The most visible SEO agencies in France, October 2026

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

Leader

Noiise

40Heralded Score, range 4–53

Most cited source

google.com

19citations

From ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Noiise

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on ChatGPT, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Search Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Noiise GB New entry 40 , range 4–53 21#1 72#1
40
  • : score 40 · #1
13% 12% First reading
2 Eskimoz FR New entry 34 , range 4–50 16#2 66#2
34
  • : score 34 · #2
11% 7% First reading
3 Primelis FR New entry 16 , range 1–45 4#4 37= #6
16
  • : score 16 · #3
5% 3% First reading
4 SEO Monkey GB New entry 15 , range 1–40 3#7 37= #6
15
  • : score 15 · #4
5% 2% First reading
5 SmartSites US New entry 4 , range 1–40 6#3 0= #21
4
  • : score 4 · #5
4% 1% None First reading
6 WebFX US New entry 3 , range 1–37 4#5 0= #21
3
  • : score 3 · #6
4% 0% None First reading
7 OuterBox US New entry 2 , range 1–37 4#6 0= #21
2
  • : score 2 · #7
3% 1% None First reading
8 Thrive Internet Marketing Agency US New entry 2 , range 1–33 3#8 0= #21
2
  • : score 2 · #8
3% 0% None First reading
– 1Digital Agency US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #21
–
  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– 1ère Position FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #21
–
  • : Unranked
1% 1% 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 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 google.com Vendor site 10.0% 1 of 4 13 Not read
2 youtube.com Social 13.3% 1 of 4 14 Not read
3 reddit.com Community 11.7% 2 of 4 8 Not read
4 sortlist.fr Directory 8.3% 3 of 4 5 3
5 anct.gouv.fr Regulator 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read
6 clutch.co Directory 6.7% 2 of 4 3 Not read
7 francenum.gouv.fr Regulator 6.7% 2 of 4 4 Not read
8 lafabriquedunet.fr Review site 5.0% 1 of 4 4 Not read
9 semrush.com Vendor site 5.0% 3 of 4 4 Not read
10 webtonic.io Consultancy 5.0% 3 of 4 4 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best seo agencies for small businesses English Agence Onze, datashake, Noiise, OuterBox, SEO.com, SmartSites, Stride Up and The HOTH, tied
seo agency for ecommerce websites English Agence Onze, Eskimoz, Growth Room, JVWEB and Noiise, tied
how to choose an seo agency English No brand recommended
how much do seo services cost per month English No brand recommended
seo agency vs seo freelancer English No brand recommended

Each engine's top three

Google AI Mode

No brand named in at least three answers.

Gemini

No brand named in at least three answers.

Google AI Overviews

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