Updated May 2026
Found by AI vs Conductor
If you need an enterprise AEO platform, pick Conductor.
Conductor is the enterprise standard for AEO + SEO - Forrester Wave Leader, 15+ years of data infrastructure, the most-cited AEO/GEO benchmarks report in the category, and a Fortune 1000 customer base (Citibank, Visa, Zoom, Airbnb, Coca-Cola). That's the right answer for that buyer; we're built for a smaller one. Found by AI does two narrow things: weekly AI visibility monitoring (€14/month) so you know whether AI is mentioning you, and recurring AI Content production (€199-€799/month) where we write and help publish the content for your site.
Stop at the dashboard.
Show the gap. Don't address it with content production. A client looking at a monitoring dashboard with no content production is not a recurring conversation; it's a quarterly question.
Write briefs from keyword tools.
Briefs come from search-volume guesswork. They produce useful articles, but the priorities don't reflect what AI assistants are actually citing for the client's category.
Turn monitoring evidence into the next brief.
Last month's monitoring evidence - competitor appearances, citation gaps, missing facts, weak topics - becomes next month's content brief. Then the monthly proof report shows what changed.
The wedge is the loop, not any single layer of it.
What each product does
Conductor is a top-tier enterprise AEO/SEO platform. We're a focused AI Content service.
Conductor gives an enterprise marketing org a deep AEO and SEO intelligence platform: 15+ years of data infrastructure, an AgentStack for AEO, an AI topical authority map your team plans content against, an AI content copilot, and 24/7 site monitoring at enterprise scale. Their 2026 AEO/GEO Benchmarks report is one of the most-cited industry references on how AI is reshaping search. Forrester named them a Wave Leader for Enterprise SEO Platforms. Named customers include Citibank, Visa, Zoom, Charter, Airbnb, Coca-Cola, and Atlassian. If you have the team and budget to run that platform, it's a serious tool.
Found by AI doesn't try to build a competing data engine, an authority map, or 24/7 site monitoring. We do two things. First, weekly AI visibility monitoring (€14/month annual) - a clear answer to whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overview, and Microsoft Copilot are mentioning your business. Second, recurring AI Content production (€199-€799/month) - we plan, write, edit, and help publish content to your site every month, designed to be quoted in AI answers. If you need an enterprise AEO/SEO platform, Conductor is the better tool. If you need a focused subscription that produces recurring AI-aware content, that's us.
Where each one sits
What Conductor does
- Enterprise AEO + SEO intelligence platform: AgentStack, AI topical authority map, AI content copilot, 24/7 site monitoring - built on 15+ years of data infrastructure
- The 2026 AEO/GEO Benchmarks report - one of the most-cited industry references on how AI is reshaping discovery, with Forrester Wave Leader recognition behind the platform
- The right pick for Fortune 1000 marketing orgs with the team and budget to operate that platform across SEO and AEO programs
What Found by AI does
- Weekly AI visibility monitoring (€14/month annual on Minimum; €39/month on Growth) - a clear answer to whether AI assistants are mentioning your business
- Recurring AI Content production: we plan, write, edit and help publish content to your site every month, designed to be quoted in AI answers
- AI Content (€199-€799/month) includes AI Monitoring Minimum on every plan - no enterprise platform required underneath
The operating difference
Monitoring shows the gap. AI Content does the work.
Found by AI pairs low-cost AI Monitoring with recurring content production. The found-by.ai profile is an optional included surface, not a separate product or proof claim.
| Generates content? | Publishes for you? | Publishing surface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conductor | — | — | — |
| Found by AI | Yes | Yes | Recurring AI Content; optional found-by.ai profile |
Conductor
Found by AI
AI Monitoring is the diagnostic. Recurring AI Content is the paid work; the optional profile is included and can be skipped without changing price.
Feature comparison
Two different shapes of product. The price gap is the most honest indicator of that.
| Found by AI | Conductor | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | €14/mo annual (Monitoring Minimum: 15 prompts, 3 engines) - published on /pricing | Self-serve tiers reported by third parties at roughly $59-$499/mo; enterprise contracts widely reported at $10K-$25K+/mo |
| Pricing transparency | Every price published on the public pricing page; no quote required | Enterprise pricing not published; quote-based for the platform's primary tier |
| Buying motion | Self-serve; monthly or annual; 30-day Minimum trial (CC required) | Sales-led for enterprise; self-serve trial available on lower tiers |
| Target buyer | SMBs and mid-market - businesses that want a clean monthly answer to "are we showing up in AI?" | Fortune 1000 marketing organizations - Citibank, Visa, Zoom, Charter, Airbnb, Coca-Cola, Atlassian and similar |
| Track record | Bootstrapped, focused product | Established 2010; Forrester Wave Leader for Enterprise SEO Platforms; cited as the #1 enterprise AEO platform on G2 and TrustRadius |
| Product surface | Monitoring + recurring AI Content production with optional profile inclusion | Enterprise AEO + SEO intelligence, AgentStack, AI topical authority map, AI content copilot, 24/7 site monitoring, AEO/GEO Benchmarks report |
| Optional found-by.ai profile | Yes - recurring AI Content with publishing support and optional profile inclusion when useful | — |
| Monitoring inclusion | AI Content includes AI Monitoring Minimum on every plan | — |
Key Differences
Conductor enterprise pricing is not published on a self-serve page. The "$10K-$25K+/month" figures are from independent 2026 pricing guides (Digital Elevator and others); the only authoritative figure comes from Conductor's sales team.
Conductor self-serve tiers (~$59-$499/mo) and enterprise estimates ($10K-$25K+/mo) are from independent 2026 pricing guides (Digital Elevator, SalesHive, and others). Treat them as third-party data points; the only authoritative figure comes from Conductor's sales team.
Choose Conductor if...
- You need a real enterprise AEO/SEO platform - deep data infrastructure, AgentStack, AI topical authority map, AI content copilot, 24/7 site monitoring - sitting alongside the rest of your marketing tech
- You're a Fortune 1000-scale marketing org with the team to operate that platform and act on the recommendations it surfaces
- You value the strategic data infrastructure behind the 2026 AEO/GEO Benchmarks report and want to plan AEO programs against it
Choose Found by AI if...
- You don't need an enterprise AEO/SEO platform - you want a clear weekly answer on whether AI assistants are mentioning your business
- You need someone to actually write and publish AI-aware content for your site every month, not a platform that tells your team to do it
- You're an SMB or mid-market team without the headcount to operate an enterprise platform - a focused subscription fits you better
- You want monitoring and content in one purchase: AI Content (€199-€799/mo) includes AI Monitoring Minimum on every plan
Frequently asked questions
What does Conductor actually do?
Conductor is an enterprise AEO and SEO intelligence platform with 15+ years of data infrastructure (founded 2010). The product set includes AgentStack for AEO, an AI topical authority map for content planning, an AI content copilot, 24/7 site monitoring, and the 2026 AEO/GEO Benchmarks report - one of the most-cited industry references on how AI is reshaping discovery. It's a Forrester Wave Leader for Enterprise SEO Platforms. Named customers include Citibank, Visa, Zoom, Charter, Airbnb, Coca-Cola, and Atlassian.
Is Found by AI a replacement for Conductor?
No, and we'd be misleading you if we said otherwise. Conductor is a top-tier enterprise AEO/SEO platform with 15+ years of data infrastructure, an industry-leading AEO benchmarks report, and Fortune 1000 customer references that speak for themselves. If your organization has the team and budget to run that platform, Conductor is the right answer. Found by AI is a focused product for a different buyer: SMBs and mid-market companies that want a clean weekly answer to "are we showing up in AI?" for €14/month, plus recurring AI Content production for €199-€799/month.
What does Conductor do better than Found by AI?
Several things. Conductor's data engine, built since 2010, is deeper than ours will ever be. The AEO/GEO Benchmarks report is an industry reference. AgentStack, the AI topical authority map, the AI content copilot, and 24/7 monitoring all operate at a depth and scale a focused subscription doesn't try to match. Their Forrester Wave Leader recognition reflects real enterprise SEO infrastructure that we've deliberately chosen not to build. If you need that infrastructure, Conductor is the right product.
When is Conductor the right pick and when are we?
Pick Conductor if you're a Fortune 1000-scale marketing org that needs an enterprise AEO/SEO platform - deep data infrastructure, an AI topical authority map your team can plan against, agent-aware site monitoring, and the kind of cross-channel coverage that justifies enterprise pricing. Pick Found by AI if you're an SMB or mid-market team that doesn't need an enterprise platform - you want a clear weekly read on AI visibility and someone producing recurring AI-aware content for your site every month.
Bottom line
If you're a Fortune 1000 marketing org that needs a real enterprise AEO/SEO platform - deep data infrastructure, AgentStack, AI topical authority map, AI content copilot, 24/7 monitoring, the industry-leading AEO/GEO Benchmarks report - Conductor is the right tool and we won't pretend to compete with 15+ years of enterprise platform refinement. Found by AI does something narrower for a different buyer: weekly AI visibility monitoring (€14/month) so you know whether AI is mentioning you, and recurring AI Content production (€199-€799/month, AI Monitoring Minimum included on every plan) where we plan, write, and help publish the content. If you don't need an enterprise platform and you'd rather have someone producing AI-aware content for your site every month, that's us.
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