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BrandKnown compared with Citehound
DetailBrandKnown logo BrandKnownCitehound logo Citehound
What it doesWebsite checks and fixes for AI search Free AI-readiness scan, then fix what holds your site back from AI assistants
StageNot given MVP
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inUS TR
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: 8 website scans per month, no account needed for first scan. Pro: $19/month with 20 scans, 30 saved brands, saved history. Agency: $49/month with 100 scans, unlimited saved brands, 12-month history, and live GPTBot checks. Scan: free. Pro: $39/month or $390/year (first month free for first 10 early-access users). Fix: from $299 fixed quote (includes 3 months of Pro). Beyond: $490/month with 3-month minimum (includes Pro). Early-access pricing; payments open soon.
Key features
  • Website readiness score measuring crawler access, brand clarity, and evidence
  • Crawler access checks with robots.txt analysis
  • Organization schema and structured data review
  • AI visibility checker querying multiple AI assistants
  • Copy-ready recommendations and fix templates
  • llms.txt and robots.txt generation
  • Brand name consistency checking
  • Multi-assistant comparison reports
  • Saved brands and scan history
  • Live GPTBot fetch and real-time checks
  • Scan 16 technical and trust signals across AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot and 7 others)
  • 100-point readiness score weighted across Discoverability, Technical foundation, and Content & trust pillars
  • Evaluate canonical, language, title, description, Open Graph and structured data signals
  • Test AI crawler robots.txt and sitemap access, plus llms.txt
  • Pro citation check: test if Claude (ChatGPT coming) names your brand in response to buyer questions
  • Weekly homepage re-scans with email alerts for up to 5 domains (Pro)
  • Fix service applies technical changes by hand or delivers files with instructions
  • Beyond service writes 4 edited content pieces monthly approved before publishing
  • Free generators for schema, robots.txt and llms.txt
  • Public API and integrations: Claude connector, MCP, n8n node, command-line tool
What makes it different
  • Prioritized fixes sorted by impact, ready to copy or hand to developers
  • Transparent scoring with every deduction clearly shown in Damage Report
  • Built for agencies managing multiple client brands with repeatable audits
  • Checks what AI systems can actually access and understand about your business
  • No installation required; does not modify your site
  • Free scan requires no email or signup and runs in browser using publicly visible site data
  • Benchmarks grounded in 219 scanned sites across 6 categories with category-specific playbooks
  • Fix price is fixed quote that does not change once agreed, with before-and-after verification
  • All four steps in one workspace so nothing gets lost between scan, report, fixes and content
  • Founded by Andaç Üzel with 10 years of content editing, content marketing and technical team collaboration
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)3 +3 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)44
Citation Flow (Majestic)1920
Referring domains (Majestic)94

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