# auto-geo alternatives

> Source: https://citedindex.com/auto-geo/alternatives (curated, quality-gated, re-verified)

auto-geo is a genuinely different shape of tool in this index: free, MIT-licensed, and the only one that closes the full audit-generate-fix-measure loop in a single CLI, with no monthly seat — just small, pay-as-you-go LLM API usage. But its own listing names the tradeoff plainly: no dashboard or UI at all, no Google AI Overviews monitoring despite that being the engine most of this category leads with, and no managed or done-for-you option for a non-technical team. Two Published alternatives answer that gap directly — one is a hosted, point-and-click dashboard that tracks AI Overviews by default, the other hands the entire job to a managed service instead of a CLI you run yourself.

| # | Name | What it is | Pricing | API |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Otterly AI](https://citedindex.com/otterly-ai.md) | Monitor how ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Copilot mention your brand. | $29 / month | Yes |
| 2 | [AEO Engine](https://citedindex.com/aeoengine.md) | A free, no-signup GEO audit tool backed by a managed AEO content-and-citation service starting at $1,597/month. | $1,597 / month, 90-day rolling contract | No |

## Methodology

We list alternatives that solve the specific gap auto-geo's own listing names: no dashboard, no Google AI Overviews coverage, and no managed-service option for non-technical teams. Every price and feature cited below is re-read from each alternative's own already-Published, already-sourced listing fields, not fresh vendor copy.