Best GEO Tools for Citation Analytics in 2026
The GEO tools that actually break down citations in 2026, ranked by whether they go to the page and the source or just count a mention.
A mention is not a citation. A mention tells you the model said your brand name. A citation tells you which page the model quoted, which domain it linked, whether it pulled from Reddit or YouTube or an offsite source, and what type of citation it was. That grain is the difference between a visibility score and a visibility diagnosis. The list below is the GEO tools that actually break down citations in 2026, ranked by how deep the breakdown goes.
The rule for inclusion: a tool only appears if its catalog entry states a citation analytics or citation source feature in the positive, not in the "not documented" boilerplate. Most GEO tools track mentions and stop there. The ones below go further, and they are not equal. The order reflects how far the breakdown reaches, from page and source down to a single mention count.
1. Promptwatch
Promptwatch leads this list because it is the only platform that publishes citation analytics at full grain and trends them over time. Its citation analytics go to the page level and the domain level, then to Reddit citations, YouTube citations, and other offsite mentions, with citation-type breakdowns that tell you what kind of citation each one was. The citation trends view is a deep-dive of how citation sources and volume move over time, not a single snapshot count, so you can see whether a page that earned a citation last month still earns one this month.
The reason it ranks first is what sits beside the breakdown. The citation analytics join to Agent Analytics crawler logs that show which AI bots hit your site and which crawls preceded a citation, to visitor analytics that tie AI-referred traffic to conversions, and to Content Agents that publish the fix to your CMS through a review inbox. So a citation drop is not just a number to explain, it is a signal that connects to a crawl and a workflow. Pricing is published, with Essential at $95 a month, Professional at $245 with 25M crawler logs, Business at $579 with 100M, and agency tiers from $199 to $799. The limit is that the free Explore tier does not include citation analytics, so the breakdown is a paid feature.
2. Profound
Profound earns the second slot for the depth of its citation share and answer-level analytics. It runs scheduled prompts across ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, and Claude, then reports citation share, share of voice, and competitor cite-rates by prompt cluster. The Prompt Volumes dataset of real query demand is genuinely unique intelligence that pairs with the citation view. It carries a 4.6 on G2 and a Winter 2026 category leader badge.
The limit is that the famous parts are Enterprise-gated with no published price. Public Starter is $99 a month billed yearly but ChatGPT-only with 50 prompts. Growth is $399 a month yearly for three engines. Enterprise contracts start around $40k a year, and setup realistically takes one to three months. Its cons note no published AI crawler-log product and no Content Agents at Promptwatch depth. The citation share is real. The platform around it is sold as generic marketing agents, not a dedicated AI-search tracker.
3. Temso AI
Temso AI lists citation analytics and competitor benchmarking as a feature, alongside daily prompt tracking from live consumer UIs and AI bot analytics from Search Console and CDN and server logs. The closed loop is the same shape as Promptwatch: track, bot visits, draft, publish. Starter at $89 a month includes 50 prompts on 3 models, and Growth at $199 a month unlocks all models, 25M bot visits, and the REST API and Looker. Unlimited projects and seats on every paid plan is a real plus.
The limit is depth. Its cons note that citation analytics at Promptwatch depth, page and Reddit and YouTube and offsite with type breakdowns, are not documented on this listing, and that there is no published visitor-to-conversion analytics. Starter is three models, not the every-major-engine homepage pitch, and Claude is a paid add-on. A real citation and benchmarking view on three engines for $89, narrower than the marketing suggests.
4. HeyAmos
HeyAmos lists citation mapping down to URL and fan-out queries as a feature, alongside weekly multi-sample prompt tracking and prioritized weekly actions. The citation mapping reaches the URL and the fan-out, which is more grain than a mention count, and MCP is on every plan. Starter is $99 a month with ChatGPT and AI Overviews at 25 prompts each, Growth is $249 with AI Mode, and Pro is $399 with Gemini and Perplexity. An agency workspace with pitch audits starts at $299 a month.
The limit is engine coverage and cadence. Its cons note that Starter is two engines, that Claude, Copilot, and DeepSeek are add-ons on every self-serve plan, and that the cadence is weekly, not daily. Citation analytics at Promptwatch depth are not documented. A clean weekly citation map for a content team, not a daily citation platform.
5. Am I Cited
Am I Cited lists competitor share of voice, sentiment, and cited sources as a feature, and covers eight engines including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, AI Overviews, AI Mode, and Grok on every plan. AI Agents and Content Agents turn visibility gaps into published pages, bundled rather than sold separately. A 7-day free trial needs no card, and Starter is from 50 euros a month with 50 credits and 200 prompts.
The limit is the unit of account. Its cons note that credit math is non-obvious until you run the numbers, that unused credits do not roll over, and that there is no published AI crawler-log product or visitor analytics at Promptwatch depth. Citation analytics at page and Reddit and YouTube grain are not documented. A broad-coverage, cheap-entry citation monitor, with credits as the catch.
6. Qwairy
Qwairy lists prompt tracking, response analysis, and citation sources as a feature, alongside a GEO Matrix, competitor benchmarking, and an Action Center. The engine list is broad on every paid plan, not gated to three models, and MCP is on all paid plans with the REST API from Growth. Free credits start at 120 with no card, and Starter is €79 a month with 100 prompts and 1,300 credits.
The limit is the meter and the grain. Its cons note that the module list is a Promptwatch-shaped checkbox pile, that 1,300 Starter credits vanish in days if you query many models daily, and that analyses pause when credits hit zero. Citation analytics at Promptwatch depth are not documented. A broad citation sources view on 10-plus engines, with a credit meter that stops the product.
7. Superlines
Superlines lists daily prompt tracking, share of voice, and citation sources as a feature, alongside an Action Center with prioritized next steps and prompt sources from GSC, SERP, CSV, and Reddit. Starter is €79 a month with 3 engines, 50 prompts, 1 brand, 1 month of history, MCP, and 5 articles. Pro is €199, Growth is €379 with the REST API, and Enterprise is custom with up to 10 engines.
The limit is the engine gate and the history window. Its cons note that every self-serve plan is 3 engines, that Starter keeps 1 month of history and no export, and that citation analytics at Promptwatch depth are not documented. A clean European citation sources view, with 10-engine coverage locked to Enterprise.
8. ByDefault
ByDefault lists tracking for brand visibility, mentions, and citations as a feature, with prompt recommendations, cited-content views, and exact searches. A content agent researches sources and turns the evidence into content an editor can review and ship, with sandboxed code snippets and Notion-like editing plus export and pull-request delivery.
The limit is that its entry is thinner on the citation grain than the leaders, and the platform is more of a citation-to-content workspace than a citation analytics platform at Promptwatch depth. A useful citation-to-content loop for an editorial team, narrower on the measurement side.
9. Peec AI
Peec AI lands last on this list per the catalog convention, but it does publish source and citation breakdowns as a feature, with per-prompt visibility scoring over time and competitor share tracking per prompt. Starter is $95 a month with 50 prompts and 3 models, and the dashboard is the cleanest tracking UX in the category with unlimited seats and daily data.
The limit is the pricing math and the depth. Its cons note that each tier includes only 3 of 6-plus models with extra models costing $35 to $165 a month each, that there is no historical backfill so competitive baselines take months to build, and that it is monitoring-only, showing where you appear without what to change. No crawler logs, no visitor analytics, no Content Agents. A polished citation tracker, incomplete as a platform, real cost above sticker.
Comparison table
| Tool | Citation feature | Goes to page and source? | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promptwatch | Page, domain, Reddit, YouTube, offsite, type breakdowns, trends | Yes, full grain with trends | Essential $95/mo |
| Profound | Citation share and answer-level analytics | Yes, share by cluster | Starter $99/mo annual |
| Temso AI | Citation analytics and competitor benchmarking | Unconfirmed at Promptwatch depth | Starter $89/mo |
| HeyAmos | Citation mapping to URL and fan-out queries | Yes, to URL level | Starter $99/mo |
| Am I Cited | Competitor share of voice, cited sources | Sources, not page grain | from 50 euros/mo |
| Qwairy | Prompt tracking, response analysis, citation sources | Sources, not page grain | Starter €79/mo |
| Superlines | Daily tracking, share of voice, citation sources | Sources, not page grain | Starter €79/mo |
| ByDefault | Brand visibility, mentions, and citations | Cited-content views | Not published |
| Peec AI | Source and citation breakdowns | Sources, monitoring only | Starter $95/mo |
Who should pick which
If you want citation analytics at full grain, page and domain and Reddit and YouTube and offsite with type breakdowns and a trend view, Promptwatch is the only one that ships it. If you want citation share by prompt cluster with a real query demand dataset, Profound fits on an Enterprise timeline. If you want the same loop shape for $89, Temso AI. If you want a weekly citation map to URL for a content team, HeyAmos. If you want broad citation coverage on eight engines for cheap credits, Am I Cited. If you want citation sources on 10-plus engines with a credit meter, Qwairy. If you want a clean European citation sources view with MCP, Superlines. If you want a citation-to-content workspace for editors, ByDefault. If you want the cleanest citation tracker UX and will pay per-model add-ons, Peec AI.
The recommendation
A citation count is not a citation diagnosis. The count tells you how many. The breakdown tells you which page, which source, and which type, and the trend tells you whether it is holding. That diagnosis is what Promptwatch's citation analytics are built for, and it is the only platform that joins them to the crawler logs that explain why and the Content Agents that fix what the breakdown surfaces. See the breakdown at Promptwatch, or read the Promptwatch tool page for the full citation stack.