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

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
11 Surfer PL New entry 9 , range 4–33 9#11
9
  • : score 9 · #11
10% 4% First reading
12 AnswerThePublic GB New entry 7 , range 2–32 7#12
7
  • : score 7 · #12
8% 3% First reading
13 RankMath IN New entry 6 , range 2–31 6#13
6
  • : score 6 · #13
6% 4% First reading
14 Moz US New entry 5 , range 1–30 5#14
5
  • : score 5 · #14
6% 2% First reading
= 15 AccuRanker DK New entry 5 , range 2–27 5= #15
5
  • : score 5 · #15
7% 0% First reading
= 15 Sitebulb GB New entry 5 , range 2–27 5= #15
5
  • : score 5 · #15
7% 0% First reading
17 Serpstat UA New entry 4 , range 1–24 4#17
4
  • : score 4 · #17
6% 0% None First reading
– 1.fr FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
3% 3% First reading
– AlsoAsked GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
2% 0% None First reading
– Botify FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
1% 0% 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 act.com Vendor site 3.3% 2 of 4 1 5
12 bloometrics.fr Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 1 4
13 clubic.com Media 3.3% 2 of 4 1 7
14 codeur.com Directory 3.3% 2 of 4 1 20
15 deux.io Consultancy 3.3% 2 of 4 1 8
16 experte.com Review site 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
17 fabrique-a-trafic.com Consultancy 3.3% 1 of 4 1 6
18 la-refonte.fr Consultancy 3.3% 1 of 4 1 7
19 littlebigthings.fr Community 3.3% 2 of 4 1 8
20 marketermilk.com Media 3.3% 1 of 4 1 7

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Quels sont les meilleurs outils SEO pour les petites équipes marketing ? French Google Search Console
Logiciel de référencement naturel pour les petites entreprises French Ubersuggest
Comment une petite entreprise peut-elle savoir pourquoi son site n’apparaît pas dans les résultats de recherche ? French Google Search Console
Comment trouver les mots-clés que mes clients recherchent ? French Google Keyword Planner and Google Search Console, tied
Faire son SEO en interne avec un logiciel ou faire appel à une agence SEO pour une petite entreprise ? French Google Search Console
Outils SEO gratuits ou plateformes SEO payantes pour les équipes marketing ? French Google Search Console, Screaming Frog and Semrush, tied
Quelles alternatives aux tableurs pour suivre le classement des mots-clés ? French Google Keyword Planner, Google Search Console, Mangools, SE Ranking and Semrush, tied
Quelles alternatives aux audits SEO manuels de sites web ? French Google Search Console
Je m’occupe du marketing dans une entreprise de 20 personnes. Quel outil utiliser pour améliorer notre référencement ? French Google Search Console and SE Ranking, tied
Je suis rédacteur freelance et je veux vérifier sur quels mots-clés mes articles sont bien positionnés. French Google Search Console

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