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Comparison · SEO Tools · weekly run Nov 2

Similarweb vs Surfer

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Surfer is the stronger AI pick in SEO Tools: it has a visibility score of 12 versus 2.4 for Similarweb, and ranks ahead in 0% of the answers that name both.

Choose Similarweb if…

You need ISO/IEC 27001:2022 or SOC 2 Type 2 or SOC 3 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (1,001–5,000 employees)
competitive web traffic analysis and market intelligence
cross-domain traffic sourcing and market share benchmarking

Choose Surfer if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (12 vs 2.4)
AI answers describe it more positively (43% vs 0% positive)
Content optimization focus
Strong AI search visibility

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	Similarweb	Surfer
Visibility score	2.4%	12%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in SEO Tools	#22	#8
Share of voice	0.9%	4.4%
Mentions this run	5	23
Positive in AI answers	0%	43%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Similarweb 0pp · Surfer 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Surfer leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

5.7%

11.1%

AI Mode

1.3%

9.4%

Perplexity

15.6%

SimilarwebSurfer

Head to head in AI answers

3 engine answers name both brands

3Similarweb ranked higher

0Surfer ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Similarweb	Surfer
What should an SEO tool integrate with?	ChatGPT	#7	#10
Compare the leading SEO Tools platforms	ChatGPT	#5	#7
Official website of the top SEO tool vendors	ChatGPT	#6	#12

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Similarweb	Surfer
Pricing model	Flat tiers	Flat tiers
Entry price	Contact sales	$49 / mo
Free plan	No	No
Compliance	ISO/IEC 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type 2, SOC 3	—
Support	Email support (support@similarweb.com), Dedicated enterprise support, Sales chat	Customer Support (24h, Mon–Fri), Knowledge Base, Surfer Academy, Personalized Onboarding
Founded	2009	—
Headquarters	New York, NY, United States	Wrocław, Poland
Employees	1,001–5,000	51–200
Funding	IPO (NYSE) · $240M raised	—
Best for	Marketers, researchers, and SEO and PPC teams	Marketing and SEO teams, agencies, in-house content teams and individual content creators who want to grow organic traffic from Google and AI search.