What is Recommended used for?

Recommended checks every week whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode name your local business, and lists next steps. It is a good fit for local shops and salons checking if AI recommends them, and finding which directories the engines read for your city.

How much does Recommended cost?

Paid plans for Recommended start at $99 per month, and there is no free plan. A free trial is available.

Is Recommended open source?

No. Recommended is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Marketing & SEO category, open-source options include GEOFlow, Dub and OpenSEO.

What are some alternatives to Recommended?

Recommended competes with BrightLocal, Yext and Birdeye.

Recommended: features, pricing and alternatives

About Recommended

Recommended is a hosted AI visibility tool for local businesses. You find your business by name, approve five questions it writes for your city, worded the way a customer would ask them, and every week it puts those questions to six AI engines: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews. Each check records whether your business was named and which pages the engine read.

The trend is shown over time, separating answers that name you from sources the AI read, since a site can be read without being named. Each check produces a short action plan: getting listed on the directories and sites the engines read, drafts of website pages for questions where you are missing, up to five per location a week, and review signals once you connect your Google profile. You can begin without a Google sign-in or any installation.

Key features

Weekly checks across six AI engines
Five generated customer-style questions per business
Record of whether your business was named
Sources the engines read instead of you
Action plan of directories and listings
Drafted website page updates
Review signal check with Google profile

Good fit for

Local shops and salons checking if AI recommends them
Finding which directories the engines read for your city

Tags: ai-visibility; local-seo; geo; chatgpt; local-business; citations

Recommended: questions and answers

What is Recommended used for?: Recommended checks every week whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode name your local business, and lists next steps. It is a good fit for local shops and salons checking if AI recommends them, and finding which directories the engines read for your city.
How much does Recommended cost?: Paid plans for Recommended start at $99 per month, and there is no free plan. A free trial is available.
Is Recommended open source?: No. Recommended is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Marketing & SEO category, open-source options include GEOFlow, Dub and OpenSEO.
What are some alternatives to Recommended?: Recommended competes with BrightLocal, Yext and Birdeye.