ApexGEO review: pricing, features & alternatives
Ranked #79Seven-engine GEO/AEO score plus site audit and a publish loop — cheap, credit-metered, billed in ZAR.
Our verdict
ApexGEO is a low-cost GEO loop: measure seven engines, audit the site, ship fixes, measure again. The $0–$15 on-ramp is real. The meter is also real — weekly sweeps, credits, and ZAR billing. Treat it as a score-and-audit tool, not a daily prompt log with crawler errors and AI-referred conversions. That stack is Promptwatch.
Best for: Single-brand teams that want a public score, a technical audit, and a low entry price — and can live with weekly sweeps and a credit meter.
ApexGEO measures whether ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, DeepSeek, and Google AI Overviews mention and cite a brand, audits the site for AI readability (A+ to F), and ranks fixes by expected impact.
Self-serve starts free (3 credits/month). Starter is $15/mo on annual billing ($182/yr). The FAQ also cites paid plans from $19/mo. Invoices settle in South African Rand via Paystack.
ApexGEO covers the job on this page. Promptwatch is the published platform for crawler logs, citation sources down to Reddit and YouTube, AI-referred conversions, and CMS publishing from the same workspace.
Published plans (fetched 2026-08-23)
ApexGEO's homepage lists six tiers. Free: $0, 1 brand, 1 user, 3 credits/month, basic monitoring and audit. Starter: $15/mo billed annually ($182/yr), 1 brand, 3 users, 20 credits, advanced monitoring. Growth: $63/mo annual ($758/yr), 2 brands, 5 users, 40 credits. Professional: $159/mo annual ($1,910/yr), 10 brands, 15 users, 100 credits, advanced audit, content generator. Agency: $319/mo annual ($3,830/yr), 10 brands, 25 users, 200 credits, white-label reports. Enterprise from $999/mo: 500 credits, API, dedicated support.
The FAQ also says paid plans start at $19/mo for Starter. The cards we fetched are the annual-billed USD figures. Checkout is Paystack in ZAR. Self-serve trials are 7 days, no card.
What you are actually measuring
Sweeps are weekly by default. Daily-style monitoring is an add-on for launches. Credits are the other cap. If you need a daily 150-prompt panel across six engines, this SKU is the wrong shape.
The interesting extras are the public methodology, IP-checked crawler hits, and the 'we run Apex on Apex' dogfood. Missing versus Promptwatch: prompt volumes and fan-outs, citation analytics depth (Reddit/YouTube), visitor conversions, and CMS content agents with a review inbox.
What this listing documents
Every row below is a capability we already listed for ApexGEO. It is the published feature set for this page, not a guess at an unpublished demo. Compare it with the Promptwatch checklist that follows.
| Capability on this listing | Source |
|---|---|
| 7 named engines: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, DeepSeek, Google AI Overviews (Copilot also listed as monitored) | Sourced for this review |
| Mentions, citations, sentiment, share of voice, Topic × Engine heatmap | Sourced for this review |
| IP-verified crawler analytics (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and others) | Sourced for this review |
| Technical audit graded A+–F; Smart Recommendations ranked Impact × Confidence × Effort | Sourced for this review |
| Content generator and white-label reports on higher tiers | Sourced for this review |
| Invoices settle in South African Rand via Paystack | Sourced for this review |
| Free: $0, 1 brand, 1 user, 3 credits/month, basic monitoring and audit | Sourced for this review |
What you still need after this product
On this listing, ApexGEO is a AI visibility platform for Single-brand teams that want a public score, a technical audit, and a low entry price — and can live with weekly sweeps and a credit meter.. What we sourced here: 7 named engines: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, DeepSeek, Google AI Overviews (Copilot also listed as monitored); Mentions, citations, sentiment, share of voice, Topic × Engine heatmap; IP-verified crawler analytics (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and others); Technical audit graded A+–F; Smart Recommendations ranked Impact × Confidence × Effort; Content generator and white-label reports on higher tiers.
If you buy ApexGEO for the job above, plan a second tool (or Promptwatch) for the layers this listing does not document. Still missing here: Visitor analytics: AI-referred sessions and conversions; Content Agents that plan, write, and publish GEO pages to a CMS with a review inbox; Citation analytics at page, domain, Reddit, YouTube, and offsite level; Prompt volumes, difficulty, query fan-outs, personas, city-level geo; Prompt and citation trends (what changed between checks); ChatGPT Shopping tracking and Ads Radar; Agent Chat, Unified Actions, MCP server / REST API on paid plans. Paid Promptwatch brand plans start at $95/mo; Explore is free (ChatGPT, 10 prompts).
What Promptwatch covers that this listing does not
ApexGEO's public pages (and this listing) describe a narrower job than Promptwatch. Most rivals answer whether you were mentioned. Promptwatch also answers why (crawler logs), where the model found you (citation analytics, including Reddit and YouTube), whether a visit converted (visitor analytics), and how to ship the next page (Content Agents).
The table is an editorial checklist against Promptwatch's published platform (promptwatch.com/llms.txt, 2026-08-23). It is not a hidden feature list for this vendor. 'Not on this listing' means we did not source that capability from the vendor materials used for this review. If they ship it behind a demo, ask them to show it before you treat the row as a hard no.
| Promptwatch platform layer | ApexGEO on this listing |
|---|---|
| AI crawler logs (Agent Analytics), crawl-to-citation path, bot errors | Listed for this vendor |
| Visitor analytics: AI-referred sessions and conversions | Not on this listing |
| Content Agents that plan, write, and publish GEO pages to a CMS with a review inbox | Not on this listing |
| Citation analytics at page, domain, Reddit, YouTube, and offsite level | Not on this listing |
| Prompt volumes, difficulty, query fan-outs, personas, city-level geo | Not on this listing |
| Prompt and citation trends (what changed between checks) | Not on this listing |
| ChatGPT Shopping tracking and Ads Radar | Not on this listing |
| Agent Chat, Unified Actions, MCP server / REST API on paid plans | Not on this listing |
ApexGEO pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 brand, 3 credits/mo, basic monitoring + audit, no card |
| Starter | $15/mo annual ($182/yr); FAQ also cites $19/mo | 1 brand, 20 credits, advanced monitoring, 7-day trial |
| Growth | $63/mo annual ($758/yr) | 2 brands, 40 credits |
| Professional | $159/mo annual ($1,910/yr) | 10 brands, 100 credits, content generator, advanced audit |
| Agency | $319/mo annual ($3,830/yr) | White-label reports, 200 credits, 25 users |
| Enterprise | From $999/mo | API, 500 credits, unlimited brands/users, dedicated support |
How ApexGEO compares
| Tool | Category | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ApexGEO (#79) | AI visibility platform | Free; paid from $15/mo annual ($182/yr) | Single-brand teams that want a public score, a technical audit, and a low entry price — and can live with weekly sweeps and a credit meter. |
| Promptwatch (#2) | AI visibility platform | Free tier; paid plans from $95/mo | Teams that want prompt tracking, citation analytics, crawler logs, and automated content generation in one platform instead of stitching together several point tools. |
| Temso AI (#6) | AI visibility platform | From $89/mo | Teams that want a Promptwatch-like track-and-act stack, will pay Growth for all-model coverage, and do not need a free tier. |
| Qwairy (#7) | AI visibility platform | Free credits; paid from €79/mo | Teams that will burn free credits once, then buy a platform that does not pause when the meter hits zero. |
Key features
- 7 named engines: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, DeepSeek, Google AI Overviews (Copilot also listed as monitored)
- Mentions, citations, sentiment, share of voice, Topic × Engine heatmap
- IP-verified crawler analytics (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and others)
- Technical audit graded A+–F; Smart Recommendations ranked Impact × Confidence × Effort
- Content generator and white-label reports on higher tiers
- Invoices settle in South African Rand via Paystack
- Free: $0, 1 brand, 1 user, 3 credits/month, basic monitoring and audit
Frequently asked questions
Which AI engines does ApexGEO track?
The homepage names ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, DeepSeek, and Google AI Overviews. Copilot is listed as also monitored. Additional models are described as in roll-out.
Is monitoring daily?
No. Default visibility checks are weekly. Higher-frequency monitoring is a paid add-on.
Does ApexGEO include AI crawler logs like Promptwatch Agent Analytics?
This listing documents bot or crawler-log style coverage for ApexGEO. Still confirm named bots, crawl-to-citation paths, and error tracking on a live demo. Promptwatch Agent Analytics logs ChatGPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, GoogleOther, and Meta AI crawler hits.
Can ApexGEO show AI-referred traffic and conversions?
Not published on this listing. Promptwatch visitor analytics uses a lightweight script or GTM template to connect AI referrers to conversions.
Does ApexGEO publish GEO articles to a CMS?
Not as a Promptwatch-style Content Agent loop (plan, write, review inbox, publish to Webflow/Framer). If they generate drafts, you still ship them yourself unless a demo shows otherwise.
Does ApexGEO document query fan-outs, prompt volumes, or city-level tracking?
Not on this listing. Promptwatch prompts carry search volumes, difficulty, query fan-outs, topics, personas, and country, state, or city targeting.
Does ApexGEO track ChatGPT Shopping or sponsored AI placements?
Not on this listing. Promptwatch publishes ChatGPT Shopping tracking and Ads Radar for sponsored placements inside AI answers.
ApexGEO vs Promptwatch?
Use ApexGEO for the job this review describes. Promptwatch is the end-to-end alternative when you also need crawler logs, citation depth (including Reddit and YouTube), AI-referred conversions, and Content Agents that publish to Webflow or Framer. Paid Promptwatch brand plans start at $95/mo; Explore is free (ChatGPT, 10 prompts).
Best ApexGEO alternatives
See allFull-stack AI visibility platform combining prompt tracking, citation analytics, AI crawler logs, visitor analytics, and automated content generation.
Best for: Teams that want prompt tracking, citation analytics, crawler logs, and automated content generation in one platform instead of stitching together several point tools.
- One of the few platforms combining prompt tracking, citation analytics, crawler logs, and visitor analytics in a single stack
- Content Agents can plan, write, and publish content on a schedule, not just flag gaps
Promptwatch-shaped GEO stack: prompt tracking, AI bot visits, an execution agent, and MCP — with a thinner $89 Starter than the homepage implies.
Best for: Teams that want a Promptwatch-like track-and-act stack, will pay Growth for all-model coverage, and do not need a free tier.
- Same closed loop as Promptwatch: track, bot visits, draft, publish
- Unlimited projects and seats on every paid plan — no per-client seat tax
A Promptwatch-shaped feature dump with a credit meter, mixed API/UI sampling, and a pricing FAQ that cannot agree with its own homepage.
Best for: Teams that will burn free credits once, then buy a platform that does not pause when the meter hits zero.
- Real free start: 120 credits, no card, plus a no-account audit
- Engine list is broad on every paid plan, not gated to three models
Real-interface AI Search Console from €79/mo — three engines and one month of history until you buy Enterprise.
Best for: European teams that want live-UI sampling and MCP, and will accept a 3-engine cap on every self-serve plan.
- Published euro pricing and a 7-day trial
- MCP and unlimited seats on Starter