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AthenaHQ
AEO/GEO platform tracking brand visibility across 11 AI models, with content and technical actions.
From FreeWhy it's on this listDone-for-you service · PartialHuman help exists but only in the custom-quoted tier: Enterprise buyers get a named specialist and white-glove onboarding, not a delivery agency.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Citadex
- +Microsoft Copilot · YesCopilot appears in the free Essential plan's model list, so no paid plan is required to track it.Evidence ↗
- +Meta AI · PartialMeta AI is one of the eleven Starter models and is named among those switched off for Free plan users.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Citadex
- −Wrong answers about you · PartialOracle flags false claims against your verified facts, but it needs at least 25 verified Knowledge Base facts and is sold as an Enterprise capability.Evidence ↗
31/32 researched criteria · 1 not established - 02
Promptwatch
AI search visibility tracking with crawler logs and content agents that publish to your CMS.
From $95/monthWhy it's on this listDone-for-you service · PartialSelf-serve tiers are software only; the quote-only Custom tier adds managed content workflows plus a dedicated success manager, which is the closest the vendor comes to doing the work for you.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Citadex
- +Google AI Mode · YesGoogle AI Mode is listed as its own model row alongside AI Overviews in the plan table and appears in the documented live-search group, so it is tracked separately from classic Gemini.Evidence ↗
- +Claude · YesAnthropic (Claude) is ticked on every published brand plan, but the docs class it as an API model that answers from training knowledge, so citations appear only when the provider returns sources.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Citadex
- −Generates content · PartialContent Agents write new articles from citation data, but the entry Essential plan is sold with no article allowance at all; monthly AEO Articles start at five on Professional and ten on Business.Evidence ↗
30/32 researched criteria · 2 not established - 03
LLM Pulse
Tracks brand mentions, citations and sentiment in AI answers, and drafts content to win more of them.
From €49/monthWhy it's on this listGoogle AI Mode · YesGoogle AI Mode is part of the same five-model inclusion on every plan, and the vendor treats it as a distinct surface from AI Overviews.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Citadex
- +Meta AI · PartialMeta AI appears in the add-on price table as 'Meta AI / Muse' from EUR 12 per month on weekly Starter, so it is never part of the included bundle.Evidence ↗
- +AI crawler analytics · PartialAgent Analytics reads server logs to identify AI bots, but the vendor scopes it to Scale plans with per-URL breakdowns reserved for Enterprise.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Citadex
- −Publishes to your site · NoGenerated content leaves the product as a file or a copy-paste; the vendor's own list of delivery options for GEO Writer output names no CMS destination, and no CMS integration appears on the site.Evidence ↗
- −Brand sentiment · PartialSentiment analysis is excluded from the entry Starter plan and first appears on Growth; deeper 7-dimension reputation reports sit higher again, on Scale.Evidence ↗
31/32 researched criteria · 1 not established - 04
Dageno
AI answer monitoring and market intelligence across seven AI platforms, with citation and competitor evidence.
From FreeWhy it's on this listDone-for-you service · YesA separate managed GEO/AEO service puts Dageno staff on diagnosis, content and source work as a delivered project, and a partner programme adds agency white-label and referral arrangements.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Citadex
- +Google AI Mode · YesGoogle AI Mode is one of the seven standard platforms, covered as a separate surface from AI Overview with its own answers and visible-source tracking.Evidence ↗
- +Microsoft Copilot · YesMicrosoft Copilot completes the seven standard platforms, monitored within the target market and project configuration like the other Google and OpenAI surfaces.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Citadex
- −Publishes to your site · NoDageno states its own data connections change nothing on your site, and no CMS connector is documented anywhere; only the human managed-service team publishes, and then to Reddit, media and directories rather than your CMS.Evidence ↗
- −Recommendations · PartialDageno does prescribe changes rather than only reporting, but the issues-and-opportunities surface that carries those recommendations is withheld from Starter and begins on the Growth plan.Evidence ↗
- −Card required to start · NoThe standing free surface needs no account at all, so nothing can be charged to start; Dageno does not state whether the separate 7-day trial attached to paid plans asks for payment details.Evidence ↗
32/32 researched criteria - 05
Qwairy
GEO platform that monitors brand mentions across 10 AI engines and feeds content, technical and traffic work.
From FreeWhy it's on this listGoogle AI Mode · YesGoogle AI Mode is a separate Core model at 1 credit per answer, listed alongside AI Overview rather than folded into it.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Citadex
- +Claude · YesAnthropic API models only (Haiku 4.5 through Opus, 4-20 credits per answer); Claude has no Core row, so the public Claude experience is not sampled.Evidence ↗
- +Microsoft Copilot · YesCore model at 1 credit per answer from the public Copilot experience; Microsoft has no premium API row, so Copilot is UI-collected only.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Citadex
- −Publishes to your site · NoNo CMS connector exists; API v1 exposes Content Studio articles read-only for you to syndicate, and the article's finalUrl field is the published URL you set yourself.Evidence ↗
- −Wrong answers about you · PartialFact Check extracts claims from answers mentioning the brand and compares them with a Source of Truth, with verdicts including Incorrect and Outdated, but it is in private beta and the Compare plans table excludes it from Starter.Evidence ↗
- −Card required to start · NoThe free plan grants 120 credits with no card; billing only starts when you pick a subscription.Evidence ↗
32/32 researched criteria - 06
Rank Prompt
AI visibility platform: prompt monitoring across six answer engines, plus content, citation outreach and site audits.
From FreeWhy it's on this listDone-for-you service · YesRank Prompt's own in-house team sells a done-for-you retainer at $1,500/mo advisory and from $2,500/mo full execution, sold through a strategy call.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Citadex
- +Google AI Mode · YesCovered as a single Google slot the vendor writes as "Google AI Mode (AI Overviews)", bundled on every plan.Evidence ↗
- +Claude · YesBundled on every plan; a search-enabled "Claude Search" variant is sold as an extra engine.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Citadex
- −Gemini · PartialReal but metered as an add-on engine: available on any plan, at one extra credit per prompt rather than inside the bundle.Evidence ↗
- −Microsoft Copilot · NoAbsent from the closed six-platform monitoring list; Copilot appears only in GA4 referral-traffic detection, which measures human visits rather than answers.Evidence ↗
- −DeepSeek · NoNot named anywhere on the site; absent from the closed six-platform enumeration repeated on at least five pages.Evidence ↗
32/32 researched criteria
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