A look at how Orbital 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.
Orbital is cited in 6 of 38 AI answers. It shows up on Orbital. It is absent on Smb Sales Intelligence, B2b Prospecting Platform, Sales Lead Enrichment.
AI answers fire on 97% of tracked queries, yet Orbital is quoted in only 16% of them. When it does appear, it sits as a listed provider, rarely the lead source.
See the full query-by-query breakdown →
| Topic | Presence in AI answers | Buyer intent |
|---|---|---|
| Orbital | Owned | comparison |
| Smb Sales Intelligence | Invisible | positioning |
| B2b Prospecting Platform | Invisible | positioning |
| Sales Lead Enrichment | Invisible | positioning |
| Local Business Data Provider | Invisible | positioning |
| Account Scoring Software | Invisible | positioning |
Problem Aware. overview queries: Orbital appears on 1 of 6 themes.
Solution Aware. Owned on Orbital; absent on Smb Sales Intelligence, B2b Prospecting Platform, Sales Lead Enrichment.
Alternatives. 1 themes name the brand without citing it; 31 queries answer without it at all.
Executed by AUQ for B2B SaaS teams with the same gaps this audit found.
39 queries across branded, positioning, and comparison intent. "Cited" means Orbital'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 | Orbital in the AI answer | Top sources cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| best smb sales intelligence | Positioning | Absent | salesmotion.io, g2.com, reddit.com |
| smb sales intelligence vendors | Positioning | Cited | withorbital.com, datalane.com, reddit.com |
| smb sales intelligence solutions | Positioning | Cited | withorbital.com, 6sense.com, apollo.io |
| smb sales intelligence software | Positioning | Cited | g2.com, salesmotion.io, monday.com |
| smb sales intelligence platform | Positioning | Absent | g2.com, reddit.com, salesgenie.com |
| top smb sales intelligence providers | Positioning | Absent | g2.com, monday.com, kaspr.io |
| smb sales intelligence comparison | Positioning | Absent | reddit.com, amplemarket.com, smbsalesboost.com |
| best b2b prospecting platform | Positioning | Absent | listkit.io, monday.com, salesgenie.com |
| b2b prospecting platform vendors | Positioning | Absent | pipeline.zoominfo.com, listkit.io, salesgenie.com |
| b2b prospecting platform solutions | Positioning | Absent | oppora.ai, indeed.com, upcell.io |
| b2b prospecting platform software | Positioning | Absent | knowledgenet.ai, leadfeeder.com, upcell.io |
| b2b prospecting platform platform | Positioning | Absent | salesgenie.com, enginy.ai, cleanlist.ai |
| top b2b prospecting platform providers | Positioning | Absent | youtube.com, salesgenie.com, pipeline.zoominfo.com |
| b2b prospecting platform comparison | Positioning | Absent | cleanlist.ai, salesgenie.com, regie.ai |
| best sales lead enrichment | Positioning | Absent | default.com, pipeline.zoominfo.com, zapier.com |
| sales lead enrichment vendors | Positioning | Absent | marketsandmarkets.com, pipeline.zoominfo.com, cognism.com |
| sales lead enrichment solutions | Positioning | Absent | pipeline.zoominfo.com, leadpages.com, kaspr.io |
| sales lead enrichment software | Positioning | Absent | zapier.com, leadangel.com, heyreach.io |
| sales lead enrichment platform | Positioning | No AI answer | |
| top sales lead enrichment providers | Positioning | Absent | pipeline.zoominfo.com, monday.com, therankmasters.com |
| sales lead enrichment comparison | Positioning | Absent | marketsandmarkets.com, leadangel.com, cleanlist.ai |
| best local business data provider | Positioning | Absent | origami.chat, openmart.com, coresignal.com |
| local business data provider vendors | Positioning | Absent | origami.chat, brightdata.com, scrapercity.com |
| local business data provider solutions | Positioning | Absent | origami.chat, openmart.com, ircoit.com |
| local business data provider software | Positioning | Absent | origami.chat, youtube.com, leadscrape.com |
| local business data provider platform | Positioning | Absent | origami.chat, developers.google.com, cognism.com |
| top local business data provider providers | Positioning | Absent | origami.chat, outscraper.com, apify.com |
| local business data provider comparison | Positioning | Absent | origami.chat, moz.com, brightdata.com |
| best account scoring software | Positioning | Absent | pipeline.zoominfo.com, default.com, wifitalents.com |
| account scoring software vendors | Positioning | Absent | g2.com, openprisetech.com, demandbase.com |
| account scoring software solutions | Positioning | Absent | openprisetech.com, demandbase.com, captivateiq.com |
| account scoring software software | Positioning | Absent | saleswingsapp.com, openprisetech.com, pipeline.zoominfo.com |
| account scoring software platform | Positioning | Absent | pipeline.zoominfo.com, landbase.com, demandbase.com |
| top account scoring software providers | Positioning | Absent | captivateiq.com, pipeline.zoominfo.com, pecan.ai |
| account scoring software comparison | Positioning | Absent | pipeline.zoominfo.com, demandbase.com, orbitforms.ai |
| alternatives to Orbital | Comparison | Named, not cited | g2.com, producthunt.com, ringcentral.com |
| Orbital vs ZoomInfo | Comparison | Cited | linkedin.com, withorbital.com, youtube.com |
| Orbital vs Apollo.io | Comparison | Cited | reddit.com, withorbital.com, orbitalsoftware.ca |
| Orbital vs Clay | Comparison | Cited | withorbital.com, linkedin.com, clay.com |
Orbital is cited in 6 of the 38 AI answers we triggered.
Orbital presents as smb sales intelligence, b2b prospecting platform, sales lead enrichment, local business data provider, account scoring software. AI Overviews cite it on Orbital and it is absent on Smb Sales Intelligence, B2b Prospecting Platform, Sales Lead Enrichment.
Impact high · effort medium · 30 to 60 days
Impact medium · effort low · 0 to 30 days
Impact high · effort medium · 30 to 90 days
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Differentiators it leads with: Smb Sales Intelligence, B2b Prospecting Platform, Sales Lead Enrichment, Local Business Data Provider.
Cited as a provider on Orbital queries.
Appears alongside pipeline.zoominfo.com, youtube.com, apollo.io.
| Domain AI cites | Pages | Context |
|---|---|---|
| pipeline.zoominfo.com | 20 | Cited on 20 of the queries we tested. |
| youtube.com | 14 | Cited on 14 of the queries we tested. |
| apollo.io | 10 | Cited on 10 of the queries we tested. |
| salesgenie.com | 10 | Cited on 10 of the queries we tested. |
| cognism.com | 10 | Cited on 10 of the queries we tested. |
| salesmotion.io | 8 | Cited on 8 of the queries we tested. |
| reddit.com | 8 | Cited on 8 of the queries we tested. |
| monday.com | 7 | Cited on 7 of the queries we tested. |
| origami.chat | 7 | Cited on 7 of the queries we tested. |
| g2.com | 6 | Cited on 6 of the queries we tested. |
See which queries each peer won →
Brands and domains Google's AI cites in place of Orbital on the queries where it is absent. Observed, not chosen.
| Peer | How AI frames it |
|---|---|
| pipeline.zoominfo.com | Cited on 20 of the tested queries. |
| youtube.com | Cited on 14 of the tested queries. |
| apollo.io | Cited on 10 of the tested queries. |
| salesgenie.com | Cited on 10 of the tested queries. |
| cognism.com | Cited on 10 of the tested queries. |
| salesmotion.io | Cited on 8 of the tested queries. |
| reddit.com | Cited on 8 of the tested queries. |
| monday.com | Cited on 7 of the tested queries. |