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title: Belgium: business websites and AI agents, city by city · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/country/be?format=md
---

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# Belgium: which businesses can AI agents use?

2,524 business websites scanned in 2 cities of Belgium, across 10 indexes. 44% of the reachable sites take a booking or an order on their own site, 19% turn an AI crawler away at the edge, 28% of scanned sites score A or B. Numbers as of 2026-10-14.

2,524

business websites scanned, of 3,067 with a site of their own

44%

take a booking or an order on their own site

19%

turn an AI crawler away at the edge

28%

score A or B (704 sites)

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A 263 · B 441 · C 580 · D 540 · F 700

Shares are over the 2,245 reachable sites; A or B over all scanned. [Methodology](https://directindex.org/methodology) · [Markdown](https://directindex.org/country/be?format=md) · [JSON](https://directindex.org/api/country/be) · [Rankings](https://directindex.org/rankings).

 Cities

## Belgium, city by city

Every index of each city added together; the kinds are listed under the city and each has its own page.

| City | Sites scanned | Book or order on their own site | Turn a crawler away | A or B | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brussels](https://directindex.org/city/brussels) Bruxelles
[restaurants and fast food](https://directindex.org/city/brussels) · [cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/city/brussels-cafes-bars) · [hairdressers and beauty salons](https://directindex.org/city/brussels-salons) · [dentists, clinics and vets](https://directindex.org/city/brussels-clinics) · [tours, attractions and museums](https://directindex.org/city/brussels-tours) | 1,598 | 46% | 19% | 29% |
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A 187 · B 272 · C 381 · D 349 · F 409

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| [Antwerp](https://directindex.org/city/antwerp) Anvers
[restaurants and fast food](https://directindex.org/city/antwerp) · [cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/city/antwerp-cafes-bars) · [hairdressers and beauty salons](https://directindex.org/city/antwerp-salons) · [dentists, clinics and vets](https://directindex.org/city/antwerp-clinics) · [tours, attractions and museums](https://directindex.org/city/antwerp-tours) | 926 | 40% | 19% | 26% |
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A 76 · B 169 · C 199 · D 191 · F 291

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Side by side: [Brussels / Antwerp](https://directindex.org/compare/antwerp/brussels).

 Kinds

## By kind of business

| Kind | Sites scanned | Book or order on their own site | Turn a crawler away | A or B | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| restaurants and fast food 2 indexes | 1,423 | 46% | 18% | 35% |
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A 225 · B 278 · C 245 · D 327 · F 348

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| cafes and bars 2 indexes | 479 | 38% | 22% | 24% |
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A 34 · B 82 · C 118 · D 86 · F 159

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| hairdressers and beauty salons 2 indexes | 190 | 39% | 25% | 14% |
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A 3 · B 23 · C 67 · D 31 · F 66

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| dentists, clinics and vets 2 indexes | 267 | 38% | 22% | 12% |
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A 0 · B 32 · C 81 · D 72 · F 82

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| tours, attractions and museums 2 indexes | 165 | 61% | 14% | 16% |
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A 1 · B 26 · C 69 · D 24 · F 45

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 Vendors

## Booking and ordering vendors common in Belgium

Sites in the country whose booking or ordering runs through each vendor, on the business's own domain or on a marketplace, from the daily vendor pass. Each vendor's page says how its sites score.

| Vendor | Sites |
| --- | --- |
| [Zenchef](https://directindex.org/vendors/zenchef) | 68 |
| [Just Eat](https://directindex.org/vendors/justeat) | 66 |
| [Uber Eats](https://directindex.org/vendors/ubereats) | 26 |
| [Deliveroo](https://directindex.org/vendors/deliveroo) | 20 |
| [Salonkee](https://directindex.org/vendors/salonkee) | 12 |
| [SevenRooms](https://directindex.org/vendors/sevenrooms) | 7 |
| [Treatwell](https://directindex.org/vendors/treatwell) | 7 |
| [TheFork](https://directindex.org/vendors/thefork) | 6 |
| [Planity](https://directindex.org/vendors/planity) | 6 |
| [Fresha](https://directindex.org/vendors/fresha) | 4 |
| [Setmore](https://directindex.org/vendors/setmore) | 3 |
| [Fever](https://directindex.org/vendors/fever) | 3 |

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