The most visible SEO tools in Netherlands, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from Netherlands in Dutch and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

Leader

Semrush

73Heralded Score, range 62–81

Most cited source

youtube.com

7citations

From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

SE Ranking

3/4engines put it in their top three

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

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Search Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
11 AnswerThePublic GB New entry 32 , range 6–49 9#10 70#13
32
  • : score 32 · #11
9% 8% First reading
12 Moz US New entry 32 , range 3–50 8#12 73#8
32
  • : score 32 · #12
15% 6% First reading
13 Bing Webmaster Tools US New entry 20 , range 1–46 5#15 45#15
20
  • : score 20 · #13
6% 4% First reading
14 Wincher SE New entry 18 , range 3–49 11#9 30#22
18
  • : score 18 · #14
7% 6% First reading
15 AccuRanker DK New entry 7 , range 2–46 7#13 8#43
7
  • : score 7 · #15
6% 2% First reading
– AIOSEO US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 42#16
–
  • : Unranked
4% 2% First reading
– AlsoAsked GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured 24#25
–
  • : Unranked
3% 1% None First reading
– Answer Socrates Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #51
–
  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– Botify FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured 10#38
–
  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– BrightEdge US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 21#31
–
  • : Unranked
2% 1% 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
11 timmermansmedia.nl Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 2 7
12 web.dev Vendor site 5.0% 1 of 4 1 Not read
13 capterra.nl Review site 3.3% 1 of 4 1 3
14 facebook.com Social 1.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read
15 ifwwebstudio.com Consultancy 3.3% 2 of 4 1 Not read
16 kvk.nl Regulator 3.3% 1 of 4 1 2
17 onlinemarketingagency.nl Consultancy 3.3% 1 of 4 1 21
18 owdt.com Consultancy 3.3% 2 of 4 1 6
19 rankingmasters.nl Consultancy 3.3% 1 of 4 1 2
20 softwarekiezer.nl Review site 3.3% 1 of 4 1 11

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best seo tools for small business websites English Ahrefs, RankMath, Semrush, Ubersuggest and Yoast, tied
keyword research tool for content marketers English Ahrefs, AnswerThePublic and Semrush, tied
how to check why my website is not ranking English Ahrefs
how to track competitor keyword rankings English Keywords Everywhere, SEOptimer, Serpstat and Wincher, tied
all-in-one seo platform vs separate seo tools English Screaming Frog and Semrush, tied

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