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

71Heralded Score, range 57–78

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

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
– BrightLocal GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% First reading
– Clearscope US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% First reading
– Conductor US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– ContentKing NL Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% First reading
– DinoRANK ES Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Google Search Console (GSC) US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% First reading
– Google Zoekwoordplanner US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 2% First reading
– Keyword Insights GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 2% None First reading
– keyword.io Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% None First reading
– Keyword Tool.io CZ Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 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
1 youtube.com Social 6.7% 2 of 4 7 Not read
2 onlinelabs.nl Consultancy 10.0% 2 of 4 1 12
3 hostingvergelijker.nl Review site 8.3% 2 of 4 1 12
4 zapier.com Vendor site 8.3% 2 of 4 3 18
5 rankpilot.nl Consultancy 6.7% 1 of 4 1 12
6 reddit.com Community 6.7% 2 of 4 4 Not read
7 androva.ai Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 1 Not read
8 frankwatching.com Media 3.3% 2 of 4 2 12
9 onelittleweb.com Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 2 18
10 searchlab.nl Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 3 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Wat zijn de beste SEO-tools voor kleine marketingteams? Dutch SE Ranking and Semrush, tied
SEO-software voor kleine bedrijven Dutch Ahrefs, Localo, Mangools, RankMath, SE Ranking and Semrush, tied
Hoe kan een klein bedrijf erachter komen waarom de website niet in de zoekresultaten verschijnt? Dutch No brand recommended
Hoe vind ik de zoekwoorden waar mijn klanten op zoeken? Dutch AnswerThePublic, Google Keyword Planner and Google Zoekwoordplanner, tied
SEO zelf doen met software of een SEO-bureau inhuren voor een klein bedrijf? Dutch Ahrefs, Google Keyword Planner, Mangools, SE Ranking and Ubersuggest, tied
Gratis SEO-tools of betaalde SEO-platforms voor marketingteams? Dutch Ahrefs and Semrush, tied
Wat zijn alternatieven voor het bijhouden van zoekwoordposities in spreadsheets? Dutch Wincher
Wat zijn alternatieven voor handmatige SEO-website-audits? Dutch No brand recommended
Ik doe de marketing bij een bedrijf met 20 medewerkers. Welke tool kan ik het beste gebruiken om hoger in de zoekresultaten te komen? Dutch SE Ranking and Semrush, tied
Ik ben freelance tekstschrijver en wil weten op welke zoekwoorden mijn artikelen scoren. Dutch Ahrefs 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