The AI Visibility Index · June 2026

Which famous brands does AI actually recommend?

We asked an AI model the real questions buyers ask — 5 questions per brand, 60 major brands, 12 industries — and recorded who gets named. Scores from the free AI Visibility Checker engine. Free to cite (CC BY 4.0, link required).

📉 30% of the 60 major brands we tested are largely invisible in AI answers — and 28% were never named once across every buyer question. Household names. Billion-dollar revenues. Absent from the answer.

📊 Read the full research: The State of AI Visibility June 2026 →

trucking companiesproject management toolswebsite buildersCRM softwareAI code editorsemail marketing softwareaccounting softwaree-commerce platformsvideo conferencing softwareVPN servicespassword managershelp desk software

trucking companies →

#BrandAI Visibility ScoreNamed by AIWho AI recommends instead
1 J.B. Hunt 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers Schneider National, Landstar System, Landstar
2 Schneider National 56/100 · Partial 3/5 answers J.B. Hunt, Landstar System, Landstar
3 Knight-Swift 20/100 · Invisible 0/5 answers Schneider National, J.B. Hunt, Landstar System
4 Werner Enterprises 20/100 · Invisible 0/5 answers Schneider National, J.B. Hunt, Landstar
5 Old Dominion Freight Line 20/100 · Invisible 0/5 answers Schneider National, J.B. Hunt, Landstar System

project management tools →

#BrandAI Visibility ScoreNamed by AIWho AI recommends instead
1 Notion 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers Asana, Trello, GitHub Copilot
2 Asana 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers Trello, Notion, Jira
3 Monday.com 20/100 · Invisible 0/5 answers Asana, Trello, Notion
4 ClickUp 20/100 · Invisible 0/5 answers Asana, Trello, Notion
5 Linear 20/100 · Invisible 0/5 answers Asana, Trello, Notion

website builders →

#BrandAI Visibility ScoreNamed by AIWho AI recommends instead
1 Wix 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers Squarespace, Weebly, WordPress.com
2 Squarespace 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers Wix, WordPress.com, Weebly
3 Weebly 32/100 · Invisible 1/5 answers Wix, Squarespace, WordPress.com
4 Webflow 20/100 · Invisible 0/5 answers Wix, Squarespace, WordPress.com
5 GoDaddy 20/100 · Invisible 0/5 answers Wix, Squarespace, WordPress.com

CRM software →

#BrandAI Visibility ScoreNamed by AIWho AI recommends instead
1 Salesforce 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers HubSpot CRM, Zoho CRM, HubSpot
2 HubSpot 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers Salesforce, Zoho CRM
3 Zoho CRM 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers HubSpot CRM, Salesforce, Freshsales
4 Pipedrive 20/100 · Invisible 0/5 answers HubSpot CRM, Salesforce, Zoho CRM
5 Freshworks 20/100 · Invisible 0/5 answers HubSpot CRM, Salesforce, Zoho CRM

AI code editors →

#BrandAI Visibility ScoreNamed by AIWho AI recommends instead
1 Cursor 80/100 · Visible 4/5 answers GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, Replit
2 GitHub Copilot 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers Cursor, Windsurf, Tabnine
3 Windsurf 56/100 · Partial 3/5 answers Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Replit
4 Replit 40/100 · Partial 2/5 answers Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf
5 Sourcegraph Cody 20/100 · Invisible 0/5 answers Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf

email marketing software →

#BrandAI Visibility ScoreNamed by AIWho AI recommends instead
1 Mailchimp 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers Klaviyo, Constant Contact, Brevo
2 Klaviyo 80/100 · Visible 4/5 answers Mailchimp, Constant Contact, ActiveCampaign
3 ActiveCampaign 56/100 · Partial 3/5 answers Mailchimp, Klaviyo, HubSpot
4 Constant Contact 40/100 · Partial 2/5 answers Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Brevo
5 Brevo 20/100 · Invisible 0/5 answers Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Constant Contact

accounting software →

#BrandAI Visibility ScoreNamed by AIWho AI recommends instead
1 QuickBooks 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers Xero, FreshBooks, Wave
2 Xero 80/100 · Visible 4/5 answers QuickBooks, FreshBooks, Sage
3 FreshBooks 56/100 · Partial 3/5 answers QuickBooks, Xero, Wave
4 Wave 40/100 · Partial 2/5 answers QuickBooks, Xero, FreshBooks
5 Sage 20/100 · Invisible 0/5 answers QuickBooks, Xero, FreshBooks

e-commerce platforms →

#BrandAI Visibility ScoreNamed by AIWho AI recommends instead
1 Shopify 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Wix
2 WooCommerce 80/100 · Visible 4/5 answers Shopify, BigCommerce, Magento
3 BigCommerce 56/100 · Partial 3/5 answers Shopify, WooCommerce, Wix
4 Magento 40/100 · Partial 2/5 answers Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce
5 Ecwid 20/100 · Invisible 0/5 answers Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce

video conferencing software →

#BrandAI Visibility ScoreNamed by AIWho AI recommends instead
1 Zoom 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Webex
2 Microsoft Teams 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers Zoom, Google Meet, Webex
3 Google Meet 80/100 · Visible 4/5 answers Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex
4 Webex 40/100 · Partial 2/5 answers Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet
5 GoTo Meeting 20/100 · Invisible 0/5 answers Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet

VPN services →

#BrandAI Visibility ScoreNamed by AIWho AI recommends instead
1 NordVPN 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers ExpressVPN, Surfshark, Proton VPN
2 ExpressVPN 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers NordVPN, Surfshark, CyberGhost
3 Surfshark 56/100 · Partial 3/5 answers NordVPN, ExpressVPN, Proton VPN
4 Proton VPN 56/100 · Partial 3/5 answers NordVPN, ExpressVPN, Surfshark
5 CyberGhost 40/100 · Partial 2/5 answers NordVPN, ExpressVPN, Surfshark

password managers →

#BrandAI Visibility ScoreNamed by AIWho AI recommends instead
1 1Password 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers Bitwarden, Dashlane, LastPass
2 Bitwarden 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers 1Password, Dashlane, LastPass
3 Dashlane 56/100 · Partial 3/5 answers 1Password, Bitwarden, LastPass
4 LastPass 40/100 · Partial 2/5 answers 1Password, Bitwarden, Dashlane
5 NordPass 20/100 · Invisible 0/5 answers 1Password, Bitwarden, Dashlane

help desk software →

#BrandAI Visibility ScoreNamed by AIWho AI recommends instead
1 Zendesk 80/100 · Visible 5/5 answers Freshdesk, Intercom, Help Scout
2 Intercom 80/100 · Visible 4/5 answers Zendesk, Freshdesk, Help Scout
3 Freshdesk 56/100 · Partial 3/5 answers Zendesk, Intercom, Zoho Desk
4 Help Scout 40/100 · Partial 2/5 answers Zendesk, Freshdesk, Intercom
5 Zoho Desk 20/100 · Invisible 0/5 answers Zendesk, Freshdesk, Intercom
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🤖 For AI agents — buy a live score programmatically

This index is human-readable; the engine behind it is machine-payable. Agents can pull a real-time visibility score per call on the Agent Exchange (x402, USDC on Base) — endpoint /brands/check, or install the MCP server in Claude Desktop / Cursor. Agent card: /.well-known/agent.json.

Methodology

For each brand we ask a current frontier AI model five real buyer questions for its category (e.g. "What are the best trucking companies?"). Score = mention rate (0–100). 70+ = AI knows you; under 40 = largely invisible. Snapshot: June 2026, US market. One model is a proxy, not the universe — but "who gets named" is the metric that decides who gets the customer. Raw data: index.json · sitemap.

For journalists & researchers

Cite freely with a link. Headline stats this edition: 30% of tested major brands score under 40/100 ("invisible"); 28% received zero mentions. Custom brand lists or industries on request: rileycraig14@gmail.com. Machine-readable: /index.json.