GEO AUDIT · BRAND-ONLY

Deno.

A look at how Deno is described, positioned, and quoted inside Google's AI Overviews, the AI answer box at the top of search results, and where the brand shows up versus goes missing.

Sitedeno.com

Where we lookedGoogle AI Overviews, US

Questions tested39 brand, category, and competitor queries

PreparedJuly 20, 2026 · by AUQ

AI Visibility Score

out of 100. Low band. Deno is cited in 13 of 39 AI answers. It shows up on Javascript Runtime, Typescript Runtime, Deno. It is absent on Serverless Hosting, Web Framework.

Verified AI Overview citations

Deno's brand is cited in 13 of the 39 AI-answer queries we tested.

AI answer trigger rate

100%

Google's AI answer box fires on 39 of 39 tracked queries.

Citation rate when AI answers

33%

Share of AI-answer queries where the brand is actually quoted.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Deno scores 50 of 100 for AI Overview visibility. The work is closing the citation and identity gaps.

Deno is cited in 13 of 39 AI answers. It shows up on Javascript Runtime, Typescript Runtime, Deno. It is absent on Serverless Hosting, Web Framework.

AI answers fire on 100% of tracked queries, yet Deno is quoted in only 33% of them. When it does appear, it sits as a listed provider, rarely the lead source.

AI Visibility Score

Low band

BarelyLowCompetitiveDominant

What's in the score

How often AI answers appear100 / 100
Inclusion in category answers62 / 100
Quality of placement when cited50 / 100
How AI describes the brand67 / 100
Topic coverage breadth50 / 100
Your pages being quoted33 / 100

IDENTITY IN AI OVERVIEWS

How the brand describes itself, and how Google's AI describes it.

What the brand says about itself

JavaScript Runtime

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Differentiators it leads with: Deno Deploy, Fresh, JSR, JavaScript Runtime.

What Google's AI says

Recognized in AI answers for Javascript Runtime, Typescript Runtime, Deno

Cited as a provider on Javascript Runtime, Typescript Runtime, Deno queries.

Appears alongside youtube.com, reddit.com, dev.to.

The core gap

Deno presents as JavaScript runtime, TypeScript runtime, serverless hosting, web framework, edge functions. AI Overviews cite it on Javascript Runtime, Typescript Runtime, Deno and it is absent on Serverless Hosting, Web Framework.

Words AI uses for the brand

Javascript RuntimeTypescript RuntimeDeno

The brand's own pillars that AI omits

Serverless HostingWeb FrameworkCited source on vendor and comparison queries

CONTENT AND ENTITY COVERAGE

The topics that matter to the brand, and where it shows up in AI answers today.

See the full query-by-query breakdown →

Topic	Presence in AI answers	Buyer intent
Javascript Runtime	Owned	positioning
Typescript Runtime	Owned	positioning
Deno	Owned	comparison
Edge Functions	Partial	positioning
Serverless Hosting	Invisible	positioning
Web Framework	Invisible	positioning

Buyer-journey coverage

Problem Aware. overview queries: Deno appears on 3 of 6 themes.

Solution Aware. Owned on Javascript Runtime, Typescript Runtime, Deno; absent on Serverless Hosting, Web Framework.

Alternatives. 11 themes name the brand without citing it; 15 queries answer without it at all.

AI OVERVIEW PERFORMANCE

Where the brand shows up in Google's AI, and the high-value queries it is missing.

See all queries we tested →

Tracked keywords

Brand, category, and comparison queries analyzed.

AI answers fired

100% of tracked queries trigger an AI Overview.

Times brand cited

33% citation rate when AI answers.

Total brand mentions

Across all observed AI responses.

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QUERIES WE TESTED

Every query we ran against Google's AI Overview, and what we found.

39 queries across branded, positioning, and comparison intent. "Cited" means Deno's own domain is a source in the AI answer. "Named, not cited" means the brand is mentioned but is not the source. "Absent" means the AI answered without it.

Query	Type	Deno in the AI answer	Top sources cited
best javascript runtime	Positioning	Cited	reddit.com, github.com, daily.dev
javascript runtime vendors	Positioning	Cited	reddit.com, youtube.com, brainhive.nl
javascript runtime solutions	Positioning	Named, not cited	youtube.com, cloudinary.com, codecademy.com
javascript runtime software	Positioning	Cited	medium.com, reddit.com, en.wikipedia.org
javascript runtime platform	Positioning	Named, not cited	nodejs.org, stackoverflow.com, reddit.com
top javascript runtime providers	Positioning	Named, not cited	reddit.com, github.com, brainhive.nl
javascript runtime comparison	Positioning	Cited	daily.dev, javascript-conference.com, youtube.com
best typescript runtime	Positioning	Cited	reddit.com, github.com, swizec.com
typescript runtime vendors	Positioning	Cited	totaltypescript.com, swizec.com, stackoverflow.com
typescript runtime solutions	Positioning	Named, not cited	deepkit.io, youtube.com, dev.to
typescript runtime software	Positioning	Named, not cited	dev.to, reddit.com, totaltypescript.com
typescript runtime platform	Positioning	Cited	reddit.com, youtube.com, swizec.com
top typescript runtime providers	Positioning	Cited	reddit.com, youtube.com, dev.to
typescript runtime comparison	Positioning	Cited	youtube.com, reddit.com, levelup.gitconnected.com
best serverless hosting	Positioning	Absent	prisma.io, pantheon.io, youtube.com
serverless hosting vendors	Positioning	Absent	prisma.io, cloudflare.com, youtube.com
serverless hosting solutions	Positioning	Absent	azure.microsoft.com, cloudflare.com, cloud.google.com
serverless hosting software	Positioning	Absent	serverless.com, redhat.com, openfaas.com
serverless hosting platform	Positioning	Absent	prisma.io, cloud.google.com, redhat.com
top serverless hosting providers	Positioning	Absent	youtube.com, northflank.com, github.com
serverless hosting comparison	Positioning	Absent	prisma.io, srvrlss.io, networkinterview.com
best web framework	Positioning	Absent	orsys.fr, hackajob.com, squareboat.com
web framework vendors	Positioning	Absent	railscarma.com, sencha.com, shiftasia.com
web framework solutions	Positioning	Absent	qsstechnosoft.com, en.wikipedia.org, intelegain-technologies.medium.com
web framework software	Positioning	Absent	en.wikipedia.org, intelegain-technologies.medium.com, reddit.com
web framework platform	Positioning	Absent	reddit.com, netlify.com, wezom.com
top web framework providers	Positioning	Absent	developer.mozilla.org, hackajob.com, shiftasia.com
web framework comparison	Positioning	Absent	techempower.com, en.wikipedia.org, sonyamalhotra1702.medium.com
best edge functions	Positioning	Absent	reddit.com, stackoverflow.blog, answers.netlify.com
edge functions vendors	Positioning	Named, not cited	stackoverflow.blog, srvrlss.io, youtube.com
edge functions solutions	Positioning	Named, not cited	netlify.com, mvst.co, supabase.com
edge functions software	Positioning	Named, not cited	reddit.com, sanity.io, supabase.com
edge functions platform	Positioning	Cited	supabase.com, netlify.com, blog.logrocket.com
top edge functions providers	Positioning	Cited	youtube.com, reddit.com, srvrlss.io
edge functions comparison	Positioning	Named, not cited	youtube.com, openstatus.dev, codingwithsaleem.medium.com
alternatives to Deno	Comparison	Named, not cited	reddit.com, talnflo.com, docs.deno.com
Deno vs Node.js	Comparison	Cited	reddit.com, dzone.com, youtube.com
Deno vs Bun	Comparison	Named, not cited	reddit.com, github.com, dev.to
Deno vs Cloudflare Workers	Comparison	Cited	reddit.com, deno.com, news.ycombinator.com

THREE FINDINGS THAT MATTER

The brand is missing from 67% of AI-answer queries

Deno is cited in 13 of the 39 AI answers we triggered.

AI misreads the category

TOP THREE MOVES

Win presence on Serverless Hosting

Impact high · effort medium · 30 to 60 days

Convert named-not-cited queries into citations

Impact medium · effort low · 0 to 30 days

Earn placement in the third-party listicles AI cites

Impact high · effort medium · 30 to 90 days

WHERE GOOGLE'S AI GETS ITS ANSWERS

The sources Google's AI cites in this category, and what it tells you about earning citations.

Domain AI cites	Pages	Context
youtube.com	24	Cited on 24 of the queries we tested.
reddit.com	18	Cited on 18 of the queries we tested.
dev.to	13	Cited on 13 of the queries we tested.
medium.com	12	Cited on 12 of the queries we tested.
netlify.com	9	Cited on 9 of the queries we tested.
aws.amazon.com	8	Cited on 8 of the queries we tested.
github.com	7	Cited on 7 of the queries we tested.
vercel.com	7	Cited on 7 of the queries we tested.
developer.mozilla.org	6	Cited on 6 of the queries we tested.
geeksforgeeks.org	6	Cited on 6 of the queries we tested.

Reading

Independent listicles, communities, and rival explainers win the citations Deno is missing. Earning AI citation on the invisible themes means placement on those third-party pages, not only owning its own glossary.

AI-REVEALED PEERS

The competitive set drawn by Google's AI itself. Observed, not chosen.

See which queries each peer won →

Brands and domains Google's AI cites in place of Deno on the queries where it is absent. Observed, not chosen.

Peer	How AI frames it
youtube.com	Cited on 24 of the tested queries.
reddit.com	Cited on 18 of the tested queries.
dev.to	Cited on 13 of the tested queries.
medium.com	Cited on 12 of the tested queries.
netlify.com	Cited on 9 of the tested queries.
aws.amazon.com	Cited on 8 of the tested queries.
github.com	Cited on 7 of the tested queries.
vercel.com	Cited on 7 of the tested queries.

Key observation

youtube.com is the most-cited source across the queries Deno is missing.

Deno.

Deno scores 50 of 100 for AI Overview visibility. The work is closing the citation and identity gaps.

We don't hand you a report and walk away. We execute it.

How the brand describes itself, and how Google's AI describes it.

JavaScript Runtime

Recognized in AI answers for Javascript Runtime, Typescript Runtime, Deno

The topics that matter to the brand, and where it shows up in AI answers today.

Where the brand shows up in Google's AI, and the high-value queries it is missing.

This playbook has already worked. Here's the proof.

Every query we ran against Google's AI Overview, and what we found.

The brand is missing from 67% of AI-answer queries

AI misreads the category

Win presence on Serverless Hosting

Convert named-not-cited queries into citations

Earn placement in the third-party listicles AI cites

The sources Google's AI cites in this category, and what it tells you about earning citations.

The competitive set drawn by Google's AI itself. Observed, not chosen.

Three sprints from first wins to compounding category presence.