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Canonry
Open-source self-hosted AEO monitoring platform, plus agency client reporting and managed AEO delivery.
From FreeWhy it's on this listOptimises your content · YesScores an existing page across 16 onsite signals and returns evidence plus the three highest-impact fixes; the platform re-runs the same audit as a saved score.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on geoSurge
- +Technical AEO · YesSchema depth and validity, llms.txt and llms-full.txt, and AI-crawler directives in robots.txt are scored factors in the published 16-factor model.Evidence ↗
- +Done-for-you service · YesCanonry Managed runs AEO end to end for brands, and the same delivery team works white-label behind an agency.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against geoSurge
- −Prompt or credit allowance · PartialThe self-hosted platform meters nothing: you supply provider keys and pay token and grounding costs. The hosted Embedded product is priced per client with no published prompt allowance.Evidence ↗
32/32 researched criteria - 02
Promptwatch
AI search visibility platform for brand mentions, citations and AI crawler logs, with content agents.
From FreeWhy it's on this listOptimises your content · YesContent Gap Analysis is included from Essential; the page-rewriting Content Optimization agent starts at Professional (5/mo, 10/mo on Business).Evidence ↗
Where it improves on geoSurge
- +Publishes to your site · YesDrafts push to a connected CMS as an unpublished draft, then publish live as a separate step; the pricing table marks the WordPress row 'Coming soon'.Evidence ↗
- +Perplexity · YesLive-search platform, one of the three default models on a new monitor, and among the heaviest citers.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against geoSurge
- −Countries · PartialEvery monitor is scoped to a country and language, but the comparison table crosses out Country Level Tracking and State and City Level Tracking on Essential and Professional, ticking both only on Business.Evidence ↗
30/32 researched criteria · 2 not established - 03
Finseo
AI visibility platform tracking brand mentions and citations across AI answer engines, with GEO content and attribution.
From €84/monthWhy it's on this listDone-for-you service · YesA Managed Service line puts the vendor's own team on prompt strategy, content production and citation outreach; it is quoted, not self-serve.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on geoSurge
- +Perplexity · YesPerplexity is a named tracked engine with its own tracker page; it counts against the three parallel models a plan includes.Evidence ↗
- +Google AI Overviews · YesGoogle AI Overviews is listed as a tracked surface, described in the model table as bookable on any plan rather than a default.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against geoSurge
- −API · PartialA versioned REST API with an OpenAPI spec exists, but the brand plan table withholds API and webhooks from Starter and Business; agency tiers all include it.Evidence ↗
31/32 researched criteria · 1 not established - 04
ApexGEO
GEO/AEO platform measuring brand citations across 7 AI answer engines, with site audits and ranked fixes.
From FreeWhy it's on this listOptimises your content · YesAnalyses the existing site and AI-visibility data and returns prioritised fixes; the technical audit grades AI-readability A+ to F with per-issue impact.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on geoSurge
- +Technical AEO · YesAudits schema.org coverage, entity clarity and structure, and emits deploy-ready JSON-LD, llms.txt, HTML patches and FAQ schema.Evidence ↗
- +Perplexity · YesCore engine, sampled on the conversational-engine cadence (weekly by default, up to 4×/day on higher plans).Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against geoSurge
- −API · PartialAPI Access appears only in the Enterprise feature list (from $999/mo, contact sales); no API is offered on the five self-serve tiers.Evidence ↗
31/32 researched criteria · 1 not established - 05
Gauge
Daily prompt tracking across six AI engines, with a content engine that publishes to your CMS.
From $599/monthWhy it's on this listOptimises your content · YesAudits owned pages and scores them, then recommends structural fixes.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on geoSurge
- +Generates content · YesGrowth includes 18 publish-ready articles per month from the content engine.Evidence ↗
- +Publishes to your site · YesPublishes approved drafts to Webflow, Framer, Sanity, or a GitHub-backed blog.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against geoSurge
- −Claude · PartialNot included on Growth; available on Enterprise, or on any plan with your own Anthropic key billed by the provider.Evidence ↗
- −Countries · PartialGrowth tracks a single location; multiple locations are an Enterprise customisation.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 listOptimises your content · YesAudits pages you already have and returns per-issue severity, affected pages and step-by-step fixes.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on geoSurge
- +Generates content · YesEight article formats, typically 1,500-3,000 words, written after a live web research pass.Evidence ↗
- +Publishes to your site · YesDirect one-click publish, but only to WordPress or Rank Prompt's own hosted blog; Webflow is listed as coming soon.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against geoSurge
- −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 ↗
- −AI crawler analytics · NoWhat it measures is inbound human sessions referred from AI surfaces via GA4, not AI bots crawling your site.Evidence ↗
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