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FOUND Score v1.0 · read 4 Nov 2026 · Medium confidence
86of 100

Medium confidence: 56% of the points rest on evidence we read ourselves (the site, listing pages, awarders' lists, filings, X data, answer samples); the rest was found by live search or estimated, and is labelled so.

Change since the previous read: none. Read from public evidence; not a judgement of the company.

Last refreshed 4 Nov 2026. Stale after 14 days.

Size: >$1B revenue ($445.87B trailing twelve months to 2026-06-30; $402.84B in the fiscal year to 2025-12-31). SEC EDGAR, read 19 Oct 2026. A comparison group, not a score input.

Site: google.com. Snapshots stored: 5. Nothing is overwritten; earlier snapshots stay.

FOUND machine-check score, letter by letter

Rank 2 of 21 · peers’ median 76.5 of 100

Google ranks 2 of 21 scored companies. The peers' median is 76.5 and their range 61 to 87, all of 100. Not ranked, because no score is stored: Zoho. Peers are read at different times; each read date is on the peers table.

What Google does well

  • Home page loads over HTTPS. The home page answered 200 over HTTPS.
  • Page speed hints. First byte in 49 ms, 28.9 KB over the wire, compressed (gzip).
  • AI crawler access (robots.txt). All 11 AI crawlers we test may fetch the home page.
  • Sitemap. A sitemap lists 23 addresses.
  • security.txt. security.txt names a contact and an expiry date.
  • Security or trust page, open without login. Found: Protect Privacy Online with Google - Google Safety Center
  • Named on awarders' own lists. Google is listed on: G2 Best Software Awards 2026 (review-based). Read on the awarder's page, not verified by a person.
  • Named on review-based award lists. Google is listed on: G2 Best Software Awards 2026 (review-based).
  • Listed on review sites, with ratings. Google has rated listings on 2 review sites: G2 4.8/5 from 97 reviews; SourceForge 4.6/5 from 24 reviews (as of 2026-10-19).

Gaps

  • llms.txt (Not found). No llms.txt (answered 404).
  • Structured data (schema.org JSON-LD) (Not found). No JSON-LD structured data on the home page.
  • Title, description and headings (Not found). 1 of 7 basics are in place.
  • Readable text without scripts (Not found). 24 words are in the home page HTML before any script runs.
  • Links to review sites (Not found). No link to G2, Trustpilot, Capterra or another review site on the home page.
  • Certifications named (Not found). No certification such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001 is named on the home page or the trust page.
  • Analyst or award mentions (Not found). The home page names no analyst firm, award or press feature.
  • Analyst or award pages on the site (Not found). No page named analyst, awards or recognition is linked from the home page.

Fix list for Google: the 4 biggest gaps first

The parts of the score furthest below what the method lets them reach, worked out from the evidence shown on this page. Each says what to do and why it moves the score. “Up to” is the most the overall score could rise if that part reached full; it is not a forecast.

  1. Pages machines can read and quote · Underdog Moves

    0.7 of 15 points now · up to +3 overall

    Do this: Add Organization and Product structured data (JSON-LD), a clear title and meta description on each key page, and make sure the main text loads without JavaScript.

    Why it moves the score: Pages machines can read and quote are worth 15 points of Underdog Moves, read on your site; each check that passes adds its share.

    Now: 5% of the structured data, meta and readable text checks pass on the site. Checks to fix: Structured data (schema.org JSON-LD) (not found), Title, description and headings (not found), Readable text without scripts (not found).

    Draft it for me

    Draft: review and edit before you publish. Built from what we scanned, with each fact linked to where we read it; [square brackets] mark what only you know, and [needs proof] marks a claim you must back up before you publish it. Nothing is published or sent: you copy, edit and publish it yourself. We never write reviews or testimonials.

    • Organization and Product structured data (JSON-LD, template only)
    • Brand facts sheet (template only, every fact sourced)
    • Title, description and sharing tags

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  2. Awards and lists · Nods

    7.7 of 20 points now · up to +2 overall

    Do this: Enter one credible award or list whose awarder publishes the winners on its own site (review-based badges such as G2 or Gartner Peer Insights need reviews first).

    Why it moves the score: Awards and lists are worth 20 points of Nods, full at 5; a listing on the awarder’s own page counts fully.

    Now: 1 awards or lists (the publisher’s own page 1, another third party 0.8, the company’s own page 0.6; full at 5).

    Draft it for me

    Draft: review and edit before you publish. Built from what we scanned, with each fact linked to where we read it; [square brackets] mark what only you know, and [needs proof] marks a claim you must back up before you publish it. Nothing is published or sent: you copy, edit and publish it yourself. We never write reviews or testimonials.

    • Award entry worksheet

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  3. Security and trust published · Distinctions

    16.7 of 25 points now · up to +2 overall

    Do this: Publish /.well-known/security.txt, a trust or security page, and name your certifications (for example SOC 2 or ISO 27001) on it.

    Why it moves the score: Security and trust published is worth 25 points of Distinctions, read on your site; each check that passes adds its share.

    Now: 67% of the security.txt, trust page and named certifications checks pass on the site. Checks to fix: Certifications named (not found).

    Draft it for me

    Draft: review and edit before you publish. Built from what we scanned, with each fact linked to where we read it; [square brackets] mark what only you know, and [needs proof] marks a claim you must back up before you publish it. Nothing is published or sent: you copy, edit and publish it yourself. We never write reviews or testimonials.

    • security.txt file
    • Trust and security page

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  4. Open to AI and search crawlers · Findable

    6.7 of 10 points now · up to +1 overall

    Do this: Allow AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended) in robots.txt, publish a sitemap.xml, and add an llms.txt that says what you sell and links your key pages.

    Why it moves the score: These three files are worth 10 points of Findable, read on your site; each one that passes adds its share at the next check.

    Now: 67% of the robots rules, sitemap and llms.txt checks pass on the site. Checks to fix: llms.txt (not found).

    Draft it for me

    Draft: review and edit before you publish. Built from what we scanned, with each fact linked to where we read it; [square brackets] mark what only you know, and [needs proof] marks a claim you must back up before you publish it. Nothing is published or sent: you copy, edit and publish it yourself. We never write reviews or testimonials.

    • robots.txt lines for AI crawlers
    • llms.txt file (template only, from what we scanned)
    • sitemap.xml starter

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30-day plan for Google

Four weekly steps. Your Start here choice comes first when selected; other steps follow points versus effort. Each step names the FOUND letters it moves. Re-score on day 30 to see what changed. Built from the fix list with no AI model. Put a name next to each step.

  1. Week 1 · days 1 to 7

  2. Week 2 · days 8 to 14

    • Security and trust published · moves D (Distinctions) · low effort · up to +2 overall

      Publish /.well-known/security.txt, a trust or security page, and name your certifications (for example SOC 2 or ISO 27001) on it.

      On your site: you or your web team publish it after review.

      Drafts ready: security.txt file, Trust and security page

  3. Week 3 · days 15 to 21

  4. Week 4 · days 22 to 29

    • Awards and lists · moves N (Nods) · medium effort · up to +2 overall

      Enter one credible award or list whose awarder publishes the winners on its own site (review-based badges such as G2 or Gartner Peer Insights need reviews first).

      Off your site: you do this yourself. We only prepared drafts; we never post, send, review or enter anything for you.

      Drafts ready: Award entry worksheet

    • Check what is live

      Open each page and file you changed and check it is live on your site. Write down the date and address of everything published on or off your site, so the re-score can be checked against it.

  5. Day 30: re-score

    Run the FOUND Score again for google.com and compare each letter. Re-score google.com

    A score can move for reasons outside this plan, and answer engines change. It is not a forecast.

Optional. The calendar file is the reliable reminder.

Before and after

Looking for an earlier stored score…

The 17 machine checks, as stored
PassHome page loads over HTTPS. The home page answered 200 over HTTPS. Home page
PassPage speed hints. First byte in 49 ms, 28.9 KB over the wire, compressed (gzip). Home page
PassAI crawler access (robots.txt). All 11 AI crawlers we test may fetch the home page. robots.txt
PassSitemap. A sitemap lists 23 addresses. Sitemap
Passsecurity.txt. security.txt names a contact and an expiry date. security.txt
PassSecurity or trust page, open without login. Found: Protect Privacy Online with Google - Google Safety Center Trust page
PassNamed on awarders' own lists. Google is listed on: G2 Best Software Awards 2026 (review-based). Read on the awarder's page, not verified by a person. G2 Best Software Awards 2026 (review-based)
PassNamed on review-based award lists. Google is listed on: G2 Best Software Awards 2026 (review-based). G2 Best Software Awards 2026 (review-based)
PassListed on review sites, with ratings. Google has rated listings on 2 review sites: G2 4.8/5 from 97 reviews; SourceForge 4.6/5 from 24 reviews (as of 2026-10-19). G2 listing
Not foundllms.txt. No llms.txt (answered 404). llms.txt
Not foundStructured data (schema.org JSON-LD). No JSON-LD structured data on the home page. Home page source
Not foundTitle, description and headings. 1 of 7 basics are in place. Home page source
Not foundReadable text without scripts. 24 words are in the home page HTML before any script runs. Home page source
Not foundLinks to review sites. No link to G2, Trustpilot, Capterra or another review site on the home page. Home page
Not foundCertifications named. No certification such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001 is named on the home page or the trust page. Page read
Not foundAnalyst or award mentions. The home page names no analyst firm, award or press feature. Home page
Not foundAnalyst or award pages on the site. No page named analyst, awards or recognition is linked from the home page. Home page

Each check reads only the public home page and a few standard files, once, from one place, at the time shown. A check that could not run says so and is left out, not counted as zero. Read from https://www.google.com, score method found-score-v1.0.

Re-runs the machine checks live. One refresh per company per hour.

Evidence at a glance

Evidence at a glance

The first few sourced facts of each kind. Every one links to the page it came from and the date it was read.

FOUND · O · Opinions

What customers and reviewers say 6 sourced

  • The listing as the page writes it (short extract) (g2-best-software-2026): are the software brands that came out on top this year: Salesforce Google HubSpot Rippling Gusto Not only did Salesforce rank #1 over source, 19 Oct 2026
  • Where the name first appears on that page (short extract) (g2-best-software-2026): software brands that came out on top this year: Salesforce Google HubSpot Rippling Gusto Not only did Salesforce rank #1 over source, 19 Oct 2026
  • Listed as an entry or winner on the awarder’s list page we read (g2-best-software-2026): true source, 19 Oct 2026
Every O fact

FOUND · N · Nods

Analysts, awards and trusted names 6 sourced

  • The listing as the page writes it (short extract) (g2-best-software-2026): are the software brands that came out on top this year: Salesforce Google HubSpot Rippling Gusto Not only did Salesforce rank #1 over source, 19 Oct 2026
  • Where the name first appears on that page (short extract) (g2-best-software-2026): software brands that came out on top this year: Salesforce Google HubSpot Rippling Gusto Not only did Salesforce rank #1 over source, 19 Oct 2026
  • Listed as an entry or winner on the awarder’s list page we read (g2-best-software-2026): true source, 19 Oct 2026
Every N fact

Press

Press coverage 5 sourced

  • NDTV and NDTV Profit: Google Fitbit Air Review: Is This Wearable Worth ₹13,999? source, 18 Oct 2026
  • Moneycontrol: Google expands Android earthquake alerts to over 200 regions, adds new safety details source, 16 Oct 2026
  • Business Insider: Google says Gemini 4 Argon is a 'powerhouse' AI model — and it's rolling out now source, 13 Oct 2026
Press and coverage card

Social

Social presence 2 sourced

  • @Google (official): 31,898,620 followers on X source, 19 Oct 2026
  • @sundarpichai (CEO): 11,927,098 followers on X source, 19 Oct 2026
Social standing card

Company facts

Size, market and filings 5 sourced

  • Revenue band (SEC filing): >$1B, trailing twelve months $445.87B source, 19 Oct 2026
  • Listed on: Nasdaq, Nasdaq, Nasdaq, Nasdaq source, 19 Oct 2026
  • Latest 8-K filed: 2026-08-10 source, 19 Oct 2026
All filing facts
Opinions and Nods evidence

Opinions and Nods evidence

Review sites (in the score, Opinions)

Searched 19 Oct 2026, each line tied by Google Search to the review site's own listing page. Our crawler then opens each listing page where the site allows it (robots.txt obeyed, no login, no bot check worked around): a rating read on the page counts in full and replaces the search figure; one only from search counts 0.9 and is marked “from search, page not read”. Business-software sites count fully; consumer sites such as Trustpilot count 0.4. Capterra, GetApp and Software Advice share one pool of reviews and count once. In this read the review part scored 37 of 50.

Review-site listings for Google
SiteListingRatingReviewsAs ofRead on the pageWeightSource
G2Google4.8 of 59719 Oct 2026From search, page not read: The site refused our crawler (HTTP 403); not worked around.Business site, 1G2 listing
SourceForgeGoogle4.6 of 52419 Oct 2026Confirmed on the pageBusiness site, 1SourceForge listing

11 Opinions and 31 Nods evidence items, each with its source, tier and date: see them all on the evidence page.

Press, coverage and social standing

Press, coverage and social standing

Press and coverage

  • 0 press releases or wire copies seen; no release to measure pickup against.
  • 34 earned stories, 8 in tier 1 outlets, 1 executive interviews or op-eds.
  • Release topics: none seen. Sentiment of earned stories (keyword-based): 8 positive, 26 neutral, 0 negative.

Top stories by quality

  1. Google expands Android earthquake alerts to over 200 regions, adds new safety details (Moneycontrol, 16 Oct 2026; quality 7.5 of 10)
  2. Google Fitbit Air Review: Is This Wearable Worth ₹13,999? (NDTV and NDTV Profit, 18 Oct 2026; quality 6.3 of 10)
  3. Google says Gemini 4 Argon is a 'powerhouse' AI model — and it's rolling out now (Business Insider, 13 Oct 2026; quality 6.3 of 10)

From Bing News RSS, read 19 Oct 2026. Recent items only, as Bing News returns them (mostly the last few weeks); twelve-month counts not read yet. Wire copy, the company’s own releases and sponsored content score 0. Headline, outlet, date and address only; we do not get past paywalls. Method: coverage quality. Not in the score.

Social standing

  • @Google (official account): 31,898,620 followers; no posts returned for the window.
  • @sundarpichai (Sundar Pichai, CEO; executive voice, counts toward O): 11,927,098 followers; no posts returned for the window.
  • Brand chatter (counts toward N): 467,663 posts naming the company in 7 days, 0% share of voice among the peers. Sentiment of 0 sampled third-party posts (keyword-based): 0 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negative.

Calibration anchor: followers (X users lookup) and 7-day mention counts (X recent counts, 2026-10-12 10:00 UTC to 2026-10-19 09:58 UTC) read 19 Oct 2026 15:28 IST. Own posts and third-party sample not read. Share of voice is among the peers only, so it is not given for anchors. From X API v2 through the X connector (public reads, no login), read 19 Oct 2026. Windows: own posts 2026-09-19 to 2026-10-19 (posts returned by X search; may be incomplete where the search index is shorter); mentions 2026-10-12 08:00 UTC to 2026-10-19 07:04 UTC (X recent counts). LinkedIn: Not read yet: LinkedIn follower counts need a login. YouTube: Not read yet: no YouTube channel address held per company. Not in the score.

Awards evidence in the score

Awards evidence in the score

  • Nods, Authority: Google is listed on: G2 Best Software Awards 2026 (review-based). Read on the awarder's page, not verified by a person. (pass)
  • Opinions, Authenticity: Google is listed on: G2 Best Software Awards 2026 (review-based). (pass)
  • The company’s own recognition pages: No page named analyst, awards or recognition is linked from the home page.
Every award list read for this company, newest read of each, with its source and date
Award listHow winners are pickedIn the scoreWhat the awarder’s page showsRead on
CRN Partner Program Guide 5-Star, security vendors 2026application-basedCountsNot found on the page read source19 Oct 2026
CRN Partner Program Guide 5-Star, software vendors 2026application-basedCountsNot found on the page read source19 Oct 2026
CRN Partner Program Guide 5-Star, networking vendors 2026application-basedCountsNot found on the page read source19 Oct 2026
CRN Tech Innovator Awards 2026application-basedCountsNot found on the page read source19 Oct 2026
CRN Channel Chiefs 2026editorial selectionNot counted: an award for a personNot found on the page read source19 Oct 2026
G2 Best Software Awards 2026review-basedCountsListed: “are the software brands that came out on top this year: Salesforce Google HubSpot Rippling Gusto Not only did Salesforce rank #1 over” source19 Oct 2026
ANA B2 Awards winners 2026entry-basedCountsNot found on the page read source19 Oct 2026
Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service winners 2026entry-basedCountsNot found on the page read source19 Oct 2026
CMI Content Marketing Awards winners 2026entry-basedCountsNot found on the page read source19 Oct 2026
SIIA CODiE Awards winners 2026entry-basedCountsNot found on the page read source19 Oct 2026

A listing is read on the awarder’s own page and is not verified by a person, so it counts at most 1 of 5 for Authority (2 for Authenticity, review-based only). “Not found” may mean not seen: most programmes need an entry, and some pages are built by script. Not finding a company never lowers its score. How each programme works is on the awards page; the method is on the score page.

Facts by letter

Facts by letter

Taken from official pages and filings, each with its source and the date it was read. The full tables are on the evidence page.

What one answer engine said

What one answer engine said

Perplexity Sonar, asked category questions that do not name the company. One sample per question, at one time. A peer not named here was not named in this one answer; it is not a ranking and not a verified result. File: 2026-10-19-perplexity.json.

QuestionNamed in the answer
What are the best endpoint security platforms for a mid-size company? Name up to 8 vendors.no
Which vendors lead in zero trust and secure access service edge (SASE) for enterprises? Name up to 8.no
What are the best identity and access management vendors for a growing SaaS company? Name up to 8.no
Which vulnerability and exposure management tools should a security team shortlist? Name up to 8.no
What are the leading cloud observability and monitoring platforms? Name up to 8.no
Which cloud data platforms should a company consider for analytics? Name up to 8.no
What are the best CRM and marketing automation platforms for B2B marketing teams? Name up to 8.no
Which vendors lead in network security firewalls for enterprises? Name up to 8.no
What are the best software team collaboration and work management tools? Name up to 8.no
Which cloud platforms are best for startups and small development teams? Name up to 8.no

Named in 0 of 10 answers. Not every question is about this company’s category, so “no” is expected for most.

Freshness and gaps

Freshness and gaps

Source groupLast refreshedStale afterState
Home page, robots.txt, llms.txt, sitemap, trust page and the FOUND machine checks4 Nov 202614 daysfresh
Winner and list pages of B2B and channel awards, checked for each company's name19 Oct 202660 daysfresh
SEC EDGAR filing list (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 20-F)19 Oct 2026120 daysfresh
Marketing passages in the latest annual report, read again only when a new one is filed19 Oct 2026120 daysfresh
Partner, marketplace, academy, events, community, analyst, customer and trust pages4 Nov 202614 daysfresh

Sources we could not read at last attempt

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