--- title: "AEO for Cybersecurity Companies: Track AI Visibility · Aeonav" description: Win the vendor shortlist that security buyers now assemble by asking an AI assistant before they call an analyst. canonical: https://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/aeo-for/cybersecurity updated: "2026-10-08" --- Aeonav for cybersecurity companies # AEO for Cybersecurity Companies Win the vendor shortlist that security buyers now assemble by asking an AI assistant before they call an analyst. [Get Started](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-aeo-for-hero)[Book a Demo](https://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/demo?ref=marketing-aeo-for-hero) [Self-Host for Free](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/docs/getting-started) [![Aeonav Overview page: Visibility, share of voice, sentiment, and position at a glance](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/overview.png)![Aeonav Visibility page: How often AI names you, per prompt and model](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/visibility.png)![Aeonav Share of Voice page: Who AI recommends instead of you](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/share-of-voice.png)![Aeonav Sentiment page: How AI describes you when it mentions you](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/sentiment.png)![Aeonav Responses page: Every AI answer, with each brand's rank and tone](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/responses.png)![Aeonav Query Fan-Out page: The searches AI runs behind each answer](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/query-fan-out.png)![Aeonav Citations page: The sources AI trusts in your category](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/citations.png)![Aeonav Opportunities page: What to do next, ranked by impact](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/opportunities.png)](https://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/demo?ref=marketing-demo-frame) Overview. Visibility, share of voice, sentiment, and position at a glance. A Complete AI Search Visibility Workflow - AI Visibility Tracking - Share of Voice - Citation Analysis - Sentiment Analysis - Prompt Research - Rank Tracking - Site Audits - API and MCP ## Your buyers are asking AI. Is it naming you? Security buying is committee-driven, long, and heavily researched, which makes it exactly the kind of decision people delegate to an assistant early. Which vendors cover this control, how do two platforms differ, what does deployment actually involve. The shortlist forms in that research phase. Security is also a category where engines lean hard on technical credibility. Vendor marketing about being AI-powered and next-generation is functionally interchangeable and gets skipped; published research, detection methodology, and honest architecture documentation are what get quoted. Firms with a real research output have an advantage they usually under-exploit. Prompts cybersecurity companies should track - best \[security category] tools - \[vendor] vs \[vendor] - how to meet \[framework] compliance - what is the difference between \[technology] and \[technology] Tracked up to 4× daily in - ChatGPT - Claude - Gemini - Perplexity - AI Overviews and more ## See the Product Before You Sign Up. See tracked prompts, competitor share of voice, sentiment, citations, and ranked opportunities in a guided walkthrough. [Book a Demo](https://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/demo?ref=marketing-demo-frame) ## The AEO playbook for cybersecurity companies. What gets a brand named in AI answers in your category, and where Aeonav shows you the gaps. 1. 1Track category and control prompts Buyers ask by category and by control, not by vendor. Track the categories you claim to compete in and see whether engines actually place you in them. 2. 2Turn security research into citable content Threat research, detection writeups, and vulnerability analysis are the most citable assets in this category because they are verifiable and specific. Most vendors publish them as PDFs and lose the benefit. 3. 3Answer compliance mapping questions 'How do I meet SOC 2 / ISO 27001 / NIS2' generates enormous assistant traffic. A control-by-control mapping page is high-intent, well-defined, and rarely done well. 4. 4Document architecture honestly, including limits Engines reward sources that state constraints. Saying what your product does not cover makes the rest of the description more credible and more quotable. Where Aeonav fits Aeonav tracks category, comparison, and compliance prompts across engines so you can see which categories you are actually placed in. Self-hosting matters here for the obvious reason: a security vendor rarely wants its competitive research sitting in someone else's SaaS. [Get started](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-aeo-for-hero)[Book a Demo](https://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/demo?ref=marketing-aeo-for-hero) ## From Zero to a Plan in One Afternoon. No sales call, no bloat. Aeonav sets up your tracking and tells you what to change. 1. ![Aeonav prompts settings listing the buyer prompts tracked for Nike, each tagged by topic](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/prompt-settings.png) 1Add your brand Point Aeonav at your site. It suggests the prompts your buyers ask and the competitors to track against. 2. ![Aeonav visibility page showing per-prompt visibility over time against competitors](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/visibility.png) 2See where you stand Visibility, share of voice, and the sources AI cites, sampled up to 4× daily from the real apps. 3. ![Aeonav opportunities page with prioritized recommendations for content and sources](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/opportunities.png) 3Know what to fix Opportunities ranked by impact. Aeonav keeps you updated, so you always know what to do next. ## Every Answer Engine Your Buyers Use. Aeonav both scrapes what real users see in popular AI search tools and captures all other models with direct API calls and OpenRouter. - ChatGPT - Claude - Gemini - Perplexity - AI Overviews - AI Mode - Copilot - Grok - DeepSeek - Mistral - Qwen - Kimi - All OpenRouter LLMs ## Why Teams Choose Aeonav - More Frequent Data Aeonav can run prompts against tracked models up to 4× daily. - Focused Scope We only do AEO / GEO, but we do it very well. - API + MCP Connect Aeonav to your stack and AI agents. - Open Source Self host at any time, with no lock-in. ## Simple, Self-Serve Pricing. We recommend Pro for cybersecurity companies: 150 prompts across 4 AI platforms, checked 4× daily, for $299/mo. Unlimited seats on every plan. [Starter$29/mo](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-plan-starter) [- 1 brand, 50 prompts- ChatGPT only- Answers checked 1× daily- 10 DataForSEO calls/day- No premium models](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-plan-starter) [Basic$99/mo](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-plan-basic) [- 1 brand, 50 prompts- Any 4 AI platforms- Answers checked 4× daily- 30 DataForSEO calls/day- No premium models](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-plan-basic) [Best for cybersecurity companiesPro$299/mo](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-plan-pro) [- 2 brands, 150 prompts- Any 4 AI platforms- Answers checked 4× daily- 75 DataForSEO calls/day- 20 premium prompts 1× daily](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-plan-pro) [Business$649/mo](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-plan-business) [- 5 brands, 350 prompts- Any 4 AI platforms- Answers checked 4× daily- 150 DataForSEO calls/day- 30 premium prompts 1× daily](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-plan-business) ### Self-Hosted Run the same product on your own servers with access to the full source. [Read the Setup Guide](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/docs/getting-started) ### Custom More brands, custom prompt limits, higher sampling rates, and any models. Contact Us ### White Label Offer AI visibility tracking to your clients under your own brand, domain, and SSO. Contact Us [Compare Every Plan](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/pricing) ## Self-Host for Free. Self-Host ### Upstream-Compatible Setup Aeonav is built from the MIT-licensed Elmo project. Its self-host path uses the upstream Elmo CLI (`@elmohq/cli`) and Docker Compose. [Read the Self-Host Guide](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/docs/getting-started) - Open Source MIT-licensed and runs on Docker. - Own Your Data Everything is stored in Postgres. - Bring Your Own Providers Connect supported model and scraping providers. [Read the Setup Guide](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/docs/getting-started)[View the Source on GitHub](https://github.com/orbitrepos/aeonav) ## Frequently Asked Questions Something we did not cover? Email . ### Do security buyers really use AI assistants for vendor research? For the early shortlist, consistently. Assistants are used to map a category, compare vendors, and understand technology differences before analyst calls or RFPs begin, which means the shortlist is often set before a vendor knows the evaluation exists. ### What content gets a security vendor cited? Original research, detection methodology, compliance mappings, and honest architecture documentation. Generic capability marketing is close to invisible because every vendor in the category publishes the same claims. ## Start Winning AI Search Today. Start tracking your brand in minutes. Plans start at $29/mo. [Get Started](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-aeo-for-closing)[Book a Demo](https://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/demo?ref=marketing-aeo-for-closing) - Self-Serve - API and MCP Access - Open Source Want a walkthrough first? 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