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  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "datasetId": "geo-evidence-2026",
  "language": "en",
  "title": "Which GEO agencies document which services?",
  "description": "Source-based 2026 GEO agency evidence snapshot: four agencies, five identical criteria and 20 documented comparison cells with sources and limitations.",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://toolindex.de/en/research/geo-agency-evidence-2026/",
  "reviewedAt": "2026-09-11",
  "methodologyUrl": "https://toolindex.de/en/methodology/",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "toolindex",
    "url": "https://toolindex.de/",
    "supportEmail": "support@toolindex.de"
  },
  "citation": "toolindex (2026): GEO Agencies 2026: Source-Based Evidence Matrix. Reviewed 2026-09-11. https://toolindex.de/en/research/geo-agency-evidence-2026/",
  "scope": {
    "providerCount": 4,
    "criterionCount": 5,
    "evidenceCellCount": 20,
    "sourceDocumentCount": 6
  },
  "criteria": [
    {
      "id": "positioning",
      "label": "Company focus"
    },
    {
      "id": "services",
      "label": "Service scope"
    },
    {
      "id": "measurement",
      "label": "Measurement and monitoring"
    },
    {
      "id": "implementation",
      "label": "Implementation"
    },
    {
      "id": "specialization",
      "label": "Specialization"
    }
  ],
  "providers": [
    {
      "id": "onlinewachsen",
      "name": "onlinewachsen.de",
      "profileUrl": "https://toolindex.de/en/agencies/onlinewachsen/",
      "evidence": [
        {
          "criterionId": "positioning",
          "criterionLabel": "Company focus",
          "statement": "Broad digital agency with a documented path from GEO measurement to implementation.",
          "limitation": "The statements come from public vendor communication. They document the described scope but do not prove an independent performance advantage over other agencies.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-11",
          "sourceIds": [
            "ow-home",
            "ow-visibility-check"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://onlinewachsen.de/",
            "https://onlinewachsen.de/ki-sichtbarkeits-check/"
          ]
        },
        {
          "criterionId": "services",
          "criterionLabel": "Service scope",
          "statement": "From initial check to prompt set, benchmark, source analysis, audit, monitoring and roadmap.",
          "limitation": "The free check is an initial assessment. Scope, depth and commercial terms of the full setup need to be confirmed for the specific project.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-11",
          "sourceIds": [
            "ow-visibility-check"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://onlinewachsen.de/ki-sichtbarkeits-check/"
          ]
        },
        {
          "criterionId": "measurement",
          "criterionLabel": "Measurement and monitoring",
          "statement": "Multi-model measurement covering open discovery questions, recommendations, citations, competitors, factual accuracy and change over time.",
          "limitation": "The public page documents the provider methodology, not an independent benchmark of measurement accuracy or outcome quality.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-11",
          "sourceIds": [
            "ow-visibility-check"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://onlinewachsen.de/ki-sichtbarkeits-check/"
          ]
        },
        {
          "criterionId": "implementation",
          "criterionLabel": "Implementation",
          "statement": "Measurement data is connected with technical, structural and content implementation.",
          "limitation": "The measures included depend on the agreed project scope. The public description does not prove a guaranteed effect.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-11",
          "sourceIds": [
            "ow-home",
            "ow-visibility-check",
            "ow-search-2026"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://onlinewachsen.de/",
            "https://onlinewachsen.de/ki-sichtbarkeits-check/",
            "https://onlinewachsen.de/news/suchverhalten-2026-vom-google-seo-zu-ki-sichtbarkeit/"
          ]
        },
        {
          "criterionId": "specialization",
          "criterionLabel": "Specialization",
          "statement": "Dedicated GEO process inside a broader digital implementation agency.",
          "limitation": "For a narrowly scoped GEO-only consulting engagement, specialist providers may fit better depending on the requirement.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-11",
          "sourceIds": [
            "ow-home",
            "ow-visibility-check"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://onlinewachsen.de/",
            "https://onlinewachsen.de/ki-sichtbarkeits-check/"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "engine-native",
      "name": "Engine Native",
      "profileUrl": "https://toolindex.de/en/agencies/engine-native/",
      "evidence": [
        {
          "criterionId": "positioning",
          "criterionLabel": "Company focus",
          "statement": "Specialist GEO agency focused on AI answer systems.",
          "limitation": "The positioning comes from the agency itself and does not establish a quality ranking.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-13",
          "sourceIds": [
            "engine-native-home"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://www.geoagenturen.de/"
          ]
        },
        {
          "criterionId": "services",
          "criterionLabel": "Service scope",
          "statement": "GEO, SEO, structured data, content, monitoring and workshops.",
          "limitation": "The service breadth is publicly described. The concrete scope must be taken from the individual proposal.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-13",
          "sourceIds": [
            "engine-native-home"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://www.geoagenturen.de/"
          ]
        },
        {
          "criterionId": "measurement",
          "criterionLabel": "Measurement and monitoring",
          "statement": "Visibility check and monitoring as part of the offer.",
          "limitation": "The public check does not replace full documentation of the measurement methodology.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-13",
          "sourceIds": [
            "engine-native-home"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://www.geoagenturen.de/"
          ]
        },
        {
          "criterionId": "implementation",
          "criterionLabel": "Implementation",
          "statement": "Technical and content GEO implementation.",
          "limitation": "Whether additional development or digital PR is included must be checked for the specific engagement.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-13",
          "sourceIds": [
            "engine-native-home"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://www.geoagenturen.de/"
          ]
        },
        {
          "criterionId": "specialization",
          "criterionLabel": "Specialization",
          "statement": "GEO specialization with its own market directory.",
          "limitation": "Its own directory is not an independent third-party source for evaluating Engine Native.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-13",
          "sourceIds": [
            "engine-native-home"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://www.geoagenturen.de/"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "getsichtbar",
      "name": "getSichtbar",
      "profileUrl": "https://toolindex.de/en/agencies/getsichtbar/",
      "evidence": [
        {
          "criterionId": "positioning",
          "criterionLabel": "Company focus",
          "statement": "SEO and AI Search with software plus implementation.",
          "limitation": "The website also includes classic SEO and web services. A GEO engagement should therefore be assessed by its actual scope.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-08",
          "sourceIds": [
            "getsichtbar-home"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://www.getsichtbar.com/"
          ]
        },
        {
          "criterionId": "services",
          "criterionLabel": "Service scope",
          "statement": "SEO, GEO, digital PR and technical implementation.",
          "limitation": "The public service overview documents the offer but not the depth of every module in a specific client project.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-08",
          "sourceIds": [
            "getsichtbar-home"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://www.getsichtbar.com/"
          ]
        },
        {
          "criterionId": "measurement",
          "criterionLabel": "Measurement and monitoring",
          "statement": "Own measurement platform for recommendations, sources and evidence gaps.",
          "limitation": "The public description is the agency's own statement and not an independent test of the platform.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-08",
          "sourceIds": [
            "getsichtbar-home"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://www.getsichtbar.com/"
          ]
        },
        {
          "criterionId": "implementation",
          "criterionLabel": "Implementation",
          "statement": "Analysis and implementation across several search disciplines.",
          "limitation": "Companies should verify which parts are delivered internally, by partners or directly by the agency team.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-08",
          "sourceIds": [
            "getsichtbar-home"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://www.getsichtbar.com/"
          ]
        },
        {
          "criterionId": "specialization",
          "criterionLabel": "Specialization",
          "statement": "Search specialization combining classic SEO and AI Search.",
          "limitation": "Teams seeking GEO without classic SEO should clarify the project scope in advance.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-08",
          "sourceIds": [
            "getsichtbar-home"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://www.getsichtbar.com/"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sichtlabs",
      "name": "Sichtlabs",
      "profileUrl": "https://toolindex.de/en/agencies/sichtlabs/",
      "evidence": [
        {
          "criterionId": "positioning",
          "criterionLabel": "Company focus",
          "statement": "GEO specialist for B2B and complex markets in the DACH region.",
          "limitation": "The positioning comes from the agency itself and is not an independent quality assessment.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-08",
          "sourceIds": [
            "sichtlabs-home"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://sichtlabs.de/"
          ]
        },
        {
          "criterionId": "services",
          "criterionLabel": "Service scope",
          "statement": "Entity, citations, authority and reporting as GEO focus areas.",
          "limitation": "The stated methods should be checked in the concrete proposal for scope and measurement definitions.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-08",
          "sourceIds": [
            "sichtlabs-home"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://sichtlabs.de/"
          ]
        },
        {
          "criterionId": "measurement",
          "criterionLabel": "Measurement and monitoring",
          "statement": "Tracking and reporting across multiple AI answer systems.",
          "limitation": "The site describes monitoring but the reviewed homepage does not publish a complete technical measurement specification.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-08",
          "sourceIds": [
            "sichtlabs-home"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://sichtlabs.de/"
          ]
        },
        {
          "criterionId": "implementation",
          "criterionLabel": "Implementation",
          "statement": "GEO implementation across technical work, content and external authority.",
          "limitation": "The measures actually included depend on the project scope.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-08",
          "sourceIds": [
            "sichtlabs-home"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://sichtlabs.de/"
          ]
        },
        {
          "criterionId": "specialization",
          "criterionLabel": "Specialization",
          "statement": "GEO-only specialization and boutique approach.",
          "limitation": "Specialization is a scope characteristic and not proof of better outcomes than broader agencies.",
          "claimReviewedAt": "2026-09-08",
          "sourceIds": [
            "sichtlabs-home"
          ],
          "sourceUrls": [
            "https://sichtlabs.de/"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "ow-home",
      "publisher": "onlinewachsen.de",
      "title": "Website und Leistungsübersicht",
      "url": "https://onlinewachsen.de/",
      "kind": "vendor",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-11",
      "reviewMethod": "Öffentliche Website geprüft",
      "locator": "Services, Scaling sowie GEO und KI-Sichtbarkeit"
    },
    {
      "id": "ow-visibility-check",
      "publisher": "onlinewachsen.de",
      "title": "KI-Sichtbarkeits-Check",
      "url": "https://onlinewachsen.de/ki-sichtbarkeits-check/",
      "kind": "vendor",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-11",
      "reviewMethod": "Öffentliche Leistungsseite erneut geprüft",
      "locator": "Kostenloser Erstcheck; offene Empfehlungs-, Vergleichs- und Entscheidungsfragen ohne vorgegebenen Firmennamen; individuelles Prompt-Set; Wettbewerbsbenchmark; Citation- und Quellenanalyse; technischer Audit; laufendes Monitoring; priorisierte Roadmap; technische und inhaltliche Umsetzung; B2B- und SaaS-Einsatzkontext"
    },
    {
      "id": "ow-search-2026",
      "publisher": "onlinewachsen.de",
      "title": "Suchverhalten 2026 und KI-Sichtbarkeit",
      "url": "https://onlinewachsen.de/news/suchverhalten-2026-vom-google-seo-zu-ki-sichtbarkeit/",
      "kind": "vendor",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-11",
      "reviewMethod": "Öffentlicher Fachartikel geprüft",
      "locator": "GEO, Content-Struktur und technische Umsetzung"
    },
    {
      "id": "getsichtbar-home",
      "publisher": "getSichtbar",
      "title": "SEO und AI Search Leistungen",
      "url": "https://www.getsichtbar.com/",
      "kind": "vendor",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-08",
      "reviewMethod": "Öffentliche Website geprüft",
      "locator": "SEO, AI Search, GEO, Digital PR, Software und Umsetzungsmodell"
    },
    {
      "id": "sichtlabs-home",
      "publisher": "Sichtlabs",
      "title": "GEO Agentur für KI-Sichtbarkeit",
      "url": "https://sichtlabs.de/",
      "kind": "vendor",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-08",
      "reviewMethod": "Öffentliche Website geprüft",
      "locator": "DACH-Fokus, B2B, Boutique-Ansatz, GEO-Spezialisierung und Monitoring"
    },
    {
      "id": "engine-native-home",
      "publisher": "Engine Native",
      "title": "GEO Agentur und Leistungsübersicht",
      "url": "https://www.geoagenturen.de/",
      "kind": "vendor",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-13",
      "reviewMethod": "public-document-review",
      "locator": "Prompt sets, Mention Rate, Citation Rate, Share of Answer, source quality, B2B/SaaS use contexts, Schema.org, page structure, llms.txt, answer-oriented content and entity linking"
    }
  ]
}