Leader
32Heralded Score, range 10–41
The most visible software development companies in Netherlands, October 2026
Most cited source
3citations
From Google AI Overviews
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 | 32 , range 10–41 | 32#1 | 32
| 17% | 13% | None | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 19 , range 6–36 | 19#2 | 19
| 13% | 7% | None | First reading | |
| 3 | Your Software Supplier NL | New entry | 16 , range 5–36 | 16#3 | 16
| 9% | 9% | None | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 16 , range 6–35 | 16#4 | 16
| 17% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 9 , range 4–33 | 9#5 | 9
| 11% | 4% | None | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 9 , range 3–33 | 9#6 | 9
| 9% | 5% | None | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 8 , range 4–32 | 8#7 | 8
| 13% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 7 , range 3–32 | 7#8 | 7
| 7% | 5% | None | First reading | |
| 9 | RetrII | New entry | 5 , range 2–30 | 5#9 | 5
| 8% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 4 , range 1–24 | 4#10 | 4
| 6% | 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 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 2 | | Vendor site | 5.0% | 3 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 3 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 4 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 5 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 6 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 7 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 8 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 9 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 10 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Wat zijn de beste softwareontwikkelaars voor het bouwen van een product op maat in Nederland? | Dutch | |
| Softwareontwikkeling op maat uitbesteden voor startups in Nederland | Dutch | CleverTech AI, |
| Hoe kan een bedrijf in Nederland software op maat laten bouwen zonder eigen ontwikkelteam? | Dutch | Brainpower Group and |
| Hoe vind ik een betrouwbare partner voor softwareontwikkeling in Nederland? | Dutch | |
| Eigen developers of een softwarebedrijf voor een startup in Nederland? | Dutch | |
| 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 | |
| Alternatieven voor freelance developers om een app te laten bouwen in Nederland | Dutch | |
| Ik ben een niet-technische oprichter in Nederland en wil een webapp laten bouwen. Welk softwarebedrijf kan ik het beste inhuren? | Dutch | Devfuse, |
| Ik geef leiding aan IT bij een middelgroot bedrijf in Nederland en zoek een partner om onze verouderde systemen te moderniseren. | Dutch | |
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.