{
 "title": "Which brands do AI assistants recommend? 115 answers from Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Claude (October 2026)",
 "date": "5 October 2026",
 "categories": [
  {
   "key": "crm",
   "label": "CRM software",
   "answers": 20,
   "answersByEngine": {
    "google-ai-overviews": 7,
    "claude": 8,
    "gemini": 5
   },
   "prompts": [
    "What is the best CRM software?",
    "What is the best CRM for small businesses?",
    "What is the best free CRM?",
    "Which CRM should a startup use?",
    "What are the best Salesforce alternatives?",
    "What is the easiest CRM to use?",
    "What is the best CRM for real estate agents?",
    "What CRM do sales teams recommend in 2026?"
   ],
   "share": [
    [
     "HubSpot",
     18,
     90
    ],
    [
     "Zoho CRM",
     16,
     80
    ],
    [
     "Pipedrive",
     14,
     70
    ],
    [
     "Freshsales",
     11,
     55
    ],
    [
     "Salesforce",
     9,
     45
    ],
    [
     "monday.com",
     6,
     30
    ],
    [
     "Less Annoying CRM",
     4,
     20
    ],
    [
     "Microsoft Dynamics 365",
     3,
     15
    ],
    [
     "Capsule",
     2,
     10
    ],
    [
     "Keap",
     1,
     5
    ],
    [
     "Nimble",
     1,
     5
    ],
    [
     "Attio",
     1,
     5
    ],
    [
     "Folk",
     1,
     5
    ]
   ],
   "shareByEngine": {
    "Google AI Overviews": [
     [
      "HubSpot",
      86
     ],
     [
      "Zoho CRM",
      71
     ],
     [
      "Pipedrive",
      43
     ],
     [
      "Salesforce",
      29
     ],
     [
      "Freshsales",
      29
     ]
    ],
    "Claude": [
     [
      "HubSpot",
      88
     ],
     [
      "Pipedrive",
      88
     ],
     [
      "Zoho CRM",
      75
     ],
     [
      "Salesforce",
      50
     ],
     [
      "Freshsales",
      50
     ]
    ],
    "Gemini": [
     [
      "HubSpot",
      100
     ],
     [
      "Zoho CRM",
      100
     ],
     [
      "Freshsales",
      100
     ],
     [
      "Pipedrive",
      80
     ],
     [
      "monday.com",
      80
     ]
    ]
   },
   "firstPick": [
    [
     "HubSpot",
     11
    ],
    [
     "Salesforce",
     5
    ],
    [
     "Nimble",
     1
    ],
    [
     "Pipedrive",
     1
    ],
    [
     "Less Annoying CRM",
     1
    ]
   ],
   "firstPickByEngine": {
    "Google AI Overviews": [
     "HubSpot",
     3
    ],
    "Claude": [
     "HubSpot",
     4
    ],
    "Gemini": [
     "HubSpot",
     4
    ]
   },
   "topDomains": [
    [
     "youtube.com",
     8
    ],
    [
     "zapier.com",
     7
    ],
    [
     "slack.com",
     6
    ],
    [
     "uschamber.com",
     6
    ],
    [
     "pcmag.com",
     5
    ],
    [
     "forbes.com",
     5
    ],
    [
     "fayedigital.com",
     4
    ],
    [
     "reddit.com",
     4
    ],
    [
     "monday.com",
     4
    ],
    [
     "salesforce.com",
     3
    ],
    [
     "pipedrive.com",
     3
    ],
    [
     "hubspot.com",
     3
    ]
   ]
  },
  {
   "key": "project",
   "label": "Project management tools",
   "answers": 19,
   "answersByEngine": {
    "claude": 8,
    "gemini": 3,
    "google-ai-overviews": 8
   },
   "prompts": [
    "What is the best project management software?",
    "What is the best project management tool for small teams?",
    "What is the best free project management app?",
    "Which project management tool is best for software development?",
    "What are the best Asana alternatives?",
    "What is the easiest project management tool to learn?",
    "What project management software do agencies use?",
    "What is the best project management tool for remote teams?"
   ],
   "share": [
    [
     "Asana",
     18,
     95
    ],
    [
     "ClickUp",
     17,
     89
    ],
    [
     "Trello",
     16,
     84
    ],
    [
     "monday.com",
     13,
     68
    ],
    [
     "Jira",
     10,
     53
    ],
    [
     "Basecamp",
     7,
     37
    ],
    [
     "Wrike",
     7,
     37
    ],
    [
     "Notion",
     6,
     32
    ],
    [
     "Linear",
     4,
     21
    ],
    [
     "Smartsheet",
     3,
     16
    ],
    [
     "Teamwork",
     1,
     5
    ]
   ],
   "shareByEngine": {
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     [
      "Asana",
      88
     ],
     [
      "Trello",
      88
     ],
     [
      "ClickUp",
      88
     ],
     [
      "monday.com",
      75
     ],
     [
      "Basecamp",
      62
     ]
    ],
    "Gemini": [
     [
      "Asana",
      100
     ],
     [
      "Trello",
      100
     ],
     [
      "monday.com",
      100
     ],
     [
      "ClickUp",
      100
     ],
     [
      "Jira",
      67
     ]
    ],
    "Google AI Overviews": [
     [
      "Asana",
      100
     ],
     [
      "ClickUp",
      88
     ],
     [
      "Trello",
      75
     ],
     [
      "monday.com",
      50
     ],
     [
      "Jira",
      50
     ]
    ]
   },
   "firstPick": [
    [
     "ClickUp",
     6
    ],
    [
     "Asana",
     6
    ],
    [
     "Trello",
     3
    ],
    [
     "monday.com",
     2
    ],
    [
     "Jira",
     2
    ]
   ],
   "firstPickByEngine": {
    "Claude": [
     "ClickUp",
     4
    ],
    "Gemini": [
     "monday.com",
     2
    ],
    "Google AI Overviews": [
     "Asana",
     4
    ]
   },
   "topDomains": [
    [
     "clickup.com",
     5
    ],
    [
     "wrike.com",
     5
    ],
    [
     "project-management.com",
     5
    ],
    [
     "trello.com",
     5
    ],
    [
     "zapier.com",
     5
    ],
    [
     "ones.com",
     4
    ],
    [
     "youtube.com",
     4
    ],
    [
     "atlassian.com",
     3
    ],
    [
     "icagile.com",
     3
    ],
    [
     "larksuite.com",
     3
    ],
    [
     "paymoapp.com",
     3
    ],
    [
     "pcmag.com",
     3
    ]
   ]
  },
  {
   "key": "email",
   "label": "Email marketing platforms",
   "answers": 16,
   "answersByEngine": {
    "google-ai-overviews": 4,
    "claude": 8,
    "gemini": 4
   },
   "prompts": [
    "What is the best email marketing software?",
    "What is the best email marketing platform for small businesses?",
    "What is the best free email marketing tool?",
    "What is the best email marketing platform for ecommerce?",
    "What are the best Mailchimp alternatives?",
    "What is the best newsletter platform for creators?",
    "Which email marketing tool has the best deliverability?",
    "What email marketing software is easiest to use?"
   ],
   "share": [
    [
     "MailerLite",
     14,
     88
    ],
    [
     "Brevo",
     13,
     81
    ],
    [
     "Mailchimp",
     12,
     75
    ],
    [
     "ActiveCampaign",
     10,
     62
    ],
    [
     "Omnisend",
     9,
     56
    ],
    [
     "Klaviyo",
     7,
     44
    ],
    [
     "Constant Contact",
     7,
     44
    ],
    [
     "Moosend",
     5,
     31
    ],
    [
     "Kit",
     4,
     25
    ],
    [
     "GetResponse",
     3,
     19
    ],
    [
     "beehiiv",
     2,
     12
    ],
    [
     "AWeber",
     1,
     6
    ]
   ],
   "shareByEngine": {
    "Google AI Overviews": [
     [
      "Brevo",
      100
     ],
     [
      "MailerLite",
      75
     ],
     [
      "Mailchimp",
      50
     ],
     [
      "ActiveCampaign",
      50
     ],
     [
      "Constant Contact",
      50
     ]
    ],
    "Claude": [
     [
      "MailerLite",
      88
     ],
     [
      "Mailchimp",
      75
     ],
     [
      "Brevo",
      62
     ],
     [
      "ActiveCampaign",
      62
     ],
     [
      "Omnisend",
      50
     ]
    ],
    "Gemini": [
     [
      "Mailchimp",
      100
     ],
     [
      "Brevo",
      100
     ],
     [
      "MailerLite",
      100
     ],
     [
      "Omnisend",
      100
     ],
     [
      "Klaviyo",
      75
     ]
    ]
   },
   "firstPick": [
    [
     "MailerLite",
     5
    ],
    [
     "Mailchimp",
     4
    ],
    [
     "Brevo",
     3
    ],
    [
     "Klaviyo",
     2
    ],
    [
     "beehiiv",
     1
    ]
   ],
   "firstPickByEngine": {
    "Google AI Overviews": [
     "MailerLite",
     2
    ],
    "Claude": [
     "Mailchimp",
     3
    ],
    "Gemini": [
     "Brevo",
     2
    ]
   },
   "topDomains": [
    [
     "emailvendorselection.com",
     6
    ],
    [
     "zapier.com",
     6
    ],
    [
     "ventureharbour.com",
     5
    ],
    [
     "emailtooltester.com",
     5
    ],
    [
     "reddit.com",
     4
    ],
    [
     "guideflow.com",
     4
    ],
    [
     "sequenzy.com",
     4
    ],
    [
     "constantcontact.com",
     4
    ],
    [
     "youtube.com",
     3
    ],
    [
     "sender.net",
     3
    ],
    [
     "mailtrap.io",
     3
    ],
    [
     "brevo.com",
     3
    ]
   ]
  },
  {
   "key": "passwords",
   "label": "Password managers",
   "answers": 21,
   "answersByEngine": {
    "google-ai-overviews": 8,
    "claude": 8,
    "gemini": 5
   },
   "prompts": [
    "What is the best password manager?",
    "What is the best free password manager?",
    "What is the most secure password manager?",
    "What is the best password manager for families?",
    "What is the best password manager for businesses?",
    "What are the best LastPass alternatives?",
    "Which password manager works best on iPhone and Windows?",
    "Is it worth paying for a password manager, and which one?"
   ],
   "share": [
    [
     "1Password",
     19,
     90
    ],
    [
     "Bitwarden",
     18,
     86
    ],
    [
     "NordPass",
     18,
     86
    ],
    [
     "RoboForm",
     13,
     62
    ],
    [
     "Keeper",
     11,
     52
    ],
    [
     "Proton Pass",
     11,
     52
    ],
    [
     "Dashlane",
     8,
     38
    ],
    [
     "LastPass",
     4,
     19
    ],
    [
     "Apple Passwords",
     2,
     10
    ]
   ],
   "shareByEngine": {
    "Google AI Overviews": [
     [
      "1Password",
      88
     ],
     [
      "Bitwarden",
      88
     ],
     [
      "NordPass",
      62
     ],
     [
      "RoboForm",
      38
     ],
     [
      "Dashlane",
      25
     ]
    ],
    "Claude": [
     [
      "1Password",
      100
     ],
     [
      "NordPass",
      100
     ],
     [
      "Bitwarden",
      75
     ],
     [
      "Proton Pass",
      75
     ],
     [
      "RoboForm",
      75
     ]
    ],
    "Gemini": [
     [
      "Bitwarden",
      100
     ],
     [
      "Keeper",
      100
     ],
     [
      "NordPass",
      100
     ],
     [
      "1Password",
      80
     ],
     [
      "Dashlane",
      80
     ]
    ]
   },
   "firstPick": [
    [
     "1Password",
     8
    ],
    [
     "Bitwarden",
     6
    ],
    [
     "NordPass",
     4
    ],
    [
     "LastPass",
     2
    ],
    [
     "Keeper",
     1
    ]
   ],
   "firstPickByEngine": {
    "Google AI Overviews": [
     "1Password",
     5
    ],
    "Claude": [
     "NordPass",
     4
    ],
    "Gemini": [
     "1Password",
     2
    ]
   },
   "topDomains": [
    [
     "allaboutcookies.org",
     11
    ],
    [
     "security.org",
     10
    ],
    [
     "youtube.com",
     8
    ],
    [
     "bitwarden.com",
     7
    ],
    [
     "passwordmanager.com",
     7
    ],
    [
     "pcmag.com",
     6
    ],
    [
     "1password.com",
     6
    ],
    [
     "zapier.com",
     6
    ],
    [
     "adblock-tester.com",
     5
    ],
    [
     "pcworld.com",
     4
    ],
    [
     "password-manager.cybernews.com",
     4
    ],
    [
     "cnet.com",
     4
    ]
   ]
  },
  {
   "key": "websites",
   "label": "Website builders",
   "answers": 21,
   "answersByEngine": {
    "google-ai-overviews": 8,
    "claude": 8,
    "gemini": 5
   },
   "prompts": [
    "What is the best website builder?",
    "What is the best website builder for small businesses?",
    "What is the best free website builder?",
    "What is the best website builder for a portfolio?",
    "What is the easiest website builder for beginners?",
    "What are the best Squarespace alternatives?",
    "What is the best website builder for SEO?",
    "Which website builder should I use for an online store?"
   ],
   "share": [
    [
     "Wix",
     20,
     95
    ],
    [
     "Squarespace",
     17,
     81
    ],
    [
     "Hostinger",
     13,
     62
    ],
    [
     "Shopify",
     11,
     52
    ],
    [
     "WordPress",
     9,
     43
    ],
    [
     "Webflow",
     8,
     38
    ],
    [
     "Carrd",
     6,
     29
    ],
    [
     "Weebly",
     4,
     19
    ],
    [
     "GoDaddy",
     3,
     14
    ],
    [
     "Framer",
     1,
     5
    ],
    [
     "Duda",
     1,
     5
    ]
   ],
   "shareByEngine": {
    "Google AI Overviews": [
     [
      "Wix",
      100
     ],
     [
      "Squarespace",
      75
     ],
     [
      "Shopify",
      62
     ],
     [
      "WordPress",
      25
     ],
     [
      "Hostinger",
      25
     ]
    ],
    "Claude": [
     [
      "Wix",
      88
     ],
     [
      "Squarespace",
      88
     ],
     [
      "Hostinger",
      75
     ],
     [
      "Shopify",
      50
     ],
     [
      "Webflow",
      50
     ]
    ],
    "Gemini": [
     [
      "Wix",
      100
     ],
     [
      "Hostinger",
      100
     ],
     [
      "Squarespace",
      80
     ],
     [
      "WordPress",
      80
     ],
     [
      "Webflow",
      60
     ]
    ]
   },
   "firstPick": [
    [
     "Wix",
     15
    ],
    [
     "Squarespace",
     3
    ],
    [
     "Shopify",
     2
    ],
    [
     "WordPress",
     1
    ]
   ],
   "firstPickByEngine": {
    "Google AI Overviews": [
     "Wix",
     5
    ],
    "Claude": [
     "Wix",
     5
    ],
    "Gemini": [
     "Wix",
     5
    ]
   },
   "topDomains": [
    [
     "youtube.com",
     9
    ],
    [
     "website-builders.cybernews.com",
     8
    ],
    [
     "tooltester.com",
     8
    ],
    [
     "wix.com",
     7
    ],
    [
     "zapier.com",
     6
    ],
    [
     "sitebuilderreport.com",
     6
    ],
    [
     "websiteplanet.com",
     6
    ],
    [
     "reddit.com",
     5
    ],
    [
     "shopify.com",
     5
    ],
    [
     "techradar.com",
     5
    ],
    [
     "websitebuilderexpert.com",
     5
    ],
    [
     "squarespace.com",
     4
    ]
   ]
  },
  {
   "key": "vpn",
   "label": "VPN services",
   "answers": 18,
   "answersByEngine": {
    "claude": 8,
    "gemini": 3,
    "google-ai-overviews": 7
   },
   "prompts": [
    "What is the best VPN?",
    "What is the best free VPN?",
    "What is the fastest VPN?",
    "What is the best VPN for streaming?",
    "What is the most private VPN?",
    "What is the best cheap VPN?",
    "What is the best VPN for travel?",
    "Which VPN do security experts recommend?"
   ],
   "share": [
    [
     "NordVPN",
     13,
     72
    ],
    [
     "Proton VPN",
     13,
     72
    ],
    [
     "ExpressVPN",
     9,
     50
    ],
    [
     "Surfshark",
     9,
     50
    ],
    [
     "Private Internet Access",
     4,
     22
    ],
    [
     "CyberGhost",
     2,
     11
    ],
    [
     "Mullvad",
     2,
     11
    ],
    [
     "Windscribe",
     2,
     11
    ],
    [
     "TunnelBear",
     1,
     6
    ]
   ],
   "shareByEngine": {
    "Claude": [
     [
      "Proton VPN",
      100
     ],
     [
      "NordVPN",
      75
     ],
     [
      "Surfshark",
      75
     ],
     [
      "ExpressVPN",
      62
     ],
     [
      "Private Internet Access",
      38
     ]
    ],
    "Gemini": [
     [
      "NordVPN",
      67
     ],
     [
      "ExpressVPN",
      67
     ],
     [
      "Surfshark",
      67
     ],
     [
      "Proton VPN",
      67
     ],
     [
      "CyberGhost",
      33
     ]
    ],
    "Google AI Overviews": [
     [
      "NordVPN",
      71
     ],
     [
      "Proton VPN",
      43
     ],
     [
      "ExpressVPN",
      29
     ],
     [
      "Surfshark",
      14
     ],
     [
      "Mullvad",
      14
     ]
    ]
   },
   "firstPick": [
    [
     "NordVPN",
     8
    ],
    [
     "Proton VPN",
     5
    ],
    [
     "Surfshark",
     3
    ],
    [
     "ExpressVPN",
     1
    ],
    [
     "Mullvad",
     1
    ]
   ],
   "firstPickByEngine": {
    "Claude": [
     "NordVPN",
     4
    ],
    "Gemini": [
     "ExpressVPN",
     1
    ],
    "Google AI Overviews": [
     "NordVPN",
     3
    ]
   },
   "topDomains": [
    [
     "cnet.com",
     8
    ],
    [
     "security.org",
     7
    ],
    [
     "pcworld.com",
     6
    ],
    [
     "techradar.com",
     6
    ],
    [
     "youtube.com",
     5
    ],
    [
     "top10vpn.com",
     4
    ],
    [
     "pcmag.com",
     4
    ],
    [
     "reddit.com",
     3
    ],
    [
     "rtings.com",
     3
    ],
    [
     "tomsguide.com",
     3
    ],
    [
     "nordvpn.com",
     3
    ],
    [
     "cybernews.com",
     3
    ]
   ]
  }
 ],
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  "answers": 115,
  "answersByEngine": {
   "Google AI Overviews": 42,
   "Claude": 48,
   "Gemini": 25
  },
  "topDomains": [
   [
    "youtube.com",
    37
   ],
   [
    "zapier.com",
    30
   ],
   [
    "reddit.com",
    22
   ],
   [
    "pcmag.com",
    21
   ],
   [
    "allaboutcookies.org",
    17
   ],
   [
    "security.org",
    17
   ],
   [
    "techradar.com",
    14
   ],
   [
    "cnet.com",
    13
   ],
   [
    "pcworld.com",
    10
   ],
   [
    "website-builders.cybernews.com",
    8
   ],
   [
    "tooltester.com",
    8
   ],
   [
    "monday.com",
    7
   ],
   [
    "emailvendorselection.com",
    7
   ],
   [
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