The right replacement depends on how big your team is and how much of an all-in-one AI search platform you were using. One person can start with a free scan or a free desktop tracker, a small team or agency can pick a focused tracker, and larger teams can look at suites. Test the same prompts in two tools first.
Goodie's own site describes an answer engine optimization and AI search platform, and lists prompt research, visibility monitoring, optimization actions, AI traffic analytics and a content studio, among other modules. That's a lot of kit. If you're a founder checking whether ChatGPT mentions you, or a two-person marketing team that only reads the visibility report, most of it sits unused. Below are ten tools, in no particular order, sorted by the stage of team each one is built for, from a single person starting free to a larger software team.
What to test before you leave a full platform
Tools in this category differ most in two ways: how much they bundle, and what size of team they're built for. So the first job isn't comparing feature lists. It's writing down what you opened your current tool to do in a normal week, and being honest about it.
- Did you read the visibility report, or did you also use the content and optimization features?
- How many prompts did you track, and how many of them did anyone look at?
- Which AI engines matter to your buyers? Each tool here names its own set, and some plans only cover a few.
- Who reads the data? One person, a small team, or several teams across marketing and product?
- Do you need history and exports, or is a snapshot enough to act on?
If the answers come back small, a free scan or a lighter tracker is likely enough. If they come back big, you'll want a fuller platform, and the test is whether it covers the engines you care about. Either way, run the same small set of prompts through two tools before you commit. What you see side by side will tell you more than any sales page.
Four team stages, four starting points
Starting free as one person
If you're on your own, you want to see where you stand before you commit to anything. VisiScan offers a free scan that, per its site, needs no sign-up. geoSurge has a free desktop app that runs prompts through the AI subscriptions you already pay for, so the tracking rides on accounts you have. Avrae lists a Free plan with one report, and Gumshoe offers a free sample audit built around buyer personas. The trade-off at this stage is depth: small scans and one-off reports tell you whether AI names you, not how that changes week to week.
A small team or an agency
Once two or three people share the work, or you're running it for clients, you need tracking that runs on its own and a tool everyone can log into. Geoptie says team members are unlimited on every plan, though each brand tracks only four of its seven engines. Writesonic GEO bundles tracking with content, audits and outreach, and its entry plan covers fewer platforms and prompts than its higher tiers. Rankscale runs on credits, which suits agencies that want to spread usage across brands, but it caps how many answers you can track each month.
A growing marketing team
Here the questions are daily tracking, sentiment and how well the data fits into reporting. Peec AI says every plan comes with unlimited users and daily tracking, with three active models on each self-serve plan and more on its Enterprise plan. Search Atlas is a different shape: AI visibility is one module inside a broad SEO and marketing suite, which makes sense if you'd use the rest of it and less sense if you wouldn't.
A larger software team
Gauge is built for software companies that want AI agents to recommend and adopt their product, and its site connects AI search visibility with agent preference and agent experience. Its plan page states no free plan or trial for the AI visibility product, and a free route only exists for its separate coding-agent product. That's a clear sign of who it's for.
The ten side by side
| Tool | Type | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Avrae | AI visibility reports | A free first report, then prompt-based plans |
| Gauge | Agent-led growth platform | Software companies wanting AI agents to recommend their product |
| Geoptie | GEO audits and tracking | Small teams and agencies running audits and content checks |
| geoSurge | Desktop prompt tracker | Tracking prompts on AI subscriptions you already have |
| Gumshoe | Persona-based GEO audits | Marketers who plan around buyer personas |
| Peec AI | Search analytics for AI answers | Marketing teams wanting daily tracking and unlimited users |
| Rankscale | Multi-engine visibility tracker | Agencies and multi-brand SEO teams |
| Search Atlas | SEO suite with an AI visibility module | Teams wanting AI visibility inside a wider SEO suite |
| VisiScan | Free scan and monitoring | A quick no sign-up check of AI mentions |
| Writesonic GEO | AI search visibility platform | Tracking plus content, audits and outreach in one place |
Every option, A to Z
Listed alphabetically and in no particular order beyond that. Each line is based on what the tool says about itself on its own site, as of Nov 2026.
Avrae
Best for: Marketers who want one free report first; its site lists a Free plan with one report and says every other plan starts with a 7-day trial.
Gauge
Best for: Software companies that want AI agents to recommend and adopt their product, per its site; no free plan or trial is stated for its AI visibility product.
Geoptie
Best for: Small teams and agencies running GEO audits and content checks; its site lists free audit tools and says team members are unlimited on every plan.
geoSurge
Best for: One person tracking prompts on the ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini subscriptions they already have, through a free macOS desktop app its site describes.
Gumshoe
Best for: Product and content marketers who think in buyer personas; its site says it builds the personas in your market, then the prompts each would ask.
Peec AI
Best for: Marketing and SEO teams wanting daily tracking with unlimited users on every plan, per its site, with three active models on each self-serve plan.
Rankscale
Best for: Agencies and multi-brand SEO teams; its site says it tracks 17+ engines, with usage measured in credits and a free Pro trial on offer.
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Search Atlas
Best for: Teams who want AI visibility as one module inside a wider SEO and marketing suite, with a 7-day trial and onboarding its site lists.
VisiScan
Best for: A first look with no sign-up: its site says a free scan asks up to four AI engines whether they name your business.
Writesonic GEO
Best for: Brands and agencies wanting tracking, content, audits and outreach in one place; its site says you can start free with no card needed.
Run one prompt set through two tools
- Write ten prompts your buyers would type into an AI assistant, such as asking for a recommendation in your category, in your town or for your type of customer.
- Pick two tools from the stage that matches your team, not the stage you hope to reach later.
- Run the same ten prompts through both, using their free scan, free plan or trial, and note which engines each one covers.
- Compare what comes back: does each tool show whether you're named, who's named instead, and which sources the answers lean on?
- Ask the person who'll read the data every week which screen they'd open on a Monday, and keep that tool.
Keep a copy of your results from the tool you're leaving before you cancel, so you've got a baseline to compare against. Without one, you won't know whether anything you change later makes a difference.
My advice if you're moving on
Match the tool to the team you have today. Most people leaving a full platform don't need another full platform; they need one clear view of whether AI names them, plus someone who'll act on it. Start with the lightest option that covers your engines, and only step up when you're reading the data every week and wanting more.
Data on its own won't change what AI says about you. If you'd like help turning a visibility report into page changes and content, talk to an AI visibility specialist. For a wider view of the category, have a look at my roundup of AI visibility tools, and if you've been weighing up the bigger platforms, my list of alternatives to Profound covers that end of the market.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there a free way to check if AI mentions my business?
Yes. Several tools here offer a free scan, a free plan with a single report or a free desktop app. You can also type a few buyer questions into ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity yourself and note who gets named.
How many prompts should I track?
Start with ten that match how your buyers ask for help, then add more once you're reading the results every week. Tracking hundreds of prompts nobody looks at won't help you.
Do these tools track the same AI engines?
No. Each one names its own set, and some plans cover only a few engines, so check the list on each tool's own site against the assistants your buyers use.
What's the difference between GEO and AEO?
Both describe getting your brand named and cited in AI answers. Vendors use the terms in slightly different ways, and many of the tools here use both.
Can an agency use these tools for several clients?
Some say they're built for it, with unlimited team members, multi-brand tracking or separate agency plans. Check how each one handles several brands before you load your client list into it.
Should I keep my old account while I trial a new tool?
Yes, if you can. Export or screenshot your current results first, so you've got a baseline to compare the new tool's numbers against.
