Leader
11Heralded Score, range 2–31
The most visible software development companies in Europe, October 2026
Most cited source
30citations
From Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews
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 | | Community | 6.2% | 3 of 4 | 26 | Not read |
| 2 | | Community | 3.3% | 3 of 4 | 8 | Not read |
| 3 | | Community | 1.0% | 1 of 4 | 6 | Not read |
| 4 | | Community | 0.5% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 5 | | Community | 0.5% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 6 | | Community | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 7 | | Community | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 8 | | Community | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 9 | | Community | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Care sunt cele mai bune companii de dezvoltare software pentru crearea unui produs personalizat? | Romanian | |
| Externalizarea dezvoltării de software personalizat pentru startupuri | Romanian | No brand recommended |
| Cum poate o companie să dezvolte software personalizat fără o echipă internă? | Romanian | No brand recommended |
| Cum găsesc un partener de încredere pentru dezvoltare software? | Romanian | No brand recommended |
| Dezvoltatori interni sau o companie de dezvoltare software pentru un startup? | Romanian | No brand recommended |
| Dezvoltare software nearshore sau offshore pentru o companie de dimensiuni medii? | Romanian | No brand recommended |
| Alternative la angajarea unei echipe interne de dezvoltare | Romanian | No brand recommended |
| Alternative la dezvoltatorii freelanceri pentru crearea unei aplicații | Romanian | No brand recommended |
| Sunt fondator fără cunoștințe tehnice și vreau să creez 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 și am nevoie de un partener care să ne modernizeze sistemele învechite. | Romanian | 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.