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

zapier.com

5citations

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
1 Semrush US New entry 73 , range 62–81 71#1 77#5
73
  • : score 73 · #1
60% 34% First reading
2 Ahrefs SG New entry 71 , range 60–81 67#2 79#2
71
  • : score 71 · #2
59% 34% First reading
3 SE Ranking GB New entry 55 , range 28–65 44#3 73#7
55
  • : score 55 · #3
34% 19% First reading
4 Screaming Frog GB New entry 48 , range 13–57 34#4 73#10
48
  • : score 48 · #4
22% 14% First reading
5 Ubersuggest US New entry 48 , range 33–56 32#5 75#6
48
  • : score 48 · #5
22% 15% None First reading
6 Yoast NL New entry 42 , range 22–53 25#7 73#9
42
  • : score 42 · #6
17% 10% None First reading
7 RankMath IN New entry 35 , range 9–51 13#8 71#11
35
  • : score 35 · #7
11% 9% None First reading
8 Google Keyword Planner US New entry 33 , range 27–53 6#14 79#3
33
  • : score 33 · #8
18% 14% First reading
9 Mangools SK New entry 32 , range 6–53 32#6 33#20
32
  • : score 32 · #9
13% 9% First reading
10 Surfer PL New entry 32 , range 2–50 9#11 71#12
32
  • : score 32 · #10
10% 8% 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 8.3% 2 of 4 3 18
2 web.dev Vendor site 5.0% 1 of 4 1 Not read
3 superseo.nl Vendor site 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
4 tajo.io Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read
5 agencydashboard.io Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
6 aicofounderstack.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
7 contentforce.ai Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
8 dashclicks.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
9 hubspot.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
10 inspace.io Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read

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