Full-stack AI search optimization (AEO / "AI SEO") for DevOps, dev tools & B2B SaaS
When a developer asks AI for the best tool in your category, does your name come up?
Clear Cited gets you recommended where ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews answer your buyers — with reproducible data, not screenshots. The full-stack engine behind it: SEO foundation, content, and authority — measured by share-of-model. Built for DevOps & developer-tools and B2B SaaS companies.
Founding offer — first 5 clients: a free Full Audit (AEO + SEO, normally $2,000), then a locked founding rate if you continue.
See who qualifies →Full-stack, not a point tool
Most "AEO" shops do one of these. We do the stack.
Getting named in AI answers is the wedge. Holding that position takes a full SEO + content + authority engine underneath it — which is what we run, AI-speed and human-approved.
SEO foundation
- Technical SEO & Core Web Vitals
- SERP / keyword coverage
- Backlinks & domain authority
AI-answer optimization
Primary- Share-of-model measurement
- Answer-first content
- Entity & schema
Done-for-you content
- Comparison & benchmark pages
- Docs that engines cite
- Developer-grade accuracy
Off-site authority
- Directories · G2 · Reddit
- Listicles & round-ups
- Digital PR
What's included
The outcome is share of model. Here's the engine beneath it.
AI-answer optimization
The wedge — we get you named and cited in AI answers
SEO foundation
The ground AEO stands on
Included
Done-for-you content
We write & publish — not just brief
Published across 30+ channels — your accounts, tuned per platform
On your domain
Off-site authority
Listing & review sites the models cite
Curated entity work — Boost 30+ · Growth 60+ · Authority 100+
Digital PR — earned coverage (best-effort)
What is AI search visibility?
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) — you may know it as AI SEO or AI search optimization — is the practice of getting your brand recommended and cited inside AI answers. About 95% of those citations come from third-party sources (reviews, comparison pages, communities), not your own website (Otterly, State of AI Search). Clear Cited maps which ones decide your category and gets you into them. Read the full explainer →
Different engines, different answers — that's the problem we solve
We asked all four major engines "the best AEO agency for B2B SaaS." Each gave a different list — no provider appeared in more than two. AI visibility is engine-specific; you can't optimize once. That's why we measure per engine and fix per engine.
Reproducible, not anecdotal
Every buyer prompt runs 10+ times per engine. We report the median with a 95% confidence interval — because a single AI answer is noise.
Honest about what works
We recommend evidence-backed tactics (schema, answer-first content, third-party citations) and refuse the snake oil (AI-meta-tags, keyword stuffing — which measurably backfires).
Tied to pipeline
Findings map to your share of model versus named competitors — not vanity counts — so you know what moving the needle is worth.
We eat our own cooking
The method we'd use to get you recommended is the same one we use on ourselves. See the dev-tools playbook →
Tuned to what performs in your niche
Every asset is data-driven — researched across YouTube, Reddit, Dev.to, Hashnode, Medium, Stack Exchange, and search for the topics, formats, and hooks that actually earn engagement in your category — not guesswork.
How Clear Cited compares
The market splits into dashboards you run yourself and agencies that cost a fortune. We're the done-for-you middle — the full stack (SEO foundation, content, and authority), AI-speed and human-approved.
| Capability | AI-visibility tools Profound · Peec · Otterly | Enterprise GEO agencies Omniscient · iPullRank · First Page Sage | Clear Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you actually get | A dashboard — you do the work | Done-for-you, full retainer | Done-for-you, full-stack & productized |
| Starting price | $29–$499/mo (DIY) | $10,000/mo+ | $500 audit · $1,500/mo |
| Best fit | Teams with an in-house specialist | Enterprise & funded SaaS | Seed–Series A developer-tools SaaS |
| Shows its method? | Black-box scores | Varies | Reproducible, with confidence intervals |
A measured result
One score summarizes where you stand; share of model is the evidence underneath it — each buyer prompt run 10+ times per engine, reported as a median with a confidence interval.
"best observability tool for kubernetes" · 10 runs / engine · illustrative sample
Every result is measured the same way — each buyer prompt run 10+ times per engine, reported as a median share of model with a 95% confidence interval. See case studies & how we measure →
Effortless to work with — especially if you're a US company
No tax friction
We provide a completed W-8BEN on request — nothing for you to withhold, no extra forms on your side.
Billed in USD
Invoices in US dollars, paid by card or transfer. No FX math.
Fully async
Everything runs over email and shared docs — no standing calls.
Fast to start
Sign a one-page agreement, send your domain and competitors, first findings in days.
The engagement, as a journey
No SKU wall — just four steps. Start free to see your gap, diagnose with an audit, grow with a done-for-you retainer, and add à‑la‑carte pieces (content, video, directory listings, PR) only if you need them. Each step builds the same five levers: AI measurement, the SEO foundation, content, off-site authority, and a monthly measurement loop.
| Step | What it is | From |
|---|---|---|
| 1 · Start free | Free Teardown (5–8 prompts, 2 engines, top-3 competitor gap, a quick SEO + AI snapshot, 3 fast fixes) — or the quick fit-finder (7 questions, ~60 seconds) | Free |
| 2 · Diagnose | One-time audits: Starter (scorecard + top-10 fixes) · Full (AEO + SEO), the measured baseline + 30/60/90 roadmap · Comprehensive (Full + top-5 rewrites + schema specs + off-site plan + Directory Boost) | $500 · $2,000 · $3,500 |
| 3 · Grow | Done-for-you retainers: Growth (1 content/mo, single category) · Scale (4 content/mo + community + PR + Directory Boost) · Authority (6–8 content/mo + social pack + managed off-site/PR + backlinks + Directory Growth) | $1,500 · $3,500 · $6,500/mo |
| 4 · Add-ons | Technical SEO, SERP/keyword, backlink analysis, blog posts, social pack, video, digital PR, and directory listings (off-site authority AI engines crawl) — à la carte or stacked | from $300 |
Start free Not sure which is right? Take the quick fit-finder → See full pricing & packages
FAQ
What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?
AEO (a.k.a. AI SEO or GEO) is getting your brand recommended and cited inside AI answers from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Gemini. As buyers ask AI before they shortlist, those citations drive discovery and pipeline. Full explainer.
How is AEO different from SEO?
SEO optimizes for ranked links on a results page. AEO optimizes to be the cited source inside a synthesized AI answer — which leans on entity clarity, structured data, and third-party citations (about 95% of AI citations are third-party).
Do you just measure, or do you do the work?
We do it for you, full-stack. We measure share-of-model, fix the SEO foundation with real data, and produce the content, social, and (as an add-on) video plus off-site authority end-to-end — AI-accelerated, then human-approved before anything ships. Every asset is tuned to what actually performs in your niche, researched across YouTube, Reddit, Dev.to, Hashnode, Medium, Stack Exchange, and search — not guesswork. See the full-stack service →
How do you measure reliably when AI answers change every time?
We run each buyer prompt 10+ times per engine and report the median with a 95% confidence interval, re-measured on a cadence — never a single screenshot. That reproducibility is the product.
Do you guarantee we'll get cited?
No honest provider can — AI engines change constantly. We guarantee rigorous measurement and evidence-based work, and we tie our retainer to a measurable share-of-model target.