
Open-source SEO tools are having a moment, and self-hosting one is a real option. Here is the honest arithmetic: metered data fees, maintenance, a history that starts at zero, and one upstream you do not control.


AI engines name 91% of SaaS brands asked directly. Ask the same engine for alternatives in that category and 42% of them disappear. Measured across 101 brands.


We crossed Ahrefs Domain Rating with AI citation rates for 101 SaaS brands. The highest-DR band is cited least often. Here is the data and its limits.


Analytics tools score 93 out of 100 on AI visibility. Video tools score 33. We measured 13 SaaS categories on the same three questions in July 2026.


A site we own ranked on page one for 833 Google keywords as of 2026-08-12 — and 831 of them had never been checked against a single AI engine. Why Google rankings don't transfer to AI answers, and why 'not cited' and 'not checked' are different findings.


The AI SEO statistics that matter in 2026: market size, conversion, citation mechanics, zero-click, and the monitoring gap, each with its source.
