Does AI recommend SimpliSafe?
simplisafe.com in home security systems: how often Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT name it next to Ring, its top competitor, which sites the answers cite, and whether AI crawlers can read the site.
44%
of AI answers name SimpliSafe
Ring: 48%. Rank 2 of 57 brands tracked.
SimpliSafe vs Ring, engine by engine
Named most by Google AI Overviews (47%), least by ChatGPT (41%). The grey tick is the typical (median) brand of the category.
Questions where Ring is named and SimpliSafe is not
- “Best video doorbell to stop package theft”
- “Which home security cameras offer end to end encryption?”
31 more questions like these in this check. The snapshot finds them all for SimpliSafe against up to 5 competitors, on 50 buyer questions asked 3 times in each engine, with the sites to get listed on and 5 fixes.
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Is SimpliSafe named, and where?
- Yes. SimpliSafe is named in 44% of the answers across Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT.
- It ranks 2 of 57 brands we track in home security systems.
- In list answers it shows up at position 1.7 on average in Gemini (1 = first).
The category baseline
From the AI Citation Index (57 brands tracked in home security systems, Week 41).
1%
The typical brand
48%
The category leader
44%
SimpliSafe, above typical
See the full home security index · SimpliSafe's weekly trend
The sites the answers cite
The sites cited most in AI answers about home security systems, all engines. Being listed, reviewed or discussed on these is the shortest path into the answers.
- security.org6.8% of citations
- safehome.org5.5% of citations
- youtube.com4.7% of citations
- goabode.com2.9% of citations
- reddit.com2.5% of citations
- safewise.com2.3% of citations
- adt.com2.2% of citations
Can AI crawlers read simplisafe.com?
Not fully. The fixes below are listed most important first. Checked Nov 2, 2026.
| Crawler | What it feeds | robots.txt |
|---|---|---|
| OAI-SearchBot | ChatGPT search, the pages it cites | Allowed |
| GPTBot | OpenAI model training only | Allowed |
| Googlebot | Google Search and Google AI Overviews | Allowed |
| Google-Extended | Gemini answers and training | Allowed |
| ClaudeBot | Claude | Allowed |
| Firewall | AWS in front of the site | Lets them in |
| Text without JavaScript | 0 words in the raw homepage HTML | Mostly empty |
- Your homepage text needs JavaScriptWithout JavaScript the page shows 0 words. Most AI crawlers do not run JavaScript, so they see an almost empty page. Render your main copy on the server (or pre-render the page).
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