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The Best GEO Agencies for SaaS and AI Startups

We ranked the best GEO agencies on named citation results for SaaS or AI clients, whether Google and Bing stay in the plan, pipeline reporting, seed to Series B fit, hands-on execution and pricing. SearchAxe is on the list and was judged by the same criteria. With us, Wisemonk's citations across AI answer engines rose 414%.

By Amit Malvi, Founder, SearchAxe Last updated

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The quick answer

Generative engine optimization (GEO) is the work of getting a product cited and recommended inside AI answers. Judged on that work for a SaaS or AI startup, SearchAxe and Siege Media tie on total, with Optimist one point behind. Siege has named citation results for SaaS and AI brands and large content teams, on year-long contracts, while Optimist offers month-to-month terms and pipeline-tied reporting from Series A. Directive is the choice if you want GEO inside a wider B2B demand program, though its startup package lists on-page SEO rather than GEO.

Rank Agency Best for Stage fit Engines covered Pricing Review
1 SearchAxe Our agency AI startups that want GEO and SEO as one program, with citation results they can check Seed to Series B ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode and Copilot, plus Google and Bing Quoted after a free consultation Details on SearchAxe
2 Siege Media Larger SaaS and AI brands that want GEO delivered through content, design and digital PR at scale Not stated; showcased clients are mostly large brands Google plus AI answer engines From $8,000 per month (content marketing minimum) Details on Siege Media
3 Optimist B2B SaaS from Series A that wants GEO and SEO under one framework, billed month to month Series A to IPO, as stated on its site Google plus AI engines and AI search surfaces From $3,000 per month (advisory); full service from $4,000 per month Details on Optimist
4 Directive B2B tech companies that want GEO as one part of a larger pipeline-led marketing program Early stage to mature, with a startup package Google plus AI answers and AI recommendations Pricing not published Details on Directive
5 Embarque AI tool startups that want AI search strategy bundled into every SEO plan at a published price Just launched to enterprise Google plus AI search, with AI search strategy in every plan From $1,500 per month Details on Embarque
6 Growtika Startups that want GEO worked platform by platform, alongside Google rankings Startups, with a dedicated Series A and B offer Google plus AI engines, with separate pages for individual platforms Pricing not published Details on Growtika
7 Omnius SaaS, fintech and AI companies that want technical GEO, from crawler access to schema and content rewriting Startups to enterprise Google plus AI answer engines Pricing not published Details on Omnius
8 Go Fish Digital Tech companies that want GEO combined with digital PR from a long-running search agency High-growth startups and technology companies, among other sectors Google plus AI search engines Pricing not published Details on Go Fish Digital

How we ranked these agencies

  1. 01

    Named citation results

    At least two named SaaS or AI clients with a published outcome in AI answers. One such client, unnamed citation results, or named search-only SaaS results score partial.

  2. 02

    Search stays in the plan

    GEO and Google and Bing work run as one program, including in the package a startup would buy.

  3. 03

    Citations tied to pipeline

    Says it connects citations to pipeline, signups, demos or revenue. Citation counts, sentiment or share of voice alone score partial.

  4. 04

    Seed to Series B fit

    Names early-stage, seed, Series A or Series B teams as a fit. No stated stage, or a later-stage focus, scores partial.

  5. 05

    Ships pages, fixes and placements

    Restructures content, implements schema and earns third-party mentions itself rather than handing over an audit.

  6. 06

    Prices on the page

    Yes means published prices. Partial means a published pricing rule or a stated quote process. No means neither is published.

SearchAxe is on this list and was scored on the same criteria as every other agency. We used public information only, from each agency's own pages, checked on October 6, 2026. A yes is two points and a partial one. To be listed, an agency needed at least one named SaaS or AI case study. We considered eleven agencies, SearchAxe included; nine qualified and we list the top eight. SearchAxe and Siege Media tie on points, and SearchAxe sits first because it is our agency, not because it outscores Siege. Other ties are ordered by case studies, then stage fit, then pipeline reporting, then name.

The best GEO agencies, ranked

1

SearchAxe

Our agency searchaxe.com
Best for
AI startups that want GEO and SEO as one program, with citation results they can check
Stage fit
Seed to Series B
Pricing
Quoted after a free consultation
Notable clients
Viggle AI, HeyOz, Wisemonk, Monk

What they do well

  • Wisemonk's citations across AI answer engines rose 414%, with 299 pages cited, up from 70
  • Viggle AI's pages cited in AI answers went from 4 to 279
  • Founder Amit Malvi owned the GEO and answer engine optimization programs at Invideo AI
  • Every engagement is read against a fixed baseline set before work starts

Limitations

  • Founder-led, so it won't suit buyers who want a large account team on the project

Verdict Level on points with Siege Media, and the closest fit for a seed to Series B AI startup that wants citations and rankings led by the same senior person.

2

Siege Media

siegemedia.com
Best for
Larger SaaS and AI brands that want GEO delivered through content, design and digital PR at scale
Stage fit
Not stated; showcased clients are mostly large brands
Pricing
From $8,000 per month (content marketing minimum)
Notable clients
Zendesk, Zapier, Airtable, HubSpot, Hebbia, Mentimeter

What they do well

  • Named GEO case studies for Hebbia, Mentimeter and Zendesk
  • In-house content, design and digital PR production
  • Monthly reports put citations, share of voice and revenue side by side

Limitations

  • Asks for a 12-month contract, with a 30-day out clause
  • Showcased clients skew to large, established brands

Verdict Ties with SearchAxe on points. Some of the strongest named GEO proof on this list, on terms that suit later-stage brands.

3

Optimist

yesoptimist.com
Best for
B2B SaaS from Series A that wants GEO and SEO under one framework, billed month to month
Stage fit
Series A to IPO, as stated on its site
Pricing
From $3,000 per month (advisory); full service from $4,000 per month
Notable clients
Glide, Stampli, Kubera, Plytix, Popmenu, Contentstack

What they do well

  • Its stated process covers ranking in search, being recommended by AI engines and inbound demand
  • Published pricing, with full service billed month to month
  • Pipeline-tied KPIs across search and AI answers

Limitations

  • Its GEO case studies do not name the client
  • Positions from Series A onward; seed is not named

Verdict A fairly priced, pipeline-minded option from Series A. Ask for a named citation result before you commit.

4

Directive

directiveconsulting.com
Best for
B2B tech companies that want GEO as one part of a larger pipeline-led marketing program
Stage fit
Early stage to mature, with a startup package
Pricing
Pricing not published
Notable clients
Case Status, AxisCare, Sumo Logic, Calendly, Gong, MindBridge.ai

What they do well

  • Named SEO and GEO case studies for Case Status and AxisCare
  • Dashboards that connect content performance to pipeline and closed revenue
  • Search, GEO and AI answer content run inside one content program

Limitations

  • Its startup package lists on-page SEO, not GEO
  • A large multi-division agency with no published pricing

Verdict Strong if GEO is one piece of a full B2B demand program. At seed, check what the startup package actually includes.

5

Embarque

embarque.io
Best for
AI tool startups that want AI search strategy bundled into every SEO plan at a published price
Stage fit
Just launched to enterprise
Pricing
From $1,500 per month
Notable clients
VEED, Riverside, Cleanvoice, Elephas, Instatus, MentorCruise

What they do well

  • A named AI citation case study for Cleanvoice, an AI podcast editing tool
  • AI search strategy included in every plan
  • Prices published for every tier

Limitations

  • Its other AI citation case study does not name the client
  • No pipeline or demo reporting described, and commitment terms differ across the page

Verdict An affordable way to add GEO to a deliverables-based SEO plan; track pipeline yourself.

6

Growtika

growtika.com
Best for
Startups that want GEO worked platform by platform, alongside Google rankings
Stage fit
Startups, with a dedicated Series A and B offer
Pricing
Pricing not published
Notable clients
Reco, Agora, Groundcover, Checkly, Apono, Clutch

What they do well

  • A GEO service with dedicated pages for individual AI platforms
  • A Series A and B offer with citation metrics formatted for investor decks
  • Technical SEO, content and authority building done by its team

Limitations

  • Its published GEO case study does not name the client; Reco is the one named detailed case
  • Pricing not published

Verdict A startup-minded GEO shop; the proof is thinner than the offer, so ask for references.

7

Omnius

omnius.so
Best for
SaaS, fintech and AI companies that want technical GEO, from crawler access to schema and content rewriting
Stage fit
Startups to enterprise
Pricing
Pricing not published
Notable clients
TextCortex, Zencoder, Crustdata, Myos, Global App Testing, Payoneer

What they do well

  • GEO service covers AI crawler access, content scoring and rewriting, citation monitoring and schema
  • Named AI clients on a page built for AI companies
  • Runs its own AI visibility software

Limitations

  • Its AI startup case studies identify clients by investor, not by name
  • Pipeline reporting not described; pricing quoted per project

Verdict The most technical GEO menu here. Ask for a named citation outcome.

8

Go Fish Digital

gofishdigital.com
Best for
Tech companies that want GEO combined with digital PR from a long-running search agency
Stage fit
High-growth startups and technology companies, among other sectors
Pricing
Pricing not published
Notable clients
Knack, SimpleTexting, BetterUp, GetResponse, HP, Cisco

What they do well

  • Leads with GEO, backed by 20 years in search
  • Named SaaS case studies reporting trials and SQLs
  • Digital PR that earns placements and links

Limitations

  • No named case study about AI answer results or an AI company
  • A mostly consumer and ecommerce portfolio, and no published pricing

Verdict A seasoned search and PR shop with a tech practice. Ask for AI answer results specifically.

Side by side

SearchAxe Siege Media Optimist Directive Embarque Growtika Omnius Go Fish Digital
Named citation results Yes Yes Partly Yes Partly Partly Partly Partly
Search stays in the plan Yes Yes Yes Partly Yes Yes Yes Yes
Citations tied to pipeline Yes Yes Yes Yes Partly Partly Partly Partly
Seed to Series B fit Yes Partly Partly Yes Partly Yes Partly Partly
Ships pages, fixes and placements Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Prices on the page Partly Yes Yes No Yes No Partly No

How to choose

Questions worth asking on the first call with any agency.

  • Which prompts will you track for us, and who decides the list?
  • Name two SaaS or AI clients whose citations you moved, and show where they started.
  • Does the package you're quoting include Google and Bing work, or only AI answers?
  • What will you change on our site, and what will you earn off it, in the first month?
  • How do you connect a citation to a signup or a demo?

Red flags when hiring

Citation guarantees

No agency decides what an answer engine says. A guarantee means someone is selling certainty they don't have.

GEO with the search work removed

AI answers that search the web pick their sources from what ranks in Google and Bing. A plan that ignores rankings tends to stall when the pages underneath can't be found.

Proof from a single engine

A screenshot from one engine proves little. Ask for the same prompts checked across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode and Copilot.

How we get started

From first call to work in progress in three steps.

  1. 01

    Book a free consultation

    A call about your product, your market and where you stand in AI answers and search today.

  2. 02

    Get a plan and a quote

    We send a plan for what we would do first, with a clear quote for the work.

  3. 03

    Work starts right away

    Once the plan and quote are approved, the work starts immediately.

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What clients say

We had thousands of pages going nowhere. Amit cleaned that up and rebuilt our landing pages. Our top three rankings are up 362% and our citations across AI engines have grown more than a hundred times.

Nan Ha Nan Ha Product Growth Lead, Viggle AI Read the Viggle AI case study

We came to Amit with a good product and almost no search presence. He gave our team a plan we could actually follow. Referring domains are up 183% and our first page rankings have more than tripled.

George Kurdin George Kurdin Co-Founder, Monk Read the Monk case study

Our content was getting published but not landing anywhere. Amit reworked how we format it for AI engines and our citations across all seven engines are up over 400%. The Reddit community he built now brings us leads weekly.

Aditya Nagpal Aditya Nagpal Founder, Wisemonk Read the Wisemonk case study

We launched with a homepage and nothing else. Amit built the search foundation, the landing pages, the blog, the schema. Our domain rating is up 70% and we went from zero AI citations to being quoted by six of the seven AI engines.

Ahad Shams Ahad Shams Founder, HeyOz Read the HeyOz case study

We had multiple pages fighting each other for the same terms. Amit mapped it all out, consolidated what needed consolidating, and rebuilt our service pages. Organic traffic is up 147% and our top three rankings have more than doubled.

Manjunath Thandu Manjunath Thandu CEO, Zivoke Read the Zivoke case study

Agency, in-house or tools

Agency

One team covering strategy, content, technical and authority work. Fastest to start, and you pay for output rather than headcount.

In-house hire

Full control and deep product context, but slow to hire, and one person rarely covers every engine and every discipline.

AI visibility tool

Useful for tracking where you appear. A tool shows the gap, but someone still has to close it.

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Frequently asked questions

What does a GEO agency deliver each month?

Typically a tracked set of buyer prompts with who gets cited for each, rewrites that make key pages easy to quote, technical work on crawler access and schema, and outreach for mentions on the lists, review sites and communities answer engines draw on. The better agencies also keep Google and Bing rankings moving, since AI answers that search the web pick sources from search results, and report citations next to signups.

Which GEO agencies publish named results for SaaS or AI companies?

On this list, SearchAxe names Viggle AI, HeyOz and Wisemonk. Siege Media names Hebbia, Mentimeter and Zendesk, and Directive names Case Status and AxisCare. Embarque names one, Cleanvoice. Optimist and Growtika publish AI answer results without naming the client. Omnius and Go Fish Digital name SaaS clients, but those case studies report search growth rather than citations.

Should we hire a GEO specialist or an SEO agency that does GEO?

Hire for the work, not the label. A GEO specialist that drops rankings leaves AI answers without the pages they draw from, and ChatGPT search and Copilot draw on Bing's index. An SEO agency that has added GEO may still treat it as a report. Check the quoted package includes prompt tracking, page rewrites, third-party mentions and Google and Bing work under one plan.

How should GEO results be measured?

Against a baseline taken before any work starts. Fix the list of buyer prompts, record which engines cite you and which cite competitors, then re-run the same prompts on a schedule. Count cited pages and citations, note how engines describe you, and tie AI referrals to signups in your analytics. Every SearchAxe engagement is measured against a fixed baseline set before the work starts.

Why are Percepture, Minuttia and Passionfruit missing?

We considered all three. Percepture publishes clear GEO pricing, but its clients and case studies are in pharma, healthcare, telecom and travel, with no SaaS or AI examples. Passionfruit's published case studies are mostly ecommerce brands, with no named SaaS or AI case study. Minuttia qualified but had the lowest total of the nine that did; it says it isn't a fit without product-market fit and doesn't list technical implementation.

Can a GEO agency focus on one AI engine for us?

It can track one, but optimizing for one rarely makes sense. Engines share many of the same sources, ChatGPT search and Copilot draw on Bing's index, and your buyers don't all use the same assistant. The work that earns citations, clear pages and trusted mentions, tends to lift visibility across engines at once. Track them all so you can see where you're missing.

What does GEO cost with these agencies?

Where prices are public they appear on each card, but five of the eight agencies here, SearchAxe included, publish none. The published ones range from bundled SEO plans with AI search included to content minimums on year-long contracts. With us, a free consultation comes first, then a plan and a quote, and work begins once both are approved.

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