The most visible SEO tools 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

Semrush

71Heralded Score, range 66–74

Most cited source

youtube.com

104citations

From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

Screaming Frog

1/4engines put it in their top three

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

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 Semrush US New entry 71 , range 66–74 71#1
71
  • : score 71 · #1
75% 39% First reading
2 Ahrefs SG New entry 65 , range 59–70 65#2
65
  • : score 65 · #2
68% 34% First reading
3 SE Ranking GB New entry 45 , range 41–48 45#3
45
  • : score 45 · #3
40% 23% First reading
4 Screaming Frog GB New entry 38 , range 35–42 38#4
38
  • : score 38 · #4
31% 16% First reading
5 Ubersuggest US New entry 31 , range 23–34 31#5
31
  • : score 31 · #5
18% 10% First reading
6 Mangools SK New entry 30 , range 18–33 30#6
30
  • : score 30 · #6
15% 10% First reading
7 Yoast NL New entry 16 , range 9–29 16#7
16
  • : score 16 · #7
14% 4% First reading
8 Surfer PL New entry 9 , range 7–20 9#8
9
  • : score 9 · #8
11% 4% First reading
9 Moz US New entry 8 , range 6–12 8#9
8
  • : score 8 · #9
10% 1% First reading
10 Sistrix DE New entry 6 , range 4–9 6#10
6
  • : score 6 · #10
6% 3% 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 iebschool.com Reference 1.9% 3 of 4 1 5
12 seo.com Consultancy 1.9% 3 of 4 2 5
13 ifwwebstudio.com Consultancy 1.7% 2 of 4 1 Not read
14 linkedin.com Social 1.7% 2 of 4 6 Not read
15 neweradigital.ie Consultancy 1.7% 2 of 4 1 Not read
16 quora.com Community 1.7% 1 of 4 7 Not read
17 luckywebs.co.uk Consultancy 1.0% 1 of 4 2 6
18 omr.com Media 1.2% 3 of 4 5 7
19 onlinelabs.nl Consultancy 1.4% 2 of 4 1 5
20 osiaffiliate.com Media 1.4% 2 of 4 1 3

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Herramientas SEO gratuitas o plataformas SEO de pago para equipos de marketing Spanish Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, SE Ranking and Semrush, tied
Alternativas a controlar el posicionamiento de palabras clave en hojas de cálculo Spanish SE Ranking
Alternativas a las auditorías SEO manuales de una web Spanish Ahrefs, Screaming Frog and Semrush, tied
Llevo el marketing de una empresa de 20 personas. ¿Qué herramienta debería usar para mejorar nuestro posicionamiento en los resultados de búsqueda? Spanish Ahrefs and Semrush, tied
Soy redactor de contenidos freelance y quiero saber para qué palabras clave posicionan mis artículos. Spanish Semrush
best seo tools for small business websites English Semrush
keyword research tool for content marketers English Mangools
how to check why my website is not ranking English Ahrefs and Semrush, tied
how to track competitor keyword rankings English Ahrefs, Semrush and SpyFu, tied
all-in-one seo platform vs separate seo tools English Screaming Frog

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