Leader
5Heralded Score, range 1–46
The most visible software development companies in Netherlands, October 2026
Most cited source
3citations
From Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Google AI Overviews, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and ChatGPT
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DTT | New entry | 5 , range 1–46 | 6#2 | 3= #8 | 5
| 4% | 2% | None | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 4 , range 1–47 | 7#1 | 0= #13 | 4
| 5% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–42 | 4#3 | 0= #13 | 2
| 4% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 0= #13 | –
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 0= #13 | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 0= #13 | –
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 0= #13 | –
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 4#7 | –
| 3% | 3% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 0= #13 | –
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | Appspecialisten SE | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 3= #8 | –
| 2% | 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 | | Review site | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 2 | | Review site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 3 | | Review 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? | Dutch | DTT, |
| Softwareontwikkeling op maat uitbesteden voor startups | Dutch | No brand recommended |
| Hoe kan een bedrijf software op maat laten bouwen zonder eigen ontwikkelteam? | Dutch | SuperCoders |
| Hoe vind ik een betrouwbare partner voor softwareontwikkeling? | Dutch | No brand recommended |
| Eigen developers of een softwarebedrijf voor een startup? | Dutch | |
| Nearshore of offshore softwareontwikkeling voor een middelgroot bedrijf? | Dutch | No brand recommended |
| Alternatieven voor het aannemen van een eigen ontwikkelteam | Dutch | No brand recommended |
| Alternatieven voor freelance developers om een app te bouwen | Dutch | |
| Ik ben een niet-technische oprichter en wil een webapp laten bouwen. Welk softwarebedrijf kan ik het beste inhuren? | Dutch | daamn, Harborn Digital, |
| Ik geef leiding aan IT bij een middelgroot bedrijf en zoek een partner om onze verouderde systemen te moderniseren. | Dutch | |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
No brand named in at least three answers.
Gemini
No brand named in at least three answers.
Google AI Overviews
- 1
YipYip
ChatGPT
No brand named in at least three answers.
Related leaderboards
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.