AI Visibility Report · SEO Tools

When AI is asked about SEO tools — who does it recommend?

We sent 20 real buying questions to ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews – the questions SEO teams and online marketers actually ask. Then we counted which providers get named, and how often. The result is a ranking built from real AI answers, not opinion.

20real prompts
37providers named by AI
192AI mentions
2AI engines
Share of Voice · Top 3measured live
"What is the best SEO tool?" – how AI answers on average.
Semrush
14.1%
2
Rank 2
Ahrefs
14.1%
1
Rank 1
Sistrix
12.5%
3
Rank 3
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20real buyer prompts sent to AI
37providers named by AI
192individual AI brand mentions
41%of all recommendations go to just 3 providers
63%

Nearly half of all AI recommendations go to just 6 of 37 providers.

Ahrefs (14.1%) and Semrush (14.1%) dominate the answers – the remaining 37 named providers split what's left. If you're not here, you simply don't exist to AI users. That's exactly the gap BuzzView makes visible.

The Ranking

Who does AI recommend for SEO tools?

Share of all brand mentions across 20 prompts (Share of Voice). The longer the bar, the more often AI names the provider – across every question tested.

1
Ahrefs
14.1%
27AI mentions
2
Semrush
14.1%
27AI mentions
3
Sistrix
12.5%
24AI mentions
4
SE Ranking
9.4%
18AI mentions
5
Seobility
6.8%
13AI mentions
6
Screaming Frog
6.2%
12AI mentions
7
Google Search Console
4.2%
8AI mentions
8
Ryte
3.6%
7AI mentions
9
XOVI
3.6%
7AI mentions
10
SpyFu
2.1%
4AI mentions
11
Mangools
2.1%
4AI mentions
12
PageRangers
2.1%
4AI mentions
+
25 more tools
19.3%
37AI mentions
Share of Voice = a provider's share of all 192 brand mentions. Measured across real prompts to ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews.
The Data Basis

Real questions SEO teams and online marketers ask AI

No wishful thinking: the ranking comes from exactly these prompt types – best-of questions, comparisons, alternatives and use cases.

What is the best SEO tools in 2026?
Ahrefs vs Semrush – which is better?
Best SEO tools for small businesses
What's a good alternative to Ahrefs?
Which SEO tools is GDPR-compliant and hosted in the EU?
Top SEO tools for enterprise teams
Most affordable SEO tools for startups
Which SEO tools has the best integrations?
Individual Visibility

AI visibility of the tested providers

Visibility score = share of prompts where the provider appears in the AI answer at all. 100% means: present for every relevant question.

75%
SISTRIX
sistrix.de
75%
Seobility
seobility.net
62%
XOVI
xovi.de
50%
Ryte
ryte.com
50%
PageRangers
pagerangers.com
How it works

From question to comparison – in 3 steps

1

Define prompts

We set the real search and buying questions of your industry – exactly how your customers actually ask AI.

2

BuzzView measures

Every prompt runs against all major AI models. We count mentions, position, sentiment and the cited sources.

3

Compare & report

You see your ranking, your share of voice and exactly the prompts where competitors win – and you don't.

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