CiteMetrix alternatives
Both measure how AI engines talk about a brand, and both run a free check. They cover more platforms and publish their composite's weights; we print the sample count behind every share and keep the domain you type out of our analytics. Everything below traces to their own public surfaces, read on October 11, 2026.
What CiteMetrix does well
- Eight AI platforms plus Google AI Overview on every plan, listed by name on their pricing page.
- Bring your own key on every plan: you pay the engine providers directly, and their pricing says they never see your queries.
- Their composite publishes its weights out of 100 (Mention Score 45, Brand Demand 20, Authority Transfer 20, Technical Readiness 15), which most rivals never do.
- A technical methodology page that says missing components are reported as unavailable rather than estimated.
- The free check shows the AI answers first, with the question asked printed above each one, and highlights competitor names inside the answer text.
Where SEOAIO differs
The dimensions that actually separate the tools, from the full comparison:
Engines covered
4 engines measured today: Perplexity, Google AI Mode and AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Claude. Copilot is not measured, by choice, and an engine we do not sample reads NOT MEASURED, never zero.
Who pays the engine bill
Engine costs are included in the plan price ($99 / $249 / $549 a month). There is no bring-your-own-key option today.
Samples behind each number
Each question is sampled repeatedly per run, and every share carries its sample count and a 95% Wilson interval.
Other tools we have reviewed
Whichever way you go, run the free audit first: a real measured read on your own domain, no email, no card, results on the page. It is the cheapest way to know whether any of these tools has something to measure for you yet.
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