vs Ahrefs Brand Radar
An Ahrefs Brand Radar alternative for agency work
These two tools answer different questions. Brand Radar asks how a brand looks across all of AI search, inferred from a database of real queries. BeenCited asks whether this client's commercial prompts name them, measured live, with the uncertainty stated.
Run the free scan →| BeenCited | Ahrefs Brand Radar | |
|---|---|---|
| Method | Fires this client's prompt-set live, N≥5 per engine | Infers visibility from a ~199–369M real-search prompt index |
| Best at | Depth on one client's commercial prompts | Breadth across a whole market |
| Per-prompt confidence interval | Yes, with sample size | Not applicable to an inferred index |
| Custom prompts | The whole product | Paid add-on, capped by tier |
| All-in cost | €49–399/mo standalone | Roughly $828–1,148/mo including the required base subscription |
When Ahrefs Brand Radar is the better choice
Brand Radar wins on breadth, and it is not close: a real-search index of hundreds of millions of prompts is something no live-sampling tool can match. If you already pay for Ahrefs and want a market-level view, it is the obvious add-on.
When BeenCited is
An aggregate index cannot anchor a per-client promise, because there is no immutable reference for that specific client. If your deliverable is a renewal deck that proves your work moved their numbers, you need the locked baseline.
Questions
Is live sampling better than a real-search index?
Not better — different, and the honest answer is that the index measures real demand while we measure a chosen prompt-set. We use that critique as a feature: real-search signal is a good way to propose which prompts to track, and live sampling is the only way to measure them with a stated confidence.
Can I use both?
Plenty of agencies should. Brand Radar for the market view, BeenCited for the per-client proof that goes in the renewal deck.