Leader
3Heralded Score, range 2–5
The most visible software development companies in Europe, October 2026
Most cited source
1citations
From Gemini
Where engines disagree most
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 3 , range 2–5 | 3#1 | 3
| 2% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 3 , range 2–5 | 3#2 | 3
| 2% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–4 | 2#3 | 2
| 2% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–4 | 2#4 | 2
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–4 | 2#5 | 2
| 1% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–3 | 2#6 | 2
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–3 | 2#7 | 2
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–3 | 2#8 | 2
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–3 | 2#9 | 2
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 1 , range 1–3 | 1#10 | 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 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 | | Reference | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 2 | | Reference | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 3 | | Reference | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 4 | | Reference | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Was sind die besten Softwareentwicklungsunternehmen, um ein maßgeschneidertes Produkt in Deutschland entwickeln zu lassen? | German | |
| Outsourcing der individuellen Softwareentwicklung für Start-ups in Deutschland | German | No brand recommended |
| Wie kann ein Unternehmen in Deutschland maßgeschneiderte Software entwickeln lassen, ohne ein internes Team zu haben? | German | No brand recommended |
| Wie finde ich in Deutschland einen zuverlässigen Softwareentwicklungspartner? | German | No brand recommended |
| Interne Entwickler oder ein Softwareentwicklungsunternehmen für ein Start-up in Deutschland? | German | No brand recommended |
| Nearshore- oder Offshore-Softwareentwicklung für ein mittelständisches Unternehmen in Deutschland? | German | No brand recommended |
| Alternativen zur Einstellung eines internen Entwicklungsteams in Deutschland | German | No brand recommended |
| Alternativen zu Freelance-Entwicklern für die Entwicklung einer App in Deutschland | German | No brand recommended |
| Ich bin ein nicht technischer Gründer in Deutschland und möchte eine Web-App entwickeln lassen. Welches Softwareentwicklungsunternehmen sollte ich beauftragen? | German | No brand recommended |
| Ich leite die IT eines mittelständischen Unternehmens in Deutschland und brauche einen Partner, der unsere Altsysteme modernisiert. | German | No brand recommended |
Each engine's top three
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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.