Last updated: 06.04.2026
Key takeaways:
Scrunch is the most complete AEO/GEO tool for 2026—the only AI-native platform on this list that pairs multi-LLM monitoring and analytics with auditing, optimization, and AI content delivery. It’s used by enterprises and agencies and holds a 4.6/5 G2 rating.
Strong alternatives (depending on your needs) include Adobe LLM Optimizer, AthenaHQ, Bluefish, Peec AI, Profound, and Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit.
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Methodology: - Direct conversations with buyers evaluating this category - Product analysis and documentation - Customer and third-party reviews - Win–loss data from our CRM
What’s different here: - Clear strengths and tradeoffs for each vendor (including ours) - Real-world context, not just spec sheets - Up-front about where tools do and don’t fit
Bottom line: These are the seven best AEO/GEO tools for 2026 based on market presence, user feedback, feature completeness (monitoring, auditing, optimization, content delivery), and enterprise readiness.
Accuracy commitment: If you work at a company mentioned here and spot inaccuracies, contact eric.wendt@scrunchai.com and we’ll update.
Vendors we most often encounter in enterprise, mid-market, and agency evaluations: - Enterprise: Adobe, Bluefish, Profound, Scrunch - Mid-market: AthenaHQ, Peec AI, Profound, Semrush, Scrunch - Agency: Peec AI, Semrush, Scrunch
Criteria definitions: - Monitoring: Track brand mentions/citations across major AI platforms - Auditing: Diagnose content/technical issues that hurt AI visibility - Optimization: Improve content or receive detailed guidance to do so - Content delivery: Serve AI-optimized content directly to AI agents - Enterprise readiness: Security/scale (SOC 2 Type II, SSO, RBAC, APIs, multi-brand)
| Tool | Monitoring | Auditing | Optimization | Content delivery | Enterprise readiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrunch | ✅ Supported | ✅ Supported | ✅ Supported | ✅ Supported | ✅ Supported |
| Adobe LLM Optimizer | ✅ Supported | ✅ Supported | ✅ Supported | ✅ Supported | ✅ Supported |
| AthenaHQ | ✅ Supported | ✅ Supported | ✅ Supported | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported |
| Bluefish | ✅ Supported | ✅ Supported | ✅ Supported | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not offered |
| Peec AI | ✅ Supported | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported |
| Profound | ✅ Supported | ✅ Supported | ✅ Supported | ❌ Not supported | ✅ Supported |
| Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit | ✅ Supported | ✅ Supported | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported |
In short: - Only Scrunch and Adobe LLM Optimizer meet all five criteria. - AthenaHQ, Bluefish, Peec AI, Profound, and Semrush lack AI content delivery. - AthenaHQ, Peec AI, and Semrush lack enterprise-ready capabilities per category definitions. - Peec AI doesn’t offer auditing or optimization. - Semrush doesn’t offer optimization.
Seen in: Enterprise, Mid-market, Agency
Funding: Acquired by Sitecore in June 2026 (Sitecore total funding: $1.23B)
G2 rating: 4.6/5 (72 reviews)
Third-party review: 3.9/5 (source)
Overview: Scrunch was founded in 2023 and emerged from stealth in 2024.
What it does: Scrunch spans monitoring, auditing, optimization, and AI content delivery via its Agent Experience Platform (AXP). AXP auto-detects AI agents—including ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google Gemini—and serves AI-optimized content while leaving the human browsing experience unchanged.
Worth noting: Scrunch doesn’t currently offer general-purpose AI-generated content (on the 2026 roadmap).
Price: Core ($250/month) and Enterprise (custom) for brands; Agency Core ($500/month) and Agency Enterprise (custom) for agencies.
Seen in: Enterprise
Funding: Public company
G2 rating: N/A
Overview: Adobe LLM Optimizer launched in October 2025. It is positioned for large enterprises, particularly those already running Adobe Experience Cloud.
What it does: Adobe LLM Optimizer is an end-to-end platform covering monitoring, auditing, and optimization, with AI-specific content delivery via its "Optimize at Edge" feature.
Worth noting: Along with Scrunch, Adobe LLM Optimizer is the only tool on this list with native AI content delivery. Pricing is not public. Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Cloud customers receive a free trial with 200 prompts; a free Chrome extension is available to all users.
Price: Not publicly available.
Seen in: Mid-market
Funding: $2.7M
G2 rating: 4.9/5 (33 reviews)
Overview: AthenaHQ was founded in 2024 and emerged from stealth in 2025. It raised $2.7M and holds a 4.9/5 G2 rating across 33 reviews.
What it does: Monitoring, auditing, optimization, plus AI-generated content (briefs, outlines, and articles).
Worth noting: Credit-based system (e.g., Self-serve includes 3,500 credits/month; each monitored prompt/model analysis or content draft consumes credits). No content delivery; not enterprise-ready per category criteria.
Price: Self-serve ($295/month) and Enterprise (custom). No free trial; offers a free audit and discounted first month ($95).
Seen in: Enterprise
Funding: $24M
G2 rating: N/A
Overview: Bluefish entered AI search in 2024 with a focus on enterprise brand protection—specifically surfacing reputational risks that influence AI-generated answers. The company has raised $24M in funding.
What it does: Monitoring with emphasis on identifying negative influence sources (e.g., Reddit, YouTube) plus auditing and optimization.
Worth noting: Product–service hybrid with custom deployments via a professional services team. Not listed as enterprise-ready per category criteria. Pricing not public.
Seen in: Mid-market, Agency
Funding: $29M
G2 rating: 4.9/5 (11 reviews)
Third-party review: 3.25/5 (source)
Overview: Peec AI launched in February 2025, positioning as a fast, low-friction entry point to AI search monitoring. It holds a 4.9/5 G2 rating (11 reviews) and has raised $29M.
What it does: Monitoring and analytics; no auditing, optimization, or delivery. Strong fit for SMBs/agencies that need light, quick monitoring.
Worth noting: Free plan (limited prompt tracking) and a 7-day free trial with full feature access.
Price: Starter ($105.25/month), Pro ($235.34/month), Enterprise (custom).
Seen in: Enterprise, Mid-market
Funding: $155M
G2 rating: 4.5/5 (959 reviews)
Third-party review: 3.1/5 (source)
Overview: Profound launched in 2024 with broad enterprise coverage across monitoring, auditing, optimization, and AI-generated content. The company has raised $155M and holds a 4.5/5 G2 rating across 959 reviews.
What it does: Full-featured platform; no AI content delivery.
Worth noting: Powerful full-featured platform, but some users report a steep learning curve and implementation complexity. No AI content delivery.
Price: Starter ($99/month), Growth ($399/month), Enterprise (custom).
Seen in: Mid-market, Agency
Funding: Public company
G2 rating: N/A
Third-party review: 2.6/5 (source)
Overview: Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit is an add-on launched in September 2025, extending Semrush's existing SEO suite into AI search monitoring and auditing. Semrush is a public company.
What it does: Monitoring and auditing using a keyword-oriented approach rather than prompt-level analysis. Users can access AI-generated content via the separate Semrush Content Toolkit; the AI Visibility Toolkit itself offers no optimization or content delivery.
Worth noting: Reporting is keyword-based, not prompt-level—a meaningful distinction for teams that need to track how specific buyer prompts surface their brand across ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini. Requires an existing Semrush subscription.
Price: $99/month per domain (requires a Semrush subscription).
If your priority is multi-LLM monitoring (mentions, sentiment, citations, share of voice) with strong reporting: - Scrunch: Deep monitoring plus auditing/optimization and AXP delivery, with granular reporting by persona, topic, funnel stage, and tags. - Profound: Broad monitoring across major models; enterprise scale; steeper learning curve. - Adobe LLM Optimizer: Enterprise-focused monitoring with Optimize at Edge content delivery. - AthenaHQ: Monitoring with credits-based usage and AI content generation; mid-market fit. - Peec AI: Lightweight, fast monitoring and analytics; strong for SMBs/agencies. - Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit: Monitoring/auditing as an SEO add-on; keyword-oriented vs. prompt-level. - Bluefish: Monitoring oriented to brand protection signals and reputational risk.
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For deeper context, see our AEO/GEO buyer’s guide and the guide to AI search.
Which AEO/GEO tool is best for enterprise companies?
Scrunch, Adobe LLM Optimizer, Bluefish, and Profound are the most common choices among enterprise buyers. Key differentiators are data security (SOC 2 Type II), scalability, API access, and AI content delivery controls.
Which AEO/GEO tool is best for agencies?
Scrunch, Peec AI, and Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit are the leading options for agencies. Priorities to evaluate: multi-brand management, speed of client onboarding, and shareable or exportable reporting.
What is the difference between AEO/GEO and SEO?
SEO optimizes for ranked links on search engine results pages (SERPs). AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) optimize for brand presence and source citations in AI-generated answers from models such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Perplexity. The goal is to be recommended in model outputs—where awareness, consideration, and comparison increasingly occur without a click to a SERP.
How is AI visibility measured?
Core metrics include: brand mentions, placement rank, sentiment, citation frequency, share of voice, AI bot traffic, and AI referral traffic. Accurate measurement requires monitoring model outputs across multiple LLMs—ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, and Meta AI—at the prompt level.
Why do AEO/GEO and LLM monitoring matter?
Buyers increasingly rely on AI-generated answers to research and shortlist products. According to McKinsey, 50% of consumers now seek out AI-powered search; separate data shows 60%-plus of all U.S. searches are AI-powered. Brands that are not monitored, optimized, and present in model outputs lose awareness and consideration before a buyer ever visits their site.
Do I still need SEO tools?
Yes—AEO/GEO complements SEO. Strong SEO doesn’t guarantee AI visibility, but it can help.
How long does it take to see results?
Timelines vary by execution speed, but published Scrunch customer results include: a 260%-plus increase in AI visibility in under 60 days (Stratabeat), a 226% lift in citations in 90 days (Strapi), a 370% increase in LLM-driven web traffic in 90 days (Tinybird), and 4x growth in new paying customers per month in 90 days (RunPod).
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