SEORCE FOR B2B, SAAS AND TECH

B2B buyers shortlist in AI now. Make sure you're on it.

B2B buyers ask ChatGPT for the best tools in your category long before they book a demo. SEORCE shows whether you make the shortlist, which Reddit threads and reviews shaped it, and helps you publish the comparison pages that answer what buyers research. For startups and scale-ups too.

Sound familiar?

The shortlist forms before you hear about it.

Shortlists

A rival owns 'best tools for X'

  • Every AI answer names the same three competitors. You're the fourth.
Sources

A two-year-old Reddit thread decides it

  • The citation is a forum post nobody on your team has read.
Pipeline

Organic traffic is up, demos aren't

  • Nobody can tell which pages bring buyers.

What B2B buyers ask before a demo.

These are typical examples of what your market types into ChatGPT, Gemini and Google. Each one is a prompt you can track in AI Beacon and a topic you can map in Keyword Explorer.

Shortlist
  • “Best [category] software for [company type]”
  • “Top [category] tools this year”
Alternatives
  • “Alternatives to [rival]”
  • “[Rival] vs [your product]”
Use case
  • “How do [teams] handle [problem]?”
  • “Software for [specific workflow]”
Cost
  • “How much does [category] software cost?”
  • “Is there a free [category] tool?”
Trust
  • “Is [product] secure?”
  • “[Product] reviews”
A week with SEORCE

How B2B teams use the week.

From the prompt a buyer types to the demo they book.

MONDAY

Check the shortlist

See which brands AI names for your category prompts.

AI Beacon
TUESDAY

Trace the citations

Find the exact threads, reviews and videos behind each answer.

AI Beacon
WEDNESDAY

Plan comparisons

Pick the commercial-intent topics buyers research.

Keyword Explorer
THURSDAY

Publish the comparison

Comparison Roundup and Versus templates, in your voice.

Content Studio
FRIDAY

Count demo requests

Goals for demo and trial clicks, split by source, AI included.

Web Analytics
What you'll use most

Built for long, research-heavy buying.

Citations

See the exact source behind every shortlist.

SEORCE shows the page as well as the domain: the Reddit thread, YouTube video or review page the AI used, and whether it was cited or only consulted.

  • Exact URLsThe thread itself, down to the link.
  • Cited or consultedKnow what made it into the answer.
  • Your to-do listThe sources to earn next.
See citation tracking →
Where the answer came from
reddit.com/r/dentistry/comments/…/best_invisible_alignersCited
youtube.com/watch?v=… · “Aligners vs braces”Cited
harbourdental.co/treatments/alignersCited
healthline.com/health/dental/…Consulted
The exact page, thread or video
Demo account · illustrative
Buyer intent

Find the searches buyers make before they buy.

Keyword Explorer classifies intent with our own model, so you can focus on the commercial research that leads to pipeline.

  • Commercial intentComparisons, alternatives and 'best for' searches.
  • Topical mapsYour whole category, grouped.
  • SERP analysisAI Overview and who ranks.
See Keyword Explorer →
Intent across the map
Informational68 keywords21.4K
Commercial41 keywords12.9K
Transactional27 keywords8.3K
Navigational12 keywords3.7K
Demo account · illustrative
Pipeline

Count the visits that turn into demos.

Free Web Analytics tracks demo and trial clicks as goals, split by channel, so you can see whether AI traffic converts.

  • Goals as custom eventsDemo requests, trial sign-ups, pricing clicks.
  • AI as a channelCompare AI visitors with organic ones.
  • UTM campaignsWebinars and newsletters beside organic.
See Web Analytics →
Goals · last 30 days
GoalTypeCompletionsRate
Start free trialButton click6423.5%
Download templateButton click1,3187.2%
Book a demoPage visit1180.6%
Demo account · illustrative
What buyers see

Find out who's on the shortlist, and why.

Here's the kind of answer a buyer gets when they ask about your category. SEORCE shows which brands are named, and the exact sources the AI leaned on.

best invoicing software for agencies
For agencies, three tools come up most: two established platforms and Ledgerly, which reviewers praise for retainer billing and multi-currency invoices…
reddit.com/r/agency/…/invoicing_toolsg2.com/categories/…youtube.com/watch?v=…
Your brand highlighted, with the exact sources used
Demo account · illustrative

How does SEORCE help B2B and SaaS companies?

SEORCE shows B2B, SaaS and technology companies whether AI engines put them on the shortlist for their category, across 7 AI engines plus Google AI Overview, AI Mode and Search. Citation tracking reveals the exact sources behind each answer. Keyword Explorer finds commercial-intent topics, Content Studio publishes comparison and versus pages in your voice, and free Web Analytics counts demo and trial requests by source.

At a glance

Built for
B2B, SaaS and technology companies
Typical journey
Research → AI shortlist → comparison → demo → trial
Questions to track
Shortlist, Alternatives, Use case, Cost, Trust
Signals to watch
Shortlist mentions, citations to review sites and threads, commercial intent, demos
Main conversion
Demo requests and trial sign-ups
SEORCE modules
AI Beacon, Keyword Explorer, Content Studio, Web Analytics

What good looks like

  • The product is named on the shortlist prompts for its category
  • The sources AI cites include fair, current information
  • Comparison and alternatives pages exist and are accurate
  • Commercial-intent topics are covered before informational ones
  • Demo and trial goals are tracked by source
  • AI visitors are compared with organic visitors

Key facts

  • Citation tracking shows the exact source URL, cited or consulted
  • Intent is classified by SEORCE's own model
  • Content Studio includes Comparison Roundup and Versus templates
  • Goals track demo and trial clicks as custom events
  • Web Analytics is free on every plan
  • Suitable for startups and scale-ups as well as established companies
  • Ask SEORCE, the AI agent, answers questions from your project's data, in the app and on WhatsApp (beta)
  • A free browser extension and free tools let you check any page without an account

Last reviewed 11 October 2026.

Common questions

Questions from B2B and SaaS teams.

Updated 15 October 2026

AI engines value first-hand opinions and comparisons, and forums and review platforms are full of them. That's why monitoring the exact threads and reviews matters as much as your own pages.

Many do, and buyers search for them. They work best when they're fair and accurate, because misleading comparisons damage trust and can be challenged.

Yes. Citation tracking shows the exact sources the AI used for each answer, such as a specific Reddit thread or review page.

Yes. Start on the free forever plan and add projects as you grow.

Yes. Goals are custom events, so demo and trial clicks can be tracked and split by source.

Comparison Roundup and Versus are built for the research searches B2B buyers make.

No. Web Analytics counts goals on your site. Pipeline tracking stays in your CRM.

Yes. Ask SEORCE is an AI agent that answers plain-language questions from your project's data, in the app and on WhatsApp. It is included for every user and is currently in beta.

Yes. The SEORCE browser extension for Chrome, Edge and Firefox audits any page you open, and the free tools check things such as AI crawler access, schema and meta tags. None of them needs an account.

Free to start

Get on the shortlist buyers read.

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