Leader
3Heralded Score, range 2–5
The most visible SEO agencies in Europe, October 2026
Most cited source
120citations
From Google AI Mode, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT
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 | 3 , range 2–5 | 3#1 | 3
| 2% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–3 | 2#2 | 2
| 1% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 1 , range 1–3 | 1#3 | 1
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Vendor site | 10.5% | 4 of 4 | 76 | Not read |
| 2 | | Vendor site | 10.0% | 4 of 4 | 39 | Not read |
| 3 | | Directory | 11.0% | 4 of 4 | 13 | Not read |
| 4 | | Regulator | 2.4% | 3 of 4 | 13 | Not read |
| 5 | | Consultancy | 3.3% | 3 of 4 | 6 | Not read |
| 6 | | Directory | 2.6% | 4 of 4 | 9 | Not read |
| 7 | | Consultancy | 2.9% | 4 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 8 | | Consultancy | 2.6% | 4 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 9 | | Social | 1.9% | 1 of 4 | 10 | Not read |
| 10 | | Consultancy | 2.1% | 2 of 4 | 5 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Was sind die besten SEO-Agenturen für kleine Unternehmen in Deutschland? | German | No brand recommended |
| SEO-Dienstleistungen für einen Onlineshop in Deutschland | German | No brand recommended |
| Wie kann ein Unternehmen mit externer Unterstützung mehr Traffic über Suchmaschinen in Deutschland gewinnen? | German | No brand recommended |
| Wie finde ich eine SEO-Agentur in Deutschland, der ich vertrauen kann? | German | No brand recommended |
| Inhouse-SEO oder SEO-Agentur für ein wachsendes Unternehmen in Deutschland? | German | No brand recommended |
| SEO-Freelancer oder SEO-Agentur für ein kleines Unternehmen in Deutschland? | German | No brand recommended |
| Welche Alternativen gibt es dazu, in Deutschland einen SEO-Spezialisten in Vollzeit einzustellen? | German | No brand recommended |
| Welche Alternativen gibt es dazu, als Inhaber eines kleinen Unternehmens in Deutschland SEO selbst zu machen? | German | No brand recommended |
| Ich betreibe einen Onlineshop in Deutschland und mein Suchtraffic geht zurück. Welche SEO-Agentur sollte ich beauftragen? | German | No brand recommended |
| best seo agencies for small businesses in Germany | English | No brand recommended |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
No brand named in at least three answers.
Gemini
- 1
Impression
- 2
NOVOS
Google AI Overviews
- 1
OuterBox
ChatGPT
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.