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

zapier.com

6citations

From Google AI Mode, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

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
1 Google Search Console US New entry 77 , range 69–86 78#1 77#3
77
  • : score 77 · #1
57% 50% First reading
2 Semrush US New entry 75 , range 54–84 74#2 77#4
75
  • : score 75 · #2
63% 36% First reading
3 Ahrefs SG New entry 68 , range 57–79 62#3 79#2
68
  • : score 68 · #3
56% 32% First reading
4 SE Ranking GB New entry 54 , range 23–65 44#4 71#10
54
  • : score 54 · #4
31% 18% First reading
5 Screaming Frog GB New entry 54 , range 24–64 41#5 74#7
54
  • : score 54 · #5
30% 21% First reading
6 Ubersuggest US New entry 51 , range 30–60 37#6 74#6
51
  • : score 51 · #6
25% 18% First reading
7 Google Keyword Planner US New entry 50 , range 19–60 34#7 77#5
50
  • : score 50 · #7
24% 20% First reading
8 Yoast NL New entry 37 , range 7–52 16#9 72#8
37
  • : score 37 · #8
16% 7% First reading
9 AnswerThePublic GB New entry 35 , range 18–56 7#12 82#1
35
  • : score 35 · #9
23% 18% First reading
10 YourTextGuru FR New entry 32 , range 2–51 9#10 72#9
32
  • : score 32 · #10
12% 8% 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 zapier.com Vendor site 10.0% 4 of 4 2 16
2 tajo.io Vendor site 5.0% 1 of 4 4 Not read
3 landingi.com Vendor site 5.0% 3 of 4 1 11
4 act.com Vendor site 3.3% 2 of 4 1 5
5 bloometrics.fr Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 1 4
6 web.dev Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 1 Not read
7 adimeo.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
8 aioseo.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
9 blog.google Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
10 cloro.dev Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read

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