AEO for data quality software: AI search visibility ranking
How AI search engines rank data quality software by visibility and citations. 20 brands measured quarterly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Data quality software used to profile data, detect anomalies, enforce rules, and improve trust in analytics, operations, and AI systems. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →
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When buyers inquire about Data quality software recommendations, AI engines often point to Soda as the leader, with a visibility percentage of 12.5. Other frequently mentioned brands include Great Expectations and Ataccama. Soda's significant presence suggests it dominates discussions and is widely recognized in the industry.
The rankings are heavily influenced by the sources AI engines tend to use most often. Websites like ovaledge.com and montecarlo.ai, as well as platforms such as YouTube and Reddit, contribute significantly. The presence of aggregator and review sites explains how often the data comes from community discussions and curated insights.
For buyers, this suggests that when choosing from the listed brands, they should consider what AI engines value most: recent reviews, third-party validation, and topical authority in specific subcategories. Prioritizing insights from widely-cited sources can offer perspectives that align with current market sentiment and expert endorsements.
At a glance
What we observed in this category
Soda leads the data quality software category with a composite score of 12.5, the only brand where visibility and citation are perfectly aligned at 12.5% each. Great Expectations matches Soda on visibility at 12.5% but records zero citations, giving it a composite of 8.8 versus Soda's 12.5. That gap between first and second place is meaningful because it signals Soda is the only brand currently earning both named mentions and trusted source references from Google AI Mode in the same query set.
A sharp divergence between visibility and citation runs through ranks 3 to 8. Ataccama, IBM, Anomalo, Informatica, Acceldata, and Databand all score 0% visibility but 12.5% citation each, meaning Google AI Mode references their content as a source without naming them as a brand in its answers. Great Expectations sits at the opposite extreme, named but never cited. This split suggests AI Mode is pulling these brands into supporting evidence roles rather than presenting them as primary recommendations to users.
All ten ranked brands list Google AI Mode as their top engine, and the top cited sources include ovaledge.com, gartner.com, atlan.com, and reddit.com, none of which are the primary domains of the top-ranked brands. The category average visibility is just 1.2% against an average citation rate of 4.4%, confirming citation outpaces direct brand visibility broadly. Three brands, Soda, Ataccama, and Monte Carlo, each fell 37.5 percentage points in visibility from the previous period, indicating significant recent volatility in AI Mode coverage of this category.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility fallers
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Soda 50% → 12% · rank #1 → #1-38pp
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Ataccama 38% → 0% · rank #2 → #3-38pp
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Monte Carlo 38% → 0% · rank #3 → #10-38pp
The AEO ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
soda.io
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12% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Soda is the only brand with matched visibility and citation at 12.5% each, giving it the highest composite score of 12.5 against a category average visibility of 1.2%. |
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| 2 |
greatexpectations.io
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Great Expectations matches Soda on visibility at 12.5% but records 0% citation, producing a composite of 8.8, the second highest, yet it earns no source-level trust in AI Mode. |
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| 3 |
ataccama.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Ataccama holds 12.5% citation but 0% visibility, a reversal of Great Expectations, and its visibility fell 37.5 points from the prior period, indicating a sharp recent drop in named mentions. |
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| 4 |
ibm.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
IBM earns 12.5% citation via its ibm.com domain, shared with Databand at rank 8, yet records 0% direct visibility, placing it equal on composite score (3.8) with four other brands. |
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| 5 |
anomalo.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Anomalo sits at 0% visibility and 12.5% citation, identical in composite score (3.8) to IBM, Informatica, Acceldata, and Databand, showing no differentiation among this mid-tier citation cluster. |
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| 6 |
informatica.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
acceldata.io
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
ibm.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
talend.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
montecarlodata.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
collibra.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
precisely.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
bigeye.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
oracle.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
alation.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
datafold.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
sap.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
getmanta.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
prophecy.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
experian.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 data quality 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 AEO 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. More on visibility →
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. More on citation rate →
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. How AI engines pick sources →
AEO 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 90 days and refresh this page automatically. How AI search ranking works →
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Frequently asked about AEO for data quality software
Who leads AI visibility in data quality software?
Soda leads with a composite score of 12.5, the only brand achieving 12.5% on both visibility and citation in Google AI Mode. Great Expectations ranks second at 8.8 composite but records zero citations.
What sources does Google AI Mode cite most for data quality software research?
The top cited sources include ovaledge.com, gartner.com, atlan.com, reddit.com, and youtube.com. None of these are the primary domains of the top-ranked brands, meaning AI Mode anchors heavily on third-party and community content.
Which data quality software brands are cited but not named in AI answers?
Ataccama, IBM, Anomalo, Informatica, Acceldata, and Databand all record 12.5% citation but 0% visibility, meaning Google AI Mode references their content as sources without surfacing them as named recommendations.
How volatile has AI visibility been in this category recently?
Soda, Ataccama, and Monte Carlo each fell 37.5 percentage points in visibility from the prior period. Monte Carlo dropped seven rank positions, from 3rd to 10th, and now records 0% visibility and 0% citation.
How does the category average compare to the top brand's scores?
The category average visibility is 1.2% and average citation is 4.4%, while Soda sits at 12.5% on both metrics. Most brands in the top 10 record 0% visibility, which pulls the average down sharply.
Is any brand gaining AI visibility in data quality software right now?
The audit data shows no biggest visibility risers for this period. All recorded movers are fallers, with Soda, Ataccama, and Monte Carlo representing the steepest declines at minus 37.5 percentage points each.