GEO AUDIT  ·  BRAND-ONLY

Tenderly.

A look at how Tenderly 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.

Sitetenderly.co
Where we lookedGoogle AI Overviews, US
Questions tested39 brand, category, and competitor queries
PreparedOctober 7, 2026  ·  by AUQ
AI Visibility Score
60
out of 100. Competitive band. Tenderly is cited in 21 of 39 AI answers. It shows up on Smart Contract Debugging, Transaction Simulation, Smart Contract Monitoring. It is absent on Web3 Development, Blockchain Node Rpc.
Verified AI Overview citations
21
Tenderly's brand is cited in 21 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
54%
Share of AI-answer queries where the brand is actually quoted.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Tenderly scores 60 of 100 for AI Overview visibility. The work is closing the citation and identity gaps.

Tenderly is cited in 21 of 39 AI answers. It shows up on Smart Contract Debugging, Transaction Simulation, Smart Contract Monitoring. It is absent on Web3 Development, Blockchain Node Rpc.

AI answers fire on 100% of tracked queries, yet Tenderly is quoted in only 54% of them. When it does appear, it sits as a listed provider, rarely the lead source.

AI Visibility Score
60
Competitive band
BarelyLowCompetitiveDominant
What's in the score
  • Your pages being quoted 35%54 / 100
  • Inclusion in category answers 25%59 / 100
  • How AI describes the brand 20%67 / 100
  • Topic coverage breadth 20%67 / 100
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IDENTITY IN AI OVERVIEWS

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

What the brand says about itself

Web3 Development

Tenderly positions itself around web3 development, smart contract debugging, transaction simulation, blockchain node RPC, smart contract monitoring.tenderly.co, 2026

Differentiators it leads with: Web3 Development, Smart Contract Debugging, Transaction Simulation, Blockchain Node RPC.

What Google's AI says

Recognized in AI answers for Smart Contract Debugging, Transaction Simulation, Smart Contract Monitoring

Cited as a provider on Smart Contract Debugging, Transaction Simulation, Smart Contract Monitoring queries.
Appears alongside alchemy.com, quicknode.com, medium.com.
The core gap
Tenderly presents as web3 development, smart contract debugging, transaction simulation, blockchain node RPC, smart contract monitoring. AI Overviews cite it on Smart Contract Debugging, Transaction Simulation, Smart Contract Monitoring and it is absent on Web3 Development, Blockchain Node Rpc.
Words AI uses for the brand
Smart Contract DebuggingTransaction SimulationSmart Contract Monitoring
The brand's own pillars that AI omits
Web3 DevelopmentBlockchain Node RpcCited 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
Smart Contract DebuggingOwnedpositioning
Transaction SimulationOwnedpositioning
Smart Contract MonitoringOwnedpositioning
TenderlyOwnedcomparison
Web3 DevelopmentInvisiblepositioning
Blockchain Node RpcInvisiblepositioning
Buyer-journey coverage

Problem Aware. Overview queries: Tenderly appears on 4 of 6 themes.

Solution Aware. Owned on Smart Contract Debugging, Transaction Simulation, Smart Contract Monitoring; absent on Web3 Development, Blockchain Node Rpc.

Alternatives. 2 themes name the brand without citing it; 16 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
39
100% of tracked queries trigger an AI Overview.
Times brand cited
21
54% citation rate when AI answers.
Total brand mentions
23
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 Tenderly'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.

QueryTenderly in the AI answerTop sources cited
best web3 developmentAbsentcodewave.com, youtube.com, ethereum.stackexchange.com
web3 development vendorsAbsentmedium.com, clutch.co, ndlabs.dev
web3 development solutionsAbsentdevcom.com, revinfotech.com, ontiktechnology.com
web3 development softwareAbsentcoursera.org, youtube.com, thirdweb.com
web3 development platformAbsentalchemy.com, thirdweb.com, codex.io
top web3 development providersAbsentpixelwebsolutions.com, fetchfunnel.com, indiehackers.com
web3 development comparisonAbsentblockeden.xyz, alchemy.com, learn.aptoslabs.com
best smart contract debuggingCitedyoutube.com, medium.com, hashtagweb3.com
smart contract debugging vendorsAbsentvegavid.com, linkedin.com, sourceforge.net
smart contract debugging solutionsCitedyoutube.com, medium.com, docs.oracle.com
smart contract debugging softwareCitedsitepoint.com, devdojo.com, tenderly.co
smart contract debugging platformCitedalchemy.com, yespress.io, github.com
top smart contract debugging providersCitedfluidrwa.com, ethereum.stackexchange.com, archive.trufflesuite.com
smart contract debugging comparisonNamed, not citedmetamask.io, medium.com, youtube.com
best transaction simulationCitedyoutube.com, nerdwallet.com, tenderly.co
transaction simulation vendorsCiteddwellir.com, futureagi.com, createasoft.com
transaction simulation solutionsCitedyoutube.com, ieeexplore.ieee.org, neapay.com
transaction simulation softwareCitedtenderly.co, blocknative.com, alchemy.com
transaction simulation platformCitedyoutube.com, arxiv.org, easychair.org
top transaction simulation providersCitedcreateasoft.com, tenderly.co, docs.tenderly.co
transaction simulation comparisonCitedcryptoapis.io, rfp.wiki, bitquery.io
best blockchain node rpcAbsentdwellir.com, instanodes.io, onfinality.io
blockchain node rpc vendorsAbsentalchemy.com, bitcoinfoundation.org, chainstack.com
blockchain node rpc solutionsAbsentalchemy.com, dwellir.com, x.com
blockchain node rpc softwareAbsentchainstack.com, cyfrin.io, quicknode.com
blockchain node rpc platformAbsentquicknode.com, sourceforge.net, cherryservers.com
top blockchain node rpc providersAbsentalchemy.com, bitcoinfoundation.org, coingecko.com
blockchain node rpc comparisonAbsentonfinality.io, blog.onfinality.io, coingecko.com
best smart contract monitoringCitedtenderly.co, milkroad.com, alchemy.com
smart contract monitoring vendorsCitedtenderly.co, milkroad.com, alchemy.com
smart contract monitoring solutionsCitedlossless.io, blocksec.com, community.nasscom.in
smart contract monitoring softwareCitedethereum.org, alchemy.com, tenderly.co
smart contract monitoring platformCitedkaleido.io, tenderly.co, blockaid.io
top smart contract monitoring providersAbsentalchemy.com, cellframe.net, forta.org
smart contract monitoring comparisonNamed, not citednhimg.org, kannaudits.com, hacken.io
alternatives to TenderlyCitedtenderly.co, quicknode.com, alchemy.com
Tenderly vs AlchemyCitedalchemy.com, quicknode.com, eco.com
Tenderly vs HardhatCiteddocs.tenderly.co, github.com, startupik.com
Tenderly vs QuickNodeCitedx.com, rfp.wiki, quicknode.com
THREE FINDINGS THAT MATTER
01

The brand is missing from 46% of AI-answer queries

Tenderly is cited in 21 of the 39 AI answers we triggered.

02

AI misreads the category

Tenderly presents as web3 development, smart contract debugging, transaction simulation, blockchain node RPC, smart contract monitoring. AI Overviews cite it on Smart Contract Debugging, Transaction Simulation, Smart Contract Monitoring and it is absent on Web3 Development, Blockchain Node Rpc.

TOP THREE MOVES
01

Win presence on Web3 Development

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
alchemy.com15Cited on 15 of the queries we tested.
quicknode.com9Cited on 9 of the queries we tested.
medium.com8Cited on 8 of the queries we tested.
youtube.com7Cited on 7 of the queries we tested.
dwellir.com5Cited on 5 of the queries we tested.
chainstack.com5Cited on 5 of the queries we tested.
infura.io4Cited on 4 of the queries we tested.
sourceforge.net4Cited on 4 of the queries we tested.
cyfrin.io4Cited on 4 of the queries we tested.
slashdot.org4Cited on 4 of the queries we tested.
Reading
Independent listicles, communities, and rival explainers win the citations Tenderly 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 Tenderly on the queries where it is absent. Observed, not chosen.

PeerHow AI frames it
alchemy.comCited on 15 of the tested queries.
quicknode.comCited on 9 of the tested queries.
medium.comCited on 8 of the tested queries.
youtube.comCited on 7 of the tested queries.
dwellir.comCited on 5 of the tested queries.
chainstack.comCited on 5 of the tested queries.
infura.ioCited on 4 of the tested queries.
sourceforge.netCited on 4 of the tested queries.
Key observation
alchemy.com is the most-cited source across the queries Tenderly 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 Web3 Development, Blockchain Node Rpc.
  • 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.