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AEO Engine
Human-managed AEO agency that ships schema, content, links and PR, with AI visibility tracking in its own platform.
From $1,597/monthWhy it's on this listA managed AEO retainer with a real published floor at $1,597/month (Growth) — well under Digital Elevator's $9,000+ three-pillar program — plus a completely free, no-signup GEO audit tool to check AI-crawler access before paying anything.
Where it improves on Digital Elevator
- +Publishes to your site · YesFinished articles are pushed live to the client's own CMS on a schedule, with an approval hold available before anything goes public.Evidence ↗
- +Google AI Mode · PartialAI Mode is never sold as tracked coverage; the vendor says its Google citation data may arrive through AI Mode paths depending on the provider, which is incidental rather than guaranteed.Evidence ↗
- +Names the cited sources · YesThe free Google checker returns the actual cited URLs and domains for a query, while the paid dashboard reports which brands were cited per prompt and your share of them.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Digital Elevator
- −Microsoft Copilot · NoCopilot sits outside the stated tracking inventory on every plan; the free Copilot page only audits whether your pages are reachable and answer-ready for Bing, it does not query the assistant.Evidence ↗
32/32 researched criteria - 02
GetCito
Open-source AI visibility tool sold with a human GEO team that executes content, schema and brand-mention work.
From FreeWhy it's on this listGoogle AI Mode · PartialOnly in the Enterprise engine list; the Growth and Scale lists name four engines and do not include it.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Digital Elevator
- +DeepSeek · PartialEnterprise-only; the Growth and Scale coverage lines omit DeepSeek.Evidence ↗
- +Meta AI · PartialMeta AI appears only in the Enterprise engine list.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Digital Elevator
- −Generates content · PartialContent is written by GetCito's people on the paid retainers, not generated by the tool; 5 pieces/month on Growth.Evidence ↗
30/32 researched criteria · 2 not established - 03
AIclicks
Tracks brand mentions and cited sources across 10+ AI engines, then drafts and publishes the fixes.
From $59/monthWhy it's on this listPublishes to your site · YesOne-click publish or draft-push to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify or Framer; re-publishing updates the existing post. CMS integration is listed on every paid tier.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Digital Elevator
- +Google AI Mode · YesGoogle AI Mode is a selectable model, and counts against the plan's model slots like any other.Evidence ↗
- +Claude · YesClaude is in the monitored list and in the Compare Plans models row.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Digital Elevator
- −Technical AEO · PartialTechnical AEO is sold as a people-delivered audit from $750 and as free standalone tools (llms.txt generator, AI crawlability and robots.txt checkers); no schema or llms.txt feature is documented inside the tracked product.Evidence ↗
32/32 researched criteria - 04
AthenaHQ
AEO/GEO platform that tracks brand visibility across AI answer engines and prescribes fixes.
From FreeWhy it's on this listPublishes to your site · YesShopify, Webflow and Framer integrations publish optimised content.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Digital Elevator
- +Google AI Mode · PartialGoogle AI Mode is added by paid plans; absent from the free Essential engine list.Evidence ↗
- +Microsoft Copilot · YesIncluded on every plan, free tier included.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Digital Elevator
- −Done-for-you service · PartialA certified GEO/SEO specialist and white-glove enablement come only with Enterprise.Evidence ↗
31/32 researched criteria · 1 not established - 05
EdenRank
AI Citation OS: measure AI mentions, diagnose citation gaps, ship approved fixes, verify reruns.
From FreeWhy it's on this listGoogle AI Mode · YesGoogle AI Mode is in the core set and included on the Free plan.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Digital Elevator
- +Claude · YesNamed in the core measurement set.Evidence ↗
- +Microsoft Copilot · YesNamed in the core set and included on the Free plan.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Digital Elevator
- −Done-for-you service · NoSelf-serve B2B SaaS; the Concierge tier is agent-managed execution, not people doing the work.Evidence ↗
31/32 researched criteria · 1 not established - 06
Citadex
Full-stack AEO and GEO platform: monitors AI answer engines, then scores, generates and publishes fix content.
From $39/monthWhy it's on this listPublishes to your site · YesOne-click publishing is on every paid tier; a Chrome extension fills each platform's editor using accounts you are already logged into, rather than CMS APIs.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Digital Elevator
- +Google AI Mode · PartialGoogle AI Mode is in the seven engines from Pro upward and absent from Starter's four; the same Pro and Business cards also list it again under paid add-ons.Evidence ↗
- +Grok · PartialNot in any plan's standard engines: a $19/mo optional-engine add-on available on Pro and Business only, and included in Enterprise's "All 11 AI engines".Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Digital Elevator
- −Done-for-you service · NoSoftware only: agencies buy a Business or Enterprise plan and deliver the service to their own clients; Citadex sells a partner program, not done-for-you work.Evidence ↗
31/32 researched criteria · 1 not established
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