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
1 Google Search Console US New entry 78 , range 68–85 78#1
78
  • : score 78 · #1
71% 63% First reading
2 Semrush US New entry 74 , range 62–81 74#2
74
  • : score 74 · #2
80% 43% First reading
3 Ahrefs SG New entry 62 , range 48–74 62#3
62
  • : score 62 · #3
66% 31% First reading
4 SE Ranking GB New entry 44 , range 36–57 44#4
44
  • : score 44 · #4
40% 22% First reading
5 Screaming Frog GB New entry 41 , range 34–52 41#5
41
  • : score 41 · #5
34% 21% First reading
6 Ubersuggest US New entry 37 , range 30–47 37#6
37
  • : score 37 · #6
27% 17% First reading
7 Google Keyword Planner US New entry 34 , range 20–44 34#7
34
  • : score 34 · #7
20% 16% First reading
8 Mangools SK New entry 30 , range 8–39 30#8
30
  • : score 30 · #8
15% 11% First reading
9 Yoast NL New entry 16 , range 6–35 16#9
16
  • : score 16 · #9
15% 3% First reading
10 YourTextGuru FR New entry 9 , range 4–33 9#10
9
  • : score 9 · #10
10% 4% 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
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