Vantage research · November 2026 · software
What AI cites for “best cloud storage service”
ChatGPT cited 10 sites, Gemini cited 7 sites, Perplexity cited 9 sites. No site was cited by all three.
Updated every 3 monthsNext edition 1 February 2027
ChatGPTGeminiPerplexity dots beside a site: the other engines that cite it too
ChatGPT
10 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 27 words
- drive.google.com
- microsoft.com
- proton.me
- dropbox.com
- icloud.com
- idrive.com
- tomsguide.com
- zapier.com
- dupple.com
- backlynkflow.com
Brands namedGoogle Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Proton Drive, Dropbox, IDrive, OneDrive, iCloud
Since October: new drive.google.com, proton.me, icloud.com, idrive.com; dropped one.google.com
Gemini
7 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 26 words
- pcmag.com
- saascompared.io
- primetechinsights.com
- experte.com
- youtube.comcommunity
- simplebackups.com
- allaboutcookies.org
Brands namedMEGA, pCloud
Since October: new saascompared.io, primetechinsights.com, experte.com, youtube.com; dropped bitcatcha.com, goodcloudstorage.net, google.com, techradar.com
Perplexity
9 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 22 words
- gizmodo.com
- pcmag.com
- tomsguide.com
- techradar.com
- hp.com
- cloudwards.net
- popsci.com
- zdnet.com
- experte.com
Brands namedIDrive, Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, pCloud, Sync.com, MEGA
Since October: new hp.com, experte.com; dropped cyberinsider.com, techlicious.com, techrepublic.com
Cited by more than one engine
- tomsguide.com
- pcmag.com
- experte.com
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Each engine was asked once, in English, as from the United States, on 2026-11-01. Answers change from run to run, so read this as a snapshot. Download the data.