Leader
27Heralded Score, range 2–50
The most visible web design agencies, October 2026
Most cited source
18citations
From Google AI Overviews
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Gemini, not on Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 27 , range 2–50 | 9#1 | 58#4 | 27
| 8% | 7% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 23 , range 2–49 | 8#2 | 50#5 | 23
| 8% | 5% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 16 , range 1–45 | 4#6 | 36#9 | 16
| 5% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 4 | The Business Toolkit | New entry | 4 , range 1–38 | 6#3 | 0= #22 | 4
| 3% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 4 , range 1–38 | 6#4 | 0= #22 | 4
| 4% | 2% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 4 , range 1–38 | 6#5 | 0= #22 | 4
| 4% | 1% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 0= #22 | –
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 0= #22 | –
| 1% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 31= #10 | –
| 3% | 2% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 0= #22 | –
| 2% | 1% | 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 | | Social | 16.7% | 1 of 4 | 14 | Not read |
| 2 | | Directory | 16.7% | 4 of 4 | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | | Directory | 11.7% | 2 of 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | | Community | 8.3% | 1 of 4 | 6 | Not read |
| 5 | | Vendor site | 10.0% | 3 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 6 | | Vendor site | 8.3% | 3 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 7 | | Consultancy | 8.3% | 3 of 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | | Vendor site | 6.7% | 3 of 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | | Media | 6.7% | 2 of 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | | Consultancy | 6.7% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 17 |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| best web design agencies for small businesses | English | |
| web design agency for b2b companies | English | |
| how to choose a web design agency | English | No brand recommended |
| how much does a website redesign cost | English | No brand recommended |
| web design agency vs freelancer | English | No brand recommended |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
No brand named in at least three answers.
Gemini
- = 1
Lounge Lizard
- = 1
UPQODE
Google AI Overviews
No brand named in at least three answers.
ChatGPT
No brand named in at least three answers.
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.