Leader
4Heralded Score, range 1–24
The most visible web design agencies in Germany, October 2026
Most cited source
13citations
From Google AI Overviews
Where engines disagree most
Not compared
No engine has a top three yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | DW Web & Media | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 2% | 2% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 2% | 1% | | First reading | |
| – | eikoon – SEO | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 2% | 2% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 2% | 2% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 2% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 2% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 2% | 0% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 2% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | | Consultancy | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 12 | | Directory | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 13 | | Review site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 14 | | Directory | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | | Consultancy | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 16 | | Regulator | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 17 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 18 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 19 |  squarespace.com | Vendor site | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 20 | | Consultancy | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 11 |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Welche Webdesign-Agenturen sind am besten für kleine Unternehmen? | German | |
| Webdesign- und Entwicklungsagentur für die Unternehmenswebsite | German | Bergstraße Digital, DW Web & Media, smart unit GmbH & Co. KG and |
| Wie kommt ein kleines Unternehmen zu einer professionell gestalteten Website? | German | No brand recommended |
| Wie wähle ich eine Webdesign-Agentur für einen Website-Relaunch aus? | German | No brand recommended |
| Webdesign-Agentur oder freiberuflicher Webdesigner für ein kleines Unternehmen? | German | No brand recommended |
| Webdesign-Agentur oder Website-Baukasten für die Unternehmenswebsite? | German | adam medien, Akzente4you Webagentur and Mediaweb Internetagentur, tied |
| Welche Alternativen gibt es dazu, die Unternehmenswebsite selbst zu erstellen? | German | No brand recommended |
| Welche Alternativen gibt es dazu, einen Webentwickler in Vollzeit einzustellen? | German | No brand recommended |
| Ich führe ein Unternehmen mit 20 Mitarbeitenden und unsere Website wirkt veraltet. Welche Webdesign-Agentur sollten wir beauftragen? | German | Agentur Reuber, NJADA – Not Just Another Digital Agency, revier online and Waterproof Web Wizard, tied |
| Ich leite das Marketing in einem B2B-Unternehmen und brauche eine neue Website, die Leads generiert. | German | No brand recommended |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
No brand named in at least three answers.
Gemini
No brand named in at least three answers.
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.