The most visible SEO tools in Romania, October 2026

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

Most cited source

youtube.com

10citations

From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

They agree

Every engine names the same top three.

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 73 , range 59–81 73#1
73
  • : score 73 · #1
64% 56% First reading
2 Semrush US New entry 72 , range 58–80 72#2
72
  • : score 72 · #2
74% 43% First reading
3 Ahrefs SG New entry 71 , range 57–79 71#3
71
  • : score 71 · #3
72% 43% First reading
4 SE Ranking GB New entry 54 , range 43–69 54#4
54
  • : score 54 · #4
49% 34% First reading
5 Screaming Frog GB New entry 39 , range 32–49 39#5
39
  • : score 39 · #5
30% 18% First reading
6 Ubersuggest US New entry 32 , range 12–42 32#6
32
  • : score 32 · #6
18% 13% First reading
7 Google Keyword Planner US New entry 28 , range 8–38 28#7
28
  • : score 28 · #7
17% 7% First reading
8 Moz US New entry 12 , range 5–34 12#8
12
  • : score 12 · #8
13% 3% First reading
9 Surfer PL New entry 10 , range 5–34 10#9
10
  • : score 10 · #9
14% 1% First reading
10 AnswerThePublic GB 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 getverilo.com Review site 3.3% 1 of 4 1 6
12 itechguides.com Directory 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read
13 reddit.com Community 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
14 simpludigital.ro Consultancy 3.3% 2 of 4 1 9
15 tajo.io Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read
16 themarkers.ro Consultancy 3.3% 2 of 4 1 5
17 aboutmoldova.md Media 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
18 aeoengine.ai Consultancy 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
19 answersocrates.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
20 aspiration.marketing Consultancy 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best seo tools for small business websites English Google Search Console, Screaming Frog and SE Ranking, tied
keyword research tool for content marketers English Ahrefs, AnswerThePublic and Semrush, tied
how to check why my website is not ranking English Google Search Console
how to track competitor keyword rankings English Ahrefs and Semrush, tied
all-in-one seo platform vs separate seo tools English Ahrefs, Google Search Console 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