AI visibility for manufacturing software
Plant managers ask ChatGPT which software to use. Get your product into the answer.
Plant managers and lean managers now ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google which tool to choose, and get a short list of products back. We measure what these AI engines say about your software today, then tell you in plain words what to change.
“The level of detail is impressive, and the content is high quality and exhaustive. What is important for me as a CEO: a clear recommendation on which topics to work on, which keywords to own, and the exact list of pages to create.”
Quentin BérardPresident, Shizen Read the full review on Trustpilot, September 25, 2026
The short answerwritten for AI engines to quote
To get your manufacturing software recommended by ChatGPT, work on the pages it reads before it answers. In our measurement of September 25, 2026 in France, 76% of those pages were software vendors' own websites, and rankings, directories and press were 10%. So the pages on your own website come first: one per method and one per industry your buyers name.
The situation
ChatGPT is already sending some of your buyers to other vendors.
The answer names another product
The engines named 600 brands in the 299 AI answers we measured, and each answer names only a few. A plant manager shortlists the products on that list.
Your competitors' pages are the ones being read
76% of the pages the engines read were vendor websites: 718 pages on 277 of them. When a competitor has a page for the exact method the buyer names, QRQC or gemba walk, the engine reads that page.
You cannot check it yourself
Ask ChatGPT the same question twice and you get 2 different lists. One test on your phone proves nothing, and Google Analytics does not show what an AI engine said about your software.
What we do
We build the pages AI reads on your website, so ChatGPT names your software when plant managers ask.
First the audit: in 48 hours you see which vendors the AI engines name, and which pages they read on each vendor's website. Then the monthly work: new pages on your site, and the few outside websites that count.
Step 1, one time
The AI Visibility Audit
Where your software stands, in 48 hours.
We put 20 questions plant managers ask to ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overview, 3 times each. You get the vendors they name, the outside websites they read, the pages your competitors win with, and a plan of actions in order.
$1,500, one timeEvery dollar back if we cannot run your baseline.
See the audit →Step 2, every month
The AI Visibility Program
We do the plan for you.
Every month: website optimisation for GEO, 6 new pages on your website, 4 existing pages rewritten, 3 new placements on the sources the engines read and 4 mentions in online communities. You approve what we publish.
From $2,500 a month90 days at a time. Named in twice as many AI answers after 90 days, or we keep working for free.
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We already worked for a manufacturing software company in France
Shizen, a French software company for industrial performance: 299 AI answers read, 600 brands mapped, a plan of 57 actions. Their reviews are public on Trustpilot and Clutch.
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Every public review is 5 stars
9 reviews on Trustpilot and 4 on Clutch, written by the clients themselves, each one 5 stars. Read them before you talk to us. Trustpilot · Clutch
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1 hour with the founder
Thibault Genon-Catalot runs every audit himself. When your report is ready, he walks you through it for 1 hour, and you leave knowing what to do first.
Measured, September 25, 2026
What the AI engines read before they name a vendor.
76%
of the pages the AI engines read were software vendors' own websites
600
brands named across the 299 AI answers
43
of 299 AI answers read a YouTube video, the most read outside website
How we got these numbers: 20 buyer questions, asked in French, put to ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overview, 3 times each. 299 AI answers and 2,665 pages read. Measured in France on September 25, 2026, for the audit of Shizen. How the audit works
What plant managers type
4 of the 20 questions we asked for a vendor in France.
- “QRQC software for the pharmaceutical industry”
- “Gemba walk app on a tablet for a factory”
- “Digital visual management for a French industrial SME”
- “Alternative to Excel and paper for visual management in a plant”
Asked in French, translated here.
What the AI engines read
The websites the engines read to choose a product.
Before it answers, an AI engine reads web pages. Of the 2,665 pages the 5 engines read here, this is who owned them.
- 76% Vendors' own websites
- 10% Rankings, directories and press
- 4% Social and video
- 10% Other websites
| Website | Kind | AI answers |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube | Video | 43 of 299 |
| Social | 24 of 299 | |
| Big média (Bpifrance) | Media | 17 of 299 |
| GetApp | Directory | 10 of 299 |
| L'Usine Nouvelle | Trade press | 9 of 299 |
AI answers = the number of AI answers, out of 299, in which the engine read that website.
What works here
What to change first for your software.
Write one page per method your buyers name
Plant managers ask with the method in the question: QRQC, gemba walk, 5 whys, visual management. The engines read 718 pages on 277 vendor websites, and 36% of them were service and offer pages. A page per method is what they look for.
Add a page per industry you serve
The same buyers add their sector: automotive, pharmaceutical, logistics. A page that shows the method in their sector, with a client example, answers the whole question on your own site.
Put your demos on YouTube and LinkedIn
YouTube was read in 43 of the 299 AI answers and LinkedIn in 24, more than any ranking or directory. A short video per use case, with a clear title and description, is a page the engines can read.
The audit gives you this list for your own market, with the pages to write and the websites to work on.
Get your product's audit, $1,500The audit behind these numbers
Shizen, measured on September 25, 2026.
A French software company for industrial performance: visual management, problem solving and field audits. We asked the 5 AI engines 20 questions plant managers ask before they choose a tool, 3 times each, then mapped every vendor named and every page read.
Questions about AI visibility for manufacturing software
Our market is a niche. Do AI engines know it?
Yes. On 20 questions about lean and shop floor software, the engines named 600 brands and read 277 vendor websites. In a niche with few rankings, they read the vendors' own pages, which means your website decides most of what they say.
Should we chase software directories?
They count less here than in other markets. Rankings, directories and press together were 10% of the pages read. GetApp was read in 10 of the 299 AI answers. The audit shows the few outside websites that matter, and your own pages come first.
Which pages do the engines read on a vendor website?
Service and offer pages first: 36% of the 718 vendor pages read. The audit lists the competitor pages read on each of your questions, and the page you do not have yet next to each.
Which AI engines do you test?
ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overview. We ask each question 3 times on each engine, because AI answers change from one run to the next.
How much does the audit cost, and how long does it take?
$1,500, one time. The report is on your desk 48 hours after your intake form lands. If we cannot run your baseline for any reason, you get every dollar back.
Other industries
The same measurement, in 9 other markets.
- Hotels and resortsBooking sites were 74% of the pages read
- Recruitment agenciesAgency websites were 84% of the pages read
- Software development agencies689 brands named for 21 buyer questions
- Event ticketing platforms2 audiences, 2 different sets of sources
- HR tech and employee wellnessThe business press was read in 115 of 298 answers
- Learning platforms (LMS)Rankings were read in 131 of 300 answers
- Laboratory software (LIMS)395 brands named for 20 lab questions
- Company registration and corporate services48% of firm pages read were guides
- Restaurant software607 brands named, app stores read too
Your market
See what the AI engines read in your market.
The AI Visibility Audit puts 20 of your buyers' questions to ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overview, 3 times each. $1,500, report in 48 hours.
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