The most visible SEO agencies in Europe, October 2026

October 2026 · 105 questions asked from 7 countries · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 420 answers read

Most cited source

google.com

120citations

From Google AI Mode, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

OuterBox

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
– Ignite Visibility US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Infinit Solutions RO Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– inFlow Inventory CA Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– NP Digital US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% First reading
– Rise at Seven GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Seer Interactive US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Siege Media US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Single Grain US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– SmartSites US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Thrive Internet Marketing Agency US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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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
11 linkedin.com Social 2.1% 3 of 4 9 Not read
12 reddit.com Community 2.4% 3 of 4 8 1
13 sortlist.fr Directory 2.1% 3 of 4 7 Not read
14 google.cn Vendor site 1.2% 1 of 4 7 Not read
15 elevam.es Consultancy 1.2% 3 of 4 6 Not read
16 escuelaeuropeadeempresa.eu Reference 1.7% 3 of 4 2 Not read
17 searchlab.nl Consultancy 1.7% 3 of 4 4 Not read
18 smartranking.nl Consultancy 1.7% 3 of 4 3 Not read
19 sortlist.de Directory 1.7% 2 of 4 5 Not read
20 sortlist.nl Directory 1.7% 2 of 4 4 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost 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.

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