Leader
11Heralded Score, range 2–31
The most visible software development companies in Europe, October 2026
Most cited source
11citations
From Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on ChatGPT, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 11 , range 2–31 | 4#1 | 24#1 | 11
| 4% | 2% | None | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 5 , range 1–30 | 3#3 | 7#2 | 5
| 2% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 3 , range 2–30 | 4#2 | 3#4 | 3
| 3% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 3 , range 1–29 | 2#5 | 4#3 | 3
| 2% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–29 | 3#4 | 1#8 | 2
| 2% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 1 , range 1–28 | 2#7 | 1= #9 | 1
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 1 , range 1–28 | 2#8 | 1= #9 | 1
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 1 , range 1–28 | 2#9 | 1= #9 | 1
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 1 , range 1–28 | 2#10 | 1= #9 | 1
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 1 , range 1–28 | 1#11 | 1= #9 | 1
| 1% | 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 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 | | Review site | 2.6% | 3 of 4 | 7 | Not read |
| 2 | | Review site | 1.2% | 3 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
| 3 | | Review site | 0.7% | 1 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
| 4 | | Review site | 0.7% | 2 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 5 | | Review site | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 6 | | Review site | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 7 | | Review site | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 8 | | Review site | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 9 | | Review site | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 10 | | Review site | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Quali sono le migliori aziende di sviluppo software per realizzare un prodotto su misura? | Italian | |
| Outsourcing dello sviluppo software su misura per startup | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Come può un'azienda sviluppare un software su misura senza un team interno? | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Come posso trovare un partner affidabile per lo sviluppo software? | Italian | |
| Sviluppatori interni o azienda di sviluppo software per una startup? | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Sviluppo software nearshore o offshore per un'azienda di medie dimensioni? | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Alternative all'assunzione di un team di sviluppo interno | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Alternative agli sviluppatori freelance per realizzare un'app | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Sono un founder senza competenze tecniche e devo realizzare un'app web. Quale azienda di sviluppo software dovrei ingaggiare? | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Gestisco l'IT in un'azienda di medie dimensioni e cerco un partner per modernizzare i nostri sistemi legacy. | Italian | No brand recommended |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- 1
Toptal
Gemini
- 1
- 2
Thoughtworks
- 3
N-iX
Google AI Overviews
- 1
- 2
ScienceSoft
- 3
ChatGPT
- 1
Netguru
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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.