Leader
8Heralded Score, range 2–47
The most visible SEO agencies in Germany, October 2026
Most cited source
13citations
From ChatGPT
Where engines disagree most
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 | Hecht ins Gefecht | New entry | 8 , range 2–47 | 7#2 | 10#4 | 8
| 5% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 7 , range 1–45 | 5#4 | 11#3 | 7
| 5% | 2% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 7 , range 2–47 | 9#1 | 4= #13 | 7
| 6% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 6 , range 1–46 | 7#3 | 4= #13 | 6
| 4% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 4 , range 1–44 | 4#6 | 4= #13 | 4
| 3% | 1% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 3 , range 1–38 | 5#5 | 0= #25 | 3
| 4% | 1% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 0= #25 | –
| 1% | 0% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 0= #25 | –
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 8= #5 | –
| 4% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 0= #25 | –
| 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 | | Vendor site | 6.7% | 1 of 4 | 10 | Not read |
| 2 | | Social | 8.3% | 2 of 4 | 5 | Not read |
| 3 | | Vendor site | 6.7% | 3 of 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | | Consultancy | 10.0% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 5 | | Directory | 8.3% | 3 of 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | | Community | 8.3% | 2 of 4 | 5 | Not read |
| 7 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
| 8 | | Vendor site | 6.7% | 2 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
| 9 | | Consultancy | 6.7% | 3 of 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | | Consultancy | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Welche SEO-Agenturen sind für kleine Unternehmen am besten? | German | Hecht ins Gefecht, |
| SEO-Dienstleistungen für einen Online-Shop | German | |
| Wie kann ein Unternehmen mit externer Unterstützung mehr Traffic über Suchmaschinen gewinnen? | German | No brand recommended |
| Wie finde ich eine SEO-Agentur, der ich vertrauen kann? | German | No brand recommended |
| Inhouse-SEO oder SEO-Agentur für ein wachsendes Unternehmen? | German | |
| SEO-Freelancer oder SEO-Agentur für ein kleines Unternehmen? | German | Drela Webdesign · SEO & GEO, rZWEI media, SEO Pixel and WESEBO, tied |
| Alternativen dazu, einen SEO-Spezialisten in Vollzeit einzustellen | German | No brand recommended |
| Alternativen dazu, als Inhaber eines kleinen Unternehmens SEO selbst zu machen | German | No brand recommended |
| Ich betreibe einen Online-Shop, dessen organischer Traffic zurückgeht. Welche SEO-Agentur sollte ich beauftragen? | German | |
| Ich leite das Marketing bei einem Softwareunternehmen und suche eine Agentur für technisches SEO und Content. | German | |
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.
ChatGPT
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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.