THE GEO INDEX · 2026
Compare the tools that get your brand cited by AI.
We benchmark every major GEO & AEO platform on the same prompts, across every major answer engine — so you can weigh them side by side and pick in minutes, not weeks.
11 TOOLS · 10 ENGINES · RE-TESTED MONTHLY · INDEPENDENT
Which AEO tool should I use?
LIVESORTED BYbalanced priorities
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ProfoundEDITOR'S CHOICE
78/100
1
OmniSEOBEST VALUE
81/100
4
HubSpotBEST ALL-IN-ONE
76/100
3
Otterly.AIBEST FOR STARTERS
76/100
5
Knowatoa
75/100
ACROSSGkRf
THE LIVE RANKING
Tell us what matters. Get your shortlist.
Set your priorities and the ranking re-orders instantly — every tool scored the same way, on the same prompts.
UPDATED JUN 9, 2026 · NEXT RE-TEST JUL 2026
How we score →What matters to you?
Weight each factor 0–10.
Engine coverage5/10
Ease of use5/10
Value for money5/10
Support & onboarding5/10
Best fit for
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★★★★★4.6our rating
Bolts AI-search visibility onto the SEO platform millions of marketers already run — prompt tracking, brand mentions and optimisation in one mature suite.
Mature all-in-one suiteDaily prompt trackingExcellent support⚠ AI toolkit is a $99 add-on · no Claude
COVERS
GkRf
5/1083/100
GEO SCORE · EXCEPTIONAL02
★★★★★4.6our rating
Pairs classic rank tracking with AI optimization in one tidy, well-priced platform.
Best valueUp to 10 enginesSEO + AEO⚠ Entry tier covers 4 engines
COVERS
GkRf
9/1081/100
GEO SCORE · EXCELLENTSPONSOREDNOT PART OF THE RANKING
ViziquoPARTNER
Partner listing — not yet benchmarked.
A done-for-you AI visibility audit — it builds buyer personas for your brand, writes the questions they'd actually ask, runs them through seven AI assistants and tells you what to fix first.
Reviewed analysis, not a dashboardPersona-led test design7 AI providersFree ChatGPT analysis⚠ One-off project, not always-on tracking
COVERS
GkRf
6/10—NOT YET SCORED
03
★★★★★4.8our rating
The deepest cross-engine visibility data on the market, built for board-ready enterprise reporting.
Full coverageBoard-ready reportsDedicated CSM⚠ Full coverage is enterprise-priced
COVERS
GkRf
10/1078/100
GEO SCORE · EXCELLENT04
★★★★★4.6our rating
Tracks brand mentions and sentiment across the major LLMs, with a gentle setup.
Sentiment trackingEasy setupMulti-LLM⚠ Extra engines are paid add-ons
COVERS
GkRf
6/1077/100
GEO SCORE · EXCELLENT05
Otterly.AIBEST FOR STARTERS
★★★★★4.7our rating
Lightweight AI-search monitoring that lean teams can stand up on day one.
Cheapest paidDead-simple7-day trial⚠ No Claude · basic analytics
COVERS
GkRf
5/1076/100
GEO SCORE · EXCELLENT06
HubSpotBEST ALL-IN-ONE
★★★★★4.5our rating
Bakes AEO into the all-in-one marketing suite your team already runs day to day.
All-in-one suiteHuge ecosystemGreat support⚠ Shallow engine coverage
COVERS
GkRf
3/1076/100
GEO SCORE · EXCELLENT07
★★★★★4.5our rating
Affordable AI-search rank tracking with a friendly, gentle setup curve.
Budget-friendlyEasy onboarding⚠ Entry tier covers 3 engines
COVERS
GkRf
8/1075/100
GEO SCORE · EXCELLENT08
★★★★★4.4our rating
Generative-engine optimization focused on brand presence and prompt coverage.
Brand promptsEcommerce-ready⚠ Premium / enterprise pricing
COVERS
GkRf
7/1075/100
GEO SCORE · EXCELLENT09
★★★★★4.5our rating
Audits how AI agents read your site and fixes exactly what they miss.
Agent-readiness auditsUp to 8 engines⚠ Mid-tier ease of use
COVERS
GkRf
8/1073/100
GEO SCORE · VERY GOOD10
★★★★★4.7our rating
Generates and ships GEO-optimized content at agency scale — the engine for earning citations, not just watching them.
Content workflowsWhite-labelFree Solo plan⚠ No Claude / Copilot · paid tiers pricey
COVERS
GkRf
4/1073/100
GEO SCORE · VERY GOOD11
★★★★★4.6our rating
Enterprise answer-engine intelligence with full coverage and deep analytics.
Full coverageDeep analytics⚠ Steeper learning curve
COVERS
GkRf
10/1072/100
GEO SCORE · VERY GOODiScores are preview data from the 2026 Index methodology, currently in calibration. Tools marked PARTNER pay for placement — it never changes their score or rank, and the SPONSORED slot sits outside the numbered ranking. Final benchmarks publish with full per-tool test logs.
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
Rather have someone tell you what the numbers mean?
Every tool above gives you a dashboard, and the interpretation is left to you. Viziquo does that part. It builds buyer personas for your brand, runs their questions through seven AI assistants, then sends back a reviewed analysis of where you appear, who's recommended instead and what to fix first.
We've had them run one on Venture Harbour: five buyer personas, 36 test scenarios, and the reasoning behind each one written down before a single query ran. It's a one-off project rather than always-on tracking, so it sits alongside a tool rather than replacing one — and the first analysis, ChatGPT only, is free.
Free · No card needed · Delivered within 3 business days
Viziquo is a paid partner. We haven't benchmarked it, so it has no GEO Score — and the partnership never changes a score or rank.
EXAMPLE ANALYSISCUSTOMER-SUPPORT SAAS
“Shows up reliably when buyers name it — but goes missing from the unbranded questions where they're still deciding.”
152
CONVERSATIONS TESTED
60%
BRAND VISIBILITY
47%
ORGANIC DISCOVERY
9%
OWNED CITATIONS
TESTS+ Google AI Mode
From Viziquo's published sample analyses. Shown to illustrate the deliverable — not a geoaeo test result.
HOW WE SCORE
The same test, run the same way, for every tool.
Every GEO Score comes from the same place: real prompts, run on real brand accounts, scored the same way for every tool. No guesswork and no vendor input — just what the data says. We publish the logs so you can check our work.
Read the full methodology →01
Engine coverage
How many answer engines each tool genuinely monitors and optimizes for — and how deeply.
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Hands-on usability
We run every platform on a live brand account and score how easy it is to get real value.
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Value & support
Pricing transparency, onboarding speed and the quality of human support.
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Full transparency
Paid placements are labelled, test logs are published, and scores are never for sale.
WHO TESTED THIS
Marcus Taylor
Founder & lead reviewer
Ran all tools head-to-head on live brand accounts over 30 days — 25 tracked prompts each — and actioned their recommendations to measure real impact.
DISCLOSUREgeoaeo is reader-supported. Some links are affiliate links, and select vendors pay for featured placement (always labelled PARTNER). Neither ever changes a score, a rank, or what the data says.
THE COVERAGE GAP
Most tools only watch part of the new front page.
Just 2 of 12 tools track every answer engine we monitor. Coverage is where most shortlists quietly fall apart.
THE VALUE MAP
Where score meets price.
Best value
Partner
Other
OUR RATING →
↖ HIGH SCORE · LOW PRICE = BEST VALUE
$29/moMONTHLY PRICE →$2000/mo
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