Leader
70%of answers name it
The most visible website builders in Germany, October 2026
AI: how the engines answer the board's questions; Search: Google's top 10 for the questions' demand keywords; All: both combined. How the Heralded Score works.
Most cited source
25citations
From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Google AI Mode, not on Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | | New entry | 15 , range 2–47 | 15
| 8% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 12 |  WordPress.com US | New entry | 13 , range 3–48 | 13
| 8% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 13 | | New entry | 9 , range 2–47 | 9
| 5% | 5% | None | First reading | |
| 14 | | New entry | 9 , range 1–43 | 9
| 6% | 1% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | –
| 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. 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.
Most cited sources
| Rank | Source | Type | Cited in | Engines | Pages cited | Brands its pages mention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Social | 20.0% | 2 of 4 | 21 | Not read |
| 2 | | Media | 11.7% | 3 of 4 | 3 | 23 |
| 3 | | Community | 11.7% | 3 of 4 | 8 | Not read |
| 4 | | Media | 8.3% | 3 of 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | | Review site | 8.3% | 3 of 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | | Media | 8.3% | 1 of 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | | Media | 8.3% | 2 of 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | | Directory | 6.7% | 2 of 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 9 | | Regulator | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 10 |  amazon.de | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
The questions, and who wins each
| Question | Language | Wins it |
|---|---|---|
| best website builder for small businesses | English |  Shopify and |
| build a professional website for a small business | English | Shopify,  Squarespace and |
| best website builder for freelancers | English | Squarespace, |
| how can a small business get a website customers can use | English | Shopify, Squarespace and |
| how to sell products online without hiring a developer | English | Shopify |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- 1
Wix
- 2
- 3
Gemini
- 1
- 2
- 3
Jimdo
Google AI Overviews
- 1
- 2
- 3
ChatGPT
- 1
- 2
- 3
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Method
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.