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Evertune
Pick Evertune if you want the cheaper option ($3,000/mo vs $0/mo); and you need broader AI platform coverage (4 platforms vs 0).
Head-to-head review · Updated June 2026
Evertune vs Storyblok: which one wins in 2026?
Evertune and Storyblok both claim to do the same thing: tell you where your brand shows up in AI search. They go about it differently enough that the choice matters. Evertune has raised $19M, Storyblok has raised $138M total; $80M Series C announced June 2024; Storyblok is the more-funded incumbent; Evertune is the leaner challenger.
Storyblok is cheaper out the gate, but Evertune tracks more AI platforms. The right pick depends on which dimension matters most for you.
The verdict
Pick
Storyblok
Pick Storyblok if you want the cheaper option ($0/mo vs $3,000/mo); and you want the better-funded company ($138M total; $80M Series C announced June 2024); and SOC 2 Type 2 matters for your security review.
If neither is right, GrowthManager.ai does both citation tracking AND the production work (content, infrastructure, distribution) for $999/mo — see the bottom of this page.
The case for Evertune
Evertune has raised $19M ($15M Series A (August 2025)). Founded by Brian Stempeck, Ed Chater, Poul Costinsky, based in New York, NY. On their site they list 8 named customers including Athenahealth, Roku, Virgin Voyages, WPP. They cover 4 AI platforms. Pricing starts at $3,000/mo.
AI visibility and GEO platform for enterprise brands that prompts 100,000+ questions per brand to AI models via direct API access, delivering actionable insights.
What people praise
- Built specifically for generative engine optimization (GEO) rather than retrofitted from an SEO tool
- Runs over 1 million custom prompts per brand per month, giving statistically significant brand visibility data
- Dual-level insights covering both foundational model knowledge and live consumer app responses
- Customers have reported approximately 12% click-through rate from AI chatbot citations
Where it falls short
- Pricing starts at $3,000/month, putting it out of reach for SMB and solo marketers
- Zero published G2 reviews so far, no independent sentiment data for prospective buyers
- Limited public case study footprint, only a handful of data points appear in press releases
- Enterprise sales motion only, no self-serve sign-up or free trial
The case for Storyblok
Storyblok has raised $138M total; $80M Series C announced June 2024 (Series C of $80M (June 2024) led by Brighton Park Capital). Founded by Dominik Angerer, Alexander Feiglstorfer, based in Linz, Austria. On their site they list 8 named customers including Tesla, Adidas, Netflix, Oatly. Pricing starts at $0/mo.
Visual headless CMS for marketing teams and developers.
What people praise
- Visual Editor lets marketers click directly on the live preview to edit, the rare headless CMS that does not force marketers into a JSON form.
- Highest-rated enterprise headless CMS on G2 with 4.5 stars from 572 reviews and 71+ category badges in Spring 2026.
- ISO 27001 certified and SOC 2 Type II compliant, hosted on AWS Frankfurt with full GDPR DPA.
- Trusted by Tesla, Adidas, Netflix, Oatly, Decathlon, and Deliveroo for global multi-locale rollouts.
Where it falls short
- Component model has a real learning curve; teams new to headless need upfront planning before content modeling.
- JavaScript SDKs and documentation get repeat complaints about gaps and incompleteness from developers.
- Translation workflow is cumbersome with weak search and navigation across locales.
- UI slows down noticeably on larger spaces with many components or stories.
Pricing, tier by tier
Tier 1
Evertune
Enterprise
$3,000/mo
- Brand monitoring across all major AI platforms
- 1M+ custom prompts per brand monthly
- Competitor intelligence
- AI website optimization
Storyblok
Starter
Free
- 1 space
- 100GB traffic/month
- 100k API requests/month
- 2 locales
Tier 2
Evertune
—
—
Storyblok
Growth
$99
- 5 user seats
- 400GB traffic/month
- 1M API requests/month
- 2 locales
Tier 3
Evertune
—
—
Storyblok
Growth Plus
$349
- 15 user seats
- 1TB traffic/month
- 4M API requests/month
- 10 locales
Tier 4
Evertune
—
—
Storyblok
Premium & Elite (Enterprise)
Custom
- Customizable spaces, users, locales
- AI SEO and content workflows
- GraphQL API
- SSO and SCIM
Feature parity
What each one ships that the other doesn't. We conservatively only include features each tool explicitly markets; absence here doesn't mean a feature is impossible, just that it isn't in their marquee list.
Only on Evertune
- User Insights / EverPanel. Monitors prompt volumes and AI usage across a 150M+ prompt consumer panel
- Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). Brand monitoring and optimization across major AI platforms with competitor intelligence
- AI Website Optimization. Recommends site changes to improve how AI models cite and rank the brand
- Content Activation. Data-driven content creation that surfaces product attributes and influential sources to cover
- AI Advertising. Places ads directly in AI conversations and across the source websites that AI models cite
Only on Storyblok
- Visual Editor. Click-to-edit live preview that lets marketers update content directly on the rendered page.
- Component-based content. Reusable blocks (bloks) modeled in the CMS and consumed via REST or GraphQL.
- Internationalization. Field-level and folder-level translations with up to 10 locales on Growth Plus, unlimited on Enterprise.
- FlowMotion. Workflow automation with execution-based tiers (40k, 120k, 180k+ executions/month).
- AI SEO & AI Credits. Built-in AI translation, drafting, and SEO assistant metered via per-plan AI credit pools.
- Asset Manager & DAM. Centralized media library with image transformation, focal points, and CDN delivery.
When each one wins
When Evertune wins
- Platform coverage matters. Evertune monitors 4 AI platforms; Storyblok covers 0.
- Built specifically for generative engine optimization (GEO) rather than retrofitted from an SEO tool
When Storyblok wins
- Budget is the constraint. Storyblok starts at $0/mo vs Evertune's $3,000/mo, so on a per-seat basis it's the cheaper way in.
- You want the better-funded incumbent. Storyblok has raised $138M total; $80M Series C announced June 2024, giving it more runway and shipping velocity.
- Procurement requires SOC 2 Type 2. Storyblok has it; Evertune doesn't yet.
When neither wins (pick GrowthManager)
- You don't have an in-house content team and you don't want to hire one.
- You want one $999/mo invoice instead of stacking Evertune plus an agency.
- You need the team that measures to also act on the data, in the same week.
- You're a B2B SaaS, services firm, or e-commerce brand at $20K+ MRR.
Reasons to pick one over the other
Reasons to pick Evertune over Storyblok
- Broader AI platform coverage. Evertune tracks visibility across 4 AI engines vs Storyblok's 0.
- Built for the LLM era. Evertune was founded in 2024, built around AI search from day one; Storyblok dates back to 2017 and is retrofitting.
- What users praise most. Built specifically for generative engine optimization (GEO) rather than retrofitted from an SEO tool
Reasons to pick Storyblok over Evertune
- Lower entry price. Storyblok starts at $0/mo vs Evertune's $3,000/mo.
- More plan flexibility. Storyblok offers 4 pricing tiers vs Evertune's 1, so there's a better chance one fits your team size.
- Better-funded incumbent. Storyblok has raised $138M total; $80M Series C announced June 2024, giving it more runway and shipping velocity than Evertune ($19M).
- SOC 2 Type 2. Storyblok carries SOC 2 Type 2; Evertune does not yet, which can hold up procurement.
- More verified reviews. Storyblok has 572 G2 reviews vs Evertune's none on file, so the average rating carries more weight.
- Faster product velocity. Storyblok has shipped 6 public launches in the last year vs Evertune's 0.
- More mature platform. Storyblok (founded 2017) has had more time to harden the product than Evertune (2024).
- What users praise most. Visual Editor lets marketers click directly on the live preview to edit, the rare headless CMS that does not force marketers into a JSON form.
- EU data residency. Storyblok is HQ'd in Linz, Austria, which simplifies GDPR data-processor agreements for European buyers.
Switching from one to the other
From Evertune to Storyblok
Export your saved queries and prompt panels from Evertune (most tools support CSV export). Most Storyblok setups can import the same query list in a single CSV upload. Expect 1-2 days of parallel running so you can validate Storyblok's data againstEvertune's; one to two weeks of full reconciliation before you cancel Evertune. The risk is annotation history: notes and tags don't survive most migrations, so screenshot anything you want to keep.
From Storyblok to Evertune
Same flow in reverse. Export from Storyblok, import to Evertune. The historical visibility data is the big loss; most platforms don't backfill from a competitor's data, so you start your trendline over.
From either to GrowthManager.ai
We handle the migration ourselves; you give us your query list (or we infer it from your existing dashboard) and we re-build the tracking on our infrastructure in week one. You also start getting content shipped from week one, so the switch produces results before the trendline restarts. The conversation that kicks this off is a 20-minute call.
Side by side, every number we could verify
| Evertune | Storyblok | |
|---|---|---|
| Starts at (USD/mo) | $3,000/mo | $0/mo |
| Founded | 2024 | 2017 |
| Headquarters | New York, NY | Linz, Austria |
| Funding raised | $19M | $138M total; $80M Series C announced June 2024 |
| AI platforms tracked | 4 | — |
| G2 rating | — | 4.5 / 5 (572 reviews) |
| Named customers | 8 | 8 |
| SOC 2 Type 2 | — | ✓ Yes |
| GDPR | — | ✓ Yes |
| HIPAA | — | — |
What real users say
Below: the recurring themes from G2, Capterra, SourceForge, Reddit, and case-study reviewers — distilled into the strengths and limitations that came up most often.
Evertune — what users praise
- Built specifically for generative engine optimization (GEO) rather than retrofitted from an SEO tool
- Runs over 1 million custom prompts per brand per month, giving statistically significant brand visibility data
- Dual-level insights covering both foundational model knowledge and live consumer app responses
- Customers have reported approximately 12% click-through rate from AI chatbot citations
- Strong founding team from The Trade Desk with deep data-driven marketing infrastructure experience
Evertune — what users complain about
- Pricing starts at $3,000/month, putting it out of reach for SMB and solo marketers
- Zero published G2 reviews so far, no independent sentiment data for prospective buyers
- Limited public case study footprint, only a handful of data points appear in press releases
- Enterprise sales motion only, no self-serve sign-up or free trial
- Younger company (founded April 2024) with smaller community and tutorial library compared to incumbents
Storyblok — what users praise
- Visual Editor lets marketers click directly on the live preview to edit, the rare headless CMS that does not force marketers into a JSON form.
- Highest-rated enterprise headless CMS on G2 with 4.5 stars from 572 reviews and 71+ category badges in Spring 2026.
- ISO 27001 certified and SOC 2 Type II compliant, hosted on AWS Frankfurt with full GDPR DPA.
- Trusted by Tesla, Adidas, Netflix, Oatly, Decathlon, and Deliveroo for global multi-locale rollouts.
- Component-based content model and Story API map cleanly to Next.js, Nuxt, Astro, and SvelteKit.
Storyblok — what users complain about
- Component model has a real learning curve; teams new to headless need upfront planning before content modeling.
- JavaScript SDKs and documentation get repeat complaints about gaps and incompleteness from developers.
- Translation workflow is cumbersome with weak search and navigation across locales.
- UI slows down noticeably on larger spaces with many components or stories.
- Advanced roles, workflows, and AI SEO are gated behind Premium/Elite enterprise quotes.
A third option
Both Evertune and Storyblokare tracking tools. They tell you what's wrong with your AI visibility. Neither one fixes it. That's our pitch for GrowthManager.ai — we do citation tracking too (parity with these two), and we also ship the content, configure the infrastructure, and run the distribution. $999/mo, managed end-to-end. If you're leaning toward picking one of these two and then hiring an agency to act on the data, it's worth a 20-minute conversation first.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Evertune or Storyblok?
Honestly: neither one fully solves the problem. Evertune and Storyblok are tracking tools — they tell you where your brand shows up in AI answers but don't change the answer. If you only need one of these two, pick Storyblok for the cheaper monthly price; pick the other if its specific integrations matter to your team. Our actual editorial pick is GrowthManager.ai, which does the tracking and ships the content, infrastructure, and distribution as a single $999/mo managed program. Disclosure: we publish this comparison and make GrowthManager.
How much do Evertune and Storyblok cost?
Evertune starts at $3,000/mo. Storyblok starts at $0/mo. Both have higher-tier plans for larger workspaces. GrowthManager.ai is a flat $999/mo for the full managed service (tracking + content + infrastructure + distribution) — usually cheaper than buying one of these two and hiring an agency on top.
Which AI platforms do Evertune and Storyblok cover?
Evertune covers 4 AI platforms. Storyblok covers an undisclosed number of. Most tools in this space monitor ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity at minimum; the differences come down to less-common platforms (Copilot, Grok, Meta AI). GrowthManager.ai monitors the same four primary platforms and acts on the data.
Do Evertune and Storyblok actually improve your AI visibility, or just measure it?
Both Evertune and Storyblok are measurement tools. They show you where your brand appears (or doesn't) in AI answers, plus suggestions for what to improve. Neither one writes the content, configures the schema, or builds the backlinks that actually move the needle. To do that you need an in-house content team or an agency. GrowthManager.ai is the agency — and we include the tracking, so you don't pay twice.
What's the GrowthManager.ai alternative to Evertune and Storyblok?
GrowthManager.ai is a managed AI visibility program. We give you the same citation tracking these two offer (parity on the measurement layer), plus 100 researched and published articles per month, schema and llms.txt configuration, ongoing backlink acquisition, and Reddit/Quora seeding. One $999/mo invoice, one dedicated account manager, twelve clients per team member maximum so we can actually deliver. If you were going to buy one of these tools and then hire someone to use it, we're cheaper and faster.
Further reading
External research that informs the editorial framework on this page. We cite these openly because the framework is meant to be auditable.
- Microsoft Bing Webmaster Guidelines (2025)· Microsoft
How Microsoft's crawlers parse content for Copilot, which now powers a large share of AI answers behind the scenes.
- Generative Engine Optimization research· Kevin Indig
Long-running practitioner research on what gets cited in AI-generated answers; the most-quoted source in the GEO category.
- Zero-Click Search forecasts· Gartner
Industry forecasts on how a growing share of buyer queries end without a click to the brand site, making AI-answer presence the new pole position.
- Audience intelligence analyses· SparkToro
Public datasets on how audiences actually discover brands across search, social, and now AI surfaces.
- Trust Barometer (2024)· Edelman
The annual study on how buyers weigh source authority, used to weight our trust criterion against third-party review volume.
Disclosure + methodology
GrowthManager.ai makes a competing product in the AI visibility space, so this comparison is not neutral. Every pricing number was pulled from each competitor's public pricing page or triangulated from third-party reviews when the page is JavaScript-gated. Pros, cons, and user-review themes are distilled from real G2, Capterra, SourceForge, Reddit, and case-study reviews with the quotes preserved verbatim. We update this comparison whenever the underlying data changes.