Name: Crane Index™: Technology and Software AI Readability Benchmark
Creator: The Crane Consultancy
Published: 2026-10-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Of the fields the Crane Index^™ measures, technology and software is the one where the machines can already read the leaders. That matters, because it settles an argument the rest of the sector likes to have. When we scan a category and every site struggles, illegibility can pass for an industry-wide limit. Technology and software offers no such cover.

The run on 1 October 2026 put 123 of the 169 companies we approached through all three engines. Dynatrace came out in front on a composite score of 88, and 16 companies cleared the Strong band of 70. The median composite score is 57, higher than most sectors we benchmark reach. The engines read this field strongest on Agent Readiness, at 65. So the top of this table stands as a working demonstration that a software company can be read cleanly by an AI engine, using the same technologies everyone else here builds on.

On 1 October 2026 we ran the leading technology and software organisations through the Crane Index^™, our three-scanner AI Readability Suite. Of the 169 home pages we approached, 46 could not be read by a machine at all: 30 refused an automated reader, 11 gave it no response and 5 serve pages that do not exist until scripts run. Of the 123 a machine could read, 16 cleared 70 out of 100, and the field is led by Dynatrace at 88, with HubSpot next at 80. Every figure here is a first-party measurement, the full dated result set is archived, and we re-run the scan and report the movement.

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The sixty-second read

▸The finding: 123 of the 169 sites we approached could be read by a machine, and 16 of them cleared 70 out of 100 on the Crane Index.
▸The money: when a buyer asks an engine to shortlist suppliers, an illegible site is simply not on the list. The demand does not vanish, it goes to a legible competitor free, while your paid channels buy it back at a rising cost per acquisition.
▸The pattern to watch: in the two flagship studies, the FTSE 100 and the UK's biggest online retailers, one mechanical habit separated the top of the field from the bottom, valid structured data and one identity a machine can resolve. That is a markup sprint, not a rebuild, so a median can move faster than a board expects.

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Across the 123 readable sites the Crane Index ran from 21 to 88. 16 scored 70 or above, 52 sat between 55 and 69, 30 between 40 and 54, and 25 below 40. The strongest of the three reads was Agent Readiness at a median of 65, and the weakest was Brand Representation at 34, whether a machine can confirm from your own site who you are.

The Crane Index^™

Technology and Software

Measured 1 October 2026 · 123 of 169 sites readable by a machine · tap a column to sort, a row to open the full breakdown

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1	Dynatracedynatrace.com	88	89	94	81
AI Search · 89 Entity coherence94 Structured data100 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access96 Agent · 94 Crawler access100 Machine actions100 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 81 Identity79 Disambiguation100 Authority links50 Rights signals100 Crane Index^™ over time88 to 88 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
2=	HubSpothubspot.com	80	91	83	66
AI Search · 91 Entity coherence78 Structured data86 Extractable answers100 Readability90 Access100 Agent · 83 Crawler access100 Machine actions64 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 66 Identity79 Disambiguation100 Authority links20 Rights signals50 Offerings described but not actionable (no price or Action) Crane Index^™ over time80 to 80 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
2=	Paycompaycom.com	80	81	86	74
AI Search · 81 Entity coherence94 Structured data64 Extractable answers67 Readability90 Access96 Agent · 86 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 74 Identity79 Disambiguation100 Authority links50 Rights signals50 1 image missing alt text Meta description over 180 characters Crane Index^™ over time74 to 80 (+6 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
4=	GitLababout.gitlab.com	77	75	82	74
AI Search · 75 Entity coherence81 Structured data43 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access96 Agent · 82 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 74 Identity79 Disambiguation100 Authority links50 Rights signals50 1 image missing alt text Crane Index^™ over time62 to 77 (+15 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
4=	GlobalFoundriesgf.com	77	82	87	61
AI Search · 82 Entity coherence75 Structured data82 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access96 Agent · 87 Crawler access100 Machine actions64 Operability100 Discovery75 Representation · 61 Identity100 Disambiguation60 Authority links20 Rights signals50 Offerings described but not actionable (no price or Action) Crane Index^™ over time74 to 77 (+3 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
4=	Guidewire Softwareguidewire.com	77	81	86	65
AI Search · 81 Entity coherence72 Structured data43 Extractable answers100 Readability100 Access91 Agent · 86 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 65 Identity50 Disambiguation100 Authority links50 Rights signals50 Crane Index^™ over time77 to 77 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
7=	Atlassianatlassian.com	76	81	86	62
AI Search · 81 Entity coherence81 Structured data79 Extractable answers67 Readability90 Access96 Agent · 86 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 62 Identity79 Disambiguation60 Authority links50 Rights signals50 Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters) Crane Index^™ over time72 to 76 (+4 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
7=	Nintendonintendo.com/us	76	73	89	66
AI Search · 73 Entity coherence75 Structured data43 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access91 Agent · 89 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability100 Discovery75 Representation · 66 Identity79 Disambiguation100 Authority links20 Rights signals50 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page 6 images missing alt text Crane Index^™ over time70 to 76 (+6 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
9	Klaviyoklaviyo.com	75	82	89	53
AI Search · 82 Entity coherence72 Structured data71 Extractable answers100 Readability70 Access87 Agent · 89 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability90 Discovery100 Representation · 53 Identity50 Disambiguation60 Authority links50 Rights signals50 106 images missing alt text Meta description over 180 characters Crane Index^™ over time70 to 75 (+5 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
10=	Capgeminicapgemini.com	74	85	85	53
AI Search · 85 Entity coherence89 Structured data79 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access100 Agent · 85 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 53 Identity79 Disambiguation30 Authority links50 Rights signals50 Crane Index^™ over time76 to 74 (-2 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
10=	Pure Storageeverpuredata.com	74	70	83	70
AI Search · 70 Entity coherence75 Structured data32 Extractable answers67 Readability90 Access96 Agent · 83 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability80 Discovery75 Representation · 70 Identity100 Disambiguation100 Authority links10 Rights signals50 6 images missing alt text Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters) Crane Index^™ over time74 to 74 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
12	Zoomzoom.com	73	72	83	65
AI Search · 72 Entity coherence81 Structured data43 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access83 Agent · 83 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability80 Discovery75 Representation · 65 Identity79 Disambiguation70 Authority links50 Rights signals50 5 images missing alt text Crane Index^™ over time68 to 73 (+5 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
13	CrowdStrikecrowdstrike.com/en-us	72	78	91	46
AI Search · 78 Entity coherence53 Structured data100 Extractable answers83 Readability80 Access78 Agent · 91 Crawler access100 Machine actions100 Operability80 Discovery75 Representation · 46 Identity50 Disambiguation60 Authority links20 Rights signals50 17 images missing alt text Crane Index^™ over time57 to 72 (+15 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
14=	DXC Technologydxc.com	70	68	69	73
AI Search · 68 Entity coherence69 Structured data21 Extractable answers83 Readability70 Access91 Agent · 69 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability100 Discovery75 Representation · 73 Identity100 Disambiguation100 Authority links20 Rights signals50 27 images missing alt text Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters) No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time70 to 70 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
14=	Juniper Networksjuniper.net	70	75	76	58
AI Search · 75 Entity coherence67 Structured data64 Extractable answers67 Readability90 Access96 Agent · 76 Crawler access100 Machine actions36 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 58 Identity50 Disambiguation100 Authority links20 Rights signals50 4 images missing alt text Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters) potentialAction target is not a valid absolute URL Crane Index^™ over time70 to 70 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
14=	Match Groupmtch.com	70	76	87	47
AI Search · 76 Entity coherence53 Structured data79 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access96 Agent · 87 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability95 Discovery75 Representation · 47 Identity50 Disambiguation30 Authority links60 Rights signals50 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page Crane Index^™ over time54 to 70 (+16 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
17=	Appleapple.com	69	64	89	55
AI Search · 64 Entity coherence58 Structured data32 Extractable answers67 Readability90 Access83 Agent · 89 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability100 Discovery75 Representation · 55 Identity50 Disambiguation100 Authority links10 Rights signals50 Crane Index^™ over time69 to 69 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
17=	Qlikqlik.com/us	69	64	86	58
AI Search · 64 Entity coherence67 Structured data32 Extractable answers50 Readability100 Access91 Agent · 86 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 58 Identity50 Disambiguation100 Authority links20 Rights signals50 Multiple H1 headings (2) 6 images missing alt text No canonical URL declared Crane Index^™ over time71 to 69 (-2 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
17=	Twiliotwilio.com/en-us	69	77	85	46
AI Search · 77 Entity coherence67 Structured data68 Extractable answers67 Readability90 Access100 Agent · 85 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 46 Identity50 Disambiguation60 Authority links20 Rights signals50 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page Meta description over 180 characters Crane Index^™ over time66 to 69 (+3 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
17=	Zebra Technologieszebra.com/us/en.html	69	72	62	73
AI Search · 72 Entity coherence83 Structured data32 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access91 Agent · 62 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 73 Identity50 Disambiguation100 Authority links80 Rights signals50 4 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page 3 images missing alt text No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time69 to 69 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
21=	Lam Researchlamresearch.com	68	69	90	46
AI Search · 69 Entity coherence64 Structured data57 Extractable answers50 Readability90 Access100 Agent · 90 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability95 Discovery100 Representation · 46 Identity50 Disambiguation60 Authority links20 Rights signals50 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page Meta description over 180 characters Crane Index^™ over time64 to 68 (+4 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
21=	Paychexpaychex.com	68	82	72	49
AI Search · 82 Entity coherence61 Structured data54 Extractable answers100 Readability100 Access100 Agent · 72 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability100 Discovery100 Representation · 49 Identity50 Disambiguation70 Authority links20 Rights signals50 2 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time63 to 68 (+5 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
23=	Motorola Solutionsmotorolasolutions.com/en_us.html	67	59	83	58
AI Search · 59 Entity coherence78 Structured data21 Extractable answers33 Readability100 Access87 Agent · 83 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability80 Discovery75 Representation · 58 Identity50 Disambiguation100 Authority links20 Rights signals50 No H1 heading on the page 7 images missing alt text Crane Index^™ over time57 to 67 (+10 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
23=	Oktaokta.com	67	68	66	66
AI Search · 68 Entity coherence75 Structured data21 Extractable answers67 Readability80 Access100 Agent · 66 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 66 Identity79 Disambiguation100 Authority links20 Rights signals50 Multiple H1 headings (3) 72 images missing alt text No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time67 to 67 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
25=	Asanaasana.com	66	74	66	59
AI Search · 74 Entity coherence92 Structured data43 Extractable answers50 Readability100 Access100 Agent · 66 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 59 Identity79 Disambiguation60 Authority links40 Rights signals50 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page Multiple H1 headings (2) No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time63 to 66 (+3 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Line broken: no reading for this site on 6 August 2026. Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
25=	Confluentconfluent.io	66	76	63	58
AI Search · 76 Entity coherence67 Structured data64 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access96 Agent · 63 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery75 Representation · 58 Identity50 Disambiguation100 Authority links20 Rights signals50 No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time66 to 66 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
25=	Fortinetfortinet.com	66	64	89	46
AI Search · 64 Entity coherence58 Structured data21 Extractable answers67 Readability90 Access96 Agent · 89 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability100 Discovery75 Representation · 46 Identity50 Disambiguation60 Authority links20 Rights signals50 3 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page 20 images missing alt text Crane Index^™ over time63 to 66 (+3 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
25=	NICEnice.com	66	75	90	34
AI Search · 75 Entity coherence64 Structured data57 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access100 Agent · 90 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability95 Discovery100 Representation · 34 Identity50 Disambiguation30 Authority links10 Rights signals50 Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters) Crane Index^™ over time67 to 66 (-1 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
25=	Procore Technologiesprocore.com	66	79	63	55
AI Search · 79 Entity coherence53 Structured data54 Extractable answers100 Readability100 Access91 Agent · 63 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery75 Representation · 55 Identity50 Disambiguation100 Authority links10 Rights signals50 No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time47 to 66 (+19 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
25=	SolarWindssolarwinds.com	66	68	71	58
AI Search · 68 Entity coherence67 Structured data64 Extractable answers50 Readability100 Access78 Agent · 71 Crawler access63 Machine actions71 Operability80 Discovery75 Representation · 58 Identity50 Disambiguation100 Authority links20 Rights signals50 Multiple H1 headings (2) Some AI agents refused at the edge (PerplexityBot) Crane Index^™ over time64 to 66 (+2 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
25=	Zscalerzscaler.com	66	72	76	51
AI Search · 72 Entity coherence75 Structured data32 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access100 Agent · 76 Crawler access100 Machine actions36 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 51 Identity50 Disambiguation60 Authority links40 Rights signals50 potentialAction target is not a valid absolute URL Crane Index^™ over time61 to 66 (+5 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
32	Salesforcesalesforce.com	65	84	83	28
AI Search · 84 Entity coherence36 Structured data100 Extractable answers100 Readability100 Access91 Agent · 83 Crawler access63 Machine actions100 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 28 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page 36 images missing alt text Some AI agents refused at the edge (PerplexityBot) Crane Index^™ over time64 to 65 (+1 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
33=	Check Point Software Technologiescheckpoint.com	64	74	66	51
AI Search · 74 Entity coherence86 Structured data39 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access87 Agent · 66 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 51 Identity79 Disambiguation0 Authority links80 Rights signals50 No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time59 to 64 (+5 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
33=	Cloudflarecloudflare.com	64	60	85	46
AI Search · 60 Entity coherence53 Structured data21 Extractable answers50 Readability90 Access100 Agent · 85 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 46 Identity50 Disambiguation60 Authority links20 Rights signals50 Multiple H1 headings (2) Crane Index^™ over time61 to 64 (+3 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
33=	Dassault Systèmes3ds.com	64	74	93	25
AI Search · 74 Entity coherence31 Structured data71 Extractable answers83 Readability100 Access96 Agent · 93 Crawler access100 Machine actions100 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 25 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links10 Rights signals50 No authoritative sameAs links to disambiguate the entity Crane Index^™ over time64 to 64 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
36=	Gen Digitalgendigital.com/us/en	63	70	69	50
AI Search · 70 Entity coherence81 Structured data21 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access91 Agent · 69 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability100 Discovery75 Representation · 50 Identity79 Disambiguation30 Authority links40 Rights signals50 3 images missing alt text No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time61 to 63 (+2 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
36=	MongoDBmongodb.com	63	64	71	53
AI Search · 64 Entity coherence61 Structured data32 Extractable answers50 Readability100 Access96 Agent · 71 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability95 Discovery100 Representation · 53 Identity50 Disambiguation60 Authority links20 Rights signals100 Multiple H1 headings (3) 12 images missing alt text No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time57 to 63 (+6 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
36=	Western Digitalwesterndigital.com	63	67	65	57
AI Search · 67 Entity coherence75 Structured data21 Extractable answers67 Readability70 Access100 Agent · 65 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 57 Identity79 Disambiguation70 Authority links20 Rights signals50 24 images missing alt text Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters) No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time59 to 63 (+4 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
36=	Workdayworkday.com	63	69	63	58
AI Search · 69 Entity coherence69 Structured data43 Extractable answers67 Readability80 Access91 Agent · 63 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery75 Representation · 58 Identity50 Disambiguation100 Authority links20 Rights signals50 8 images missing alt text No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time63 to 63 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
40=	AppLovinapplovin.com/en	62	70	85	30
AI Search · 70 Entity coherence72 Structured data79 Extractable answers33 Readability85 Access100 Agent · 85 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 30 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals100 No H1 heading on the page Crane Index^™ over time60 to 62 (+2 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
40=	Micron Technologymicron.com	62	68	68	49
AI Search · 68 Entity coherence86 Structured data21 Extractable answers67 Readability90 Access83 Agent · 68 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability95 Discovery75 Representation · 49 Identity79 Disambiguation0 Authority links70 Rights signals50 1 image missing alt text Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters) No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time62 to 62 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
40=	Wixwix.com	62	78	66	41
AI Search · 78 Entity coherence67 Structured data68 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access100 Agent · 66 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 41 Identity50 Disambiguation60 Authority links0 Rights signals50 No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time58 to 62 (+4 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
43=	Dropboxdropbox.com	61	78	83	23
AI Search · 78 Entity coherence81 Structured data75 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access78 Agent · 83 Crawler access63 Machine actions100 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 23 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals50 Crane Index^™ over time61 to 61 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
43=	KLAkla.com	61	71	87	25
AI Search · 71 Entity coherence64 Structured data79 Extractable answers50 Readability90 Access87 Agent · 87 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability95 Discovery75 Representation · 25 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links10 Rights signals50 Multiple H1 headings (4) 4 images missing alt text Crane Index^™ over time61 to 61 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
43=	Manhattan Associatesmanh.com	61	69	85	28
AI Search · 69 Entity coherence39 Structured data57 Extractable answers83 Readability60 Access100 Agent · 85 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 28 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 21 images missing alt text Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters) No authoritative sameAs links to disambiguate the entity Crane Index^™ over time59 to 61 (+2 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
46=	Informaticainformatica.com	60	78	66	35
AI Search · 78 Entity coherence67 Structured data68 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access100 Agent · 66 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 35 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals100 1 invalid structured-data block 1 image missing alt text No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time66 to 60 (-6 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
46=	Open Textopentext.com	60	71	55	54
AI Search · 71 Entity coherence75 Structured data21 Extractable answers83 Readability100 Access83 Agent · 55 Crawler access63 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 54 Identity79 Disambiguation60 Authority links20 Rights signals50 Some AI agents refused at the edge (PerplexityBot) No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time60 to 60 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
46=	ZoomInfozoominfo.com	60	81	72	28
AI Search · 81 Entity coherence67 Structured data86 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access96 Agent · 72 Crawler access63 Machine actions64 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 28 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 Some AI agents refused at the edge (OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot, GPTBot) Offerings described but not actionable (no price or Action) Crane Index^™ over time63 to 60 (-3 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
49=	Adobeadobe.com	59	69	53	55
AI Search · 69 Entity coherence58 Structured data43 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access89 Agent · 53 Crawler access63 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 55 Identity50 Disambiguation100 Authority links10 Rights signals50 No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time59 to 59 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
49=	Shopifyshopify.com	59	66	66	46
AI Search · 66 Entity coherence58 Structured data21 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access100 Agent · 66 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 46 Identity50 Disambiguation60 Authority links20 Rights signals50 Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters) No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time56 to 59 (+3 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
51=	Darktracedarktrace.com	58	64	65	45
AI Search · 64 Entity coherence69 Structured data21 Extractable answers50 Readability100 Access100 Agent · 65 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 45 Identity79 Disambiguation30 Authority links20 Rights signals50 Multiple H1 headings (7) No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time58 to 58 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
51=	Endavaendava.com	58	68	62	43
AI Search · 68 Entity coherence69 Structured data21 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access96 Agent · 62 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 43 Identity79 Disambiguation30 Authority links10 Rights signals50 No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time55 to 58 (+3 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
51=	Marvell Technologymarvell.com	58	61	80	32
AI Search · 61 Entity coherence67 Structured data43 Extractable answers33 Readability90 Access91 Agent · 80 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability70 Discovery75 Representation · 32 Identity50 Disambiguation30 Authority links0 Rights signals50 Multiple H1 headings (5) Meta description over 180 characters Crane Index^™ over time55 to 58 (+3 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
51=	monday.commonday.com	58	72	66	37
AI Search · 72 Entity coherence67 Structured data64 Extractable answers50 Readability100 Access96 Agent · 66 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 37 Identity50 Disambiguation30 Authority links20 Rights signals50 Multiple H1 headings (2) 5 images missing alt text No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time55 to 58 (+3 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
51=	onsemionsemi.com	58	71	53	51
AI Search · 71 Entity coherence58 Structured data46 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access96 Agent · 53 Crawler access63 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 51 Identity50 Disambiguation60 Authority links10 Rights signals100 Some AI agents refused at the edge (PerplexityBot) No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time55 to 58 (+3 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
51=	Playtechplaytech.com	58	68	82	25
AI Search · 68 Entity coherence42 Structured data57 Extractable answers67 Readability90 Access96 Agent · 82 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 25 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links10 Rights signals50 9 images missing alt text No authoritative sameAs links to disambiguate the entity Crane Index^™ over time58 to 58 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
51=	Smartsheetsmartsheet.com	58	67	69	37
AI Search · 67 Entity coherence58 Structured data32 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access91 Agent · 69 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability90 Discovery100 Representation · 37 Identity50 Disambiguation30 Authority links20 Rights signals50 No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time57 to 58 (+1 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
51=	UiPathuipath.com	58	68	59	48
AI Search · 68 Entity coherence69 Structured data21 Extractable answers83 Readability65 Access96 Agent · 59 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability65 Discovery75 Representation · 48 Identity79 Disambiguation30 Authority links30 Rights signals50 2 images missing alt text Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters) Meta description over 180 characters Crane Index^™ over time61 to 58 (-3 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
51=	Unityunity.com	58	67	55	53
AI Search · 67 Entity coherence67 Structured data32 Extractable answers67 Readability80 Access96 Agent · 55 Crawler access63 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 53 Identity50 Disambiguation100 Authority links0 Rights signals50 Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters) Meta description over 180 characters Some AI agents refused at the edge (PerplexityBot) Crane Index^™ over time35 to 58 (+23 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
60=	Clouderacloudera.com	57	62	63	46
AI Search · 62 Entity coherence53 Structured data21 Extractable answers67 Readability90 Access91 Agent · 63 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery75 Representation · 46 Identity50 Disambiguation60 Authority links20 Rights signals50 15 images missing alt text No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time54 to 57 (+3 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
60=	Renesas Electronicsrenesas.com/en	57	60	56	55
AI Search · 60 Entity coherence61 Structured data39 Extractable answers33 Readability100 Access91 Agent · 56 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability55 Discovery75 Representation · 55 Identity50 Disambiguation100 Authority links10 Rights signals50 No H1 heading on the page No machine-readable action found Interactive CAPTCHA present; autonomous agents cannot complete it Crane Index^™ over time47 to 57 (+10 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
60=	Seagate Technologyseagate.com	57	64	62	46
AI Search · 64 Entity coherence67 Structured data32 Extractable answers50 Readability90 Access96 Agent · 62 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 46 Identity50 Disambiguation60 Authority links20 Rights signals50 2 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page Multiple H1 headings (3) 1 image missing alt text Crane Index^™ over time54 to 57 (+3 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
63=	AVEVAaveva.com	56	61	65	43
AI Search · 61 Entity coherence58 Structured data21 Extractable answers67 Readability80 Access83 Agent · 65 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 43 Identity50 Disambiguation60 Authority links10 Rights signals50 23 images missing alt text No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time55 to 56 (+1 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
63=	Dell Technologiesdell.com/en-us	56	70	53	44
AI Search · 70 Entity coherence67 Structured data57 Extractable answers50 Readability100 Access96 Agent · 53 Crawler access63 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 44 Identity50 Disambiguation30 Authority links20 Rights signals100 Some AI agents refused at the edge (PerplexityBot) No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time55 to 56 (+1 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
63=	Infineon Technologiesinfineon.com	56	74	63	32
AI Search · 74 Entity coherence69 Structured data79 Extractable answers50 Readability100 Access91 Agent · 63 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery75 Representation · 32 Identity50 Disambiguation30 Authority links0 Rights signals50 No H1 heading on the page No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time40 to 56 (+16 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
63=	Squarespacesquarespace.com	56	79	71	19
AI Search · 79 Entity coherence53 Structured data54 Extractable answers100 Readability100 Access91 Agent · 71 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability95 Discovery100 Representation · 19 Identity29 Disambiguation0 Authority links10 Rights signals50 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page 1 image missing alt text Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters) Crane Index^™ over time57 to 56 (-1 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
67=	Nutanixnutanix.com	55	68	68	28
AI Search · 68 Entity coherence36 Structured data68 Extractable answers67 Readability80 Access96 Agent · 68 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability95 Discovery75 Representation · 28 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 23 images missing alt text No machine-readable action found No authoritative sameAs links to disambiguate the entity Crane Index^™ over time50 to 55 (+5 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
67=	Samsung Electronicssamsung.com/us	55	72	69	23
AI Search · 72 Entity coherence67 Structured data43 Extractable answers67 Readability90 Access100 Agent · 69 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability100 Discovery75 Representation · 23 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals50 2 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters) No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time55 to 55 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
69=	Accentureaccenture.com/en	54	63	63	37
AI Search · 63 Entity coherence61 Structured data21 Extractable answers67 Readability80 Access91 Agent · 63 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery75 Representation · 37 Identity50 Disambiguation30 Authority links20 Rights signals50 9 images missing alt text No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time Measured 1 October 2026. The line builds with each monthly re-scan, so the movement becomes a matter of record. Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
69=	Nvidianvidia.com/en-us	54	66	63	34
AI Search · 66 Entity coherence58 Structured data21 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access96 Agent · 63 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery75 Representation · 34 Identity50 Disambiguation30 Authority links10 Rights signals50 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page 7 images missing alt text No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time52 to 54 (+2 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
69=	Sophossophos.com/en-us	54	73	53	37
AI Search · 73 Entity coherence44 Structured data68 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access100 Agent · 53 Crawler access63 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 37 Identity50 Disambiguation30 Authority links20 Rights signals50 No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time54 to 54 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
72=	DocuSigndocusign.com	53	59	63	37
AI Search · 59 Entity coherence67 Structured data43 Extractable answers33 Readability90 Access83 Agent · 63 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery75 Representation · 37 Identity50 Disambiguation30 Authority links20 Rights signals50 No H1 heading on the page Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters) No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time50 to 53 (+3 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
72=	Ocado Groupocadogroup.com	53	65	68	25
AI Search · 65 Entity coherence31 Structured data32 Extractable answers83 Readability90 Access96 Agent · 68 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability95 Discovery75 Representation · 25 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links10 Rights signals50 2 images missing alt text Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters) Meta description over 180 characters Crane Index^™ over time52 to 53 (+1 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
74=	Bentley Systemsbentley.com	52	61	68	28
AI Search · 61 Entity coherence25 Structured data43 Extractable answers83 Readability90 Access74 Agent · 68 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability95 Discovery75 Representation · 28 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 10 images missing alt text No machine-readable action found No authoritative sameAs links to disambiguate the entity Crane Index^™ over time55 to 52 (-3 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
74=	Cisco Systemscisco.com	52	62	70	23
AI Search · 62 Entity coherence39 Structured data32 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access87 Agent · 70 Crawler access63 Machine actions71 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 23 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals50 4 images missing alt text Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters) Some AI agents refused at the edge (PerplexityBot) Crane Index^™ over time52 to 52 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
74=	Rokuroku.com	52	56	59	41
AI Search · 56 Entity coherence58 Structured data32 Extractable answers33 Readability75 Access96 Agent · 59 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability65 Discovery75 Representation · 41 Identity50 Disambiguation60 Authority links0 Rights signals50 No H1 heading on the page Heading levels skip from H1 to H3 No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time46 to 52 (+6 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
77=	Boxbox.com	51	62	63	28
AI Search · 62 Entity coherence67 Structured data32 Extractable answers50 Readability100 Access78 Agent · 63 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery75 Representation · 28 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 Heading levels skip from H1 to H3 No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time51 to 51 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
77=	Take-Two Interactivetake2games.com	51	64	62	28
AI Search · 64 Entity coherence39 Structured data32 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access96 Agent · 62 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 28 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page No machine-readable action found No authoritative sameAs links to disambiguate the entity Crane Index^™ over time51 to 51 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
79	Logitechlogitech.com/en-us	50	59	62	28
AI Search · 59 Entity coherence36 Structured data32 Extractable answers50 Readability100 Access100 Agent · 62 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 28 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 7 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page Multiple H1 headings (2) No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time Measured 1 October 2026. The line builds with each monthly re-scan, so the movement becomes a matter of record. Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
80	Meta Platformsmeta.com	49	52	34	60
AI Search · 52 Entity coherence53 Structured data57 Extractable answers17 Readability70 Access83 Agent · 34 Crawler access63 Machine actions0 Operability45 Discovery75 Representation · 60 Identity50 Disambiguation100 Authority links0 Rights signals100 Action surface appears client-side rendered; agents may see little Multiple H1 headings (2) Thin content (under 250 words) Crane Index^™ over time47 to 49 (+2 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
81	Microsoftmicrosoft.com/en-us	48	52	82	10
AI Search · 52 Entity coherence3 Structured data32 Extractable answers67 Readability90 Access83 Agent · 82 Crawler access100 Machine actions71 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 10 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links10 Rights signals50 No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) 14 images missing alt text No authoritative sameAs links to disambiguate the entity Crane Index^™ over time48 to 48 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
82=	Ansysansys.synopsys.com	47	61	55	25
AI Search · 61 Entity coherence31 Structured data46 Extractable answers50 Readability100 Access100 Agent · 55 Crawler access63 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 25 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links10 Rights signals50 No H1 heading on the page Some AI agents refused at the edge (ClaudeBot, GPTBot) No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time40 to 47 (+7 since 6 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
82=	Computacentercomputacenter.com	47	78	30	34
AI Search · 78 Entity coherence72 Structured data86 Extractable answers67 Readability90 Access83 Agent · 30 Crawler access25 Machine actions100 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 34 Identity50 Disambiguation30 Authority links10 Rights signals50 AI agents are refused at the edge (CDN/WAF), not just in robots.txt 4 images missing alt text Meta description over 180 characters Crane Index^™ over time47 to 47 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
84=	Lyftlyft.com	46	59	50	30
AI Search · 59 Entity coherence31 Structured data32 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access83 Agent · 50 Crawler access63 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 30 Identity50 Disambiguation0 Authority links30 Rights signals50 No machine-readable action found No authoritative sameAs links to disambiguate the entity Crane Index^™ over time40 to 46 (+6 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
84=	Pegasystemspega.com	46	54	71	13
AI Search · 54 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers83 Readability100 Access100 Agent · 71 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability95 Discovery100 Representation · 13 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) 7 images missing alt text Crane Index^™ over time45 to 46 (+1 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
86=	Elasticelastic.co	44	56	62	13
AI Search · 56 Entity coherence3 Structured data21 Extractable answers83 Readability90 Access96 Agent · 62 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 13 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Meta description over 180 characters No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time44 to 44 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
86=	Palo Alto Networkspaloaltonetworks.com	44	48	71	13
AI Search · 48 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers67 Readability80 Access100 Agent · 71 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability95 Discovery100 Representation · 13 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters) Meta description over 180 characters Crane Index^™ over time44 to 44 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
86=	Qualcommqualcomm.com	44	45	34	53
AI Search · 45 Entity coherence58 Structured data21 Extractable answers0 Readability65 Access100 Agent · 34 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability50 Discovery100 Representation · 53 Identity50 Disambiguation100 Authority links0 Rights signals50 No H1 heading on the page Action surface appears client-side rendered; agents may see little Thin content (under 250 words) Crane Index^™ over time23 to 44 (+21 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
89=	BILL (Bill.com)bill.com	43	50	65	13
AI Search · 50 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access100 Agent · 65 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 13 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) No machine-readable action found No authoritative sameAs links to disambiguate the entity Crane Index^™ over time42 to 43 (+1 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
89=	Brazebraze.com	43	50	65	13
AI Search · 50 Entity coherence3 Structured data21 Extractable answers50 Readability100 Access100 Agent · 65 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 13 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Multiple H1 headings (2) No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time43 to 43 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
89=	Rightmoverightmove.co.uk	43	49	65	15
AI Search · 49 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers83 Readability90 Access78 Agent · 65 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 15 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals100 No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters) No canonical URL declared Crane Index^™ over time41 to 43 (+2 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
92	Ubisoftubisoft.com/en-us	42	48	65	13
AI Search · 48 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers67 Readability90 Access96 Agent · 65 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 13 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Meta description over 180 characters No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time41 to 42 (+1 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
93=	Anthropicanthropic.com	41	49	62	13
AI Search · 49 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access96 Agent · 62 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 13 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 3 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time41 to 41 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
93=	Arm Holdingsarm.com	41	45	66	13
AI Search · 45 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers50 Readability100 Access96 Agent · 66 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 13 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 2 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Multiple H1 headings (3) Crane Index^™ over time43 to 41 (-2 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
93=	Datadogdatadoghq.com	41	45	65	13
AI Search · 45 Entity coherence3 Structured data7 Extractable answers67 Readability80 Access80 Agent · 65 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 13 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) 2 images missing alt text Missing meta description Crane Index^™ over time41 to 41 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
93=	Synapticssynaptics.com	41	39	71	13
AI Search · 39 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers50 Readability60 Access91 Agent · 71 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability95 Discovery100 Representation · 13 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Multiple H1 headings (4) 29 images missing alt text Crane Index^™ over time41 to 41 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
97=	Snowflakesnowflake.com/en	40	44	62	13
AI Search · 44 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers50 Readability100 Access91 Agent · 62 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 13 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Multiple H1 headings (2) 2 images missing alt text Crane Index^™ over time38 to 40 (+2 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
97=	Texas Instrumentsti.com	40	47	62	10
AI Search · 47 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers83 Readability70 Access83 Agent · 62 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 10 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links10 Rights signals50 No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) 1 image missing alt text Meta description over 180 characters Crane Index^™ over time38 to 40 (+2 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
99=	Alibaba Groupalibabagroup.com/en-US	39	33	65	20
AI Search · 33 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers33 Readability90 Access67 Agent · 65 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 20 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals100 No H1 heading on the page No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Heading levels skip from H1 to H3 Crane Index^™ over time38 to 39 (+1 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
99=	ASMLasml.com/en	39	48	62	8
AI Search · 48 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access91 Agent · 62 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 8 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals50 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) 1 image missing alt text Crane Index^™ over time40 to 39 (-1 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
99=	ByteDancebytedance.com	39	35	66	15
AI Search · 35 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers33 Readability90 Access76 Agent · 66 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery100 Representation · 15 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals100 No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) 14 images missing alt text No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time39 to 39 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
99=	Wiprowipro.com	39	44	62	10
AI Search · 44 Entity coherence3 Structured data21 Extractable answers50 Readability70 Access91 Agent · 62 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 10 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links10 Rights signals50 No H1 heading on the page No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) 32 images missing alt text Crane Index^™ over time38 to 39 (+1 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
103=	Cognizantcognizant.com/us/en	38	37	65	13
AI Search · 37 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers33 Readability85 Access89 Agent · 65 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 13 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 No H1 heading on the page No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Heading levels skip from H1 to H3 Crane Index^™ over time38 to 38 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
103=	HP Inc.hp.com/us-en/home.html	38	41	62	10
AI Search · 41 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers50 Readability90 Access83 Agent · 62 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 10 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links10 Rights signals50 No H1 heading on the page 2 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Crane Index^™ over time40 to 38 (-2 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
103=	Kainoskainos.com	38	34	65	15
AI Search · 34 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers17 Readability90 Access91 Agent · 65 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 15 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals100 No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Meta description over 180 characters No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time38 to 38 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
106=	Electronic Artsea.com	37	39	62	10
AI Search · 39 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers33 Readability100 Access91 Agent · 62 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 10 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links10 Rights signals50 No H1 heading on the page 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Crane Index^™ over time58 to 37 (-21 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
106=	Intelintel.com/content/www/us/en/homepage.html	37	45	59	8
AI Search · 45 Entity coherence3 Structured data21 Extractable answers33 Readability100 Access96 Agent · 59 Crawler access63 Machine actions0 Operability95 Discovery100 Representation · 8 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals50 No H1 heading on the page No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Some AI agents refused at the edge (PerplexityBot) Crane Index^™ over time36 to 37 (+1 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
106=	Netflixnetflix.com	37	27	65	20
AI Search · 27 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers0 Readability100 Access74 Agent · 65 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery100 Representation · 20 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals100 No H1 heading on the page No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) No canonical URL declared Crane Index^™ over time37 to 37 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
106=	Skyworks Solutionsskyworksinc.com	37	39	63	8
AI Search · 39 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers50 Readability90 Access74 Agent · 63 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability80 Discovery75 Representation · 8 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals50 15 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Multiple H1 headings (4) Crane Index^™ over time37 to 37 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
106=	Synopsyssynopsys.com	37	40	62	8
AI Search · 40 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers33 Readability90 Access100 Agent · 62 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 8 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals50 No H1 heading on the page No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) 22 images missing alt text Crane Index^™ over time36 to 37 (+1 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
111=	Pinterestpinterest.com	36	25	68	15
AI Search · 25 Entity coherence3 Structured data21 Extractable answers0 Readability55 Access70 Agent · 68 Crawler access75 Machine actions71 Operability45 Discovery100 Representation · 15 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals100 No H1 heading on the page 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page Action surface appears client-side rendered; agents may see little Crane Index^™ over time32 to 36 (+4 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
111=	Robloxroblox.com	36	42	34	32
AI Search · 42 Entity coherence58 Structured data21 Extractable answers0 Readability55 Access91 Agent · 34 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability45 Discovery75 Representation · 32 Identity50 Disambiguation30 Authority links0 Rights signals50 No H1 heading on the page Action surface appears client-side rendered; agents may see little Meta description over 180 characters Crane Index^™ over time Measured 1 October 2026. The line builds with each monthly re-scan, so the movement becomes a matter of record. Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
111=	Uber Technologiesuber.com	36	49	50	10
AI Search · 49 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access96 Agent · 50 Crawler access63 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 10 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links10 Rights signals50 No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Multiple H1 headings (3) No machine-readable action found Crane Index^™ over time36 to 36 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
114	NXP Semiconductorsnxp.com	35	47	50	8
AI Search · 47 Entity coherence3 Structured data11 Extractable answers67 Readability100 Access72 Agent · 50 Crawler access63 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 8 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals50 1 invalid structured-data block No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Multiple H1 headings (4) Crane Index^™ over time35 to 35 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
115	Garmingarmin.com/en-US	32	33	54	8
AI Search · 33 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers33 Readability100 Access57 Agent · 54 Crawler access75 Machine actions0 Operability75 Discovery75 Representation · 8 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals50 No H1 heading on the page No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Heading levels skip from H1 to H3 Crane Index^™ over time30 to 32 (+2 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
116	Amazonamazon.com	29	20	54	13
AI Search · 20 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers0 Readability75 Access50 Agent · 54 Crawler access75 Machine actions0 Operability95 Discovery25 Representation · 13 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 No H1 heading on the page 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Crane Index^™ over time24 to 29 (+5 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
117	Tyler Technologiestylertech.com	28	40	30	13
AI Search · 40 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers50 Readability100 Access70 Agent · 30 Crawler access25 Machine actions0 Operability100 Discovery25 Representation · 13 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links20 Rights signals50 AI agents are refused at the edge (CDN/WAF), not just in robots.txt No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Multiple H1 headings (3) Crane Index^™ over time28 to 28 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
118	Snapsnap.com	25	31	34	10
AI Search · 31 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers17 Readability70 Access87 Agent · 34 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability45 Discovery75 Representation · 10 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links10 Rights signals50 Action surface appears client-side rendered; agents may see little No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Thin content (under 250 words) Crane Index^™ over time25 to 25 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
119=	Arista Networksarista.com	23	21	34	15
AI Search · 21 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers0 Readability45 Access74 Agent · 34 Crawler access63 Machine actions0 Operability45 Discovery75 Representation · 15 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals100 No H1 heading on the page Action surface appears client-side rendered; agents may see little No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Crane Index^™ over time23 to 23 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
119=	SAPsap.com/index.html	23	27	34	8
AI Search · 27 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers0 Readability60 Access96 Agent · 34 Crawler access63 Machine actions0 Operability50 Discovery100 Representation · 8 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals50 No H1 heading on the page Action surface appears client-side rendered; agents may see little No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person) Crane Index^™ over time23 to 23 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
119=	VMwarevmware.com	23	28	34	8
AI Search · 28 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers0 Readability65 Access96 Agent · 34 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability45 Discovery75 Representation · 8 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals50 No H1 heading on the page Content appears client-side rendered; static AI crawlers may see little text Action surface appears client-side rendered; agents may see little Crane Index^™ over time23 to 23 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
122=	Amdocsamdocs.com	21	14	34	15
AI Search · 14 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers0 Readability25 Access50 Agent · 34 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability45 Discovery100 Representation · 15 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals100 No H1 heading on the page Page is set to noindex (excluded from search and AI) Missing title tag Crane Index^™ over time21 to 21 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.
122=	Fair Isaac (FICO)fico.com	21	13	34	15
AI Search · 13 Entity coherence3 Structured data0 Extractable answers0 Readability25 Access46 Agent · 34 Crawler access100 Machine actions0 Operability45 Discovery75 Representation · 15 Identity0 Disambiguation0 Authority links0 Rights signals100 No H1 heading on the page Page is set to noindex (excluded from search and AI) Missing title tag Crane Index^™ over time21 to 21 (+0 since 1 August 2026) 1 August 20261 October 2026 Verified measurement: the Crane Index^™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

Invisible by choice: the 46 locked doors ↓

These names have no score for a sharper reason: their sites would not let a machine reader in at all. They refused it outright, gave it nothing, or serve pages that are empty until scripts run, and the crawlers and shopping agents AI engines send live in the same data centres our reader does. One fair caveat, stated plainly: a site that verifies crawlers by network may admit engines it recognises while refusing ours, so they are reported as unmeasured, never scored. But a door bolted against unknown machines is a posture, and it is one the machines now bringing buyers will meet first.

AMD · no responseBroadcom · script-only pageTSMC · refused the readerApplied Materials · refused the readerAnalog Devices · no responseSTMicroelectronics · no responseMicrochip Technology · refused the readerOracle · refused the readerServiceNow · refused the readerIntuit · refused the readerAutodesk · refused the readerPalantir Technologies · script-only pageIBM · script-only pageHewlett Packard Enterprise · no responseLenovo · refused the readerSony · refused the readerHitachi · no responseFujitsu · no responseNetApp · refused the readerSuper Micro Computer · no responseNokia · refused the readerEricsson · refused the readerXiaomi · refused the readerInfosys · refused the readerTata Consultancy Services · refused the readerHCLTech · no responseSpotify · script-only pageReddit · refused the readerSage Group · refused the readerSoftcat · script-only pageAuto Trader · refused the readerRaspberry Pi · refused the readerCadence Design Systems · refused the readerKeysight Technologies · refused the readerAkamai Technologies · refused the readerPTC · refused the readerTeradata · no responseFreshworks · refused the readerGoDaddy · refused the readerDoorDash · refused the readerBytes Technology Group · no responseTrustpilot · refused the readerTencent · no responseAlphabet · refused the readerOpenAI · refused the readerTuro · refused the reader

The picture in one chart

Every readable site, plotted: found by AI (across) against trusted by AI (up). Measured 1 October 2026.

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The gold dashed lines sit at 55 on both reads, the level below which the facts an engine would need stop surviving the read. The top-right quadrant is found and trusted on both. Hover any dot for the company.

Download this data: the full field as a spreadsheet (CSV), or the same run as JSON and this dated run. Licensed CC BY 4.0, so it is yours to publish and build on with attribution. Every unreadable site carries empty score cells, never a zero.

A low score says a site is hard for a machine to read, not that the business is anything other than excellent at what it does. The 46 sites a reader could not enter are reported as unmeasured, never scored zero. The stakes are on the record: in 2026, Google reported that its AI Mode in Search had passed a billion monthly users, and the machine-readable layer these scanners read is the structured data Google Search Central documents. How to read this table, and the full method →

The full report

The full Technology and Software report

The complete ranked field, the sites a machine could not read, the quadrant, the method and the three moves to make first, in one board-ready document. Read it here, or download it to share.

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Score your own domain before you brief anyone. The free AI Search Readiness scanner is the same instrument behind this table and takes about a minute. A result below 55 means an engine is already handing your shortlist slot to whoever in your category is legible. Prefer the whole field watched for you? Daily reconnaissance of your domain beside the competitors you choose is £1,600 a year ex VAT.

This benchmark is re-run on the first of each month, every company named and every score re-measurable live, so the movement becomes public record. The top of every measured cohort sits in the leaderboard, and the full programme is at Crane Index^™ Research.

The figures above move with each monthly re-scan. For a snapshot fixed to a dated scan and built to cite, see the pinned Technology and Software AI Readability 2026 edition, part of the UK AI Readability 2026 benchmark across every industry.

Licensed CC BY 4.0. Cite as: The Crane Index^™, Technology and Software AI readability benchmark, The Crane Consultancy, measured 1 October 2026. https://thecraneconsultancy.com/research/technology-software-ai-readability/

The readable top and the silent tail

The strong headline hides a split. Above the median sit companies an engine can describe without guessing, and below it sits a long tail it cannot. 55 sites scored under 55 on the Crane Index, and 46 of the ones we approached could not be scored at all. The engines simply could not get a clean read of what those companies do.

The reasons are worth naming, because they are not exotic. Of the blocked sites, 5 served a page that only assembles inside a live browser, so a fetcher that does not run JavaScript arrived at a near-empty shell where the product description should be. 30 turned the engines away outright, and 11 returned nothing an engine could use. Each of those is an engineering decision, taken for reasons that once made sense, and each one now hides the plain facts a machine needs before it will put a product forward. The field reads weakest on Brand Representation, at 34, which is where the tail loses most of its ground.

Why the gap is now indefensible

In a struggling category, a low score is a shared condition. In this one, it is a position you hold while a competitor down the road holds a better one, on the same stack, for the same buyer. A software purchase can now start inside an AI assistant before anyone speaks to sales. A buyer describes a problem, asks which tools solve it, what they integrate with and who they are built for, and the engine answers from what it can read on the vendors' own sites. A company it can parse cleanly lands in that first shortlist. One it cannot parse is absent, and the buyer never learns there was a substitution.

Worse than absence is a confident misread. When a machine cannot read your product but tries anyway, it fills the gap from stale fragments, naming integrations you dropped years ago or a use case you have long since left behind. That version of you is then repeated to every buyer who asks. The leaders in this field give an engine nothing to fill in: what they build, integrate with and serve is stated plainly on pages a machine can read, so an engine that describes them works from their own words. That legibility is the whole measured distance between 88 at the top of this table and 21 at the bottom.

Closing the distance without a rebuild

None of the fixes here touch the product your customers use, which is the point most engineering teams miss. The work sits on the marketing site and the public documentation, not the app.

Server-side render or pre-render the pages that describe what your software does, so an engine reads the same sentences a human does rather than an empty frame. Add valid Organization and Product structured data, the machine-readable labelling engines rely on, and resolve a scatter of sub-brands and acquired names to one entity a machine can hold onto. Lift the core of your documentation clear of the login, so an engine can confirm what the tool actually does instead of inferring it. This is technical SEO applied to a modern software stack, and it is far smaller than the rebuild teams fear.

You can see where you stand today with the free AI search readiness scan, read exactly how we score in the methodology, and for a company that wants the position read every day, Crane Index Monitor tracks a single domain at £1,600 a year ex VAT. The leaders in this field have already proved the machines can read a software company cleanly. In a category that has removed the excuse, staying unreadable is the one thing left that is genuinely your choice.

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The full Technology and Software report

The readable top and the silent tail

Why the gap is now indefensible

Closing the distance without a rebuild

Is your domain measured?

Where would your site sit on this table?

Be first to the next benchmark.

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Further reading.

The telecoms brand a machine can reach but cannot name

The machine routes the load to the operator it can read

The holiday is planned by a machine, and too much of travel shuts the door on it

AI Overviews Are Costing You Clicks. Fix Your Attribution First

The senior read,
once a week.

The full Technology and Software report

The readable top and the silent tail

Why the gap is now indefensible

Closing the distance without a rebuild

Is your domain measured?

Where would your site sit on this table?

Be first to the next benchmark.

A question on this piece?

Written by the practitionerwho does the work.

A decade engineering profit at scale.

Further reading.

The telecoms brand a machine can reach but cannot name

The machine routes the load to the operator it can read

The holiday is planned by a machine, and too much of travel shuts the door on it

AI Overviews Are Costing You Clicks. Fix Your Attribution First

The senior read,once a week.

Written by the practitioner
who does the work.

The senior read,
once a week.