Leader
3Heralded Score, range 2–5
Leader
3Heralded Score, range 2–5
Most cited source
79citations
From Google AI Mode, Gemini and 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
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 | 3 , range 2–5 | 3#1 | 3
| 2% | 1% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–4 | 2#2 | 2
| 2% | 0% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–3 | 2#3 | 2
| 1% | 0% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 0% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 0% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 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 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.
| Rank | Source | Type | Cited in | Engines | Pages cited | Brands its pages mention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Social | 8.6% | 3 of 4 | 67 | Not read |
| 2 | | Vendor site | 2.4% | 3 of 4 | 25 | Not read |
| 3 | | Directory | 5.5% | 4 of 4 | 13 | Not read |
| 4 | | Vendor site | 4.8% | 2 of 4 | 13 | Not read |
| 5 | | Community | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 16 | Not read |
| 6 | | Vendor site | 3.6% | 3 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 7 | | Review site | 2.1% | 3 of 4 | 11 | Not read |
| 8 | | Directory | 2.6% | 3 of 4 | 5 | Not read |
| 9 | | Vendor site | 2.9% | 4 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
| 10 | | Vendor site | 2.6% | 3 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Web design agency vs. website builder for a company website | English | No brand recommended |
| Alternatives to building a company website yourself | English | No brand recommended |
| Alternatives to hiring a full-time web developer | English | No brand recommended |
| I run a 20-person company and our website looks outdated. Which web design agency should we hire? | English | |
| I lead marketing at a B2B company and need a new website that generates leads. | English | No brand recommended |
| best web design agencies for small businesses | English | No brand recommended |
| web design agency for b2b companies | English | No brand recommended |
| 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 |
No brand named in at least three answers.
No brand named in at least three answers.
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.