Leader
52Heralded Score, range 21–62
The most visible VPNs in Netherlands, October 2026
Most cited source
17citations
From Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews
Where engines disagree most
They agree
Every engine names the same top three.
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 52 , range 21–62 | 41#2 | 70#1 | 52
| 24% | 18% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 42 , range 21–61 | 41#3 | 43#2 | 42
| 21% | 18% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 29 , range 22–61 | 43#1 | 7#8 | 29
| 22% | 15% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 23 , range 8–52 | 32#5 | 7= #9 | 23
| 15% | 5% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 22 , range 7–53 | 32#4 | 4#19 | 22
| 11% | 9% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 20 , range 5–51 | 29#6 | 5= #16 | 20
| 10% | 6% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 14 , range 3–49 | 14#7 | 14#5 | 14
| 7% | 6% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 9 , range 3–48 | 13#8 | 3#20 | 9
| 7% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 7 , range 1–46 | 5#9 | 11#6 | 7
| 3% | 3% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 0= #27 | –
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | | Vendor site | 8.3% | 2 of 4 | 5 | Not read |
| 12 | | Review site | 6.7% | 3 of 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | | Reference | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 14 | | Social | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
| 15 | | Directory | 6.7% | 1 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
| 16 | | Media | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 17 | | Regulator | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 18 | | Media | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 19 | | Media | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | | Reference | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Wat is de beste VPN voor medewerkers die op afstand werken? | Dutch | |
| Welke VPN kunnen reizigers gebruiken om hun gegevens online te beschermen? | Dutch | |
| Welke VPN is het beste voor kleine bedrijven met medewerkers op meerdere locaties? | Dutch | |
| Hoe kan een medewerker die op afstand werkt veilig toegang krijgen tot het bedrijfsnetwerk? | Dutch | No brand recommended |
| Hoe kan ik mijn gegevens beschermen als ik openbare wifi gebruik? | Dutch | No brand recommended |
| Een VPN-verbinding of toegang op afstand voor kleine teams? | Dutch | |
| Wat zijn alternatieven voor openbare wifi voor medewerkers die in cafés werken? | Dutch | No brand recommended |
| Wat zijn alternatieven voor wifi in hotels voor reizigers? | Dutch | No brand recommended |
| Ik beheer een bedrijf met 10 medewerkers die op afstand werken. Hoe kan ik hun verbindingen beveiligen? | Dutch | |
| Ik werk in de accountancy en heb thuis toegang tot klantgegevens. Hoe kan ik die beschermen? | Dutch | No brand recommended |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- 1
Surfshark
- 2
NordVPN
- 3
Proton VPN
Gemini
- = 1
- = 1
- 3
Google AI Overviews
- 1
- = 2
- = 2
ChatGPT
- 1
- = 2
- = 2
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.