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The most visible merchant of record platforms in Romania, October 2026

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

Leader

Paddle

77Heralded Score, range 68–83

Most cited source

europa.eu

15citations

From Google AI Mode and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Gumroad

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 Paddle GB New entry 77 , range 68–83 77#1
77
  • : score 77 · #1
 88% 43% First reading
2 Lemon Squeezy US New entry 68 , range 54–77 68#2
68
  • : score 68 · #2
 76% 32% First reading
3 FastSpring US New entry 37 , range 31–46 37#3
37
  • : score 37 · #3
 36% 7% First reading
4 Gumroad US New entry 30 , range 9–39 30#4
30
  • : score 30 · #4
 21% 4% First reading
5 PayPro Global CA New entry 12 , range 6–34 12#5
12
  • : score 12 · #5
 17% 0% First reading
6 Dodo Payments IN New entry 5 , range 2–30 5#6
5
  • : score 5 · #6
 8% 0% None First reading
7 Polar SE New entry 5 , range 2–29 5#7
5
  • : score 5 · #7
 8% 0% First reading
8 2Checkout RO New entry 4 , range 2–26 4#8
4
  • : score 4 · #8
 7% 0% First reading
9 Creem SK New entry 4 , range 1–25 4#9
4
  • : score 4 · #9
 6% 0% None First reading
10 Freemius IL New entry 4 , range 1–24 4#10
4
  • : score 4 · #10
 6% 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 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 reddit.com Community 3.3% 2 of 4 3 Not read
12 checkoutpage.com Vendor site 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
13 expandnow.com Vendor site 3.3% 2 of 4 1 Not read
14 gappgroup.com Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read
15 globalsolo.global Directory 3.3% 1 of 4 1 4
16 passportglobal.com Vendor site 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
17 processorverdict.com Media 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
18 rebounce.dev Vendor site 3.3% 2 of 4 1 2
19 shopify.com Vendor site 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
20 stilllater.com Media 3.3% 1 of 4 1 4

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Ce ar trebui să folosească o companie de software ca să vândă abonamente la nivel global și să gestioneze taxele pe vânzări? Romanian Paddle
Ce platformă poate vinde produse digitale la nivel global și gestiona plățile, taxele și rambursările? Romanian Paddle
Cum poate o mică afacere SaaS să vândă în mai multe țări fără să-și construiască o echipă de facturare? Romanian Paddle
Ce serviciu se ocupă de checkout și taxe pentru o companie care vinde software la nivel internațional? Romanian FastSpring, Lemon Squeezy and Paddle, tied
Cum colectez și plătesc taxele pe vânzări când clienții îmi cumpără software-ul din străinătate? Romanian Paddle
Cum pot accepta plăți de la clienți din diferite țări pentru abonamentul meu? Romanian Lemon Squeezy and Paddle, tied
De ce am nevoie ca să vând descărcări digitale la nivel global fără să mă ocup eu de declarațiile fiscale? Romanian Gumroad, Lemon Squeezy and Paddle, tied
Cum poate o companie de software să gestioneze rambursările și chargeback-urile pentru vânzările internaționale? Romanian Paddle
Ar trebui să folosesc un singur serviciu de checkout sau furnizori separați pentru plăți și taxe, când vând software la nivel global? Romanian Lemon Squeezy and Paddle, tied
E mai simplu să gestionez abonamente la nivel global cu un merchant of record sau cu un procesator de plăți? Romanian Lemon Squeezy and Paddle, tied

Each engine's top three

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.

How the leaderboards are measured