In short
GeoSEO is an open-source server you run on your own machine. Like mowteng it covers Google Search Console, Bing, Yandex and IndexNow, and it adds AI-citation and site-audit tools. It needs your own Google Cloud client, a Bing API key, your own Yandex app and LLM keys. mowteng is one URL and a Google sign-in, works in web and mobile assistants, and comes with ready-made analyses.
Where mowteng leads
| mowteng | GeoSEO | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Hosted. You add https://mowteng.app/mcp; it works in web, desktop and mobile assistants that support remote MCP. | On your machine (stdio); an optional HTTP mode has no built-in authentication. |
| Setup | Add the URL and sign in with Google. No Google Cloud project, API key or service account. Bing and Yandex connect with their own sign-in. | Your own Google Cloud OAuth client (client_secret.json), a Bing API key, your own registered Yandex app, plus LLM and SerpAPI keys for some tools. |
| Analyses | Content decay, striking distance, cannibalization, index audit, period comparison, Google vs Bing, and a daily to-do list for a site. | Performance, URL inspection, crawl issues, site and schema audits, llms.txt and AI-citation checks; ready-made content decay or cannibalization analyses not listed. |
| Assistants | Setup pages for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity and Windsurf. | Cursor, Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Continue, Cline, Windsurf and VS Code. |
Why choose mowteng over GeoSEO
- No Google Cloud project, OAuth client or service account: add one URL and sign in with Google.
- Works in assistants on the web and on your phone, such as claude.ai and ChatGPT, not only in desktop apps.
- Ready-made analyses such as content decay, striking distance and index audit, plus a daily to-do list and scheduled routines.
- Nothing to install, update or keep running.
When GeoSEO may suit you better
- It is free and open source, and your data stays on your machine.
- It checks citations in AI answers and AI Overviews, and audits pages, schema and llms.txt.
- It covers the same four sources.
Which pages on my site lost the most clicks in the last 28 days, and which queries did they lose?
About this comparison
What this page says about GeoSEO was read from its own pages on 5 November 2026: GitHub README. Products change quickly; if something here is out of date, email hi@milowda.com and we will correct it. Where a page did not say something, we say "not listed" rather than "no".