The most visible software development companies in France, October 2026

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

Most cited source

sortlist.fr

17citations

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

Where engines disagree most

Yield Studio

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Google AI Overviews, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini 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
– Devico UA Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– digitalunicorn.fr FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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1% 0% First reading
– DockYard US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– DonkeyCode Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 2% None First reading
– Dorima FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% None First reading
– Ecomsoft Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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2% 0% None First reading
– EID Lab Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 2% None First reading
– ELEKS UA Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Endava GB 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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  • : 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 sortlist.fr Directory 23.3% 4 of 4 9 9
2 clutch.co Directory 10.0% 3 of 4 2 3
3 bob-le-developpeur.com Consultancy 5.0% 1 of 4 2 5
4 yieldstudio.fr Consultancy 10.0% 3 of 4 2 7
5 codeur.com Directory 6.7% 3 of 4 4 Not read
6 francenum.gouv.fr Regulator 5.0% 1 of 4 4 Not read
7 lafabriquedunet.fr Review site 8.3% 3 of 4 4 Not read
8 ymhb-web.com Consultancy 6.7% 3 of 4 3 Not read
9 youtube.com Social 5.0% 1 of 4 5 Not read
10 ilmtec.ai Consultancy 6.7% 3 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Quelles sont les meilleures entreprises de développement logiciel pour créer un produit sur mesure en France ? French 4SH, Axopen, Digital Unicorn, Preste, Redlab Agency, Soluce Technologies, SUDALIS, Theodo and Yield Studio, tied
Externalisation du développement de logiciels sur mesure pour les startups en France French 4SH, Digital Unicorn and Yield Studio, tied
Comment une entreprise peut-elle créer un logiciel sur mesure sans équipe interne en France ? French Lonestone
Comment trouver un partenaire fiable pour le développement logiciel en France ? French Mayasquad and SUDALIS, tied
Développeurs internes ou entreprise de développement logiciel pour une startup en France French Bob le développeur, DonkeyCode, Mayasquad, Snowpact and theTribe, tied
Développement logiciel nearshore ou offshore pour une entreprise de taille moyenne en France French Advistone, Altcode Solutions, EVOBYTE, Harington Tech and IDERACLOUD, tied
Alternatives au recrutement d’une équipe de développement interne en France French No brand recommended
Alternatives aux développeurs freelance pour créer une application en France French No brand recommended
Je suis fondateur sans compétences techniques en France et je veux créer une application web. Quelle entreprise de développement logiciel devrais-je choisir ? French Digital Unicorn, Galadrim, Noxcod and theTribe, tied
Je dirige le service informatique d’une entreprise de taille moyenne en France et je cherche un partenaire pour moderniser nos systèmes existants. French Wavestone

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