The most visible VPNs in Spain, October 2026

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

Leader

Proton VPN

48Heralded Score, range 23–64

Most cited source

youtube.com

31citations

From Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

Tailscale

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on ChatGPT, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Search Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
– VyprVPN Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #21
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% First reading
– ZeroTier US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 8#12
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  • : Unranked
1% 1% None First reading
– ZoogVPN GR Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #21
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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 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 youtube.com Social 28.3% 3 of 4 29 Not read
2 cisa.gov Regulator 8.3% 1 of 4 8 Not read
3 techradar.com Media 8.3% 3 of 4 8 19
4 incibe.es Regulator 6.7% 1 of 4 7 Not read
5 reddit.com Community 10.0% 2 of 4 8 Not read
6 instagram.com Social 6.7% 1 of 4 5 Not read
7 tomsguide.com Media 6.7% 1 of 4 3 3
8 top10vpn.com Media 8.3% 3 of 4 3 13
9 aepd.es Regulator 5.0% 2 of 4 2 Not read
10 cnet.com Media 6.7% 3 of 4 3 8

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
¿Cuál es la mejor VPN para empleados que teletrabajan? Spanish NordVPN and Proton VPN, tied
¿Qué VPN pueden usar los viajeros para proteger sus datos en Internet? Spanish Proton VPN and Surfshark, tied
¿Qué VPN es mejor para pequeñas empresas con empleados en distintas ubicaciones? Spanish Proton VPN
¿Cómo puede un empleado remoto acceder de forma segura a la red de su empresa? Spanish No brand recommended
¿Cómo puedo proteger mis datos cuando uso una red wifi pública? Spanish NordVPN
¿VPN o acceso remoto para equipos pequeños? Spanish Tailscale
¿Qué alternativas hay al wifi público para quienes trabajan desde cafeterías? Spanish ExpressVPN and NordVPN, tied
¿Qué alternativas hay al wifi de los hoteles para los viajeros? Spanish No brand recommended
Gestiono una empresa con 10 empleados remotos. ¿Cómo puedo proteger sus conexiones? Spanish NordLayer and Tailscale, tied
Trabajo en contabilidad y accedo a datos de clientes desde casa. ¿Cómo puedo protegerlos? Spanish 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