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Tigris.

A look at how Tigris 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.

Sitetigrisdata.com
Where we lookedGoogle AI Overviews, US
Questions tested39 brand, category, and competitor queries
PreparedAugust 17, 2026  ·  by AUQ
AI Visibility Score
23
out of 100. Absent band. Tigris is cited in 6 of 36 AI answers. It shows up on Globally Distributed Storage, Tigris. It is absent on Object Storage, S3 Compatible Storage, Ai Data Storage.
Verified AI Overview citations
6
Tigris's brand is cited in 6 of the 36 AI-answer queries we tested.
AI answer trigger rate
92%
Google's AI answer box fires on 36 of 39 tracked queries.
Citation rate when AI answers
17%
Share of AI-answer queries where the brand is actually quoted.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Tigris scores 23 of 100 for AI Overview visibility. The work is closing the citation and identity gaps.

Tigris is cited in 6 of 36 AI answers. It shows up on Globally Distributed Storage, Tigris. It is absent on Object Storage, S3 Compatible Storage, Ai Data Storage.

AI answers fire on 92% of tracked queries, yet Tigris is quoted in only 17% of them. When it does appear, it sits as a listed provider, rarely the lead source.

AI Visibility Score
23
Absent band
BarelyLowCompetitiveDominant
What's in the score
  • How often AI answers appear92 / 100
  • Inclusion in category answers17 / 100
  • Quality of placement when cited50 / 100
  • How AI describes the brand33 / 100
  • Topic coverage breadth33 / 100
  • Your pages being quoted17 / 100
IDENTITY IN AI OVERVIEWS

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

What the brand says about itself

Object Storage

Tigris - The Storage Cloud Purpose Built for AI About Docs Blog Pricing Partners Community Sign in Get started The storage cloud for devs & agents Bottomless object storage with zero egress fees. Feed training jobs, serve inference, andtigrisdata.com, 2026

Differentiators it leads with: Object Storage, S3 Compatible Storage, AI Data Storage, Globally Distributed Storage.

What Google's AI says

Recognized in AI answers for Globally Distributed Storage, Tigris

Cited as a provider on Globally Distributed Storage, Tigris queries.
Appears alongside youtube.com, digitalocean.com, reddit.com.
The core gap
Tigris presents as object storage, S3 compatible storage, AI data storage, globally distributed storage, cloud storage for developers. AI Overviews cite it on Globally Distributed Storage, Tigris and it is absent on Object Storage, S3 Compatible Storage, Ai Data Storage.
Words AI uses for the brand
Globally Distributed StorageTigris
The brand's own pillars that AI omits
Object StorageS3 Compatible StorageAi Data StorageCited 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
Globally Distributed StorageOwnedpositioning
TigrisOwnedcomparison
Object StorageInvisiblepositioning
S3 Compatible StorageInvisiblepositioning
Ai Data StorageInvisiblepositioning
Cloud Storage For DevelopersInvisiblepositioning
Buyer-journey coverage

Problem Aware. overview queries: Tigris appears on 2 of 6 themes.

Solution Aware. Owned on Globally Distributed Storage, Tigris; absent on Object Storage, S3 Compatible Storage, Ai Data Storage.

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
36
92% of tracked queries trigger an AI Overview.
Times brand cited
6
17% citation rate when AI answers.
Total brand mentions
6
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 Tigris'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.

QueryTypeTigris in the AI answerTop sources cited
best object storagePositioningAbsentreddit.com, cloudian.com, gartner.com
object storage vendorsPositioningAbsentdatacore.com, gartner.com, solutionsreview.com
object storage solutionsPositioningAbsentreddit.com, ibm.com, cloudian.com
object storage softwarePositioningAbsentcloudian.com, ibm.com, min.io
object storage platformPositioningAbsentgartner.com, datacore.com, cloud.google.com
top object storage providersPositioningAbsentgartner.com, digitalocean.com, solutionsreview.com
object storage comparisonPositioningAbsentreddit.com, s3compare.io, aws.amazon.com
best s3 compatible storagePositioningAbsentreddit.com, s3compare.io, digitalocean.com
s3 compatible storage vendorsPositioningAbsentcloudian.com, cloudflare.com, reddit.com
s3 compatible storage solutionsPositioningAbsentreddit.com, lowcloud.io, backblaze.com
s3 compatible storage softwarePositioningAbsentreddit.com, scality.com, cloudian.com
s3 compatible storage platformPositioningAbsentcloudflare.com, reddit.com, cloudian.com
top s3 compatible storage providersPositioningAbsents3compare.io, cloudflare.com, cloudian.com
s3 compatible storage comparisonPositioningAbsentreddit.com, s3compare.io, lowcloud.io
best ai data storagePositioningAbsentfinance.yahoo.com, cloudian.com, vastdata.com
ai data storage vendorsPositioningAbsentibm.com, everpuredata.com, solutionsreview.com
ai data storage solutionsPositioningAbsentibm.com, wasabi.com, hpe.com
ai data storage softwarePositioningAbsentibm.com, scality.com, everpuredata.com
ai data storage platformPositioningAbsentnvidia.com, hammerspace.com, ibm.com
top ai data storage providersPositioningAbsentgoogle.com, finance.yahoo.com, coreweave.com
ai data storage comparisonPositioningAbsentblog.westerndigital.com, dev.to, youtube.com
best globally distributed storagePositioningCitedtigrisdata.com, gartner.com, lightbitslabs.com
globally distributed storage vendorsPositioningNo AI answer
globally distributed storage solutionsPositioningAbsentresearch.google, acharyaks90.medium.com, resilio.com
globally distributed storage softwarePositioningCitedyoutube.com, storj.io, cloudian.com
globally distributed storage platformPositioningNo AI answer
top globally distributed storage providersPositioningNo AI answer
globally distributed storage comparisonPositioningAbsentdl.acm.org, ctera.com, techtarget.com
best cloud storage for developersPositioningAbsentreddit.com, quora.com, youtube.com
cloud storage for developers vendorsPositioningAbsentcloud.google.com, reddit.com, filebase.com
cloud storage for developers solutionsPositioningAbsentcloud.google.com, freecodecamp.org, aws.amazon.com
cloud storage for developers softwarePositioningAbsentcloud.google.com, digitalocean.com, upcloud.com
cloud storage for developers platformPositioningAbsentcloud.google.com, apideck.com, cloudflare.com
top cloud storage for developers providersPositioningAbsentreddit.com, youtube.com, zapier.com
cloud storage for developers comparisonPositioningAbsentbuildmvpfast.com, newsletter.webdevstory.com, digitalocean.com
alternatives to TigrisComparisonCitedcommunity.fly.io, github.com, tigrisdata.com
Tigris vs Cloudflare R2ComparisonCitedtigrisdata.com, mixpeek.com, daily.dev
Tigris vs BackblazeComparisonCitednews.ycombinator.com, reddit.com, tigrisdata.com
Tigris vs WasabiComparisonCitedtigrisdata.com, bersyn.com, mixpeek.com
THREE FINDINGS THAT MATTER
01

The brand is missing from 83% of AI-answer queries

Tigris is cited in 6 of the 36 AI answers we triggered.

02

AI misreads the category

Tigris presents as object storage, S3 compatible storage, AI data storage, globally distributed storage, cloud storage for developers. AI Overviews cite it on Globally Distributed Storage, Tigris and it is absent on Object Storage, S3 Compatible Storage, Ai Data Storage.

TOP THREE MOVES
01

Win presence on Object Storage

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.com23Cited on 23 of the queries we tested.
digitalocean.com19Cited on 19 of the queries we tested.
reddit.com18Cited on 18 of the queries we tested.
cloudian.com18Cited on 18 of the queries we tested.
backblaze.com14Cited on 14 of the queries we tested.
aws.amazon.com12Cited on 12 of the queries we tested.
cloudflare.com11Cited on 11 of the queries we tested.
cloud.google.com11Cited on 11 of the queries we tested.
wasabi.com9Cited on 9 of the queries we tested.
filebase.com8Cited on 8 of the queries we tested.
Reading
Independent listicles, communities, and rival explainers win the citations Tigris 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 Tigris on the queries where it is absent. Observed, not chosen.

PeerHow AI frames it
youtube.comCited on 23 of the tested queries.
digitalocean.comCited on 19 of the tested queries.
reddit.comCited on 18 of the tested queries.
cloudian.comCited on 18 of the tested queries.
backblaze.comCited on 14 of the tested queries.
aws.amazon.comCited on 12 of the tested queries.
cloudflare.comCited on 11 of the tested queries.
cloud.google.comCited on 11 of the tested queries.
Key observation
youtube.com is the most-cited source across the queries Tigris 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 Object Storage, S3 Compatible Storage, Ai Data Storage.
  • 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.