5 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 5 | Not read |
| 6 | | Regulator | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 7 | | Vendor site | 6.7% | 3 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 8 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 9 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 10 | | Vendor site | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Hoe kan ik betalingen accepteren van klanten in verschillende landen voor mijn abonnement? | Dutch | No brand recommended |
| Wat heb ik nodig om wereldwijd digitale downloads te verkopen zonder zelf belastingaangiften te doen? | Dutch | |
| Hoe kan een softwarebedrijf terugbetalingen en chargebacks bij internationale verkopen afhandelen? | Dutch | |
| Kan ik voor wereldwijde softwareverkoop beter één checkoutdienst gebruiken of aparte aanbieders voor betalingen en belastingen? | Dutch | |
| Is het makkelijker om abonnementen wereldwijd te beheren met een merchant of record of een betalingsverwerker? | Dutch | |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- 1
Paddle
- 2
Lemon Squeezy
- 3
Gumroad
Gemini
- 1
- 2
- 3
FastSpring
Google AI Overviews
- = 1
- = 1
- 3
ChatGPT
- 1
- 2
- 3
Related leaderboards
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.