Proofsource vs GeoMonitor
GeoMonitor is a lightweight, low-cost GEO monitor in beta, with a free plan and a single 0 to 100 score. Proofsource adds Google AI Overviews, daily reads if you pick them and an interval on every percentage.
Proofsource and GeoMonitor in five facts
Price
- Proofsource
- Free trial, then plans from $9 a month (5 questions on ChatGPT, weekly)
- GeoMonitor
- Free $0; Pro $29 a month; Business $99 a month[1]
Free trial
- Proofsource
- 2 days free, 4 engines, no card
- GeoMonitor
- Free plan with no card: 1 product, 3 queries, 3 scans a month[1]
AI engines covered
- Proofsource
- 4 on the trial, up to 4 on a paid plan
- GeoMonitor
- ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity[1]
How often answers are re-read
- Proofsource
- Daily, weekly or monthly, you choose
- GeoMonitor
- Scans per month by plan: 3 (Free), 100 (Pro), 1,000 (Business)[1]
Seats
- Proofsource
- Unlimited team members
- GeoMonitor
- Not published
What GeoMonitor is, and who it is for
For products in 'best tools' answers. GeoMonitor measures whether answer engines mention your product when buyers ask for the best tools in your category, so it suits software and product makers.[1]
One score. Its GEO Score folds mention rate, average recommendation position, sentiment and engine coverage into a single 0 to 100 number.[1]
Early, and says so. The product carries a beta label and says its engine layer is designed to add more answer engines.[1]
Proofsource is an AI intelligence platform that shows which buyer questions name your brand in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews, who gets named instead, and exactly what to fix.
Proofsource and GeoMonitor, fact by fact
Each GeoMonitor cell links to the page it came from. Where GeoMonitor does not publish a detail, the cell says so instead of guessing.
| Question | Proofsource | GeoMonitor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free trial, then one price card at self-serve checkout: each brand pays daily ($28 a brand a month) or weekly ($7), plus each question on each engine, plans from $9 a month (5 questions on ChatGPT, weekly). No overage charges | Free $0; Pro $29 a month; Business $99 a month[1] |
| Free trial | 200 answers. 25 Prompts/Question. Top AI engines. 2 days. Free. No card, no sales call | Free plan with no card: 1 product, 3 queries, 3 scans a month[1] |
| AI engines covered | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews on the trial. Paid plans pick from those 4, each priced per question; Google AI Mode, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek and Meta AI are enabled on a call |    ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity[1] |
| How often answers are re-read | Daily or weekly, chosen per plan; daily is one answer per question per engine per UTC day. The trial reads every engine on 2 consecutive days | Scans per month by plan: 3 (Free), 100 (Pro), 1,000 (Business)[1] |
| Seats | Unlimited team members on every plan. The agency workspace is free, with client workspaces, scoped members and Client Viewer seats set up on a call | Not published |
| How a number is measured | A 95% Wilson interval on every percentage; alerts wait until a change clears it | A 0 to 100 GEO Score combining mention rate, position, sentiment and engine coverage[1] |
| What it does about a gap | Each gap names the pages the engine cited instead, with a draft fix held for your approval | Recommended actions with the GEO Score; competitor tracking from Pro[1] |
Where each shines
Both tools are built well for different teams. Each point is a strength, read from that vendor's own pages.
Where GeoMonitor shines
Where Proofsource shines
- Google AI Overviews included. Proofsource reads ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews. GeoMonitor scans ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity.[1]
- Uncertainty shown, not folded in. A single blended score hides how sure it is. Proofsource reports each rate with its 95% Wilson interval and holds alerts until a change clears it.
- Daily reads and a drafted fix. On a daily plan, Proofsource re-reads every day, and each gap names the pages the engine cited instead, with a draft held for your approval.
Proofsource or GeoMonitor: the fair verdict
Pick GeoMonitor if you want a free or very low-cost monitor for a few products on ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity, and an early-stage tool suits you.
Pick Proofsource if Google AI Overviews matter to your buyers, or if you need to know whether a change is real before you act on it.
Choose GeoMonitor if you want
- A free plan that stays free
- Priced per product
Choose Proofsource if you want
- Google AI Overviews included
- Uncertainty shown, not folded in
- Daily reads and a drafted fix
Already using GeoMonitor?
You do not have to choose on day one. Here is how teams run Proofsource beside GeoMonitor and decide on their own data.
Keep GeoMonitor running
Nothing about trying Proofsource needs you to stop GeoMonitor. Your history and reports there stay where they are.
Bring your questions across
Export or copy the prompts you track in GeoMonitor and add them as buyer questions in Proofsource, so both tools ask the same things.
Run both side by side
Read the two for the same days on your own domain. Where the numbers differ, Proofsource shows the answers and the pages each engine cited, so you can see why.
Keep what serves your team
Many teams keep one tool for reporting and another for fixes. Pick on your own evidence, not on a comparison page.
Proofsource or GeoMonitor: what buyers ask
How can I monitor where AI assistants recommend my company versus competitors in my category?
When we asked AI engines this, some answers named GeoMonitor, which tracks mentions, position and sentiment against competitors from its Pro plan. Proofsource runs your buyer questions on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews and shows who gets named instead of you, with an interval on every percentage.
Which AI models does GeoMonitor support?
OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude and Perplexity, according to its FAQ.
Is GeoMonitor free?
It has a free plan (1 product, 3 queries, 3 scans a month); Pro is $29 a month. Proofsource's trial: 200 answers. 25 Prompts/Question. Top AI engines. 2 days. Free. Then plans from $9 a month (5 questions on ChatGPT, weekly).
Where each fact about GeoMonitor comes from
- GeoMonitor homepage, pricing and FAQ, read Oct 5, 2026.
Vendors change their pages. If a GeoMonitor fact here no longer matches their site, tell us through the contact page and we will correct it.
Your own trial settles this faster than any comparison page.
200 answers. 25 Prompts/Question. Top AI engines. 2 days. Free. No card, and the report is about your domain: which buyer questions name you, who gets named instead, and what to fix.
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