Leader
74Heralded Score, range 62–81
The most visible online payment gateways in Germany, October 2026
Most cited source
16citations
From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Google AI Overviews, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini 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 | 74 , range 62–81 | 74#1 | 74
| 83% | 39% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 72 , range 59–79 | 72#2 | 72
| 81% | 35% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 52 , range 42–68 | 52#3 | 52
| 51% | 30% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 40 , range 33–49 | 40#4 | 40
| 39% | 11% | | First reading | |
| 5 |  Shopify Payments CA | New entry | 36 , range 28–45 | 36#5 | 36
| 31% | 10% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 23 , range 7–37 | 23#6 | 23
| 17% | 5% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 11 , range 4–34 | 11#7 | 11
| 12% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 10 , range 4–34 | 10#8 | 10
| 8% | 7% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 8 , range 3–32 | 8#9 | 8
| 9% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 7 , range 2–32 | 7#10 | 7
| 6% | 5% | | 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 | | Consultancy | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 15 | | Media | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 17 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 18 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 19 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 20 | | Consultancy | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| best payment gateways for small businesses | English | |
| online payment gateway for ecommerce | English | Shopify Payments and |
| how to accept online payments on a website | English | |
| how to reduce declined card payments online | English | No brand recommended |
| payment gateway fees comparison | English | |
Each engine's top three
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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.