# SE Ranking alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 362 of the 432 answers in the 2 categories where SE Ranking holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/se-ranking/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Profound: 46
- Otterly: 40
- Semrush: 28
- Surfer SEO: 25
- Conductor: 24
- Ahrefs: 10

## AI visibility and answer engine tracking tools

**Small business**: 66 of 72 answers did not name SE Ranking.

- Otterly: first choice in 29 of those 66
- Wellows: first choice in 5 of those 66
- Ayzeo: first choice in 4 of those 66
- HubSpot AEO Grader: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Peec AI: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Amplitude AI Visibility: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Answer Monitor: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Frase: first choice in 1 of those 66

**Mid-market**: 64 of 72 answers did not name SE Ranking (SE Ranking is #6 of 11 at 6%).

- Otterly: first choice in 11 of those 64
- Profound: first choice in 8 of those 64
- Rankscale: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Peec AI: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Mentionova: first choice in 3 of those 64
- RadarKit: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Scrunch: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit: first choice in 3 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 68 of 72 answers did not name SE Ranking.

- Profound: first choice in 38 of those 68
- Scrunch: first choice in 5 of those 68
- AirOps: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Cognizo: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Conductor: first choice in 2 of those 68
- AthenaHQ: first choice in 1 of those 68
- BrightEdge / OmniSEO: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Finseo: first choice in 1 of those 68

## SEO and content optimization platforms

**Small business**: 38 of 72 answers did not name SE Ranking (SE Ranking is #4 of 13 at 13%).

- Semrush: first choice in 10 of those 38
- Surfer SEO: first choice in 8 of those 38
- Frase: first choice in 5 of those 38
- Ahrefs: first choice in 3 of those 38
- Google Search Console: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Google Analytics 4: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Google Business Profile: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Google Keyword Planner: first choice in 1 of those 38

**Mid-market**: 55 of 72 answers did not name SE Ranking (SE Ranking is #5 of 16 at 6%).

- Surfer SEO: first choice in 17 of those 55
- Semrush: first choice in 13 of those 55
- Ahrefs: first choice in 7 of those 55
- Clearscope: first choice in 4 of those 55
- Frase: first choice in 2 of those 55
- Ubersuggest: first choice in 2 of those 55
- Botify: first choice in 1 of those 55
- BrightEdge: first choice in 1 of those 55

**Enterprise**: 71 of 72 answers did not name SE Ranking.

- Conductor: first choice in 22 of those 71
- BrightEdge: first choice in 6 of those 71
- Semrush: first choice in 5 of those 71
- seoClarity: first choice in 5 of those 71
- Botify: first choice in 3 of those 71
- MarketMuse: first choice in 3 of those 71
- HubSpot Marketing Hub: first choice in 2 of those 71
- BrightEdge Data Science Platform: first choice in 1 of those 71

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