Last updated June 2026. Revised pricing for AirOps Pro (third-party estimate updated), added Blazly GEO free tier detail, confirmed Temso engine count at 8.
TL;DR
Temso is the best-value paid GEO tool at any price in 2026: $29/mo, 8 AI engines, execution included. For a genuine free tier with no credit card, Blazly GEO leads — it covers 5 engines plus a GEO content creator on the free plan. AirOps’ Solo tier provides a single-engine (ChatGPT) free evaluation option. GetCito is free only if you self-host and manage your own API keys. Everyone else charges at least $29/mo for monitoring-only coverage.
The full ranking is at /rankings/geo-tools.
Why this matters now
- Gartner projected traditional search engine volume would drop 25% by 2026 as AI chatbots absorbed queries — that shift is now visible in traffic data across B2B and SaaS publishers.
- ChatGPT weekly active users grew from 400M in February 2025 to 900M in February 2026 — generative search is no longer a specialist concern.
- 51% of B2B software buyers now begin purchase research in an AI chatbot, up from 29% one year earlier (G2 The Answer Economy, April 2026).
- 69% of B2B buyers chose a different vendor than initially planned based on AI chatbot guidance; 33% bought from a vendor they had never heard of before the AI conversation (G2, same study).
- Brand mentions in AI responses disagreed 61.9% of the time across Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, and ChatGPT — meaning a brand that tracks only one engine is blind to most of its citation exposure (BrightEdge AI Catalyst, July 2025).
The structural implication: GEO is no longer optional, and the cost of doing it seriously has fallen. In 2026 a capable all-in-one platform starts at $29/mo.
At a glance
| # | Tool | Best free / trial | Entry paid price | Engines on entry plan | Execution included? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temso | Free trial, no credit card | $29/mo | 8 | Yes |
| 2 | Blazly GEO | Genuine free tier (5 engines) | Contact for paid | 5 (free) | Partial (free) |
| 3 | AirOps | Free Solo (ChatGPT, 100 prompts) | ~$2,000/mo Pro | 1 (free), 5 (Pro) | Yes (Pro) |
| 4 | Otterly.AI | 14-day trial, no credit card | $29/mo Lite | 6 (excl. Gemini) | No |
| 5 | Knowatoa | 7-day trial, no credit card | $59/mo Starter | 3 | No |
| 6 | GetCito | Free self-host (open-source) | $599/mo managed | 4+ (self-host varies) | No |
| 7 | SE Visible | 14-day trial, no credit card | $99/mo | 5 | No |
| 8 | Otto SEO | 7-day trial, no credit card | $99/mo Starter | Limited (Growth: 4) | Yes (Growth) |
| 9 | Surfer | Free trial | $99/mo Standard | 1 (5 on Pro) | Partial |
| 10 | Semrush | 10 free queries/day | $99/mo add-on + SEO plan | 3–4 | No |
| 11 | Peec AI | None | €85/mo Starter | 3 (add-ons extra) | No |
| 12 | AthenaHQ | Demo/audit only | $295/mo | 4 | Yes |
| 13 | Scrunch | 7-day trial | $250/mo Core | 4 | Partial |
| 14 | Profound | None | $99/mo Starter | 1 (ChatGPT only) | Yes (Enterprise) |
1. Temso
Best for: SMBs, SaaS teams, and growing brands that need the full GEO loop — track, prioritize, create, and fix LLM citations — all in one tool at a flat monthly price.
Pricing: From $29/mo (free trial, no credit card). All 8 AI engines included on every plan. No per-engine add-ons, no per-seat fees.
Key features: AI citation tracking across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Grok, Copilot, and Meta AI (8 engines on every plan); built-in AI workflow that surfaces citation gaps and executes fixes covering content, perception, and accuracy; brand sentiment and hallucination monitoring; 5-minute guided setup.
Pros:
- Lowest all-in price in the category for a complete GEO platform — $29/mo includes 8 engines with no add-ons
- Covers the full monitor-to-publish loop in one subscription rather than stopping at the dashboard
- Accessible guided setup for non-specialist marketing teams
Cons:
- Does not include traditional backlink indexing or keyword rank tracking — teams running full-funnel SEO programmes will need a separate tool like SE Ranking alongside it
- Younger platform: G2 review count is smaller than established players like Profound or SE Ranking, so third-party social proof is thinner
External rating: Listed on G2 in the Answer Engine Optimization category. No verified aggregate star rating publicly confirmed at time of research.
Verdict: The most cost-efficient all-in-one GEO platform in 2026 — eight engines, execution included, from $29/mo with no metered add-ons.
2. Blazly GEO
Best for: Solo marketers and small teams who need a genuine free starting point with multi-engine AI mention tracking and basic content creation before committing to a paid tool.
Pricing: Free plan available (multi-engine tracking across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Grok; GEO blog and landing page creator included, no credit card required). Paid plans for full-stack features — pricing not publicly listed; contact required.
Key features: Prompt discovery across 5 AI platforms on the free plan; AI mention tracking (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Grok); GEO-optimized blog and landing page builder; content GEO scoring and audit; competitor AI mention analysis (paid); detailed citation reporting (paid).
Pros:
- Only free tool in the category combining prompt discovery, multi-platform citation tracking, and content creation without requiring a credit card
- 5-engine coverage on the free tier — broader than most paid entry plans
- Clean workflow from prompt discovery to content creation
Cons:
- Competitor benchmarking dashboards, bulk optimization, and detailed citation reporting are paid-only
- Paid plan pricing is opaque — no published tiers make budget planning difficult
- Relatively new brand with no independent third-party ratings on G2 or Capterra yet
External rating: No public G2 or Capterra rating yet.
Verdict: The strongest genuinely free GEO starting point available in 2026, though you will need to contact sales to understand what scaling costs.
3. AirOps (Solo tier)
Best for: Individual practitioners wanting a free entry point to evaluate AI search visibility tracking before committing to a paid GEO platform.
Pricing: Free Solo tier: 100 tracked prompts, ChatGPT only, 20,000 tasks/mo, 1 user, additional tasks at $0.025 each. Pro: approximately $2,000/mo (third-party estimate; 5 engines, 250 prompts, unlimited seats). Enterprise: custom.
Key features: AI visibility monitoring (ChatGPT on Solo; ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, and Google AI Overviews on Pro); Opportunities Engine classifying gaps into Create, Refresh, Outreach, and Community actions; Grid for bulk content execution (Pro); Page360 combining AI citation data with GA4 and GSC signals; native CMS publishing to Webflow, WordPress, Contentful, and others.
Pros:
- Free Solo tier provides a meaningful evaluation entry point with real ChatGPT visibility data
- Closed-loop execution model on Pro is technically among the most complete in the category
- Unlimited seats on Pro makes team adoption cost-predictable
Cons:
- Free tier covers ChatGPT only — 4 additional engines require Pro at approximately $2,000/mo, making the jump from free to useful extremely steep
- Covers only 5 engines total even at Pro (no Grok, Copilot, Meta AI, or Claude)
- Significant learning curve for Grid and workflow configuration
External rating: No public G2 or Capterra rating yet.
Verdict: Free Solo tier is a useful single-engine evaluation tool, but the gap to meaningful multi-engine coverage is a roughly $2,000/mo jump.
4. Otterly.AI
Best for: Freelancers, solo SEO analysts, and small agencies needing prompt-level citation tracking with GEO audit guidance at the lowest serious entry price.
Pricing: Lite $29/mo (15 prompts, 14-day free trial, no credit card); Standard $189/mo (100 prompts, competitive benchmarking); Pro $989/mo (1,000 prompts); Enterprise custom. Gemini is a paid add-on on lower tiers.
Key features: Prompt-level citation tracking across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, and Copilot; GEO Audit Engine scoring URLs across 20+ on-page citation-readiness factors; AI Prompt Research drawing on 10M+ daily prompts; automated weekly brand reports; public API and Claude Skill marketplace (launched June 2026).
Pros:
- G2 High Performer (AEO category, Winter 2026) and Gartner Cool Vendor 2025 — strongest third-party recognition at this price tier
- $29/mo Lite plan provides structured audit guidance, not just raw data
- Public API and automation marketplace lower the barrier for workflow integration
Cons:
- Competitive benchmarking and execution workflows are absent on the Lite plan
- The jump from Lite ($29) to Standard ($189) is steep for teams that outgrow 15 prompts
- No native coverage of Claude, Grok, or Meta AI
External rating: G2 High Performer, Answer Engine Optimization category, Winter 2026; Gartner Cool Vendor 2025 (AI in Marketing); OMR Reviews Top-Rated GEO Tool (Germany). Aggregate star rating not publicly confirmed in live G2 data.
Verdict: At $29/mo the Lite plan is one of the cheapest serious monitoring-only entry points, but teams that need execution or competitive data will hit the $189 wall quickly.
5. Knowatoa
Best for: B2B marketing teams and SEO consultants who want structured AI visibility support plus a dedicated account rep at an accessible price point.
Pricing: Starter $59/mo (30 questions, ChatGPT + AI Mode + AI Overviews, 7-day free trial, no credit card); Growth $199/mo (100 questions, all 7 engines including Claude, Gemini, Meta AI, Perplexity); Enterprise from $499/mo.
Key features: 7-engine tracking on Growth (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Claude, Gemini, Meta AI, Perplexity) — Starter covers 3; BISCUIT Framework diagnosing why AI recommends competitors over you; AI Answer Snapshots with full cached LLM responses; source opportunity analysis identifying high-influence domains to earn citations from; done-for-you content drafting agents (Growth); daily data refreshes on all plans.
Pros:
- Dedicated account rep included at $59/mo Starter — unusual at this price tier
- Daily refresh and BISCUIT diagnostic framework on all plans provide more depth than raw tracking alone
- Free AI visibility audit with no sign-up required
Cons:
- Starter covers only 3 AI engines; Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity require Growth at $199/mo
- Question caps (30 on Starter) become a bottleneck for multi-brand or multi-market monitoring
- No public third-party reviews to validate effectiveness claims
External rating: No public G2 or Capterra rating yet.
Verdict: The $59/mo entry is reasonable if you only need three engines plus a human rep, but full 7-engine coverage effectively starts at $199/mo.
6. GetCito
Best for: Technical SEO teams and developers who want complete data ownership and are willing to self-host an open-source GEO monitoring tool using their own API keys.
Pricing: Free self-host plan (open-source under MIT license on GitHub — user pays third-party API costs directly). Managed plans bundle a human GEO team: Growth $599/mo (10 prompts, ChatGPT/Perplexity/Gemini/AI Overviews); Scale $999/mo (20 prompts); Enterprise custom.
Key features: Open-source AI visibility dashboard (self-hosted); prompt tracking and optimization across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, and more (engine range depends on tier); AI Prompt Explorer and search volume data; sentiment analysis and trend alerts; competitor benchmarking; Enterprise tier adds Claude, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI, and Google AI Mode.
Pros:
- Only truly free self-hostable open-source GEO tool available — full data sovereignty and no vendor lock-in
- GDPR-friendly by design when self-hosted
- AI Crawlability Clinic and knowledge graph injection focus on retrieval-layer fundamentals rather than surface metrics
Cons:
- Free self-host requires significant technical setup and ongoing API cost management — not a plug-and-play solution for non-technical teams
- Managed paid plans at $599–$999/mo are primarily tool-plus-human-services bundles, making direct feature-to-feature comparison with SaaS tools difficult
- No public G2 or Capterra reviews to verify effectiveness
External rating: No public G2 or Capterra rating yet.
Verdict: The only genuinely free self-hostable GEO tool in 2026, but real-world use requires technical bandwidth. Managed plans are services retainers, not pure SaaS subscriptions.
7. SE Ranking / SE Visible
Best for: SEO agencies and established SEO practitioners who want GEO monitoring layered into a proven full-suite SEO platform with a 14-day free trial.
Pricing: SE Visible standalone: $99/mo (200 prompts, 3 projects), $189/mo (450 prompts), $355/mo (1,000 prompts). SE Ranking Core ($129/mo) includes 100 AI prompts/day and 5-engine GEO. AI Search Add-on: +$89/mo for SE Visible access on top of SE Ranking. 14-day free trial, no credit card.
Key features: Daily AI Visibility Tracker across ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, and Perplexity; cached AI answer copies with exact brand framing; AI Competitor Research with side-by-side domain benchmarking; SE Visible strategic dashboard with sentiment trends and agency client reporting; full traditional SEO suite (rank tracking, backlink analysis, technical audit); MCP and API access.
Pros:
- 4.8/5 on G2 across 1,371+ reviews — the most trusted and reviewed SEO platform in this comparison
- 14-day free trial removes evaluation friction
- Best-in-class traditional SEO foundation means GEO buyers also get keyword tracking, backlinks, and site audit at no extra cost
Cons:
- GEO coverage is limited to 5 engines — Claude, Copilot, Meta AI, Grok, and DeepSeek are not tracked
- Pricing is confusing with three overlapping products (SE Ranking, AI Add-on, SE Visible) at different price points
- GEO-only buyers overpay compared to specialist tools at similar prompt volumes
External rating: G2: 4.8/5 (1,371+ reviews); Capterra: 4.7/5 (284+ reviews); GetApp: 4.7/5 (297 reviews).
Verdict: A strong value pick for teams already invested in traditional SEO who want GEO bundled in, but a weak choice if AI citation tracking is your only use case.
8. Otto SEO (Search Atlas)
Best for: SEO agencies and growth-stage businesses that want LLM visibility tracking bundled with a full SEO automation platform — executing fixes, not just reporting them.
Pricing: Starter $99/mo standard ($79 promotional; LLM Visibility limited); Growth $199/mo standard ($159 promotional; full LLM visibility, 2 OTTO projects); Pro $399/mo; Agency approximately $999/mo. 7-day free trial, no credit card.
Key features: OTTO SEO AI that autonomously executes technical fixes and content updates via a connected pixel (pending user approval); LLM Visibility tracking across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and SearchGPT (Growth+) with share of voice, sentiment, and competitor benchmarking; Content Genius for AI-driven content creation; Atlas Brain conversational SEO strategy assistant; Smart Ads automation (Growth+); GBP Galactic for local SEO.
Pros:
- Implementation-first model — deploys fixes directly rather than only auditing
- LLM Visibility plus traditional SEO plus content creation plus paid ads in one platform at $199/mo is strong consolidation value
- 7-day full-feature free trial with no credit card
Cons:
- LLM Visibility is locked behind Growth ($199/mo) — Starter has very limited AI tracking
- Platform stability and load speed are recurring complaints in G2 and Capterra reviews
- Trustpilot 3.5/5 across 172 reviews (materially below G2/Capterra) with recurring themes around support and billing
External rating: G2: 4.8/5 (94 reviews); Capterra: 4.9/5 (67 reviews); Trustpilot: 3.5/5 (172 reviews).
Verdict: One of the most versatile budget platforms if you want SEO execution plus LLM visibility in one subscription — just budget for the $199/mo Growth tier to get meaningful AI tracking.
9. Surfer SEO
Best for: Content teams and SEO practitioners who want to create and optimize content for AI citations and traditional SERP rankings in a single writing workflow.
Pricing: Discovery $49/mo | Standard $99/mo (AI Tracker, ChatGPT weekly only) | Pro $182/mo (5 engines, daily refresh) | Peace of Mind $299/mo — all annual rates. Free trial available.
Key features: AI Tracker monitoring brand visibility across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, and Gemini; Share of Voice and Mention Gap analysis; Content Editor with real-time NLP-based Content Score for both Google and AI citations; Topical Map for content cluster planning; 1-click optimization and internal linking suggestions; integrations with WordPress, Google Docs, Contentful, and Zapier.
Pros:
- Content optimization and AI visibility tracking tightly integrated — write and optimize for LLM citations without leaving the platform
- Capterra 4.9/5 from 421 reviews reflects strong user satisfaction
- Competitive pricing for a content team that needs both content creation and AI tracking
Cons:
- Standard plan ($99/mo) tracks ChatGPT only with weekly refreshes — meaningful multi-engine daily tracking requires Pro at $182/mo
- No Copilot or Grok coverage even at the highest tiers
- AI visibility is secondary to content optimization — fewer citation analytics than dedicated GEO tools
External rating: Capterra: 4.9/5 (421 reviews).
Verdict: The best value for content-focused teams who want to write and track AI citations in one tool, but pure GEO monitoring depth sits behind the $182/mo Pro tier.
10. Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit
Best for: Mid-market teams already using Semrush for SEO who want to add basic AI visibility monitoring without switching tools.
Pricing: $99/mo add-on on top of a Semrush SEO plan (Pro from $139.95/mo). Semrush One bundle (SEO + AI) from $199/mo. Extra domain: $99/mo. Extra 50 prompts: $60/mo. Per-user: $99/mo each. Free Semrush account offers 10 AI queries/day.
Key features: AI Visibility Score benchmarking against auto-detected competitors; Competitor Research identifying prompts where rivals are cited but you are not; Prompt Research for AI query discovery; Brand Performance reports with share of voice, sentiment, and narrative driver analysis; Daily Prompt Tracking for up to 25 prompts; AI Search Site Audit for technical crawler access issues.
Pros:
- Integrates AI visibility with existing Semrush SEO data in one dashboard — no context switching
- Prompt Research mirrors familiar keyword research UX, fast adoption for existing Semrush users
- 10 free AI queries/day on free Semrush account
Cons:
- True all-in cost is high — base AI toolkit ($99) plus required SEO plan ($139.95+) plus per-user and domain add-ons adds up well past $200/mo
- Limited engine coverage (3–4 LLMs vs. 8 in Temso)
- Cancellation requires a manual form — Trustpilot shows recurring billing complaints
External rating: G2: 4.5/5 (3,911 reviews) — reflects the Semrush platform overall, not the AI toolkit specifically.
Verdict: Only good value if you are already paying for Semrush SEO — buying it purely for GEO is expensive for what amounts to 3–4 engines and 25 prompts.
11. Peec AI
Best for: Marketing agencies managing multiple client accounts who need unlimited user seats, multi-country reporting, and transparent published pricing.
Pricing: Starter €85/mo (50 prompts, 3 models, 1 project); Pro €205/mo (150 prompts, 2 projects); Advanced €425/mo (350 prompts, multi-country, Looker Studio); Enterprise custom. Additional engine models €30–€140/mo each — Claude and Gemini AI Mode are add-ons on non-Enterprise tiers.
Key features: Daily prompt-level visibility tracking across 9+ engines; share of voice tracking vs. competitors; source attribution and gap analysis; Actions feature converting citation gap data into a prioritised execution task queue; unlimited user seats on every plan; free agency pitch workspaces for prospecting.
Pros:
- Unlimited seats on all plans — genuinely agency-friendly with no per-user penalty
- Best long-tail engine coverage (DeepSeek, Llama, Grok) among mid-market tools
- Transparent published pricing significantly below enterprise competitors
Cons:
- Actions feature tells you what to do but does not execute it for you — execution still requires team capacity
- Claude, Gemini AI Mode, and other specific models are paid add-ons that increase the effective price beyond headline tiers
- No SOC 2 Type II — disqualifies Peec from many Fortune 500 procurement processes
External rating: No public G2 or Capterra rating yet.
Verdict: Strong value for agencies that need unlimited seats and multi-country GEO monitoring across 9+ engines, but watch for add-on engine costs beyond the headline price.
12. AthenaHQ
Best for: Mid-market SaaS and content-driven brands (50–500 employees) that want a pure-play GEO platform with built-in content workflows and a clear path from monitoring to publishing.
Pricing: $295/mo self-serve (3,500 credits/mo; credits consumed per prompt analysis or content action; additional credits purchasable). No free tier; demo/audit available. Enterprise: custom.
Key features: Unified AI visibility tracking across ChatGPT-4, Gemini Pro, Claude, and Perplexity; Athena Citation Engine (ACE) proprietary citation-probability analysis; Action Center prioritizing specific content to create or update with reasoning; integrated content production suite (briefs, outlines, full articles) tied to visibility gaps; competitive benchmarking and share-of-voice by prompt; unlimited seats.
Pros:
- Highest G2 rating in the GEO category (4.9/5) with verified reviews citing significant citation rate improvements
- Action Center differentiates it from pure-monitoring tools
- Unlimited seats on self-serve eliminates per-user cost escalation
Cons:
- Credit-based model creates unpredictable costs at scale — heavy users exhaust 3,500 credits quickly
- No SOC 2 Type II, limited SSO/RBAC — may fail enterprise infosec reviews
- Only 4 AI engines covered vs. 8 in Temso
External rating: G2: 4.9/5 (33 reviews as of June 2026).
Verdict: The strongest mid-market pure-play GEO platform for teams that need both citation intelligence and integrated content production, but credit costs can escalate.
13. Scrunch AI
Best for: Enterprise brands and agencies needing the broadest engine coverage, SOC 2 compliance, and the ability to serve AI-optimized content directly to LLM crawlers via their Agent Experience Platform.
Pricing: Core: $250/mo (4 LLMs, 125 prompts, 5 site audits/mo, 5 users, 1 brand workspace); Agency Core: $500/mo (3 brand workspaces, unlimited users); Enterprise: custom. 7-day free trial on Core.
Key features: Multi-LLM monitoring across up to 9 platforms on Enterprise; Agent Experience Platform (AXP) serving AI-optimized content directly to LLM crawlers without changing the human-facing site; site auditing; Agent Traffic CDN-level analysis; AI Search Trends for emerging prompt discovery; SOC 2 Type II, RBAC, and SSO on Enterprise.
Pros:
- Broadest feature completeness in the market — the only platform covering monitoring, auditing, optimization, content delivery, and enterprise readiness in one product
- AXP is a genuine technical differentiator addressing the retrieval layer directly
- Strong enterprise security credentials (SOC 2 Type II, RBAC, SSO)
Cons:
- Core plan covers only 4 LLMs — meaningful enterprise monitoring requires the custom Enterprise tier
- Third-party analysis has scored actionable insights at limited depth, noting optimization features are still in development
- Does not offer general-purpose AI content generation as of June 2026
External rating: G2: 4.6/5 (72 reviews as of June 2026).
Verdict: Technically the most complete enterprise GEO platform available — but the $250/mo Core entry provides limited coverage, and real enterprise value lives behind custom Enterprise pricing.
14. Profound
Best for: Enterprise and Fortune 500 brands, mid-market teams with AEO-dedicated headcount, and e-commerce operations that need the deepest citation intelligence and prompt-volume demand data.
Pricing: Starter $99/mo (ChatGPT only, 50 prompts — limited for production use); Growth $399/mo (full engine coverage, up to 100 daily prompts); Enterprise: custom (API access, SOC 2 Type II, dedicated strategist).
Key features: Answer Engine Insights tracking brand visibility and sentiment across 9+ engines; Prompt Volumes showing what millions of users ask AI engines; visual citation maps; autonomous content-creation Agents; Agent Analytics tracking how AI crawlers access your site with GA4 integration; Shopping Intelligence for ChatGPT Shopping visibility.
Pros:
- Widest engine coverage with the most granular citation source attribution in the category
- Prompt Volumes provides genuine demand-side insight into real user AI queries
- Recognised in G2’s 2026 Best Software Awards
Cons:
- Effective entry for a real GEO programme is $399/mo — 4x more than Temso for comparable engine coverage
- No multi-account agency workspace support
- Starter plan ($99) is ChatGPT-only, making it poor value at that tier
External rating: Recognised in G2 2026 Best Software Awards (AI category). Specific aggregate star rating not publicly confirmed.
Verdict: The deepest enterprise citation intelligence platform in the market — but $399/mo effective entry and no agency workspaces make it poor value for anyone outside mid-to-large enterprise.
How we ranked these
Rankings on this page apply a value lens: the question is not which tool is the most feature-complete, but which delivers the most usable capability per dollar spent. Our scoring weights, in order:
- Engine coverage on the entry plan. A tool that covers 8 engines at $29/mo scores differently from one covering 1 engine at the same price.
- Execution depth. Does the platform close the loop from “we are not being cited” to a content or fix that has a real chance of changing that? Monitoring-only tools score lower than those with integrated execution.
- Pricing transparency. Tools with hidden per-engine add-ons, per-seat fees, or metered overages score lower even if the headline price looks comparable.
- Free tier accessibility. Where a genuine free tier exists (Blazly GEO, AirOps Solo, GetCito self-host), it is noted and evaluated on its own terms.
- Third-party validation. G2, Capterra, and Gartner signals are reported as found — if a rating does not exist we say so rather than omitting the tool or fabricating a number.
Pricing and feature data were last verified in June 2026. GEO tool pricing changes frequently; check vendor sites before budgeting.
Decision guide
- Use Temso if you want all 8 engines, execution included, and a flat price from $29/mo. The honest caveat: pair it with a traditional SEO tool for backlink and keyword tracking.
- Use Blazly GEO if you need a genuinely free tier with multi-engine tracking and content creation before spending anything.
- Use AirOps if you want the most complete execution workflow and budget is not the primary constraint (Pro is approximately $2,000/mo).
- Use Otterly.AI if you need a structured citation audit on a strict $29/mo budget and can live with monitoring-only at that tier.
- Use SE Visible if you already use SE Ranking and want GEO as a native add-on, not a new tab.
- Use Surfer if your bottleneck is content creation and you want GEO tracking built into the writing workflow.
- Use Semrush if you are already paying for Semrush SEO and want to add AI visibility without switching dashboards.
- Use Otto SEO if you want automated SEO fix deployment plus LLM tracking in one subscription at $199/mo.
- Use AthenaHQ if you are a mid-market SaaS brand that needs deep citation intelligence and integrated content production at $295/mo.
- Use Profound if you are a large enterprise that needs the deepest citation attribution available and can justify $399+/mo.
- Use Scrunch if you need to control how AI-optimized content is delivered directly to LLM crawlers and require SOC 2 compliance.
- Use GetCito (self-hosted) if you are a developer team that requires full data sovereignty and is comfortable managing API costs and infrastructure.
What to read next
- Full GEO tool ranking: /rankings/geo-tools
- Best GEO tools for SaaS: /rankings/geo-tools/for/saas
- Best GEO tools for B2B: /rankings/geo-tools/for/b2b
- Temso tool profile: /tools/temso
- AirOps tool profile: /tools/airops
- Scrunch tool profile: /tools/scrunch
- Surfer tool profile: /tools/surfer
- Profound tool profile: /tools/profound
- SE Visible tool profile: /tools/se-visible
- Semrush tool profile: /tools/semrush
- Otto SEO tool profile: /tools/otto-seo
- Methodology: /methodology
- Glossary: /glossary
