The most visible software development companies in Europe, October 2026

October 2026 · 105 questions asked from 7 countries · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 420 answers read

Leader

Zitec

3Heralded Score, range 2–5

Most cited source

clutch.co

77citations

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

Where engines disagree most

Toptal

1/4engines put it in their top three

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

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
– Accesa RO Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% First reading
– Cognizant US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– DataArt US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– EPAM Systems US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Fortech RO Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Infosys IN Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Itransition US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Luxoft CH Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Netguru PL Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– SoftServe US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% 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 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 clutch.co Directory 13.8% 4 of 4 33 Not read
2 europa.eu Regulator 3.3% 1 of 4 18 Not read
3 linkedin.com Social 5.0% 3 of 4 20 Not read
4 sortlist.fr Directory 3.3% 4 of 4 9 Not read
5 google.com Vendor site 1.9% 3 of 4 14 Not read
6 innowise.com Consultancy 3.1% 4 of 4 10 Not read
7 goodfirms.co Review site 2.4% 3 of 4 6 2
8 reddit.com Community 2.6% 3 of 4 12 Not read
9 hiberusbooster.com Consultancy 1.9% 4 of 4 3 Not read
10 magora-systems.com Consultancy 1.4% 1 of 4 7 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Care sunt cele mai bune companii de dezvoltare software pentru crearea unui produs personalizat în România? Romanian Zitec
Externalizarea dezvoltării de software personalizat pentru startup-uri din România Romanian No brand recommended
Cum poate o companie să dezvolte software personalizat fără o echipă internă în România? Romanian No brand recommended
Cum găsesc un partener de încredere pentru dezvoltare software în România? Romanian No brand recommended
Dezvoltatori interni sau o companie de dezvoltare software pentru un startup din România? Romanian No brand recommended
Dezvoltare software nearshore sau offshore pentru o companie de dimensiuni medii din România? Romanian Fortech
Alternative la angajarea unei echipe interne de dezvoltare software în România Romanian N-iX
Alternative la dezvoltatorii freelanceri pentru crearea unei aplicații în România Romanian No brand recommended
Sunt un fondator fără cunoștințe tehnice din România și vreau să dezvolt o aplicație web. Ce companie de dezvoltare software ar trebui să angajez? Romanian No brand recommended
Conduc departamentul IT al unei companii de dimensiuni medii din România și am nevoie de un partener care să ne modernizeze sistemele vechi. Romanian Endava

Each engine's top three

Google AI Mode

No brand named in at least three answers.

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