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The most visible website builders, October 2026

October 2026 · 12 questions asked in English, worldwide · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 96 answers read

Leader

Wix

97%of answers name it

Most cited source

wix.com

45citations

From Google AI Mode, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Hostinger

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 Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Wix IL New entry 91 , range 86–95
91
  • : score 91 · #1
 97% 77% First reading
2 Squarespace US New entry 82 , range 76–87
82
  • : score 82 · #2
 89% 58% First reading
3 Shopify CA New entry 71 , range 59–77
71
  • : score 71 · #3
 66% 47% First reading
4 Webflow US New entry 63 , range 51–73
63
  • : score 63 · #4
 60% 39% None First reading
5 Hostinger LT New entry 51 , range 43–64
51
  • : score 51 · #5
 47% 33% First reading
6 Framer NL New entry 35 , range 29–43
35
  • : score 35 · #6
 22% 17% None First reading
7 WordPress.com US New entry 33 , range 18–40
33
  • : score 33 · #7
 13% 19% First reading
8 GoDaddy US New entry 27 , range 9–36
27
  • : score 27 · #8
 15% 9% None First reading
9 Elementor IL New entry 16 , range 7–33
16
  • : score 16 · #9
 15% 4% None First reading
10 Duda US New entry 9 , range 4–31
9
  • : score 9 · #10
 8% 6% 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. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

This month's moves

First reading. No comparable previous month yet.

Biggest risers

No clear rise.

Biggest fallers

No clear fall.

Drop-outs

No drop-outs.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 allaboutcookies.org Reference 2.1% 1 of 4 1 0
2Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
website builders with the best support English Wix
which website builders do experts recommend English Hostinger, Squarespace and Wix, tied

Each engine's top three

Method

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.

How the leaderboards are measured