Customer feedback software: AI search visibility ranking (2026)
How AI search engines rank customer feedback software by visibility and citations. 20 brands measured monthly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Customer feedback platforms used to collect CSAT, NPS, and voice-of-customer insights across surveys, websites, apps, and support touchpoints. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →
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At a glance
What we observed in this categoryauto-generated
AskNicely holds the top composite score at 18.8, despite recording zero percent visibility. Its 62.5 percent citation rate is the highest in the category by a wide margin, more than double Usersnap's 37.5 percent at rank four. This gap matters because the leader is never surfaced in AI-generated overviews yet is the most frequently referenced brand when sources are listed, meaning buyers see the name only in footnotes, not in the main answer text.
The divergence between visibility and citation is sharp across this category. Usersnap (37.5 percent citation, zero percent visibility) and Refiner and Survicate (both 25 percent citation, zero percent visibility) are trusted enough to be linked but not described in AI responses. Conversely, SurveyMonkey has 12.5 percent visibility but zero citation, meaning it appears in generated text without being sourced, a pattern that is the inverse of most peers in the top five.
Google AI Mode is the top engine for every single brand in the dataset, indicating the category's AI footprint is entirely concentrated in one engine. Third-party domains including youtube.com, medium.com, lyssna.com, userback.io, and featureupvote.com appear in the top cited sources list alongside brand domains, suggesting Google AI Mode anchors its answers on editorial and community content rather than exclusively on vendor sites.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility risers
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Zonka Feedback 0% → 12% · rank #1 → #2+12pp
The ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
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| 1 |
asknicely.com
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0% | 62% | Google AI Mode |
AskNicely leads with a composite score of 18.8 and a 62.5 percent citation rate, yet records zero percent visibility, the sharpest citation-to-visibility gap in the category. |
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| 2 |
zonkafeedback.com
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12% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
Zonka Feedback is the only brand showing a positive visibility delta of 12.5 percent this period, though its citation rate fell by 25 points, suggesting a trade-off between presence and sourcing. |
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| 3 |
jotform.com
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12% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Jotform sits at rank three with equal visibility and citation rates of 12.5 percent each, the most balanced ratio among all ranked brands and above the 1.9 percent category visibility average. |
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| 4 |
usersnap.com
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0% | 38% | Google AI Mode |
Usersnap achieves a 37.5 percent citation rate with zero percent visibility, ranking it second only to AskNicely for citations while remaining entirely absent from AI-generated answer text. |
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| 5 |
surveymonkey.com
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
SurveyMonkey records 12.5 percent visibility but zero percent citation, making it the only top-five brand that appears in AI answers without a single source link attached. |
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| 6 |
refiner.io
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0% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
survicate.com
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0% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
typeform.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
qualtrics.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
delighted.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
medallia.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
hotjar.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
useresponse.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
feedier.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
nicereply.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
canny.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
customergauge.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
getfeedback.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
alchemer.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
inmoment.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Sources AI engines trust in this category
Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on customer feedback software, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.
How to read this ranking
Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.
Visibility = being named
A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer.
Citation rate = being trusted
Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence — different from being named.
Top engine differs by brand
The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps.
Rankings move month to month
AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 30 days and refresh this page automatically.
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Frequently asked about customer feedback software AI visibility
Who leads AI visibility in customer feedback software?
AskNicely holds the top composite score of 18.8, driven by a 62.5 percent citation rate. However, it records zero percent visibility, meaning it is cited as a source but not described in AI answer text.
What is the average AI visibility for customer feedback software brands?
The category average visibility is just 1.9 percent, and the average citation rate is 11.2 percent, indicating that most brands in this space have very limited presence in AI-generated responses.
Which brand has the biggest gap between citation rate and visibility?
AskNicely has the largest gap, with a 62.5 percent citation rate alongside zero percent visibility. Usersnap shows a similar pattern at 37.5 percent citation and zero percent visibility.
What sources does Google AI Mode cite most for customer feedback software research?
The top cited sources include asknicely.com, zonkafeedback.com, and usersnap.com, alongside third-party domains such as youtube.com, medium.com, lyssna.com, userback.io, and featureupvote.com.
Which engine dominates AI visibility for this category?
Google AI Mode is listed as the top engine for every brand in the dataset, meaning all measurable AI visibility in this category currently comes from a single engine.
Which brand showed the most movement in AI visibility recently?
Zonka Feedback is the only brand flagged as a visibility riser, gaining 12.5 percentage points in visibility. Its citation rate fell by 25 points in the same period, suggesting the two metrics moved in opposite directions.