Leader
27Heralded Score, range 16–55
The most visible vulnerability scanners in Netherlands, October 2026
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 27 , range 16–55 | 35#2 | 14#11 | 27
| 22% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 22 , range 17–55 | 36#1 | 0= #19 | 22
| 20% | 5% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 19 , range 2–50 | 9#5 | 35= #3 | 19
| 8% | 5% | None | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 18 , range 2–49 | 7#6 | 38#2 | 18
| 8% | 3% | None | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 16 , range 1–48 | 5= #7 | 35= #3 | 16
| 5% | 3% | None | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 13 , range 4–50 | 21#3 | 0= #19 | 13
| 11% | 2% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 12 , range 1–44 | 4#9 | 26= #5 | 12
| 5% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 11 , range 1–47 | 5= #7 | 21#9 | 11
| 5% | 3% | None | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 6 , range 3–48 | 10#4 | 0= #19 | 6
| 10% | 0% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–42 | 4#10 | 0= #19 | 2
| 4% | 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 | | Regulator | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | | Community | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 13 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 15 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 16 | | Community | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 17 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | | Regulator | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 19 | | Industry authority | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 20 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 1 |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most 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
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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.