GEO AUDIT  ·  BRAND-ONLY

Timefold.

A look at how Timefold 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.

Sitetimefold.ai
Where we lookedGoogle AI Overviews, US
Questions tested39 brand, category, and competitor queries
PreparedSeptember 28, 2026  ·  by AUQ
AI Visibility Score
21
out of 100. Absent band. Timefold is cited in 5 of 39 AI answers. It shows up on Timefold. It is absent on Employee Scheduling, Field Service Scheduling, Route Optimization.
Verified AI Overview citations
5
Timefold's brand is cited in 5 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
13%
Share of AI-answer queries where the brand is actually quoted.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Timefold scores 21 of 100 for AI Overview visibility. The work is closing the citation and identity gaps.

Timefold is cited in 5 of 39 AI answers. It shows up on Timefold. It is absent on Employee Scheduling, Field Service Scheduling, Route Optimization.

AI answers fire on 100% of tracked queries, yet Timefold is quoted in only 13% of them. When it does appear, it sits as a listed provider, rarely the lead source.

AI Visibility Score
21
Absent band
BarelyLowCompetitiveDominant
What's in the score
  • Your pages being quoted 35%13 / 100
  • Inclusion in category answers 25%26 / 100
  • How AI describes the brand 20%33 / 100
  • Topic coverage breadth 20%17 / 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

Employee Scheduling

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Differentiators it leads with: Timefold Solver, Employee Scheduling, Field Service Scheduling, Route Optimization.

What Google's AI says

Recognized in AI answers for Timefold

Cited as a provider on Timefold queries.
Appears alongside youtube.com, reddit.com, quora.com.
The core gap
Timefold presents as employee scheduling, field service scheduling, route optimization, planning optimization, constraint solver. AI Overviews cite it on Timefold and it is absent on Employee Scheduling, Field Service Scheduling, Route Optimization.
Words AI uses for the brand
Timefold
The brand's own pillars that AI omits
Employee SchedulingField Service SchedulingRoute OptimizationCited 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
TimefoldOwnedcomparison
Constraint SolverPartialpositioning
Employee SchedulingInvisiblepositioning
Field Service SchedulingInvisiblepositioning
Route OptimizationInvisiblepositioning
Planning OptimizationInvisiblepositioning
Buyer-journey coverage

Problem Aware. Overview queries: Timefold appears on 1 of 6 themes.

Solution Aware. Owned on Timefold; absent on Employee Scheduling, Field Service Scheduling, Route Optimization.

Alternatives. 5 themes name the brand without citing it; 29 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
5
13% citation rate when AI answers.
Total brand mentions
10
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 Timefold'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.

QueryTimefold in the AI answerTop sources cited
best employee schedulingAbsentjitbase.com, reddit.com, youtube.com
employee scheduling vendorsAbsentshiftboard.com, business.com, joinhomebase.com
employee scheduling solutionsAbsentdeputy.com, microsoft.com, isolvedhcm.com
employee scheduling softwareAbsentdeputy.com, joinhomebase.com, adp.com
employee scheduling platformAbsentjoinhomebase.com, getsling.com, wheniwork.com
top employee scheduling providersAbsentappvizer.com, buddypunch.com, quora.com
employee scheduling comparisonAbsentyoutube.com, business.com, zapier.com
best field service schedulingAbsentsalesforce.com, capterra.com, larksuite.com
field service scheduling vendorsAbsentgartner.com, salesforce.com, msdynamicsworld.com
field service scheduling solutionsAbsentmicrosoft.com, servicepower.com, gartner.com
field service scheduling softwareAbsentservicepower.com, salesforce.com, arrivy.com
field service scheduling platformAbsentservicepower.com, salesforce.com, arrivy.com
top field service scheduling providersAbsentcapterra.com, larksuite.com, getnextphone.com
field service scheduling comparisonAbsentmyquoteiq.com, fieldproxy.ai, appexchange.salesforce.com
best route optimizationAbsentmyquoteiq.com, community.spiceworks.com, salesforce.com
route optimization vendorsAbsentdescartes.com, gartner.com, route4me.com
route optimization solutionsAbsentresources.nvidia.com, dispatchtrack.com, datastreetsolutions.com
route optimization softwareAbsentreddit.com, route4me.com, descartes.com
route optimization platformAbsentfortunebusinessinsights.com, reddit.com, aptean.com
top route optimization providersAbsentroute4me.com, hse-network.com, shiptify.com
route optimization comparisonAbsenttrackroad.com, routemate.app, nuvizz.com
best planning optimizationAbsentsophus.ai, dev.to, docs.oracle.com
planning optimization vendorsAbsentrevenuebase.ai, relexsolutions.com, linkedin.com
planning optimization solutionsAbsentgartner.com, sas.com, baxterplanning.com
planning optimization softwareAbsentoracle.com, gartner.com, route4me.com
planning optimization platformAbsentcommunity.spiceworks.com, beatroute.io, cin7.com
top planning optimization providersAbsentgartner.com, descartes.com, deposco.com
planning optimization comparisonAbsentpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, papers.ssrn.com, aapm.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
best constraint solverNamed, not citedreddit.com, developers.google.com, youtube.com
constraint solver vendorsNamed, not citedreddit.com, developers.google.com, youtube.com
constraint solver solutionsNamed, not citedtechnav.ieee.org, docs.minizinc.dev, support.gurobi.com
constraint solver softwareNamed, not citedreddit.com, developers.google.com, ibm.com
constraint solver platformCitedfrontlinesystems.com, developers.google.com, solver.com
top constraint solver providersCitedreddit.com, or.stackexchange.com, timefold.ai
constraint solver comparisonAbsenthis.diva-portal.org, sciencedirect.com, discourse.julialang.org
alternatives to TimefoldCitedlinkedin.com, reddit.com, timefold.ai
Timefold vs Google OR-ToolsCitedtimefold.ai, reddit.com, news.ycombinator.com
Timefold vs GurobiCitedtimefold.ai, reddit.com, gurobi.com
Timefold vs HexalyNamed, not citeddmcommunity.org, linkedin.com, reddit.com
THREE FINDINGS THAT MATTER
01

The brand is missing from 87% of AI-answer queries

Timefold is cited in 5 of the 39 AI answers we triggered.

02

AI misreads the category

Timefold presents as employee scheduling, field service scheduling, route optimization, planning optimization, constraint solver. AI Overviews cite it on Timefold and it is absent on Employee Scheduling, Field Service Scheduling, Route Optimization.

TOP THREE MOVES
01

Win presence on Employee Scheduling

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.com30Cited on 30 of the queries we tested.
reddit.com13Cited on 13 of the queries we tested.
quora.com8Cited on 8 of the queries we tested.
gartner.com8Cited on 8 of the queries we tested.
capterra.com7Cited on 7 of the queries we tested.
microsoft.com7Cited on 7 of the queries we tested.
salesforce.com7Cited on 7 of the queries we tested.
larksuite.com6Cited on 6 of the queries we tested.
fieldcamp.ai6Cited on 6 of the queries we tested.
route4me.com6Cited on 6 of the queries we tested.
Reading
Independent listicles, communities, and rival explainers win the citations Timefold 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 Timefold on the queries where it is absent. Observed, not chosen.

PeerHow AI frames it
youtube.comCited on 30 of the tested queries.
reddit.comCited on 13 of the tested queries.
quora.comCited on 8 of the tested queries.
gartner.comCited on 8 of the tested queries.
capterra.comCited on 7 of the tested queries.
microsoft.comCited on 7 of the tested queries.
salesforce.comCited on 7 of the tested queries.
larksuite.comCited on 6 of the tested queries.
Key observation
youtube.com is the most-cited source across the queries Timefold 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 Employee Scheduling, Field Service Scheduling, Route Optimization.
  • 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.