The most visible software development companies in Netherlands, October 2026

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

Most cited source

europa.eu

6citations

From ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Appfront

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
– DataArt US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– DataNorth AI NL Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Designli US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Devfuse Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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2% 2% None First reading
– ditp TH Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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1% 0% None First reading
– DTT NL Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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4% 2% None First reading
– Dutch Coding Company NL Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 2% None First reading
– Dutchworld IT Solutions NL Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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2% 2% None First reading
– Eidra SE Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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2% 0% None First reading
– ELEKS UA 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
11 autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl Regulator 1.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read
12 beeproger.com Consultancy 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read
13 bonsaisoftware.nl Consultancy 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
14 clevertech.nl Consultancy 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read
15 conclusion.com Consultancy 1.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read
16 ilmtec.ai Consultancy 3.3% 2 of 4 1 Not read
17 linkedin.com Social 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
18 miyagami.com Consultancy 1.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read
19 overheid.nl Regulator 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read
20 rvo.nl Regulator 1.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Wat zijn de beste softwareontwikkelaars voor het bouwen van een product op maat in Nederland? Dutch 42, Hatom, Infi, Q42, Sopra Steria and Supercharge, tied
Softwareontwikkeling op maat uitbesteden voor startups in Nederland Dutch CleverTech AI, CodeSnap, Dutch Coding Company and Growcode, tied
Hoe kan een bedrijf in Nederland software op maat laten bouwen zonder eigen ontwikkelteam? Dutch Brainpower Group and Ploko, tied
Hoe vind ik een betrouwbare partner voor softwareontwikkeling in Nederland? Dutch Lizard Global, PINCH and Your Software Supplier, tied
Eigen developers of een softwarebedrijf voor een startup in Nederland? Dutch Lizard Global, Moqod, Q42, WeAreBrain and Your Software Supplier, tied
Nearshore- of offshore-softwareontwikkeling voor een middelgroot bedrijf in Nederland? Dutch No brand recommended
Alternatieven voor het aannemen van een eigen ontwikkelteam in Nederland Dutch Dutchworld IT Solutions, Lizard Global, Maatwerksoftwareontwikkeling.nl and SuperCoders, tied
Alternatieven voor freelance developers om een app te laten bouwen in Nederland Dutch APPelit, Coffee IT and The Next App, tied
Ik ben een niet-technische oprichter in Nederland en wil een webapp laten bouwen. Welk softwarebedrijf kan ik het beste inhuren? Dutch Devfuse, Gain Impact, GlobalOrange, PAQT, RABZI and Trueben, tied
Ik geef leiding aan IT bij een middelgroot bedrijf in Nederland en zoek een partner om onze verouderde systemen te moderniseren. Dutch AMIS Conclusion, CGI, Ilionx and Sogeti, tied

Each engine's top three

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