Leader
49%of answers name it
The most visible sales engagement tools in United Kingdom, October 2026
AI: how the engines answer the board's questions; Search: Google's top 10 for the questions' demand keywords; All: both combined. How the Heralded Score works.
Most cited source
14citations
From Google AI Overviews
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Gemini, not on Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 4% | 2% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 3% | 1% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 2% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 2% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 3% | 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. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.
This month's moves
First reading. No comparable previous month yet.
Biggest risers
No clear rise.
Biggest fallers
No clear fall.
New entries
Drop-outs
No drop-outs.
Most cited sources
| Rank | Source | Type | Cited in | Engines | Pages cited | Brands its pages mention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Social | 11.7% | 1 of 4 | 13 | Not read |
| 2 | | Community | 16.7% | 3 of 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | | Vendor site | 10.0% | 2 of 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | | Social | 10.0% | 2 of 4 | 7 | Not read |
| 5 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 5 | Not read |
| 6 | | Vendor site | 6.7% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | | Regulator | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 8 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 9 | | Vendor site | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 10 | | Consultancy | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 2 | 4 |
The questions, and who wins each
| Question | Language | Wins it |
|---|---|---|
| Best sales engagement platforms for sales teams | English | |
| Sales outreach automation for sales teams | English | |
| How can a sales team reach more prospects? | English | |
| How do I follow up with leads after the first email? | English | No brand recommended |
| Sales email automation vs. manual outreach for sales teams | English | |
| Phone calls vs. emails for sales teams prospecting | English | No brand recommended |
| Alternatives to manual lead outreach for sales teams | English | |
| Alternatives to spreadsheets for tracking leads | English | |
| I lead a 5-person sales team. How can I automate lead follow-up? | English | |
| I’m a sales manager at a small company. How do I organize email and phone outreach? | English | |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- 1
HubSpot Sales Hub
- 2
Apollo
- 3
Outreach
Gemini
- 1
- 2
Salesloft
- 3
Google AI Overviews
ChatGPT
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Method
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.