# CiteTrace > CiteTrace is an AI visibility (generative engine optimization, GEO) agency for B2B software companies. It tracks which brands ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini name for the questions buyers ask, fixes the pages those engines cite, and reports every week. It starts with a free 10-question audit. It uses honest methods only: no fake accounts, bought votes or fake reviews. ## What the service does - Tracks 50 buyer questions daily across ChatGPT (web search), Perplexity and Gemini, recording whether the brand is named, its position, competitors, sentiment and every cited URL. - Fixes the cited sources: comparison and alternatives pages on the client's site, structured data, honest outreach to publishers the AI already cites, real-customer review campaigns, disclosed community answers by the client's real team. - Reports every Friday, plus a live dashboard. - Pricing is agreed on a call and put in writing with a measurable target; no prices are published. - Contact: hello@citetrace.org. Book a call: https://citetrace.org/book ## Core pages - [CiteTrace](https://citetrace.org): AI visibility agency: tracks what ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini say about your brand, fixes the sources they read, reports weekly. - [Free AI visibility audit](https://citetrace.org/audit): 10 buyer questions, 4 AI engines, the pages they cite, 3 fixes. Free, about 2 minutes. - [Book a call](https://citetrace.org/book): 30-minute call where we run your live AI visibility audit. - [Apply](https://citetrace.org/apply): Six quick questions to see if we are a fit. ## Guides - [Guides](https://citetrace.org/guides): Guides to getting recommended by AI. - [How to get your SaaS recommended by ChatGPT](https://citetrace.org/guides/get-your-saas-recommended-by-chatgpt): A practical, honest playbook: find the questions buyers ask, see who the AI names instead of you, fix the pages it actually reads, and measure the result. No fake accounts. - [Generative engine optimization (GEO) checklist](https://citetrace.org/guides/generative-engine-optimization-checklist): A 25-point checklist for getting cited by AI search: content, technical, third-party and measurement. Each item says why it matters and how to check it. - [How AI picks which brands to name](https://citetrace.org/guides/how-ai-picks-which-brands-to-name): What happens between a buyer's question and the brands ChatGPT, Perplexity or Gemini name: search, citations, consensus and noise, with our own run data. - [AI visibility audit: what we measure](https://citetrace.org/guides/ai-visibility-audit-what-we-measure): The exact method behind a CiteTrace audit: 10 buyer questions, 4 engines, what we record per answer, how the score is built, and the limits of a single run. ## Comparisons (facts read from each vendor's own public pages, with dates) - [AI visibility tools compared](https://citetrace.org/compare): Engines, public pricing and delivery for 7 AI visibility tools. - [CiteTrace vs Profound](https://citetrace.org/compare/profound): An enterprise AI-marketing platform that tracks brand visibility in AI answer engines and runs content agents. - [CiteTrace vs Peec AI](https://citetrace.org/compare/peec-ai): A self-serve analytics platform for brand visibility, position and sentiment in AI search. - [CiteTrace vs Otterly.AI](https://citetrace.org/compare/otterly-ai): A self-serve AI search monitoring and optimization platform. - [CiteTrace vs AthenaHQ](https://citetrace.org/compare/athenahq): A "command center" for answer engine optimization that tracks AI answers and recommends fixes. - [CiteTrace vs Scrunch AI](https://citetrace.org/compare/scrunch-ai): An AI customer-experience platform that monitors how a brand appears in AI search and offers a machine-readable version of your site for AI agents (its Agent Experience Platform). - [CiteTrace vs Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit](https://citetrace.org/compare/semrush-ai-visibility): An AI-search module inside Semrush covering visibility score, competitors, sentiment and prompt tracking. - [CiteTrace vs Ahrefs Brand Radar](https://citetrace.org/compare/ahrefs-brand-radar): An Ahrefs product that tracks brand visibility across AI answers. ## Research: does ChatGPT recommend...? (dated snapshots from our tracker) - [Does ChatGPT recommend your category?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend): Live research on which brands AI names in 20 software categories. - [Does ChatGPT recommend AI meeting note-takers?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/ai-meeting-assistants): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for AI meeting note-takers, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend CRM software?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/crm-software): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for CRM software, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend HR software?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/hr-software): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for HR software, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend SEO tools?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/seo-tools): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for SEO tools, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend accounting software?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/accounting-software): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for accounting software, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend appointment scheduling software?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/scheduling-software): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for appointment scheduling software, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend business password managers?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/password-manager): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for business password managers, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend customer feedback tools?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/customer-feedback-tools): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for customer feedback tools, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend email marketing software?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/email-marketing-software): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for email marketing software, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend help desk software?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/help-desk-software): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for help desk software, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend invoicing software?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/invoicing-software): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for invoicing software, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend knowledge base software?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/knowledge-base-software): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for knowledge base software, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend landing page builders?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/landing-page-builders): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for landing page builders, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend live chat software?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/live-chat-software): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for live chat software, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend payroll software?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/payroll-software): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for payroll software, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend product analytics tools?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/product-analytics-tools): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for product analytics tools, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend project management software?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/project-management-software): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for project management software, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend social media scheduling tools?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/social-media-scheduling-tools): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for social media scheduling tools, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend video conferencing software?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/video-conferencing-software): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for video conferencing software, and the sources they cite. - [Does ChatGPT recommend webinar software?](https://citetrace.org/does-chatgpt-recommend/webinar-software): Brands ChatGPT and Perplexity name for webinar software, and the sources they cite. ## Optional - [Privacy](https://citetrace.org/privacy): Privacy policy - [Terms](https://citetrace.org/terms): Terms of service - [Full text version](https://citetrace.org/llms-full.txt): the guides in plain text.