Summary
Nightwatch is a keyword rank tracker that also records how ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity answer prompts about a brand. It links citations in those answers back to the Google positions and pages that produced them.
- Best for
- SEO agencies and in-house teams that want classic rank tracking and six-engine AI visibility in one dashboard, with citation-level attribution for AI answers.
- Not for
- Solo bloggers or very small sites on a tight budget who only need basic keyword rank tracking. Cheaper single-purpose rank trackers exist, and Nightwatch's AI layer is still newer than its core rank tracker.
- From
- €99/month (about $111)€99 (about $111) monthly · €79 (about $89) billed annually
- Free trial
- Partly14-day full-feature trial on every plan, no credit card to start; automatically billed for a monthly subscription if not cancelled within 14 days. No standing free plan.
What it does
- Monitors AI answers
- YesSubmits tracked prompts to the major assistants daily and reports mentions, position, share of voice and sentiment per platform.
Nightwatch simulates real user interactions with each major LLM platform, submits relevant prompts and queries, then analyzes the generated responses…
nightwatch.io/ai-tracking - Optimises your content
- YesContent Studio scores an existing URL against the pages ranking for the keyword and names the subtopics to add, keep or drop.
From an existing URL A page you already published is losing ground.
nightwatch.io/seo-content-writer - Generates content
- YesWrites full drafts from an approved brief built out of the live search results, with an assistant proposing edits you accept or reject.
Content Studio turns page one into a brief, writes the draft against it, and scores every edit against the same results — inside your rank tracker.
nightwatch.io/seo-content-writer - Publishes to your site
- NoThe documented exit from Content Studio is copy-paste or file export; no CMS connection or publish action appears anywhere on the product pages.
Leaves as clean markdown Copy into Google Docs, Word or WordPress with headings, tables and links intact — or export a standalone HTML file.
nightwatch.io/seo-content-writer - Technical AEO
- PartlySite Audit covers classic technical hygiene — crawl errors, canonicals, meta tags — but the vendor never mentions schema markup, llms.txt or AI-crawler directives.
Nightwatch detects crawl errors, broken internal and external links, redirect chains, missing or duplicate title tags and meta descriptions, missing…
nightwatch.io/site-audit - Done-for-you service
- NoAgencies buy a software tier with white-label reports and client portals; nobody at Nightwatch does the SEO or content work for you.
Manage hundreds of clients through a UX-friendly UI. Unlimited users, white-label reports, and client portals included.
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Answer engines
- ChatGPT
- YesChatGPT is listed as a tracked AI platform in every plan column of the comparison table, so it is available from Starter up.
ChatGPT Claude Gemini Perplexity AI Mode AI Overview
nightwatch.io/pricing - Perplexity
- YesPerplexity appears in the AI platforms row for all four plans and in the hero claim about connecting rankings to citations.
ChatGPT Claude Gemini Perplexity AI Mode AI Overview
nightwatch.io/pricing - Gemini
- YesGemini is one of the six AI platforms enumerated for every plan, including the entry Starter tier at 79 euro per month.
ChatGPT Claude Gemini Perplexity AI Mode AI Overview
nightwatch.io/pricing - Google AI Overviews
- YesGoogle AI Overview is tracked as its own surface alongside the chat assistants, on every plan in the comparison table.
ChatGPT Claude Gemini Perplexity AI Mode AI Overview
nightwatch.io/pricing - Google AI Mode
- YesGoogle AI Mode is named separately from AI Overview in the plan comparison, and is included on all four tiers.
ChatGPT Claude Gemini Perplexity AI Mode AI Overview
nightwatch.io/pricing - Claude
- YesClaude is in the per-plan AI platforms inventory and in the vendor's headline claim about citation tracking across assistants.
ChatGPT Claude Gemini Perplexity AI Mode AI Overview
nightwatch.io/pricing - Microsoft Copilot
- PartlyThe AI-tracking FAQ names Microsoft Copilot as tracked, but the plan comparison's own AI platforms row omits it, so tier availability is unconfirmed.
Nightwatch tracks mentions across ChatGPT (OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic), Gemini (Google), Perplexity, and Microsoft Copilot.
nightwatch.io/ai-tracking - Grok
- NoGrok appears in neither the per-plan AI platforms inventory nor the FAQ's closed list of tracked platforms, on any tier.
Nightwatch tracks mentions across ChatGPT (OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic), Gemini (Google), Perplexity, and Microsoft Copilot.
nightwatch.io/ai-tracking - DeepSeek
- NoDeepSeek is absent from both the plan comparison's AI platforms row and the FAQ's stated list of tracked platforms.
Nightwatch tracks mentions across ChatGPT (OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic), Gemini (Google), Perplexity, and Microsoft Copilot.
nightwatch.io/ai-tracking - Meta AI
- NoMeta AI is not among the platforms the vendor says it tracks, and does not appear in any plan column of the comparison table.
Nightwatch tracks mentions across ChatGPT (OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic), Gemini (Google), Perplexity, and Microsoft Copilot.
nightwatch.io/ai-tracking - Coverage in the vendor’s words
- YesSix classic search engines and six AI surfaces, identical on every tier; only prompt and answer volumes change between plans.
6 search enginesacross 190+ countries 6 AI platformswith citation tracking
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What it reports
- Names the cited sources
- YesMaps each AI citation back to the URL that earned it, so you see which of your pages are cited and which are ignored.
Source-level attribution See exactly which URLs get cited across ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
nightwatch.io/citation-intelligence - Competitor tracking
- YesRival brands appear beside yours in every AI scan and in rank tracking, capped per site at 5 on Starter rising to 15 on Agency.
Nightwatch surfaces competitor mentions alongside your own in every AI query scan.
nightwatch.io/ai-tracking - Brand sentiment
- PartlySentiment is scored positive, neutral or negative with the surrounding context, but no named attribute or theme breakdown is documented.
Sentiment Analysis Understand the tone and context of how AI models describe your products.
nightwatch.io/ai-tracking - Recommendations
- YesGoes past reporting: the agent detects drops, finds gaps and drafts fixes, and Content Studio scores edits against page one.
Automated optimizations Generate meta descriptions, suggest internal links, and draft content briefs.
nightwatch.io/rank-tracker - AI crawler analytics
- NoThe six-tool toolkit and the plan comparison table contain no AI-bot log analytics; the only crawler described is Nightwatch's own site-audit crawler.
Content Studio · Keyword Research · Prompt Research · SEO MCP · Site Audit · Search Simulator
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Plans and signing up
- Prompt or credit allowance
- YesMetered in two units: tracked prompts and the monthly AI answers they generate, 50 prompts and 1,500 answers on the entry tier.
50AI prompts
nightwatch.io/pricing - Projects or brands
- YesSeveral brands per account: five separate domains on Starter, 25 on Professional, 100 on Agency, unlimited on Enterprise.
Websites Separate domains in one account.
nightwatch.io/pricing - Countries
- YesAny market, down to zip code, on every plan: 107,000 locations across 190-plus countries and any language.
Global accuracy 107,000+ locations across 190+ countries, in any language.
nightwatch.io/pricing - How often it checks
- YesDaily automated checks for both rankings and AI visibility, with on-demand real-time checks available on every plan.
Real-time updates On-demand checks whenever you need them, plus daily automated updates.
nightwatch.io/pricing - Card required to start
- NoThe 14-day trial starts without a card, though the vendor bills automatically if you do not cancel before day 14.
We offer a 14-day full feature trial on all plans, with no credit card required to start.
nightwatch.io/pricing - Self-serve signup
- YesSignup and trial start are self-serve on the three published tiers; only Enterprise routes through a sales conversation.
14-day free trial · No credit card required
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Access and integrations
- API
- PartlyA REST API is excluded from Starter and included from Professional up; Agency adds custom API rate limits.
API access
nightwatch.io/pricing - MCP server
- YesAn MCP server on every plan including Starter lets Claude, Cursor or ChatGPT query live rankings, audits and reports.
No. The SEO MCP server is on every plan, including Starter. Connect Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT or any MCP-compatible client and query your live…
nightwatch.io/pricing - BI export
- PartlyOfficial Looker Studio connector plus PDF, CSV and HTML export, but the connector is withheld from the Starter tier.nightwatch.io/pricing
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on Other sources: logowik.com, g2.com, freepng.com, emelia.io, 01net.com, seotoolpick.com - ClaudeListed no sourcesAsked
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on Other sources: dageno.ai, dinorank.com, elmohq.com, seowl.co, testsigma.com, maestro.dev - PerplexityDoes not cite CitedIndexAsked
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on Other sources: capterra.com, promptwatch.com, alternativeto.net, storychief.io, g2.com, getapp.sg
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