The most visible SEO tools 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

Most cited source

youtube.com

16citations

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

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Search Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
11 Mangools SK New entry 32 , range 5–52 30#8 35#22
32
  • : score 32 · #11
11% 8% First reading
12 RankMath IN New entry 30 , range 8–47 6#13 70#13
30
  • : score 30 · #12
8% 5% First reading
13 Moz US New entry 29 , range 2–48 5#14 71#12
29
  • : score 29 · #13
8% 5% First reading
14 Sitebulb GB New entry 25 , range 2–45 5= #15 61#16
25
  • : score 25 · #14
8% 3% First reading
15 Surfer PL New entry 16 , range 2–48 9#11 29#27
16
  • : score 16 · #15
8% 3% First reading
16 AccuRanker DK New entry 3 , range 1–43 5= #15 2#43
3
  • : score 3 · #16
5% 0% First reading
17 Serpstat UA New entry 3 , range 1–41 4#17 3#41
3
  • : score 3 · #17
4% 0% None First reading
– 1.fr FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured 62#15
–
  • : Unranked
5% 4% First reading
– AlsoAsked GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #48
–
  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– Botify FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured 51#18
–
  • : Unranked
4% 2% 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 youtube.com Social 16.7% 2 of 4 16 Not read
2 reddit.com Community 10.0% 3 of 4 4 15
3 zapier.com Vendor site 10.0% 4 of 4 2 16
4 abondance.com Media 8.3% 3 of 4 2 22
5 blogdumoderateur.com Media 8.3% 3 of 4 1 20
6 seo.fr Consultancy 6.7% 2 of 4 2 16
7 tajo.io Vendor site 5.0% 1 of 4 4 Not read
8 tool-advisor.fr Review site 6.7% 3 of 4 2 14
9 landingi.com Vendor site 5.0% 3 of 4 1 11
10 leswizards.com Media 5.0% 1 of 4 1 4

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best seo tools for small business websites English Google Search Console
keyword research tool for content marketers English Semrush
how to check why my website is not ranking English Google Search Console
how to track competitor keyword rankings English Ahrefs
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