b/cited vs HubSpot AEO
AEO as part of a marketing suite you may already be paying for.
Every HubSpot AEO figure below is from their own pricing page, read on 2026-08-30. If they have changed it since, trust their page over ours.
What each costs.
- / Free — $0 · 5 prompts · manual
- / Solo — $39/mo · 25 prompts · daily
- / Pro — $99/mo · 75 prompts · daily
- / Agency — $299/mo · 250 prompts · daily
ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity on every tier.
- / Standalone AEO — $50/mo · No other HubSpot subscription required
- / In Marketing Hub Pro+ — Included in Marketing Hub Pro and above · Connects to your CRM from day one
ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini.
Where Claude sits.
Claude is not listed among the engines HubSpot AEO tracks. b/cited tracks it on every tier.
Not listed on HubSpot AEO’s page: Google Search Console clustering, Claude as a tracked engine. That means absent from the page we read, not absent from the product — ask them.
What HubSpot AEO does better.
- / CRM integration — the Marketing Hub version uses your own customer data to suggest prompts, which no standalone tool can do.
- / Gemini coverage, which b/cited does not track.
- / One vendor, one invoice, one login if you already run HubSpot.
- / Competitor analysis and sentiment tracking beside the rest of your marketing.
Which to choose.
You already run HubSpot. The CRM connection is a real advantage no independent tool can match, and consolidating vendors has value of its own.
You do not run HubSpot and do not want to, you need Claude tracked, or your content workflow starts from Search Console data rather than from CRM records.
Common questions.
Do I need a HubSpot subscription to use HubSpot AEO?
No. HubSpot's page describes a standalone AEO tool at $50/month that requires no additional HubSpot subscription, as well as a version built into Marketing Hub Pro and above that connects to your CRM.
Does HubSpot AEO track Claude?
Their AEO page lists ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini. Claude is not among them. b/cited tracks ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity on every tier but does not track Gemini — so the two cover different engines rather than one simply covering more.
The quickest way to compare is to run both on your own site. b/cited’s scan needs no account.
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Source: https://www.hubspot.com/products/marketing/aeo-guide, read 2026-08-30. Prices change; verify before deciding. bcited.ai is not affiliated with HubSpot AEO.