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

Leader

WebFX

6Heralded Score, range 4–9

Most cited source

google.com

123citations

From Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Impression

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 WebFX US New entry 6 , range 4–9 6#1
6
  • : score 6 · #1
7% 2% First reading
2 Victorious US New entry 3 , range 2–5 3#2
3
  • : score 3 · #2
3% 0% First reading
3 Impression GB New entry 2 , range 1–4 2#3
2
  • : score 2 · #3
2% 0% None First reading
4 First Page Sage US New entry 1 , range 1–3 1#4
1
  • : score 1 · #4
1% 0% First reading
– Brainlabs GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Builtvisible GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% First reading
– Directive US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% First reading
– Go Fish Digital US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Ignite Visibility US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% First reading
– Infinit Solutions RO Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
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 google.com Vendor site 9.8% 2 of 4 55 Not read
2 youtube.com Social 7.4% 2 of 4 40 Not read
3 clutch.co Directory 8.3% 4 of 4 16 Not read
4 reddit.com Community 7.4% 3 of 4 23 4
5 semrush.com Vendor site 6.4% 4 of 4 31 Not read
6 outerboxdesign.com Consultancy 4.5% 4 of 4 3 Not read
7 google.cn Vendor site 2.9% 1 of 4 10 Not read
8 webtonic.io Consultancy 2.9% 3 of 4 5 Not read
9 ahrefs.com Vendor site 2.6% 4 of 4 4 1
10 orangemonke.com Consultancy 3.1% 4 of 4 2 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Quali sono le migliori agenzie SEO per le piccole imprese? Italian No brand recommended
Servizi SEO per un negozio online Italian No brand recommended
Come può un'azienda aumentare il traffico dai motori di ricerca affidandosi a un partner esterno? Italian No brand recommended
Come scelgo un'agenzia SEO affidabile? Italian No brand recommended
SEO interna o agenzia SEO per un'azienda in crescita? Italian No brand recommended
Freelance SEO o agenzia SEO per una piccola impresa? Italian No brand recommended
Alternative all'assunzione di uno specialista SEO a tempo pieno Italian No brand recommended
Alternative a fare SEO da solo come titolare di una piccola impresa Italian No brand recommended
Gestisco un negozio online e il traffico dai motori di ricerca è in calo. Quale agenzia SEO dovrei scegliere? Italian No brand recommended
Sono responsabile marketing in un'azienda software e cerco un'agenzia per la SEO tecnica e i contenuti. Italian No brand recommended

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