Get cited by AI — not just monitored for missing it
97.4% of AI citations come from non-Tier-1 earned media. RankSurf finds the exact pages AI already cites your competitors on, scores each opportunity, and gives you the outreach to send — with no external tools required.
40.9%
of commercial queries cite listicles
Position Digital, 2026
325%
citation lift from distributed earned media
Stacker / Scrunch, 2025
97.4%
of AI citations from non-Tier-1 sources
Profound, 27M citations
How it works
From citation gap to earned citation — in one workflow
Barnacle GEO is not a separate tool. It runs automatically after every scan and surfaces the highest-impact third-party pages based on your specific prompts and competitors.
01
Citation Source Map
Every scan aggregates the third-party pages AI engines cited across your tracked prompts. RankSurf deduplicates, classifies by source type (listicle, review site, Reddit thread, directory), and maps which competitors appear on each page — and whether you do.
02
Barnacle Opportunity Score
Each page is scored 0–100 based on four signals: domain authority, AI citation frequency across your prompts, topical relevance to your brand, and competitor gap size. High-scoring pages are ones where showing up would move your visibility the most.
03
AI-Drafted Outreach
RankSurf generates a personalized outreach message for each opportunity — pre-filled with the article title, your brand value prop, and competitor context. Templates are tailored by content format: listicle pitch, review-site submission, Reddit thread response, or PR distribution guide. Included on every plan.
04
Progress Tracking
Mark an opportunity Done, and RankSurf re-crawls that page to confirm when your brand appears on it — flipping the opportunity to "Citation earned" and closing the loop between the outreach you send and the result.
vs the alternatives
One integrated tool. No assembly required.
Other approaches to barnacle outreach require stitching together 3–4 separate paid tools. RankSurf ships the full workflow natively — scored against the same prompts and competitors you already track.
| Capability | RankSurf | Others |
|---|---|---|
| In-product, no external tools | Peec: DIY recipe (Firecrawl + Hunter.io + Gmail) | |
| Scored against your tracked prompts | Chosenly / ListBrew: separate dataset | |
| AI-drafted outreach template | Profound: content topics only, no URL targeting | |
| Done/declined + progress tracking | Not available natively in any monitored competitor | |
| SMB pricing (from $219/mo) | Profound: enterprise, requires demo call |
Plan availability
Included on every plan
Every paid plan includes the full Barnacle GEO feature set — opportunity scores, directory tracking, Reddit monitoring, and AI-drafted outreach. Plans differ by scale (domains, prompts, seats) and support level.
Starter
$89/mo
- 1 domain, 50 prompts
- 3 team members
- Full Barnacle Opportunity Scores (0–100)
- AI-drafted outreach templates
- Directory get-listed tracking
- Reddit monitoring
Growth
$219/mo
- 3 domains, 150 prompts
- 10 team members
- Everything in Starter
- Priority support
Agency
$699/mo
- 10 domains, 400 prompts
- Unlimited team members
- Everything in Pro
- White-label reports
- Dedicated support
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