FixAEO vs Rankscale

Rankscale is a Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) platform that tracks how brands show up in AI-powered search and chat answers. It does AI rank tracking (visibility score, rankings, sentiment, mentions, citations), citation analysis, competitor analysis, prompt research, and deep page audits (200+ factors, 94+ technical checkpoints) for AI readiness. It's a Vienna-based product from Rankscale GmbH, founded in October 2024.

Rankscale has four paid tiers on its pricing page: Essentials starting at $20/mo, Pro at $99/mo, Growth at $385/mo (an agency tier), and Enterprise at $780/mo. Annual billing saves about 15%. There's a "Try Pro for free" trial (a third-party review lists it as 7 days, not confirmed on Rankscale's own page), but no free-forever tier. FixAEO keeps 22 tools and a Gemini scan free forever, with paid tiers from Lite at $25–29/month to Growth at $79/month — both include a 3-day free trial (card required on monthly) if you want to test a paid tier before committing.

No free-forever tier. The lowest Rankscale plan (Essentials) is a paid plan starting at $20/mo, and there's a "Try Pro for free" trial on top. FixAEO is different: a Gemini-powered scan plus 22 utility tools are free with no signup and no expiry, and if you do want the paid Lite tier, it comes with its own 3-day free trial (card required on monthly billing). If you want to try AEO without a card or a clock, FixAEO's free tier is the lower-friction path — and its trial is friendlier too.

Two real things. (1) Deeper page audits — Rankscale runs 200+ factor, 94+ checkpoint technical audits for AI readiness and crawlability, a heavier audit surface than FixAEO's scan. (2) More locale granularity — it covers engines like Google AI Mode and Mistral, and breaks results down by 240+ countries and all languages, plus 8 monitoring schedules from hourly to weekly. If deep technical audits and wide locale coverage are your priority, that's Rankscale's edge.

Three things. (1) It's genuinely free — $0 forever with a Gemini scan and no signup, vs Rankscale's paid-only $20/mo floor. (2) 22 free standalone utility tools (schema generator, llms.txt generator + validator, robots.txt tools, sitemap validator, GEO audit, AI rank tracker, and more) that Rankscale doesn't ship as free tools. (3) Cheaper API and simpler pricing — Rankscale gates REST API access to its Growth tier at $385/mo, while FixAEO's paid tiers start at $25–29/mo (Lite). Also a public no-signup scan, lower friction than Rankscale's paid trial.

Rankscale for the reporting depth, FixAEO for the price. Rankscale offers CSV / Google Sheets / Looker Studio export on Pro, and REST API plus white-label reporting on Growth ($385/mo) and Enterprise ($780/mo) — so API access requires a $385+/mo spend. That's a real feature set if you're an agency reselling reports. FixAEO doesn't match that white-label depth today, but it's free to start, with paid tracking from $25–29/mo (Lite) to $79/mo (Growth).

Sure. A reasonable pairing: use FixAEO for free multi-engine tracking, audits, and its utility tools, and use Rankscale if you specifically need its deep 200+ factor page audits, Google AI Mode / Mistral coverage, or agency-grade white-label API reporting. They overlap on visibility tracking, but Rankscale leans into heavy technical audits and locale breadth while FixAEO leans into free breadth.