Leader
97%of answers name it
The most visible website builders, October 2026
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 91 , range 86–95 | 91
| 97% | 77% | | First reading | |
| 2 |  Squarespace US | New entry | 82 , range 76–87 | 82
| 89% | 58% | | First reading | |
| 3 |  Shopify CA | New entry | 71 , range 59–77 | 71
| 66% | 47% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 63 , range 51–73 | 63
| 60% | 39% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 51 , range 43–64 | 51
| 47% | 33% | None | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 35 , range 29–43 | 35
| 22% | 17% | | First reading | |
| 7 |  WordPress.com US | New entry | 33 , range 18–40 | 33
| 13% | 19% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 27 , range 9–36 | 27
| 15% | 9% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 16 , range 7–33 | 16
| 15% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 9 , range 4–31 | 9
| 8% | 6% | | 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.
New entries
Drop-outs
No drop-outs.
Most cited sources
| Rank | Source | Type | Cited in | Engines | Pages cited | Brands its pages mention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Brand site | 31.3% | 4 of 4 | 21 | 6 |
| 2 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 3 | | Brand site | 14.6% | 3 of 4 | 11 | 12 |
| 4 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 5 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 6 | | Brand site | 6.3% | 4 of 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 8 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 9 | | Brand site | 7.3% | 2 of 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | | Brand site | 5.2% | 3 of 4 | 2 | 4 |
The questions, and who wins each
| Question | Language | Wins it |
|---|---|---|
| best website builders for a small business company | English | Shopify, Squarespace and |
| website builders recommendations for a marketing manager | English | |
| top website builders | English | |
| how to choose website builders | English | Squarespace and |
| what to look for in website builders | English | Shopify |
| website builders for a team of 20 to 200 | English | |
| website builders that integrates with Google Analytics | English | |
| website builders with GDPR-compliant hosting | English | |
| website builders for restaurants | English | |
| most reliable website builders | English | |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- 1
Wix
- 2
- 3
Gemini
- 1
- 2
- 3
Hostinger
Google AI Overviews
- 1
- 2
- 3
ChatGPT
- 1
- 2
- 3
Webflow
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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.