Is ChatGPT recommending
your SaaS?
AI search engines are replacing Google zero-click searches for software discovery. Enter your domain and we'll ask ChatGPT 3 real buyer questions — showing you exactly whether, where, and how your brand appears in AI answers, and who's getting recommended instead.
- Real AI questionsWe send 3 genuine buyer questions to ChatGPT (gpt-4o-mini, web search enabled) — the kind of question a founder asks when evaluating tools in your space: "What are the best X alternatives?", "Is Y worth it?", "What competes with Z?"
- Honest detectionWe scan each AI response for your brand name and domain. No estimates, no guesses — your brand either appears in the raw AI text or it doesn’t. We also record which other tools the AI recommended.
- Cached for 30 daysResults are cached to avoid re-running the same check. Re-checking the same domain within 30 days returns the cached result instantly (free).
Why AI search visibility matters for your SaaS
Software buying is quietly moving off the search results page. Instead of typing a query and scanning ten blue links, founders and teams increasingly ask ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google's AI Overviews a direct question — “what's the best inventory tool for a small Shopify store?” — and act on the handful of products the AI names. That shift is what people mean by Generative Engine Optimization (GEO): being one of the tools an answer engine actually recommends, not just a link buried on page one.
The problem is that most founders have zero visibility into this. You can rank well on Google and still be completely absent from AI answers, because answer engines draw on structured, consistent, citeable sources rather than your marketing homepage alone. If a competitor shows up in those answers and you don't, you lose deals you never even knew existed — there is no impression, no click, no trace in your analytics.
This checker gives you a real, honest read on where you stand. We ask a live model the kind of questions your buyers actually ask, then show you the raw answer: whether your product is named, which competitors are recommended instead, and what to do about it. The most reliable fix is to become a source AI engines trust to cite — which is exactly what a structured, provenance-labelled directree listing is built to be.
Frequently asked questions
What is GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)?
GEO is the practice of making your product visible and citeable inside AI-generated answers — the responses ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Copilot give when someone asks for software recommendations. Where traditional SEO optimizes for a ranked list of blue links, GEO optimizes for being the tool an AI names and links when a buyer asks a question. As more software discovery moves to zero-click AI answers, GEO visibility increasingly decides whether a founder ever hears about you.
Is the GEO visibility checker free?
Yes. Enter your domain and we run three real AI-buyer questions at no cost and with no account required. Results are cached for 30 days, so re-checking the same domain within that window is instant and free.
How is this different from a normal SEO or rank tracker?
A rank tracker tells you where you sit in Google's blue links. This tells you whether an AI answer engine actually mentions your product when a buyer asks a real question — a completely different surface. We do not estimate a score: we send genuine questions to a live model with web search enabled and detect whether your brand and domain appear in the raw response.
Does ChatGPT really recommend specific products?
Yes. When users ask questions like “what are the best CRM tools” or “what's a good alternative to X”, AI assistants routinely name specific products, often with links. If your product is missing from those answers, you are invisible to a fast-growing share of buyers who never open a search results page at all.
Why does my SaaS not appear in AI answers?
AI answer engines lean on structured, consistent, citeable sources. Products with clear, machine-readable facts, third-party listings and consistent naming across the web get cited far more than products whose information only lives on their own marketing site. A structured, honesty-labelled directory listing (like directree) is one of the most direct ways to become a source an AI will cite.
How do I improve my GEO visibility?
Make your facts easy for a machine to quote: publish clear pricing and feature information, keep your product name consistent everywhere, earn structured third-party listings, and expose machine-readable data. Our step-by-step guide and the free directree listing walk through exactly what moves the needle.