BotLens vs BrandGEO
BrandGEO sells AI visibility as a service ladder, from a free ChatGPT-only check up to managed programs with strategy calls. BotLens is self-serve software: you run the audit yourself and read the result in the same sitting, and every number on our site is computed from our own database.
Last verified 2026-07-21. Claims about BrandGEO link to their own public pages as they read on that date.
Side by side
| Dimension | BotLens | BrandGEO | Ahead | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry paid price | Starter at EUR 47/month (EUR 470/year) | Essentials at EUR 99/month (EUR 990/year) | BotLens | source |
| Time to first result | Audit runs on screen in minutes, no signup | Results delivered within 48h | BotLens | source |
| Free tier | One full TRIAD audit across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity | 1 project, 5 buyer prompts, ChatGPT visibility only, monthly refresh | Comparable | source |
| AI engines covered | ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity | ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity and Meta AI, with live web search | Competitor | source |
| Tracking cadence on the entry paid tier | Weekly Prompt Tracker runs on Starter (EUR 47) | Monthly refresh on Essentials (EUR 99); daily/weekly starts at Growth (EUR 299) | BotLens | source |
| Sentiment analysis | Coarse positive/neutral/negative labels on tracked answers today; evidence-quoted scoring is in development | Positive/neutral/negative scoring across all five engines | Competitor | source |
| Technical site audit | 13 automated TRIAD checks (crawler access, schema, llms.txt, content structure), published methodology | Audit-style reports; the published offer centers on prompt visibility, not site checks | BotLens | source |
| Managed service option | None; BotLens is self-serve (consulting available separately via AI-fy.me) | Managed tier at EUR 900/month with a 30-minute onboarding strategy call, up to enterprise programs | Competitor | source |
Where BrandGEO is stronger
- BrandGEO covers Meta AI as a fifth engine; BotLens does not query Meta AI today.
- BrandGEO's cross-engine sentiment scoring is live now; BotLens ships coarse labels and is still building evidence-quoted sentiment.
- If you want the work done for you, BrandGEO's managed tiers include human strategy calls. BotLens has no managed service.
Verdict
For a self-serve team that wants numbers today, BotLens gets you a multi-engine audit in minutes and weekly tracking at EUR 47, roughly half BrandGEO's entry price. Choose BrandGEO if you want Meta AI coverage, live cross-engine sentiment now, or a managed program where their team runs the process for you.
Frequently asked
What is the main difference between BotLens and BrandGEO?
BrandGEO is a service ladder with delivery windows of up to 48 hours and managed tiers. BotLens is self-serve software: the audit runs while you watch, and paid tracking starts at EUR 47/month against BrandGEO's EUR 99 Essentials tier.
Which covers more AI engines?
BrandGEO queries five engines including Meta AI; BotLens queries four (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity). BotLens publishes its full methodology at botlens.app/methodology.
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