AI-generated visibility summary

AI visibility summary for Planable

Planable’s AI visibility is moderate, with an overall score of 49.1, placing it behind competitors Buffer (65.3), Sprout Social (53.0), and Hootsuite (50.8). Its strongest engine is Google Search (score 63.4), where it achieves a 57.1% mention rate and a 71.4% citation rate. Its weakest engine is ChatGPT (score 36.0), where the mention rate is 42.9% but the citation rate drops to 28.6%, indicating the brand is named but rarely linked. A notable citation gap exists on Google AI Overview, where Planable is mentioned in 57.1% of prompts but cited in only 14.3%, suggesting AI-generated summaries reference the brand without providing direct sources. Competitor pressure is most intense from Buffer, which leads in both mention rate (61.8%) and citation rate (64.7%), and appears in more prompts overall. Planable performs well on niche queries like “alternatives to Buffer for team collaboration” and “client approval workflow,” where it is both mentioned and cited frequently. A practical implication is that Planable should prioritize securing citations in AI Overviews and ChatGPT to convert mentions into verifiable references, especially on high-volume discovery prompts where it currently lacks citations.

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Visibility score
49.1
Mention rate
47.1%
Citation rate
52.9%
Engines
5
Prompts
7

Strongest engines

EngineScoreMentionsCitations
Google Search 63.4 57.1% 71.4%
Perplexity 57.0 50.0% 66.7%
Bing Search 40.8 28.6% 85.7%
Google AI Overview 40.0 57.1% 14.3%
ChatGPT 36.0 42.9% 28.6%

Visibility gaps

EngineScoreMentionsCitations
ChatGPT 36.0 42.9% 28.6%
Google AI Overview 40.0 57.1% 14.3%
Bing Search 40.8 28.6% 85.7%
Perplexity 57.0 50.0% 66.7%
Google Search 63.4 57.1% 71.4%

Competitive landscape

  1. Buffer buffer.com Score 65.3
  2. Sprout Social sproutsocial.com Score 53.0
  3. Hootsuite hootsuite.com Score 50.8
  4. Planable brand planable.io Score 49.1
  5. Socialpilot socialpilot.co Score 39.5
  6. Agorapulse agorapulse.com Score 37.2
  7. Sendible sendible.com Score 25.7
  8. Metricool metricool.com Score 17.1

Most cited domains

  1. buffer.com 59 citations · 8.8%
  2. planable.io 42 citations · 6.3%
  3. sproutsocial.com 37 citations · 5.5%
  4. techradar.com 35 citations · 5.2%
  5. socialpilot.co 33 citations · 4.9%
  6. agorapulse.com 26 citations · 3.9%
  7. hootsuite.com 26 citations · 3.9%
  8. cloudcampaign.com 17 citations · 2.5%

Prompt highlights

PromptEnginesBrand mentionsBrand citations
alternatives to Buffer for team collaboration on social posts 5 4 5
social media scheduling tool with client approval workflow 5 4 4
best social media management tool for agencies with multiple clients 5 4 3
social media scheduler that supports Google Business Profile and TikTok 5 2 3
how to collaborate on social media content with a remote team 4 2 1
social media management platform with built-in analytics and social inbox 5 0 1
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Monthly Google AI Overview users reported in 2025
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Sources: OpenAI-confirmed ChatGPT usage, Google AI Overview reach, 2026 AI Overview citation study.

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