The most visible sales engagement tools in United Kingdom, October 2026

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

Most cited source

youtube.com

14citations

From Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

Salesloft

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 All AI Search Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 HubSpot Sales Hub US New entry 68 , range 36–76 67#1 71#1
68
  • : score 68 · #1
49% 25% First reading
2 Salesloft US New entry 44 , range 15–55 35#3 60= #3
44
  • : score 44 · #2
19% 11% First reading
3 Apollo US New entry 43 , range 21–58 39#2 50#7
43
  • : score 43 · #3
21% 15% First reading
4 Outreach US New entry 40 , range 6–53 31#5 54#5
40
  • : score 40 · #4
16% 8% First reading
5 Salesforce Sales Engagement US New entry 32 , range 15–54 35#4 27#14
32
  • : score 32 · #5
22% 4% None First reading
6 Reply.io CA New entry 31 , range 3–49 14#10 60= #3
31
  • : score 31 · #6
11% 6% First reading
7 Mixmax US New entry 21 , range 4–49 21#6 23#15
21
  • : score 21 · #7
9% 6% First reading
8 ZoomInfo Engage US New entry 16 , range 4–46 17= #8 16#16
16
  • : score 16 · #8
13% 1% First reading
9 Instantly US New entry 16 , range 3–47 10#13 28#13
16
  • : score 16 · #9
9% 3% First reading
10 lemlist FR New entry 14 , range 1–45 5#17 29#12
14
  • : score 14 · #10
5% 3% 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 youtube.com Social 11.7% 1 of 4 13 Not read
2 reddit.com Community 16.7% 3 of 4 9 1
3 pipedrive.com Vendor site 10.0% 2 of 4 7 1
4 linkedin.com Social 10.0% 2 of 4 7 Not read
5 gong.io Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 5 Not read
6 generect.com Vendor site 6.7% 2 of 4 1 8
7 ico.org.uk Regulator 3.3% 1 of 4 3 Not read
8 artisan.co Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 3 Not read
9 monday.com Vendor site 5.0% 1 of 4 3 Not read
10 salesbread.com Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 2 4

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best sales engagement software for small sales teams English Apollo
automate sales outreach for small sales teams English Apollo
how can a sales rep follow up with more prospects English No brand recommended
how to keep track of sales emails and calls English HubSpot Sales Hub
email outreach vs phone outreach for small sales teams English QuickMail

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