The most visible software development companies in Romania, October 2026

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

Leader

Zitec

29Heralded Score, range 8–39

Most cited source

clutch.co

21citations

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

Where engines disagree most

Tremend

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
– Appinventiv IN Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Arnia Software RO Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% First reading
– AscentCore US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% First reading
– BinarCode BD Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 2% None First reading
– BitStone Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– BuzzSoftware RO Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
5% 2% None First reading
– Clarisoft Technologies Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Cleveroad UA Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Cloudflight AT Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 2% None First reading
– CodeLift RO Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
5% 5% 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 clutch.co Directory 25.0% 4 of 4 10 10
2 europa.eu Regulator 5.0% 1 of 4 6 Not read
3 goodfirms.co Review site 8.3% 2 of 4 3 11
4 digitalya.co Consultancy 6.7% 2 of 4 3 Not read
5 themanifest.com Media 6.7% 2 of 4 2 18
6 ambo.ro Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 2 Not read
7 bubble.io Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read
8 symphonyapps.ro Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 3 Not read
9 uptask.ro Directory 5.0% 3 of 4 2 Not read
10 designrush.com Directory 3.3% 2 of 4 1 2

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best software development companies for startups in romania English Zitec
custom software development outsourcing in romania English AROBS, Digitalya OPS, Mejix, Pentalog and QUALITANCE, tied
how to choose a software development partner in romania English No brand recommended
how much does custom software development cost in romania English No brand recommended
nearshore vs offshore software development in romania English No brand recommended

Each engine's top three

Google AI Mode

No brand named in at least three answers.

Google AI Overviews

  1. 1 N-iX

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