Leader
34Heralded Score, range 26–55
The most visible travel and expense tools in Europe, October 2026
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 34 , range 26–55 | 41#1 | 22#1 | 34
| 27% | 10% | None | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 29 , range 24–52 | 39#3 | 14#3 | 29
| 22% | 10% | None | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 28 , range 23–52 | 37#5 | 13#4 | 28
| 21% | 8% | None | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 27 , range 24–51 | 41#2 | 4#19 | 27
| 24% | 10% | None | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 27 , range 23–52 | 37#4 | 9#6 | 27
| 18% | 11% | None | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 25 , range 20–49 | 33#6 | 11#5 | 25
| 16% | 7% | None | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 21 , range 18–44 | 32#7 | 3#27 | 21
| 12% | 7% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 21 , range 14–46 | 31#8 | 5#17 | 21
| 13% | 4% | None | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 14 , range 6–45 | 17#9 | 9#8 | 14
| 10% | 3% | None | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 13 , range 5–35 | 8#12 | 21#2 | 13
| 7% | 3% | 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 | | Reference | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 2 | | Reference | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 3 | | Reference | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 4 | | Reference | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 5 | | Reference | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 6 | | Reference | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| best travel and expense software for small businesses | English | |
| business travel booking and expense tracking for finance teams | English | |
| how can a small business track employee travel spending | English | |
| how to reimburse employees for business travel expenses | English | No brand recommended |
| centralized travel booking vs employee-paid bookings for small businesses | English | No brand recommended |
| Wat is de beste software voor reis- en onkostenbeheer voor kleine bedrijven? | Dutch | |
| Reis- en onkostenbeheer voor salesteams | Dutch | |
| Hoe kunnen medewerkers minder tijd kwijt zijn aan het indienen van declaraties voor zakenreizen? | Dutch | |
| Hoe kan ik de onkosten van medewerkers tijdens zakenreizen bijhouden? | Dutch | |
| Software voor zakenreizen boeken versus onkostenbeheer voor bedrijven | Dutch | |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
Gemini
- 1
Navan
- 2
Expensify
- 3
Zoho Expense
Google AI Overviews
- 1
- 2
TravelPerk
- 3
SAP Concur
ChatGPT
- 1
- 2
Pleo
- 3
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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.