Searchmetrics alternatives (2026)

These are the ai visibility & geo brands AI engines name when buyers ask. Ranked by how often ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot actually cite them over the last 90 days — not by reviews or paid placement.

Named instead of Searchmetrics

On the questions Searchmetrics loses, these are the sites engines cite in its place.

  • wikipedia.org ×4
  • surferseo.com ×2
  • semrush.com ×2
  • arize.com ×2
  • arize.ai ×1
  • meltwater.com ×1

Top Searchmetrics alternatives by AI citation share

  1. #1Ahrefs Brand RadarCited in 21.1% of 133 answers

    Starting price: Included with Ahrefs plans from about $129/mo

    Measures brand mentions in AI Overviews and AI answers · Ties mentions to Ahrefs backlink and traffic data · Competitor brand comparison · Large existing keyword corpus

  2. #2SE Ranking AI VisibilityCited in 3% of 133 answers

    Starting price: Included in plans from about $65/mo

    AI Visibility Tracker across ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overviews · Prompt and competitor tracking · Links AI mentions to the pages behind them · Bundled with classic rank tracking

  3. #3EvertuneCited in 0% of 251 answers

    Starting price: $800/month

    100,000 prompts tracked · Daily, weekly, monthly tracking · Global language tracking · 25 AI-optimized articles/month

  4. #4Peec AICited in 0% of 251 answers

    Starting price: $95/mo

    Unlimited users · Daily tracking frequency · Multi country support · Multiple project management

  5. #5Athena HQCited in 0% of 218 answers

    Starting price: $295/month

    ChatGPT integration · Unlimited members · Prompt and response analysis · Athena AI agent

  6. #6AdthenaCited in 0% of 14 answers
  7. Monitors how AI assistants describe a brand · Prompt-level answer capture · Competitor comparison

How this list is built

We put the buyer questions people actually ask in ai visibility & geo to five AI engines on a recurring schedule and record which brands get named. The ranking above is the share of those answers naming each brand over the last 90 days. No paid placement, no review scores.

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