BrightEdge
BrightEdge is an enterprise SEO and AI search platform for teams seeking visibility across Google and AI search.
What BrightEdge is
BrightEdge is an enterprise SEO and AI search platform for teams seeking visibility across Google and AI search. Its SEO capabilities include keyword research, rank tracking, site audits, backlink analysis, and competitor research. AI Hyper Cube tracks brand mentions, citations, and visibility across AI search conversations and customer journey stages. Content Advisor creates briefs and checks drafts using BrightEdge research data, while ContentIQ audits websites and can support crawls of millions of pages. Teams can use customizable dashboards, automated reports, search opportunity forecasts, and daily ranking alerts. Listed integrations include Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, Google Search Console, Google Looker Studio, Majestic, and Webtrends. BrightEdge Connect is a REST-based API for linking search and social performance with analytics and other business data. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California. The product is paid, with pricing on request and no free plan. Enterprise customers receive a dedicated customer success partner and access to a global customer success team.
Good
- Covers keyword research, rankings, audits, backlinks, and competitors.
- AI Hyper Cube tracks AI search visibility.
- ContentIQ can support crawls of millions of pages.
- Offers customizable dashboards and automated reporting.
- BrightEdge Connect provides REST-based API access.
Watch out
- Pricing is available only on request.
- There is no free plan.
- The listed platforms are web and API.
Who it suits
BrightEdge is aimed at enterprise teams managing SEO, content performance, and AI search visibility. It may suit organizations that need broad reporting and integrations and are prepared to request pricing.
Verdict
BrightEdge brings SEO research, content tools, AI search visibility, and reporting into an enterprise-focused platform. Its pricing requires a sales discussion, so buyers cannot compare against a published fixed price.
Plans and prices
From BrightEdge's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| BrightEdge S3 platform | Priced on request | Pricing discussed by sales; no fixed price stated on the product pricing page |
The facts
Each one read from BrightEdge's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI search visibility
- AI Hyper Cube tracks competitive brand mentions, citations, and visibility across AI search conversations and customer journey stages.checked 8 Oct 2026
- API
- BrightEdge Connect is a REST-based API for linking search and social performance with analytics and other business data.checked 8 Oct 2026
- API access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Audience
- BrightEdge presents its platform for enterprise teams managing SEO, content performance, and AI search visibility.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Backlink analysis
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Competitor research
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Compliance
- The BrightEdge trust page discusses ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 27701:2019, and SOC 2.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Content tools
- Content Advisor creates content briefs and checks drafts using BrightEdge research data.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- BrightEdge lists Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, Google Search Console, Google Looker Studio, Majestic, and Webtrends integrations.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Keyword research
- Data Cube X supports keyword research, competitive analysis, performance reporting, and benchmarking across an index covering 24 countries.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- BrightEdge describes its platform as enterprise SEO and AI search software for improving visibility across Google and AI search.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Rank tracking
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Reporting
- The platform offers customizable dashboards, automated reporting, search opportunity forecasting, and daily ranking alerts.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- BrightEdge says its information security program conforms to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and is audited regularly.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Site audit
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Site auditing
- BrightEdge ContentIQ audits websites and can support crawls of millions of pages.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- BrightEdge says enterprise customers receive a dedicated customer success partner and access to its global customer success team.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- BrightEdge says it was founded by Jim Yu and Lemuel Park in 2007.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2007checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- San Mateo, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
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