Leader
80Heralded Score, range 77–83
The most visible website builders in Europe, October 2026
Most cited source
219citations
From Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews
Where engines disagree most
They agree
Every engine names the same top three.
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 80 , range 77–83 | 85#1 | 72#1 | 80
| 65% | 44% | | First reading | |
| 2 |  Squarespace US | New entry | 75 , range 62–79 | 78#2 | 70#2 | 75
| 56% | 37% | | First reading | |
| 3 |  Shopify CA | New entry | 62 , range 47–67 | 58#3 | 70#3 | 62
| 37% | 27% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 38 , range 27–54 | 40#4 | 36#7 | 38
| 22% | 14% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 37 , range 25–53 | 38#5 | 35#8 | 37
| 20% | 13% | | First reading | |
| 6 |  WordPress.com US | New entry | 37 , range 23–49 | 32#7 | 46#4 | 37
| 13% | 10% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 30 , range 16–48 | 31#9 | 28#13 | 30
| 15% | 5% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 26 , range 19–49 | 32#6 | 16#19 | 26
| 12% | 9% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 23 , range 10–44 | 14#10 | 39#6 | 23
| 11% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 23 , range 13–47 | 31#8 | 9#21 | 23
| 10% | 8% | | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | | Review site | 2.1% | 3 of 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | | Community | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 10 | Not read |
| 13 | | Media | 2.4% | 2 of 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | | Vendor site | 2.4% | 4 of 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 5 | Not read |
| 16 | | Regulator | 0.7% | 1 of 4 | 8 | Not read |
| 17 | | Regulator | 1.2% | 2 of 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 18 | | Vendor site | 2.1% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 19 | | Media | 1.9% | 2 of 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 20 | | Media | 1.9% | 2 of 4 | 4 | 8 |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| De beste websitebouwer als alternatief voor een website op maat voor freelancers | Dutch | Squarespace |
| Alternatieven voor zelf een website vanaf nul bouwen voor kleine bedrijven | Dutch | |
| Alternatieven voor het inhuren van een ontwikkelaar om een website voor een freelancer te bouwen | Dutch | |
| Ik ben freelancer en heb een website nodig zonder te hoeven programmeren | Dutch | Squarespace and |
| Ik heb een bedrijf met twee medewerkers en zoek een website die makkelijk bij te werken is | Dutch | |
| best website builder for small businesses | English | Shopify, Squarespace and |
| build a professional website for a small business | English | Squarespace and |
| best website builder for freelancers | English | Squarespace and |
| how can a small business get a website customers can use | English | Shopify |
| how to sell products online without hiring a developer | English | Shopify and |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- 1
- 2
Wix
- 3
Gemini
- 1
- 2
- 3
Google AI Overviews
- 1
- 2
- 3
ChatGPT
- 1
- 2
- 3
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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.