Enterprise SEO and AI search platform: research, rank tracking, audits, content, local.
Key facts
- Lowest listed plan
- Contact sales — Custom pricing
- Billing
- No paid price listed
- Free plan
- Unknown
- Free trial
- Unknown
- Prices last verified
- 30 Oct 2026
- Verification
- Vendor-checkedVerified 30 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation. Not independently tested.
What BrightEdge does
BrightEdge is a SaaS platform for enterprise and agency SEO teams covering keyword research, rank tracking, site audits, content briefs and AI drafts, local listings and reviews, and brand visibility in AI search engines. Site agents can push internal links, schema and on-page updates to a CMS, and a Chrome extension brings its data into the browser.
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- Enterprises
- Agencies
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Vendor documentation, 30 Oct 2026. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.Prices as listed by BrightEdge; annual totals only where the vendor lists them. Lowest plans differ in limits between tools, so compare what each plan includes. How we check prices
| Plan | Month-to-month | Billed annually | Limits and inclusions (vendor-listed) |
|---|---|---|---|
| No plan name published by the vendor | Contact sales — Custom pricing | Price on request. | |
Paid add-ons
BrightEdge capabilities
Checked against BrightEdge's documentation on 30 Oct 2026 unless a row says otherwise; not independently tested. The plan column shows where a capability is confirmed, not that lower plans lack it.
- Offered23
- Partial0
- Paid add-on0
- Not offered0
- Unknown3
- * Not yet verified
| Capability | Availability | Confirmed plan | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI visibility9 | |||
| AI visibility monitoringTracks brand mentions or citations in AI assistants and AI search answers. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for AI visibility monitoringChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “BrightEdge AI Catalyst tracks how often your brand is mentioned and cited across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini and other AI platforms, then benchmarks that presence against your competitors.” Notes: AI Catalyst reports mentions, citations and sentiment by engine, with results that can be compared by buyer persona. |
| ChatGPT trackingMonitors answers from ChatGPT. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for ChatGPT trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “BrightEdge AI Catalyst tracks how often your brand is mentioned and cited across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini and other AI platforms, then benchmarks that presence against your competitors.” |
| Google AI Overviews trackingMonitors Google AI Overviews. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Google AI Overviews trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “BrightEdge AI Catalyst tracks how often your brand is mentioned and cited across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini and other AI platforms, then benchmarks that presence against your competitors.” |
| Google AI Mode trackingMonitors Google AI Mode answers. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Google AI Mode trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “BrightEdge AI Catalyst tracks how often your brand is mentioned and cited across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini and other AI platforms, then benchmarks that presence against your competitors.” |
| Perplexity trackingMonitors Perplexity answers. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Perplexity trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “BrightEdge AI Catalyst tracks how often your brand is mentioned and cited across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini and other AI platforms, then benchmarks that presence against your competitors.” |
| Gemini trackingMonitors Google Gemini answers. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Gemini trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “BrightEdge AI Catalyst tracks how often your brand is mentioned and cited across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini and other AI platforms, then benchmarks that presence against your competitors.” |
| Citation and source trackingShows which pages AI answers cite as sources. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Citation and source trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “AI Catalyst shows you which page holds that spot today, putting your page side by side with it on citation counts, ranking keywords and estimated traffic” |
| AI competitor benchmarkingCompares brand visibility against competitors in AI answers. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for AI competitor benchmarkingChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “BrightEdge AI Catalyst tracks how often your brand is mentioned and cited across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini and other AI platforms, then benchmarks that presence against your competitors.” |
| Prompt trackingTracks a defined set of prompts over time. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Prompt trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “BrightEdge AI Catalyst builds and tracks those prompts for you, mapped to the stage of the buyer journey, then flags the moment a competitor takes over an answer you used to own.” |
| Content3 | |||
| Automated content generationGenerates drafts or full articles with AI. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Automated content generationChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Write your own content, or start with an AI draft. Either way, download it in Word, PDF, or Markdown, or copy it straight into your CMS.” |
| Content optimizationScores or guides content against ranking competitors. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Content optimizationChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Content Advisor checks your draft against its brief, and tells you plainly what's missing” Notes: Live pages can also be checked for what to update. |
| Content briefsGenerates outlines or briefs from search results. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Content briefsChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “With just one click, Content Advisor turns any topic into a brief in minutes: the words to include, which ones to chase first, the questions your audience is asking, and the pages already winning in search results and AI answers.” |
| Research4 | |||
| Keyword researchKeyword discovery with volume or difficulty data. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Keyword researchChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Data Cube X gives you the broadest keyword universe in the industry, with BrightEdge Volume behind it for precision on every term, so you always know where your opportunities are, how big they are and what to prioritize first.” Notes: Research runs from a whole domain down to subdomains, folders and pages, with BrightEdge's own exact-match search volume. |
| Rank trackingMonitors positions in traditional search results over time. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Rank trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Keyword Reporting tracks ranking and performance for high-value keywords that drive organic search results.” Notes: Rankings by desktop, smartphone or tablet, with competitor comparison and share of voice. |
| Local rank trackingTracks positions in map and local results, by location. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Local rank trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Develop granular insights about keyword performance by desktop, smartphone, or tablet or by geographical relevance for over 70,000 local and global locations” Notes: Location-level tracking (HyperLocal) covers more than 70,000 locations; Local 3 Pack presence is reported. |
| SERP feature trackingRecords which search result features (such as featured snippets or AI Overviews) appear for tracked keywords. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for SERP feature trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Keyword Reporting provides insights into the how the SERP layout adapts to each keyword. Understand your potential and actual presence in other types of search results, like Google Quick Answers, videos, or Local 3 Packs.” Notes: Search Console reporting can also filter keywords by SERP feature, including AI Overview presence. |
| Technical SEO4 | |||
| Technical site auditCrawls a site to find technical and on-page issues. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Technical site auditChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “BrightEdge ContentIQ is an advanced site audit solution with the power to support site crawls for millions of pages.” Notes: Crawls can recur automatically or run ad hoc, with custom rules and thresholds (including XPath and RegEx). Progressive web apps, single page applications and JavaScript frameworks can be analyzed. |
| Automatic changes to the live siteApplies SEO changes to the published website itself, for example through a script or plugin. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Automatic changes to the live siteChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Publishing Agent pushes BrightEdge's recommended updates to title tags, meta titles and H1 tags directly into WordPress, Drupal or another major content management system (CMS), without IT involvement, a ticket or a manual copy-paste step in between.” Notes: Site Agents Suite (previously Autopilot) also builds internal links automatically. A person confirms every published change before it goes live. |
| Page speed and Core Web VitalsMeasures loading performance, such as Core Web Vitals. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Page speed and Core Web VitalsChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Audit on-page elements like page title, H1 tag or off-page factors, such as page loading speed, redirects, and 404 errors.” Notes: Page loading speed is one of the audited factors. |
| Structured data markupGenerates, deploys or validates schema.org structured data. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Structured data markupChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Schema Agent generates and deploys that code automatically as pages change, using JSON-LD, the standard format search engines expect.” |
| Local SEO2 | |||
| Business listing managementPublishes and syncs business details (name, address, hours) to maps and directory listings. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Business listing managementChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Our user-friendly platform enables direct profile management and near real-time updates, ensuring error corrections become a breeze. With comprehensive NAP SEO capabilities, you can maintain consistent Name, Address, and Phone information across all directories” Notes: Includes Google Business Profile performance monitoring and scheduled Google Posts across multiple locations. |
| Review managementMonitors, requests or replies to customer reviews. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Review managementChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Effortlessly analyze and respond to Google reviews from within our platform.” Notes: Includes star rating and sentiment reports, with AI-assisted review responses. |
| Reporting1 | |||
| Automated client reportingBuilds scheduled reports or dashboards from connected marketing data sources. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Automated client reportingChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “StoryBuilder blends search engine, web analytics, and proprietary BrightEdge data to help you correlate the exact insights you need. ... Export reports or schedule data distribution to share insights with the team.” Notes: StoryBuilder dashboards start from one-click templates. |
Unknown: 3 capabilitiesNo vendor documentation found either way. Unknown is not the same as Not offered.
Publishing
- Automated publishingPushes content directly to a CMS such as WordPress.
Backlinks
- Backlink analysisExplores referring domains and link profiles.
- Backlink buildingHelps acquire new backlinks, for example through outreach tooling or link exchanges.
Integrations
5 verified in vendor documentation, 0 not yet verified.
- Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.Google Analytics
- Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.Google Search Console
- Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.Looker Studio
- Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.Public API
- Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.WordPress
Sources
Official BrightEdge pages read on 30 Oct 2026. These are the vendor's own claims; SEOFinder has not independently tested them.
- www.brightedge.com/
- www.brightedge.com/products/product-pricing
- www.brightedge.com/products/integrations
- www.brightedge.com/products/local-seo
- www.brightedge.com/products/s3/keyword-reporting
- www.brightedge.com/products/s3/contentiq
- www.brightedge.com/ai-catalyst
- www.brightedge.com/products/s3/data-cube
- www.brightedge.com/products/content-advisor
- www.brightedge.com/products/autopilot
- www.brightedge.com/products/s3/storybuilder
- www.brightedge.com/agencies
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