GEO AUDIT  ·  BRAND-ONLY

LiveAction.

A look at how LiveAction 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.

Siteliveaction.com
Where we lookedGoogle AI Overviews, US
Questions tested39 brand, category, and competitor queries
PreparedJuly 31, 2026  ·  by AUQ
AI Visibility Score
26
out of 100. Low band. LiveAction is cited in 8 of 38 AI answers. It shows up on Liveaction. It is absent on Network Performance Monitoring, Network Observability, Packet Capture.
Verified AI Overview citations
8
LiveAction's brand is cited in 8 of the 38 AI-answer queries we tested.
AI answer trigger rate
97%
Google's AI answer box fires on 38 of 39 tracked queries.
Citation rate when AI answers
21%
Share of AI-answer queries where the brand is actually quoted.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

LiveAction scores 26 of 100 for AI Overview visibility. The work is closing the citation and identity gaps.

LiveAction is cited in 8 of 38 AI answers. It shows up on Liveaction. It is absent on Network Performance Monitoring, Network Observability, Packet Capture.

AI answers fire on 97% of tracked queries, yet LiveAction is quoted in only 21% of them. When it does appear, it sits as a listed provider, rarely the lead source.

AI Visibility Score
26
Low band
BarelyLowCompetitiveDominant
What's in the score
  • How often AI answers appear97 / 100
  • Inclusion in category answers21 / 100
  • Quality of placement when cited50 / 100
  • How AI describes the brand50 / 100
  • Topic coverage breadth17 / 100
  • Your pages being quoted21 / 100
IDENTITY IN AI OVERVIEWS

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

What the brand says about itself

Network Performance Monitoring

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Differentiators it leads with: LiveNX, LiveWire, Network Performance Monitoring, Network Observability.

What Google's AI says

Recognized in AI answers for Liveaction

Cited as a provider on Liveaction queries.
Appears alongside youtube.com, reddit.com, solarwinds.com.
The core gap
LiveAction presents as network performance monitoring, network observability, packet capture, network troubleshooting, NetFlow analysis. AI Overviews cite it on Liveaction and it is absent on Network Performance Monitoring, Network Observability, Packet Capture.
Words AI uses for the brand
Liveaction
The brand's own pillars that AI omits
Network Performance MonitoringNetwork ObservabilityPacket CaptureCited 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 →

TopicPresence in AI answersBuyer intent
LiveactionOwnedcomparison
Network Performance MonitoringInvisiblepositioning
Network ObservabilityInvisiblepositioning
Packet CaptureInvisiblepositioning
Network TroubleshootingInvisiblepositioning
Netflow AnalysisInvisiblepositioning
Buyer-journey coverage

Problem Aware. overview queries: LiveAction appears on 1 of 6 themes.

Solution Aware. Owned on Liveaction; absent on Network Performance Monitoring, Network Observability, Packet Capture.

Alternatives. 0 themes name the brand without citing it; 30 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
39
Brand, category, and comparison queries analyzed.
AI answers fired
38
97% of tracked queries trigger an AI Overview.
Times brand cited
8
21% citation rate when AI answers.
Total brand mentions
8
Across all observed AI responses.
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 LiveAction'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.

QueryTypeLiveAction in the AI answerTop sources cited
best network performance monitoringPositioningAbsentreddit.com, gartner.com, youtube.com
network performance monitoring vendorsPositioningAbsentgartner.com, adaptiveis.net, datadoghq.com
network performance monitoring solutionsPositioningAbsentsolarwinds.com, gartner.com, adaptiveis.net
network performance monitoring softwarePositioningAbsentreddit.com, gartner.com, ibm.com
network performance monitoring platformPositioningAbsentsolarwinds.com, gartner.com, logicmonitor.com
top network performance monitoring providersPositioningAbsentgartner.com, adaptiveis.net, logicmonitor.com
network performance monitoring comparisonPositioningAbsentgartner.com, kentik.com, youtube.com
best network observabilityPositioningAbsentselector.ai, eginnovations.com, virtana.com
network observability vendorsPositioningAbsentgartner.com, networkobservability.broadcom.com, xurrent.com
network observability solutionsPositioningAbsentopentext.com, networkobservability.broadcom.com, kentik.com
network observability softwarePositioningAbsentgartner.com, riverbed.com, ibm.com
network observability platformPositioningAbsentnetworkobservability.broadcom.com, kentik.com, gartner.com
top network observability providersPositioningAbsentgartner.com, aimultiple.com, youtube.com
network observability comparisonPositioningAbsentkentik.com, gartner.com, codilime.com
best packet capturePositioningAbsentreddit.com, endace.com, peerspot.com
packet capture vendorsPositioningAbsentreddit.com, extrahop.com, viavisolutions.com
packet capture solutionsPositioningAbsentviavisolutions.com, reddit.com, corelight.com
packet capture softwarePositioningAbsentwireshark.org, viavisolutions.com, learn.microsoft.com
packet capture platformPositioningAbsentcpacket.com, viavisolutions.com, corelight.com
top packet capture providersPositioningCitedreddit.com, peerspot.com, networkcritical.com
packet capture comparisonPositioningAbsentreddit.com, stackoverflow.com, youtube.com
best network troubleshootingPositioningCitedhypertecsp.com, liveaction.com, solarwinds.com
network troubleshooting vendorsPositioningAbsentfeaturedcustomers.com, networkdefenseblog.com, solarwinds.com
network troubleshooting solutionsPositioningCitedyoutube.com, networkdefenseblog.com, liveaction.com
network troubleshooting softwarePositioningAbsentreddit.com, solarwinds.com, youtube.com
network troubleshooting platformPositioningAbsentsolarwinds.com, pathsolutions.com, manageengine.com
top network troubleshooting providersPositioningAbsentfeaturedcustomers.com, peerspot.com, netbeez.net
network troubleshooting comparisonPositioningCitedreddit.com, getapp.com, youtube.com
best netflow analysisPositioningAbsentreddit.com, gartner.com, solarwinds.com
netflow analysis vendorsPositioningAbsentsolarwinds.com, reddit.com, kentik.com
netflow analysis solutionsPositioningAbsentreddit.com, solarwinds.com, manageengine.com
netflow analysis softwarePositioningAbsentreddit.com, solarwinds.com, manageengine.com
netflow analysis platformPositioningNo AI answer
top netflow analysis providersPositioningAbsentgartner.com, manageengine.com, kentik.com
netflow analysis comparisonPositioningAbsentnoction.com, youtube.com, manageengine.com
alternatives to LiveActionComparisonCitedtrustradius.com, sourceforge.net, cbinsights.com
LiveAction vs SolarWindsComparisonCitedcomparably.com, trustradius.com, liveaction.com
LiveAction vs RiverbedComparisonCitedliveaction.com, trustradius.com, slashdot.org
LiveAction vs KentikComparisonCitedliveaction.com, kentik.com, reddit.com
THREE FINDINGS THAT MATTER
01

The brand is missing from 79% of AI-answer queries

LiveAction is cited in 8 of the 38 AI answers we triggered.

02

AI misreads the category

LiveAction presents as network performance monitoring, network observability, packet capture, network troubleshooting, NetFlow analysis. AI Overviews cite it on Liveaction and it is absent on Network Performance Monitoring, Network Observability, Packet Capture.

TOP THREE MOVES
01

Win presence on Network Performance Monitoring

Impact high · effort medium · 30 to 60 days

02

Convert named-not-cited queries into citations

Impact medium · effort low · 0 to 30 days

03

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 citesPagesContext
youtube.com25Cited on 25 of the queries we tested.
reddit.com19Cited on 19 of the queries we tested.
solarwinds.com16Cited on 16 of the queries we tested.
gartner.com15Cited on 15 of the queries we tested.
manageengine.com13Cited on 13 of the queries we tested.
kentik.com13Cited on 13 of the queries we tested.
selector.ai9Cited on 9 of the queries we tested.
logicmonitor.com8Cited on 8 of the queries we tested.
ibm.com7Cited on 7 of the queries we tested.
paessler.com6Cited on 6 of the queries we tested.
Reading
Independent listicles, communities, and rival explainers win the citations LiveAction 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 LiveAction on the queries where it is absent. Observed, not chosen.

PeerHow AI frames it
youtube.comCited on 25 of the tested queries.
reddit.comCited on 19 of the tested queries.
solarwinds.comCited on 16 of the tested queries.
gartner.comCited on 15 of the tested queries.
manageengine.comCited on 13 of the tested queries.
kentik.comCited on 13 of the tested queries.
selector.aiCited on 9 of the tested queries.
logicmonitor.comCited on 8 of the tested queries.
Key observation
youtube.com is the most-cited source across the queries LiveAction is missing.
90-DAY ROADMAP

Three sprints from first wins to compounding category presence.

Month 1  ·  Days 1 to 30
  • Publish solution and comparison pages for Network Performance Monitoring, Network Observability, Packet Capture.
  • Build linkable comparison assets so AI Overviews can cite the brand's own domain.
Month 2  ·  Days 31 to 60
  • Earn placement in third-party best-of listicles and review sites the AI cites.
  • Seed community and review presence where AI Overviews pull trust signals.
Month 3  ·  Days 61 to 90
  • Expand owned comparison content across decision-stage queries.
  • Re-audit to confirm invisible themes move to cited and track citation share.