The most visible website builders in Netherlands, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from Netherlands in Dutch and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

Leader

Wix

80Heralded Score, range 62–87

Where engines disagree most

Elementor

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 All AI Search Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Wix IL New entry 80 , range 62–87 82#1 76#1
80
  • : score 80 · #1
67% 45% First reading
2 Squarespace US New entry 75 , range 47–82 76#2 74#2
75
  • : score 75 · #2
56% 40% First reading
3 Shopify CA New entry 57 , range 37–68 48#3 73#3
57
  • : score 57 · #3
33% 26% First reading
4 Webflow US New entry 52 , range 21–61 41#5 71#7
52
  • : score 52 · #4
25% 16% First reading
5 Hostinger LT New entry 49 , range 17–57 36#6 71#6
49
  • : score 49 · #5
21% 13% First reading
6 Elementor IL New entry 48 , range 14–56 34#7 71#4
48
  • : score 48 · #6
20% 12% None First reading
7 WordPress.com US New entry 47 , range 14–55 34#8 71#5
47
  • : score 47 · #7
18% 13% First reading
8 JouwWeb New entry 41 , range 23–61 43#4 37#15
41
  • : score 41 · #8
26% 16% First reading
9 Framer NL New entry 39 , range 6–53 31#9 51#11
39
  • : score 39 · #9
13% 10% First reading
10 GoDaddy US New entry 30 , range 4–47 6#13 70= #8
30
  • : score 30 · #10
10% 4% 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
1 hostingvergelijker.nl Review site 15.0% 3 of 4 2 7
2 bedrijfssoftwaregids.nl Review site 11.7% 2 of 4 2 6
3 zakelijkesoftwarevergelijken.nl Review site 5.0% 1 of 4 3 6
4 experte.com Review site 6.7% 3 of 4 1 15
5 hostadvice.com Review site 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
6 stackbytrade.com Review site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
7 toolradar.com Review site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best website builder for small businesses English Shopify, Squarespace and Wix, tied
build a professional website for a small business English Hostinger, Squarespace and Wix, tied
best website builder for freelancers English Squarespace and Wix, tied
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 Wix, tied

Each engine's top three

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.

How the leaderboards are measured