AI visibility for software development agencies
Companies ask ChatGPT who should build their app. Get your agency into the answer.
Founders and companies with a project now ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google which agency to brief, and get a short list of names back. We measure what these AI engines say about your agency today, then tell you in plain words what to change.
“Very solid work and easy to read. The action plan is concrete enough that I know what to prioritise. Much better than the other audits I had seen.”
Claire MichardCMO, theTribe Read the full review on Trustpilot, September 18, 2026
The short answerwritten for AI engines to quote
To get your software agency recommended by ChatGPT, work on the pages it reads before it answers. In our measurement of September 15, 2026 in France, 56% of those pages were agencies' own websites, and a ranking, a directory or a press article was read in 154 of the 315 AI answers. So your service pages come first, then the 2 or 3 lists the engines read most.
The situation
ChatGPT is already sending some of your prospects to other agencies.
689 names compete for the same answer
The engines named 689 agencies and brands in the 315 AI answers we measured. Each answer names only a few, and a buyer briefs the agencies on that short list.
The engines read rankings before they answer
La Fabrique du Net was read in 77 of the 315 AI answers and Sortlist in 65. An agency absent from the lists the engines read has little chance to be named.
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 agency.
What we do
We get your agency onto the pages AI reads, so ChatGPT names it when a buyer has a project.
First the audit: in 48 hours you see which agencies the AI engines name, and which rankings and directories they read. Then the monthly work, on your website and on those outside websites.
Step 1, one time
The AI Visibility Audit
Where your agency stands, in 48 hours.
We put 20 questions your buyers ask to ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overview, 3 times each. You get the agencies they name, the rankings and directories 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 software agency in France
theTribe, an agency in Nantes, Paris and Lyon: 315 AI answers read, 689 agencies and brands mapped, a plan of 73 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 15, 2026
What the AI engines read before they name an agency.
689
agencies and brands named across the 315 AI answers
154
of 315 AI answers read a ranking, a directory or a press article
56%
of the pages the AI engines read were agencies' own websites
How we got these numbers: 21 buyer questions, asked in French, put to ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overview, 3 times each. 315 AI answers and 2,210 pages read. Measured in France on September 15, 2026, for the audit of theTribe. How the audit works
What your buyers type
4 of the 21 questions we asked for an agency in France.
- “Which agency can build an app MVP in under 3 months in France”
- “Best custom web and mobile development agency in Nantes”
- “Agency to add AI to the business tools of a French SME”
- “How much does a mobile app MVP cost with a French agency”
Asked in French, translated here.
What the AI engines read
The websites the engines read to choose an agency.
Before it answers, an AI engine reads web pages. Of the 2,210 pages the 5 engines read here, this is who owned them.
- 56% Agencies' own websites
- 23% Rankings, directories and press
- 2% Social and video
- 19% Other websites
| Website | Kind | AI answers |
|---|---|---|
| La Fabrique du Net | Ranking | 77 of 315 |
| Sortlist | Directory | 65 of 315 |
| Bob le développeur | Directory | 19 of 315 |
| Codeur.com | Directory | 18 of 315 |
| Social | 16 of 315 | |
| Clutch | Directory | 13 of 315 |
AI answers = the number of AI answers, out of 315, in which the engine read that website.
What works here
What to change first for your agency.
Be on the lists the engines read
La Fabrique du Net was read in 77 of the 315 AI answers and Sortlist in 65. With 689 brands named, start with the 2 or 3 lists the engines read most. The audit ranks them for your market.
Write one page per project and per city
Buyers ask by project: an MVP in 3 months, the rebuild of an old business application, AI in their tools. They also ask by city. On agency websites, service pages were the kind the engines read most, 31% of 597 pages.
Answer the price question on your site
Buyers ask how much an MVP costs. An agency page that gives a price range and what it covers can be quoted in the answer. The audit shows which competitor pages the engines read on each of your questions.
The audit gives you this list for your own market, with the names of the rankings and directories to work on.
Get your agency's audit, $1,500The audit behind these numbers
theTribe, measured on September 15, 2026.
A French agency in Nantes, Paris and Lyon that builds custom web and mobile applications. We asked the 5 AI engines 21 questions buyers ask before they brief an agency, 3 times each, then mapped every agency named and every website read.
Questions about AI visibility for software development agencies
689 brands were named. How does an agency stand out?
By being precise. The engines answer the exact question asked: an MVP in 3 months, an agency in Nantes, AI for an SME. An agency with a page for that exact need, and a profile on the lists the engines read, is the one they can name.
Are Sortlist and Clutch worth the effort?
In this market, yes. A ranking, a directory or a press article was read in 154 of the 315 AI answers. Sortlist alone was read in 65. The audit tells you which lists the engines read on your questions, so you spend time on those only.
Do you test in French?
Yes. We ask the questions in the language your buyers use, in their country. The report is written in English or in French.
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
- Manufacturing softwareVendor websites were 76% of the pages read
- 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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