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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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– DataNorth AI NL Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Designli US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Devfuse Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 2% None First reading
– ditp TH Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– DTT NL Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
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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  • : Unranked
2% 2% None First reading
– Eidra SE Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
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
1 europa.eu Regulator 5.0% 1 of 4 5 Not read
2 sortlist.nl Directory 10.0% 4 of 4 2 2
3 clutch.co Directory 6.7% 2 of 4 2 6
4 pixelshield.studio Consultancy 8.3% 4 of 4 1 Not read
5 retrii.com Consultancy 6.7% 2 of 4 4 Not read
6 appmaster.io Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 3 Not read
7 shoreteams.com Vendor site 5.0% 3 of 4 3 Not read
8 softwarevrienden.nl Consultancy 5.0% 3 of 4 3 Not read
9 speedmvps.com Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 2 Not read
10 techreviewer.co Review site 5.0% 3 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best software development companies for startups in the Netherlands English Appfront
custom software development outsourcing in the Netherlands English ITR Connect B.V., Lizard Global, Moqod, SHORE teams and Your Software Supplier, tied
how to choose a software development partner in the Netherlands English Lizard Global, ProductDock and Volare Software, tied
how much does custom software development cost in the Netherlands English Crux Digits
nearshore vs offshore software development in the Netherlands English No brand recommended

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