Unbranded Discovery Visibility
unbranded runs with a brand mention / all unbranded runs
100%
4 / 4 · n=4
Low confidence
Inspect the evidence behind a RecoProof audit
Our live self-audit is not available yet. The example below uses fictional data to demonstrate the report format. It does not establish visibility or improvement for a real brand.
Total responses: 10 · Valid responses: 10 · Excluded responses: 0
Failed, incomplete and uncertain answers are excluded from rate denominators.
Fictional exampleFixture benchmark
NorthstarAI recommendation audit
- Measured
- July 28, 2026
- Market
- United States · English
- Provider
- Development fixture / fixture-v1
Unbranded Recommendation Rate
unbranded runs recommending the brand / all unbranded runs
0%
0 / 4 · n=4
Low confidence
Branded Name Presence
branded runs with a brand mention / all branded runs
100%
6 / 6 · n=6
Low confidence
Branded Answer Accuracy
accurate branded runs / all branded runs
0%
0 / 6 · n=6
Low confidence
Competitive Consideration
competitive runs mentioning or recommending the brand / all competitive runs
100%
4 / 4 · n=4
Low confidence
Owned Citation Rate
runs with owned citation / all runs
40%
4 / 10 · n=10
Low confidence
Executive summary
Northstar reached 100% discovery visibility and 0% recommendation coverage among evaluable commercial answers that did not name the brand. Verified branded answer accuracy was 0%; unverified claims remain unknown. These observations do not establish why a competitor was recommended or whether a proposed change will improve future results. Inspect the original answers before selecting an action.
The AI Visibility Index is a product-defined convenience metric, not a universal ranking standard.
Confirmed inaccuracies: 0% (0/6). Unverified branded responses: 100% (6/6); unknown is not confirmed accurate.
Top findings
What the evidence shows
- 01
No crawled page combined a pricing or plan signal with explicit currency, cadence, or amount evidence.Inspect original evidence
- 02
8 of 10 reliable provider runs did not recommend the brand.Inspect original evidence
- 03
The pricing page describes value but does not publish starting prices, plan boundaries, or an updated date.Inspect original evidence
Top actions
What to prioritize
- 01
Make pricing facts explicit and sourceable
90 - 02
Publish a decision-grade CRM software comparison hub
88 - 03
Pricing information is not directly sourceable
84
Evidence layer
Calculation and query evidence
Every aggregate score remains traceable to its inputs and every repetition remains visible.
Inputs behind every score
| Metric | Result | Numerator | Denominator | Confidence | Formula |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Visibility Index | 56 | 56 | 100 | Low confidence | 25% unbranded discovery + 30% unbranded recommendation + 15% owned citation + 10% within-model stability + 5% cross-model agreement + 15% competitive consideration - 15% confirmed inaccuracy rate |
| Unbranded Discovery Visibility | 100% | 4 | 4 | Low confidence | unbranded runs with a brand mention / all unbranded runs |
| Unbranded Recommendation Rate | 0% | 0 | 4 | Low confidence | unbranded runs recommending the brand / all unbranded runs |
| Branded Name Presence | 100% | 6 | 6 | Low confidence | branded runs with a brand mention / all branded runs |
| Branded Answer Accuracy | 0% | 0 | 6 | Low confidence | accurate branded runs / all branded runs |
| Competitive Consideration | 100% | 4 | 4 | Low confidence | competitive runs mentioning or recommending the brand / all competitive runs |
| Owned Citation Rate | 40% | 4 | 10 | Low confidence | runs with owned citation / all runs |
| Within-model Stability | 100% | 5 | 5 | Low confidence | stable query-provider groups / repeated query-provider groups |
| Citation Stability | 100% | 5 | 5 | Low confidence | stable citation sets / repeated query-provider groups |
| Position Score | 16% | 1.6 | 10 | Low confidence | sum of position weights / all runs |
| AI Share of Voice | 55.6% | 10 | 18 | Low confidence | customer mentions / (customer mentions + tracked competitor mentions) |
| Confirmed Inaccuracies | 0% | 0 | 6 | Low confidence | confirmed inaccurate branded runs / all branded runs |
| Unverified Branded Responses | 100% | 6 | 6 | Low confidence | unknown branded runs / all branded runs |
The questions being won and lost
Development fixture / fixture-v110 observations
| Commercial query | Provider | Rep | Mentioned | Recommended | Position | Competitors mentioned | Citation domains | Owned citation | Entity confidence | Extraction confidence | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best CRM software for marketing agenciesOriginal answer and conditions | Development fixture / fixture-v1 | 1 | Yes | No | — | HubSpot | No | 82% | 91% | No material difference | |
| Best CRM software for marketing agenciesOriginal answer and conditions | Development fixture / fixture-v1 | 2 | Yes | No | — | HubSpot | No | 82% | 91% | No material difference | |
| Northstar vs HubSpot vs AgencyAnalyticsOriginal answer and conditions | Development fixture / fixture-v1 | 1 | Yes | Yes | 2 | HubSpot | Yes | 92% | 91% | No material difference | |
| Northstar vs HubSpot vs AgencyAnalyticsOriginal answer and conditions | Development fixture / fixture-v1 | 2 | Yes | Yes | 2 | HubSpot | Yes | 92% | 91% | No material difference | |
| Affordable alternatives to HubSpot, AgencyAnalytics for marketing agenciesOriginal answer and conditions | Development fixture / fixture-v1 | 1 | Yes | No | — | HubSpot | No | 82% | 91% | No material difference | |
| Affordable alternatives to HubSpot, AgencyAnalytics for marketing agenciesOriginal answer and conditions | Development fixture / fixture-v1 | 2 | Yes | No | — | HubSpot | No | 82% | 91% | No material difference | |
| Does Northstar support White-label client reporting?Original answer and conditions | Development fixture / fixture-v1 | 1 | Yes | No | — | — | Yes | 92% | 91% | No material difference | |
| Does Northstar support White-label client reporting?Original answer and conditions | Development fixture / fixture-v1 | 2 | Yes | No | — | — | Yes | 92% | 91% | No material difference | |
| How much does Northstar cost?Original answer and conditions | Development fixture / fixture-v1 | 1 | Yes | No | — | HubSpot | No | 82% | 91% | No material difference | |
| How much does Northstar cost?Original answer and conditions | Development fixture / fixture-v1 | 2 | Yes | No | — | HubSpot | No | 82% | 91% | No material difference |
Action layer
Prioritized implementation plan
The default view keeps the decision compact; supporting evidence remains one accessible expansion away.
01
Clarify pricingHigh confidence
Make pricing facts explicit and sourceable
Rationale: Publish current starting prices, billing cadence, plan differences, exclusions, and a visible updated date on an indexable page.
Primary evidence: No crawled page combined a pricing or plan signal with explicit currency, cadence, or amount evidence.
Affected query: How much does Northstar cost?
- Priority score
- 90
- Impact
- High
- Difficulty
- Low
Supporting detail for Make pricing facts explicit and sourceable
- Full evidence
- No crawled page combined a pricing or plan signal with explicit currency, cadence, or amount evidence.
- Gap explanation
- Pricing evidence gap
- Commercial relevance
- Pricing uncertainty creates friction at the decision stage and weakens recommendation confidence.
- Priority calculation
- The affected query has direct purchase intent and repeated answers could not establish an accurate pricing result.
- Affected URLs
- https://northstar.example/
- Additional queries
- None
02
Create comparison pageHigh confidence
Publish a decision-grade CRM software comparison hub
Rationale: Create one factual comparison hub with audience fit, capability limits, implementation differences, proof, pricing context, and links to first-party evidence.
Primary evidence: 8 of 10 reliable provider runs did not recommend the brand.
Affected query: Best CRM software for marketing agencies
- Priority score
- 88
- Impact
- High
- Difficulty
- Medium
Original answer · 1 · repeat 1Original answer · 2 · repeat 2Original answer · 5 · repeat 1Original answer · 6 · repeat 2Original answer · 7 · repeat 1Original answer · 8 · repeat 2Original answer · 9 · repeat 1Original answer · 10 · repeat 2
Supporting detail for Publish a decision-grade CRM software comparison hub
- Full evidence
- 8 of 10 reliable provider runs did not recommend the brand.
- Gap explanation
- Competitive recommendation gap
- Commercial relevance
- Decision-stage comparison losses can redirect qualified buyers to tracked competitors.
- Priority calculation
- Commercial answers did not consistently recommend the brand. Review the retained answers and verify which first-party information is missing before writing a comparison page.
- Affected URLs
- https://northstar.example/
- Additional queries
- Affordable alternatives to HubSpot, AgencyAnalytics for marketing agenciesDoes Northstar support White-label client reporting?How much does Northstar cost?
03
Fix technical issueHigh confidence
Pricing information is not directly sourceable
Rationale: Publish current plan facts, exclusions, billing cadence, and a visible updated date.
Primary evidence: The pricing page describes value but does not publish starting prices, plan boundaries, or an updated date.
Affected query: Best CRM software for marketing agencies
- Priority score
- 84
- Impact
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Medium
Original answer · 1 · repeat 1Original answer · 2 · repeat 2Original answer · 5 · repeat 1Original answer · 6 · repeat 2Original answer · 7 · repeat 1Original answer · 8 · repeat 2
Supporting detail for Pricing information is not directly sourceable
- Full evidence
- The pricing page describes value but does not publish starting prices, plan boundaries, or an updated date.
- Gap explanation
- Technical evidence access
- Commercial relevance
- High-intent answers cannot cite or evaluate evidence that crawlers cannot reliably access.
- Priority calculation
- high severity with 94% finding confidence.
- Affected URLs
- https://northstar.example/pricing
- Additional queries
- Affordable alternatives to HubSpot, AgencyAnalytics for marketing agenciesDoes Northstar support White-label client reporting?
04
Fix technical issueHigh confidence
No decision-grade comparison page was detected
Rationale: Create a factual Northstar versus HubSpot comparison with fit, proof, limits, and pricing context.
Primary evidence: The crawl found no comparison or alternative page addressing HubSpot.
Affected query: Best CRM software for marketing agencies
- Priority score
- 83
- Impact
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Medium
Original answer · 1 · repeat 1Original answer · 2 · repeat 2Original answer · 5 · repeat 1Original answer · 6 · repeat 2Original answer · 7 · repeat 1Original answer · 8 · repeat 2
Supporting detail for No decision-grade comparison page was detected
- Full evidence
- The crawl found no comparison or alternative page addressing HubSpot.
- Gap explanation
- Technical evidence access
- Commercial relevance
- High-intent answers cannot cite or evaluate evidence that crawlers cannot reliably access.
- Priority calculation
- high severity with 88% finding confidence.
- Affected URLs
- https://northstar.example/
- Additional queries
- Affordable alternatives to HubSpot, AgencyAnalytics for marketing agenciesDoes Northstar support White-label client reporting?
05
Add original evidenceHigh confidence
Strengthen first-party proof and third-party corroboration
Rationale: Add customer outcomes, methodology, screenshots, named use cases, and stable fact blocks; then pursue relevant review and industry coverage that cites those facts.
Primary evidence: Only 4 of 10 reliable provider runs cited northstar.example.
Affected query: Best CRM software for marketing agencies
- Priority score
- 83
- Impact
- High
- Difficulty
- Medium
Original answer · 1 · repeat 1Original answer · 2 · repeat 2Original answer · 3 · repeat 1Original answer · 4 · repeat 2Original answer · 5 · repeat 1Original answer · 6 · repeat 2Original answer · 7 · repeat 1Original answer · 8 · repeat 2
Supporting detail for Strengthen first-party proof and third-party corroboration
- Full evidence
- Only 4 of 10 reliable provider runs cited northstar.example.
- Gap explanation
- Owned citation gap
- Commercial relevance
- Without sourceable first-party proof, buying answers depend on competitor or third-party framing.
- Priority calculation
- The citation deficit affects multiple commercial queries and can be improved with verifiable owned evidence.
- Affected URLs
- https://northstar.example/
- Additional queries
- Northstar vs HubSpot vs AgencyAnalyticsAffordable alternatives to HubSpot, AgencyAnalytics for marketing agenciesDoes Northstar support White-label client reporting?
Citation analysis
Sources shaping the answer
g2.com10 citations
hubspot.com8 citations
northstar.example4 citations
Technical audit
Evidence access and clarity
Pricing information is not directly sourceablehigh
The pricing page describes value but does not publish starting prices, plan boundaries, or an updated date.
No decision-grade comparison page was detectedhigh
The crawl found no comparison or alternative page addressing HubSpot.
Optional llms.txt file is absentlow
/llms.txt was not available.
Original answers and measurement conditions
Provider wording is retained below. Mentions, recommendations and priorities elsewhere in this report are RecoProof interpretations. Search results are listed separately from sources cited in the answer.
Best CRM software for marketing agencies · repeat 1 · Completed answer · Fictional fixture
- Provider / model
- Development fixture / fixture-v1
- Collected (UTC)
- 2026-07-28T18:20:00.000Z → 2026-07-28T18:20:02.000Z
- Measured interface
- Measurement conditions were not retained
- Search
- Unknown
- Country / language
- Not retained
- Prompt version / terminal state
- Not retained / Not retained
Provider answer — original wording
For marketing agencies, HubSpot is the leading recommendation because it has broad integrations and extensive third-party coverage. Northstar is not included in the primary shortlist.
Answer citations
Best CRM software for marketing agencies · repeat 2 · Completed answer · Fictional fixture
- Provider / model
- Development fixture / fixture-v1
- Collected (UTC)
- 2026-07-28T18:20:00.000Z → 2026-07-28T18:20:02.000Z
- Measured interface
- Measurement conditions were not retained
- Search
- Unknown
- Country / language
- Not retained
- Prompt version / terminal state
- Not retained / Not retained
Provider answer — original wording
For marketing agencies, HubSpot is the leading recommendation because it has broad integrations and extensive third-party coverage. Northstar is not included in the primary shortlist.
Answer citations
Northstar vs HubSpot vs AgencyAnalytics · repeat 1 · Completed answer · Fictional fixture
- Provider / model
- Development fixture / fixture-v1
- Collected (UTC)
- 2026-07-28T18:20:00.000Z → 2026-07-28T18:20:02.000Z
- Measured interface
- Measurement conditions were not retained
- Search
- Unknown
- Country / language
- Not retained
- Prompt version / terminal state
- Not retained / Not retained
Provider answer — original wording
1. HubSpot — broader ecosystem and public proof. 2. Northstar — a strong focused fit for agencies, although its pricing and migration details are less explicit.
Answer citations
Northstar vs HubSpot vs AgencyAnalytics · repeat 2 · Completed answer · Fictional fixture
- Provider / model
- Development fixture / fixture-v1
- Collected (UTC)
- 2026-07-28T18:20:00.000Z → 2026-07-28T18:20:02.000Z
- Measured interface
- Measurement conditions were not retained
- Search
- Unknown
- Country / language
- Not retained
- Prompt version / terminal state
- Not retained / Not retained
Provider answer — original wording
1. HubSpot — broader ecosystem and public proof. 2. Northstar — a strong focused fit for agencies, although its pricing and migration details are less explicit.
Answer citations
Affordable alternatives to HubSpot, AgencyAnalytics for marketing agencies · repeat 1 · Completed answer · Fictional fixture
- Provider / model
- Development fixture / fixture-v1
- Collected (UTC)
- 2026-07-28T18:20:00.000Z → 2026-07-28T18:20:02.000Z
- Measured interface
- Measurement conditions were not retained
- Search
- Unknown
- Country / language
- Not retained
- Prompt version / terminal state
- Not retained / Not retained
Provider answer — original wording
HubSpot is the primary affordable alternative in available comparisons. Northstar is mentioned as an option, but the clearest source is a third-party review.
Answer citations
Affordable alternatives to HubSpot, AgencyAnalytics for marketing agencies · repeat 2 · Completed answer · Fictional fixture
- Provider / model
- Development fixture / fixture-v1
- Collected (UTC)
- 2026-07-28T18:20:00.000Z → 2026-07-28T18:20:02.000Z
- Measured interface
- Measurement conditions were not retained
- Search
- Unknown
- Country / language
- Not retained
- Prompt version / terminal state
- Not retained / Not retained
Provider answer — original wording
HubSpot is the primary affordable alternative in available comparisons. Northstar is mentioned as an option, but the clearest source is a third-party review.
Answer citations
Does Northstar support White-label client reporting? · repeat 1 · Completed answer · Fictional fixture
- Provider / model
- Development fixture / fixture-v1
- Collected (UTC)
- 2026-07-28T18:20:00.000Z → 2026-07-28T18:20:02.000Z
- Measured interface
- Measurement conditions were not retained
- Search
- Unknown
- Country / language
- Not retained
- Prompt version / terminal state
- Not retained / Not retained
Provider answer — original wording
Northstar appears to support white-label client reporting. Buyers should verify export limits because the available information is not stated consistently.
Answer citations
Does Northstar support White-label client reporting? · repeat 2 · Completed answer · Fictional fixture
- Provider / model
- Development fixture / fixture-v1
- Collected (UTC)
- 2026-07-28T18:20:00.000Z → 2026-07-28T18:20:02.000Z
- Measured interface
- Measurement conditions were not retained
- Search
- Unknown
- Country / language
- Not retained
- Prompt version / terminal state
- Not retained / Not retained
Provider answer — original wording
Northstar appears to support white-label client reporting. Buyers should verify export limits because the available information is not stated consistently.
Answer citations
How much does Northstar cost? · repeat 1 · Completed answer · Fictional fixture
- Provider / model
- Development fixture / fixture-v1
- Collected (UTC)
- 2026-07-28T18:20:00.000Z → 2026-07-28T18:20:02.000Z
- Measured interface
- Measurement conditions were not retained
- Search
- Unknown
- Country / language
- Not retained
- Prompt version / terminal state
- Not retained / Not retained
Provider answer — original wording
Northstar pricing is not stated consistently across the available sources. HubSpot is easier to evaluate because its plan differences are published directly.
Answer citations
How much does Northstar cost? · repeat 2 · Completed answer · Fictional fixture
- Provider / model
- Development fixture / fixture-v1
- Collected (UTC)
- 2026-07-28T18:20:00.000Z → 2026-07-28T18:20:02.000Z
- Measured interface
- Measurement conditions were not retained
- Search
- Unknown
- Country / language
- Not retained
- Prompt version / terminal state
- Not retained / Not retained
Provider answer — original wording
Northstar pricing is not stated consistently across the available sources. HubSpot is easier to evaluate because its plan differences are published directly.
Answer citations
Methodology
How to read this report
5 approved commercial queries were tested using the listed provider APIs. Country and language are requested buyer context, not verified geographic execution or consumer-app settings. The retained evidence lists each provider, model, repetition and collection time; where available it also records the exact question, prompt version and search method. Only evaluable answers contribute to aggregate rates. Missing, failed, cut-short and uncertain observations remain separate. Branded prompts and unbranded discovery prompts use separate denominators. A citation or brand mention does not establish factual accuracy. Proposed actions are hypotheses to verify; repeated measurements do not establish causation.
Development fixture / fixture-v1
Limitations
What this report cannot prove
- Results are probabilistic and AI answers may change over time.
- API benchmark results may differ from personalized consumer application results.
- No ranking or visibility guarantee is provided.
- Findings apply only to the selected providers, models, queries, country, language, repetitions, and measurement date.
- The public free snapshot is directional and intentionally uses one provider; only uncertain observations receive a second call.
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