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Rank Prompt
AI visibility platform: prompt monitoring across six answer engines, plus content, citation outreach and site audits.
From FreeWhy it's on this listPublishes 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 ↗
Where it improves on Surfer
- +Technical AEO · YesLighthouse and technical checks covering Core Web Vitals, schema problems and crawlability blockers.Evidence ↗
- +Done-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 ↗
Trade-offs against Surfer
- −Card required to start · PartialNo card for the free plan or the first full report; a card is required to start the 7-day paid-plan trial.Evidence ↗
32/32 researched criteria - 02
Dageno AI
GEO monitoring with marketing agents: tracks AI answer visibility across 252 regions and drafts the content to fix gaps.
From $79/monthWhy it's on this listTechnical AEO · YesFree llms.txt generator plus crawl/schema checks; the browser extension validates structured data and robots/sitemap status.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Surfer
- +Perplexity · YesListed in the platform enumeration and in the engine-coverage FAQ.Evidence ↗
- +Gemini · YesIn the platform enumeration and headlined on the home page as simultaneous multi-model tracking.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Surfer
- −BI export · NoThe published integration list covers CDNs and analytics only; no BI tool or warehouse destination appears on any tier.Evidence ↗
30/32 researched criteria · 2 not established - 03
Gauge
Daily prompt tracking across six AI engines, with a content engine that publishes to your CMS.
From $599/monthWhy it's on this listPublishes to your site · YesPublishes approved drafts to Webflow, Framer, Sanity, or a GitHub-backed blog.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Surfer
- +Technical AEO · PartialRecommends structural page fixes against a 9-criteria health score; no schema, llms.txt or crawler-directive generation is claimed.Evidence ↗
- +Perplexity · YesOne of the six core platforms included on Growth.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Surfer
- −Countries · PartialGrowth tracks a single location; multiple locations are an Enterprise customisation.Evidence ↗
- −Card required to start · NoThe trial banner asks for a payment method to continue after the trial ends, not to start it.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 Surfer
- +Technical AEO · YesManages robots.txt and llms.txt crawler access on both plans.Evidence ↗
- +Perplexity · YesIncluded on every plan, free tier included.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Surfer
- −Projects or brands · PartialMultiple websites are negotiated on Enterprise; Starter is not stated to cover several brands.Evidence ↗
- −Countries · PartialStarter is single-region; multi-country tracking is Enterprise only.Evidence ↗
31/32 researched criteria · 1 not established - 05
Goodie
AEO platform tracking brand visibility across AI engines, with optimization actions and revenue attribution.
From $479/monthWhy it's on this listPublishes to your site · YesWordPress publishing is offered from the Content Engine; the WordPress connector is listed only in the Enterprise column of the pricing comparison table's INTEGRATIONS row.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Surfer
- +Technical AEO · YesSchema, robots.txt and llm.txt work is explicit; the comparison table carries a 'TECHNICAL AGENT LLM.TXT + SITEMAP REPAIR' row ticked on all three tiers.Evidence ↗
- +Perplexity · YesA core model on the cheapest paid tier.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Surfer
- −Projects or brands · PartialOne brand on Explorer and Pro; multi-brand only on Enterprise.Evidence ↗
- −Self-serve signup · PartialExplorer starts without sales; Pro and Enterprise begin with a call.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 Surfer
- +Technical AEO · YesSchema is generated inside content briefs, and the free tool set includes llms.txt, FAQ schema and Organization/Product/Article schema generators.Evidence ↗
- +Perplexity · YesOne of the four engines included on Starter, so covered on every tier.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Surfer
- −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 ↗
- −Card required to start · NoThe 7-day trial starts without a charge, and the site's calls to action state no credit card is required.Evidence ↗
31/32 researched criteria · 1 not established
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