Leader
39Heralded Score, range 37–43
The most visible vulnerability scanners in Europe, October 2026
Most cited source
4citations
From Google AI Overviews
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Google AI Mode, not on Gemini, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 39 , range 37–43 | 39#1 | 39
| 39% | 11% | None | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 37 , range 34–41 | 37#2 | 37
| 33% | 11% | None | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 32 , range 30–35 | 32#3 | 32
| 26% | 5% | None | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 22 , range 12–31 | 22#4 | 22
| 18% | 3% | None | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 10 , range 7–22 | 10#5 | 10
| 12% | 4% | None | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 9 , range 7–20 | 9#6 | 9
| 11% | 4% | None | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 8 , range 6–14 | 8#7 | 8
| 10% | 2% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 6 , range 4–9 | 6#8 | 6
| 8% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 6 , range 4–9 | 6#9 | 6
| 7% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 6 , range 4–9 | 6#10 | 6
| 6% | 2% | 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 | | Review site | 1.0% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 2 | | Review site | 0.5% | 1 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 3 | | Review site | 0.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 4 | | Review site | 0.5% | 2 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 5 | | Review site | 0.5% | 2 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 6 | | Review site | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 7 | | Review site | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 8 | | Review site | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 9 | | Review site | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 10 | | Review site | 0.2% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Hoe sporen we beveiligingslekken in code op voordat we die uitrollen? | Dutch | No brand recommended |
| Hoe kan mijn team softwarekwetsbaarheden opsporen en prioriteren? | Dutch | No brand recommended |
| Hoe controleer ik of onze software bekende kwetsbaarheden bevat? | Dutch | |
| Kunnen we kwetsbaarheden beter opsporen door broncode of draaiende applicaties te scannen? | Dutch | No brand recommended |
| Wat werkt beter om fouten op te sporen: handmatige reviews of geautomatiseerde scans? | Dutch | No brand recommended |
| how do application scans compare with dependency checks for finding vulnerabilities | English | No brand recommended |
| should developers or security teams own vulnerability scanning | English | No brand recommended |
| what can replace manual security checks before each software release | English | No brand recommended |
| how can we replace spreadsheets for tracking software vulnerabilities | English | |
| what can replace separate scanners for code and dependencies | English | |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- 1
Snyk
- 2
Orca Security
- 3
Aikido Security
Gemini
- 1
- 2
OWASP ZAP
- 3
Burp Suite
Google AI Overviews
ChatGPT
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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.