Tested & updated 2026-07-07 · honest comparison
Best AEO tools and agencies for B2B SaaS (2026)
For B2B SaaS deciding how to get recommended by AI: the monitoring tools and the done-for-you agencies, on the same criteria, with sourced facts and honest drawbacks for every entry - ours included.
Disclosure: Clear Cited runs this page. Our own entry is written in the first person ("we"/"our") so the bias is visible, and every entry - including ours - lists real drawbacks. Facts about other vendors are quoted from their own public materials and dated; we last verified them on 2026-07-07. Verify anything that matters to your decision directly with each vendor.
First fork: a tool, or done-for-you?
This is the real buyer question - and most "best AEO" lists skip it. A dashboard/tool measures your AI visibility; a done-for-you service measures it and does the schema, content and citation work that moves it. A tool tells you you're invisible; it doesn't fix it.
| If you... | Buy this | Why |
|---|---|---|
| have an in-house specialist to act on the data every week | A tool / dashboard | You own the fixing; you just need the measurement and alerts. |
| want it measured and fixed for you, without a $10k/mo agency | A done-for-you service | The work - not the dashboard - is what moves share-of-model. |
| are enterprise with a complex site and a big team | An enterprise tool or agency | Depth and seats matter more than a fixed price; see the enterprise picks below. |
The tools (dashboards that measure your AI visibility)
Profound
Dashboard / tool
An AI-search visibility platform - their positioning: "Optimize Your Brand's Visibility in AI Search" - that tracks and helps improve how a brand appears in AI answer engines.
Pricing: Starter $99/mo (ChatGPT tracking only, billed yearly) / Growth $399/mo (3 answer engines, billed yearly) / Enterprise custom (source, 2026-07-07)
Engines tracked: Up to nine engines on Enterprise - ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini and Grok among them, plus additional AI assistants and Google's AI surfaces; the Starter tier tracks ChatGPT alone and Growth covers three (source, 2026-07-07)
Strengths:
- The broadest engine coverage of the tools compared here (nine engines on Enterprise, including Grok, Meta AI and DeepSeek). (source, 2026-07-07)
- Deep enterprise dataset and features: Prompt Volumes (what people actually ask AI engines), Agent Analytics (AI-bot crawl monitoring) and agent workflows. (source, 2026-07-07)
- The best-funded vendor in the category (a $96M Series C at a $1B valuation, Feb 2026), with enterprise customers including Ramp, US Bank, Indeed, MongoDB and DocuSign. (source, 2026-07-07)
Honest limitations:
- The $99 entry tier is single-engine (ChatGPT only); multi-engine tracking starts at $399/mo and full nine-engine coverage requires custom-priced Enterprise. (source, 2026-07-07)
- Published prices are framed as billed yearly, and the Enterprise tier is demo-gated. (source, 2026-07-07)
- A monitoring and insights platform: it reports and recommends (plus agent credits), but it is not a done-for-you service that implements the fixes on your site. (source, 2026-07-07)
Best for: Enterprise and mid-market teams with an in-house owner for AI visibility who want the deepest dataset in the category.
Peec AI
Dashboard / tool
"AI search analytics for marketing teams" - brand-visibility tracking across AI search platforms with competitive benchmarking and source analysis.
Pricing: Four tiers (Starter / Pro / Advanced / Enterprise), but the exact figures render only client-side on their pricing page - confirm current prices with the vendor; extra AI models beyond a tier's included set are priced extra (source, 2026-07-07)
Engines tracked: ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini in the base set, with Claude and other models (DeepSeek, Mistral) available as add-ons, plus AI Overviews / AI Mode and other assistants; base engines vary by tier (source, 2026-07-07)
Strengths:
- Strong traction and social proof: their site cites 2,000+ marketing teams and a 4.9/5 G2 rating, with brands including n8n, Attio and ElevenLabs reported at their Series A. (source, 2026-07-07)
- Agency- and team-friendly workflow: prompt tagging, competitive benchmarking, CSV/Looker Studio export, API access and an MCP server. (source, 2026-07-07)
- Well-funded and fast-growing (a $21M Series A in Nov 2025, led by Singular). (source, 2026-07-07)
Honest limitations:
- Exact prices are not readable from the served pricing page (they render client-side), and the Enterprise tier is talk-to-sales. (source, 2026-07-07)
- Additional AI models beyond a tier's included set cost extra (their pricing page: price reflects one additional model based on the prompts included). (source, 2026-07-07)
- An analytics product: it tracks and benchmarks, but does not implement content or site fixes for you. (source, 2026-07-07)
Best for: Marketing teams and agencies that live in dashboards and want European-built, team-oriented AI-visibility analytics.
Otterly
Dashboard / tool
An AI-search monitoring and optimization platform ("Your Partner for AI Search Monitoring, AEO & GEO") that tracks brand visibility and citations across generative engines.
Pricing: Lite $29/mo (15 prompts) / Standard $189/mo (100 prompts) / Premium $489/mo (400 prompts); ~15% off billed annually; extra engines (Claude, Gemini, AI Mode) are add-ons from $9/mo (source, 2026-07-07)
Engines tracked: ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews and Microsoft's assistant in base plans; AI Mode, Gemini and Claude are paid add-ons (source, 2026-07-07)
Strengths:
- The lowest published entry price of the tools compared here ($29/mo) with a 7-day, no-credit-card trial. (source, 2026-07-07)
- Externally recognized: a Gartner Cool Vendor for AI in Marketing (2025) and winner of Best AI Search Analytics Software Solution at the European Search Awards 2026. (source, 2026-07-07)
- Unlimited team members on every tier, plus content audits, GEO recommendations and 50+ country support. (source, 2026-07-07)
Honest limitations:
- Base plans include four engines; Gemini, AI Mode and Claude cost extra as add-ons. (source, 2026-07-07)
- Prompt quotas are tight at entry (Lite = 15 prompts; scaling runs $99 per additional 100 prompts). (source, 2026-07-07)
- A monitoring-plus-recommendations tool - it tells you what to fix; the fixing is still yours to do. (source, 2026-07-07)
Best for: Smaller teams and solo marketers who want a low-cost, self-serve entry into AI-search monitoring.
AthenaHQ
Dashboard / tool
"Agents to Win on AI Search" - a GEO/AEO platform to track, monitor and optimize brand visibility across AI engines and LLM apps, with agentic content tooling.
Pricing: Essential free tier / Starter $295/mo (about $252/mo billed annually) / Enterprise custom (source, 2026-07-07)
Engines tracked: ChatGPT and Perplexity on the free tier, along with Gemini and Claude, plus AI Overviews; Grok, additional assistants and AI Mode come in across paid tiers (9+ models) (source, 2026-07-07)
Strengths:
- The only tool compared here with a genuinely free tier (five engines, unlimited members). (source, 2026-07-07)
- Pedigree team and credible backing: founders ex-Google Search / DeepMind, Y Combinator-backed, SOC 2 Type 2 certified. (source, 2026-07-07)
- Goes beyond dashboards toward action: content agents, an Ask Athena copilot and GA4/GSC/Shopify integrations. (source, 2026-07-07)
Honest limitations:
- The earliest-stage vendor of the four (a $2.2M seed round announced 2025). (source, 2026-07-07)
- A large gap between tiers: nothing published between the free tier and $295/mo, and the citation-engine / knowledge-base features are Enterprise-only with unpublished pricing. (source, 2026-07-07)
- Credit-based usage: effective tracking volume depends on consumption, which is harder to compare than per-prompt plans. (source, 2026-07-07)
Best for: Teams that want to trial AI-visibility tracking free before committing, or want agentic content tooling alongside monitoring.
The done-for-you services (agencies that do the work)
The actual substitutes for hiring us - real AEO/GEO agencies serving this buyer today. Strengths from their own materials; limitations are verifiable facts, not invented weaknesses.
Siege Media
Done-for-you service
A 13+-year content-marketing agency now positioned as a full-service GEO agency: data journalism, digital PR and freshness-driving technology, with proprietary tooling (BlueprintIQ gap analysis against representative AI outputs; DataFlywheel quarterly refreshes).
Pricing: Pricing not published (source, 2026-07-07)
Strengths:
- Productized GEO tooling (BlueprintIQ, DataFlywheel) rather than consulting alone, with GEO case work reported in AI-native metrics (e.g. ChatGPT sessions for Mentimeter). (source, 2026-07-07)
- A large SaaS roster across 13+ years, including Zapier, Zoom and Figma per their site. (source, 2026-07-07)
- Deep digital-PR and data-journalism capability - the citation-earning muscle that AI visibility rides on. (source, 2026-07-07)
Honest limitations:
- A content-marketing-first agency; the GEO positioning is recent atop a long-standing content/link-building business. (source, 2026-07-07)
- No published pricing or minimums. (source, 2026-07-07)
- Multi-vertical (fintech, e-commerce, healthcare, travel and more) - SaaS is one segment, not a devtools specialization. (source, 2026-07-07)
Best for: Growth-stage and mid-market brands that want high-volume, data-journalism-driven content and digital PR engineered to earn AI citations.
Omniscient Digital
Done-for-you service
A B2B SaaS organic-growth agency with a dedicated generative-engine-optimization (GEO) service: citation and competitor analysis, technical evaluation, an optimization roadmap, content production, brand-mention building and ongoing LLM visibility monitoring.
Pricing: Full-service engagements start at $10,000/mo (stated on their GEO services page) (source, 2026-07-07)
Strengths:
- B2B-SaaS-native: founders ex-HubSpot/Shopify/Workato, with clients including Jasper, SAP, Adobe, Asana, Loom and Hotjar. (source, 2026-07-07)
- A dedicated GEO service with published GEO-specific case-study results and stated principles (source-worthy content, entity optimization, citation engineering, technical crawlability). (source, 2026-07-07)
- An early mover on GEO with substantial published research and thought leadership. (source, 2026-07-07)
Honest limitations:
- A high floor: engagements start at $10,000/mo, which excludes smaller SaaS budgets. (source, 2026-07-07)
- A content/SEO-first agency where GEO is one of many services, and most headline case-study metrics are classic-SEO outcomes rather than AI-citation outcomes. (source, 2026-07-07)
- No itemized GEO pricing or tiering published beyond the starting figure. (source, 2026-07-07)
Best for: Well-funded B2B SaaS ready to invest $10k+/mo in a combined SEO + GEO organic-growth program.
First Page Sage
Done-for-you service
A large, long-established SEO firm (San Francisco) with dedicated AEO and GEO services built on a thought-leadership content model: AEO audit, authoritative content creation, technical implementation (schema/structured data) and continuous optimization.
Pricing: Not published for their own services; they publish market fee ranges for GEO work ($2,000-$12,000/mo across tiers, framed as market data), and third-party reporting places their own fees at the premium end with 6-12-month minimums (source, 2026-07-07)
Strengths:
- 15+ years in business, publishing quarterly proprietary AEO/GEO research and benchmark reports - the heaviest public data footprint of the agencies here. (source, 2026-07-07)
- Enterprise client logos including Salesforce, Logitech and U.S. Bancorp. (source, 2026-07-07)
- A documented six-pillar AEO methodology, positioned as an AEO pioneer. (source, 2026-07-07)
Honest limitations:
- No published pricing for their own services; third-party reporting suggests the priciest option in this comparison, with 6-12-month minimum contracts. (source, 2026-07-07)
- A generalist across many industries (consumer, banking, hardware) rather than a SaaS/devtools specialist. (source, 2026-07-07)
- Their own top-agencies article ranks First Page Sage #1 - read their rankings with that in mind. (source, 2026-07-07)
Best for: Enterprise B2B companies where premium executive thought-leadership content is the growth lever and budget is not the constraint.
Grizzle
Done-for-you service
A B2B/SaaS content and SEO agency (since 2016) selling "content, GEO, and SEO systems that capture buyers across Google, ChatGPT, YouTube, and whatever comes next" - GEO integrated into a multi-channel organic program.
Pricing: Pricing not published (source, 2026-07-07)
Strengths:
- B2B/SaaS-specific since 2016, with named clients including Pipedrive and Tide and long typical client tenure (about three years, per their own page). (source, 2026-07-07)
- A multi-surface approach (Google, ChatGPT, YouTube, AI Overviews) matching how technical buyers actually discover products. (source, 2026-07-07)
- Full-journey content strategy with digital-PR-driven distribution and mention generation. (source, 2026-07-07)
Honest limitations:
- No dedicated GEO service page - GEO is folded into the broader content/SEO offering rather than sold as a discrete productized service. (source, 2026-07-07)
- No published pricing. (source, 2026-07-07)
- Case-study metrics on the service page are traffic/revenue-framed rather than AI-citation-specific. (source, 2026-07-07)
Best for: B2B SaaS teams that want one agency running content, SEO, GEO and YouTube/digital PR as a single organic program.
Flow Agency
Done-for-you service
A Berlin B2B SEO boutique (formerly Flow SEO) with dedicated AI-search services: LLM-optimization strategy, AI-search performance tracking, listicle/reference audits of how AI models source information, and a custom LLMO dashboard.
Pricing: Minimum monthly retainer $3,500 (stated on their B2B SEO agency page); no LLMO-specific pricing published (source, 2026-07-07)
Strengths:
- The lowest verified agency entry price in this comparison ($3,500/mo minimum, published on their own site). (source, 2026-07-07)
- B2B SaaS focus with multiple dedicated AI-search service pages (AI SEO, LLM optimization, B2B AEO) - a core offering, not an add-on line. (source, 2026-07-07)
- A track record with B2B software clients including BetterWorks, Beekeeper and Mailbird. (source, 2026-07-07)
Honest limitations:
- A deliberately lean boutique team, with limited capacity compared to larger shops. (source, 2026-07-07)
- Strategy-led rather than full execution: they state clients need in-house or freelance content production and the ability to make technical site updates. (source, 2026-07-07)
- No GEO-specific case-study metrics published on the LLM-optimization page. (source, 2026-07-07)
Best for: B2B SaaS startups that already have an in-house content team and want senior SEO + GEO strategy at a boutique price.
Our entry - Clear Cited (in our own words)
Clear Cited our entry
Done-for-you service
Our productized AI-search-optimization (AEO/GEO) service for developer tools and B2B SaaS: we measure share-of-model rigorously, fix the SEO foundation with real data, and produce the content + authority end-to-end - then prove it.
Pricing: $500 Starter Audit (one-time), retainers from $1,500/mo (Growth) to $6,500/mo (Authority) - fixed and public. (our pricing)
What we measure: the 5 AI engines — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, and Grok — plus Google's AI surfaces (AI Overviews & AI Mode), measured separately. (methodology)
Why we're different - with receipts:
- A public, live-measured AI Visibility Index: nine developer-tools categories, re-measured on a cadence, with confidence intervals shown. (source, 2026-07-07)
- Citation receipts: every piece we publish is attributed to the AI citations it earns - the engine, the prompt, and the date it was cited. (source, 2026-07-07)
- A published methodology: median of repeated runs per engine with confidence intervals, and Google's AI surfaces reported separately. (source, 2026-07-07)
- Fixed public pricing and an async, no-calls delivery model - every price on /pricing/, no discovery-call gate. (source, 2026-07-07)
Where we're the wrong pick (honest drawbacks):
- We are a young studio: no long public case-study history yet (our case studies are clearly labelled illustrative until real ones exist).
- We are a solo-operator studio by design - a deliberately small client roster and finite capacity, not a large account team.
- No phone or call support, ever - everything is async and written. If you want weekly calls, we are the wrong pick.
- A narrower vertical focus than generalist agencies: DevOps, developer tools and B2B SaaS. For e-commerce or consumer brands, pick a generalist above.
Best for: Developer-tools and B2B SaaS companies that want AI visibility measured and fixed for them, at a fixed published price, without enterprise-agency minimums or mandatory calls.
The criteria table
The same properties across every entry - so the comparison is like-for-like. A "—" means the vendor doesn't state it in its public materials as of 2026-07-07; it is not evidence of absence.
| Vendor | Model | Pricing | Publishes a measurement methodology? | Google AI surfaces measured separately? | Per-piece citation receipts? | Entry price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profound | Tool | Published | — | — | — | $99/mo |
| Peec AI | Tool | Talk to sales | — | — | — | Custom |
| Otterly | Tool | Published | — | — | — | $29/mo |
| AthenaHQ | Tool | Published | — | — | — | $295/mo |
| Siege Media | Done-for-you | Talk to sales | — | — | — | Custom |
| Omniscient Digital | Done-for-you | Published | — | — | — | $10,000/mo |
| First Page Sage | Done-for-you | Talk to sales | — | — | — | $2,000 |
| Grizzle | Done-for-you | Talk to sales | — | — | — | Custom |
| Flow Agency | Done-for-you | Published | — | — | — | $3,500 |
| Clear Cited | Done-for-you | Published (fixed) | Yes, with CIs | Yes | Yes (unique) | $500 / $1,500+/mo |
Best for X - including when a competitor is the right call
A list that never recommends a competitor isn't a comparison, it's an ad. Here's where each is genuinely the best pick.
| Best pick | If you are... | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Clear Cited | a B2B SaaS that wants measurement + fixing at a fixed public price, async | done-for-you without enterprise minimums or mandatory calls. |
| First Page Sage | an enterprise where premium thought-leadership content is the growth lever and budget isn't the constraint | 15+ years, deep published research, enterprise pedigree. |
| Siege Media | a growth-stage brand that wants high-volume, data-journalism content and digital PR engineered to earn citations | productized GEO tooling plus deep digital-PR muscle. |
| Flow Agency | a startup that already has an in-house content team and wants senior SEO + GEO strategy at a boutique price | the lowest verified agency entry ($3,500/mo), strategy-led. |
| Profound | a team with an in-house owner that wants the deepest monitoring dataset | the broadest engine coverage and analytics in the category. |
How we sourced this comparison
Every fact about another vendor is quoted from that vendor's own public materials and carries the source link + the date we verified it (we re-verify on a quarterly cadence). Roughly ~95% of the sources behind AI answers are third-party (Otterly), so a comparison AI can trust has to be sourced, dated and fair - which is also why we keep our own bias visible rather than faking objectivity. Our measurement method (median of repeated runs per engine, confidence intervals, Google AI surfaces separate) is on our methodology page.
Frequently asked questions
What's the best AEO service for B2B SaaS?
There isn't one 'best' - it splits on whether you want a tool or done-for-you, and on budget. Tools like Profound and Peec suit teams with an in-house owner; agencies like Siege, Omniscient and First Page Sage do the work at $3.5k-$10k+/mo; our productized service does it at a fixed public price. Match the pick to who does the fixing and what you can spend.
How much does AEO/GEO cost for B2B SaaS?
Monitoring tools run from $29/mo (Otterly) to $399/mo (Profound Growth) and up. Done-for-you agencies that publish a floor start around $3,500/mo (Flow) to $10,000/mo (Omniscient); several publish no price. Our retainers are fixed and public, from $1,500/mo. Only figures a vendor publishes are shown here.
Do I need an agency, or can a tool do it?
A tool measures; it doesn't implement schema, content or third-party citations. If nobody in-house will act on the dashboard weekly, a done-for-you service is usually the better spend. If you have a specialist, a tool may be all you need.
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