Leader
64Heralded Score, range 30–73
The most visible sales engagement tools in Germany, October 2026
Most cited source
9citations
From Google AI Mode, 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 | 64 , range 30–73 | 60#1 | 70#1 | 64
| 47% | 20% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 35 , range 15–55 | 35#2 | 36#4 | 35
| 18% | 11% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 34 , range 6–52 | 31#5 | 40#3 | 34
| 19% | 3% | None | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 26 , range 6–51 | 31#4 | 16= #6 | 26
| 15% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 22 , range 8–41 | 32#3 | 4= #18 | 22
| 14% | 7% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 15 , range 4–33 | 23#6 | 0= #30 | 15
| 9% | 5% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 11 , range 3–39 | 13#7 | 6#14 | 11
| 8% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 8 , range 1–41 | 7#8 | 11#8 | 8
| 5% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 4 , range 2–29 | 6#9 | 0= #30 | 4
| 6% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| = 10 | | New entry | 3 , range 1–30 | 5= #10 | 1= #27 | 3
| 4% | 1% | | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 12 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 13 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 14 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 15 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 16 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 17 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 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 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Die besten Sales-Engagement-Plattformen für Vertriebsteams | German | |
| Automatisierung der Vertriebsansprache für Vertriebsteams | German | No brand recommended |
| Wie kann ein Vertriebsteam mehr potenzielle Kunden erreichen? | German | No brand recommended |
| Wie kann ich bei Leads nach der ersten E-Mail nachfassen? | German | No brand recommended |
| Automatisierte Vertriebs-E-Mails vs. manuelle Ansprache für Vertriebsteams | German | No brand recommended |
| Telefonate vs. E-Mails bei der Akquise für Vertriebsteams | German | No brand recommended |
| Alternativen zur manuellen Lead-Ansprache für Vertriebsteams | German | No brand recommended |
| Alternativen zu Tabellen zur Nachverfolgung von Leads | German | |
| Ich leite ein fünfköpfiges Vertriebsteam. Wie kann ich das Nachfassen bei Leads automatisieren? | German | No brand recommended |
| Ich bin Vertriebsleiter in einem kleinen Unternehmen. Wie organisiere ich die Ansprache per E-Mail und Telefon? | German | |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- 1
HubSpot Sales Hub
- 2
Apollo
- 3
Salesloft
Gemini
- 1
- = 2
- = 2
Instantly
Google AI Overviews
- 1
- = 2
- = 2
lemlist
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.