Tripcite · independent GEO audit2026-06-11
Lodgify · GEO baseline
How Perplexity Sonar Pro, Gemini 2.5 Flash, Claude Sonnet 4 and ChatGPT (web search) cite lodgify.com versus 8 tracked competitors when property owners and managers ask which vacation rental software to use. No promotion, no recommendations. Only what the engines actually return.
Branded queries
100%
8 of 8 slots
Non-branded queries
88%
63 of 72 slots
Mention rate
89%
71 of 80 result slots
Competitors cited
8
of 8 tracked
Headline finding
When a user names Lodgify directly, the engines cite it 100% of the time. When a user asks about the category without naming Lodgify, it is cited only 88% of the time. Guesty and Hostaway dominate that ground.
Engine performance
| Engine | Market | Cited | Of queries | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perplexity Sonar Pro | EN | 17 | 18 | 94% |
| Perplexity Sonar Pro | ES | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | EN | 17 | 18 | 94% |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | ES | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Claude Sonnet 4 | EN | 18 | 18 | 100% |
| Claude Sonnet 4 | ES | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| ChatGPT (web search) | EN | 12 | 18 | 67% |
| ChatGPT (web search) | ES | 1 | 2 | 50% |
Query by query
Branded queries first (where Lodgify is consistently cited), discovery queries after.
brandedEN
is Lodgify good for vacation rental management
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✓ cited
Also cited:Guesty, Hostaway, OwnerRez, Smoobu, Hospitable
brandedEN
Lodgify vs Guesty vs Hostaway which is better
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✓ cited
Also cited:Guesty, Hostaway
discoveryEN
easiest vacation rental software for beginners with one property
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✓ cited
Also cited:Guesty, OwnerRez, Hospitable, Uplisting, Smoobu, Hostaway, Hostfully
discoveryEN
affordable short term rental management software for a single owner
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✗ not cited
Also cited:Guesty, Hostaway, OwnerRez, Hospitable, Smoobu, Hostfully
discoveryEN
I have 3 holiday rentals what software should I use to manage them
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✓ cited
Also cited:Guesty, Hostaway, Hostfully, OwnerRez, Hospitable, Smoobu
discoveryEN
best alternatives to Guesty for small vacation rental owners
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✓ cited
Also cited:Guesty, Hostaway, OwnerRez, Hospitable, Smoobu, Tokeet, Hostfully
discoveryEN
what is the best all-in-one vacation rental software in 2026
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✓ cited
Also cited:Guesty, Hostaway, OwnerRez, Smoobu, Hospitable
discoveryEN
best property management software for short term rentals
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✓ cited
Also cited:Guesty, Hostaway, Hostfully, OwnerRez, Hospitable, Tokeet
discoveryEN
best software to manage my Airbnb and Vrbo listings in one place
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✗ not cited
Also cited:Guesty, Hostaway, Hostfully, OwnerRez, Hospitable, Smoobu, Tokeet
discoveryEN
what software do professional vacation rental managers use
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✗ not cited
Also cited:Guesty, Hostaway, OwnerRez, Smoobu, Hostfully, Hospitable
discoveryEN
recommend a vacation rental management platform for a small host
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✓ cited
Also cited:Guesty, Hostfully, Hospitable, OwnerRez, Smoobu, Hostaway
discoveryEN
best channel manager for Airbnb Booking.com and Vrbo
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✗ not cited
Also cited:Hostaway, Hospitable, Uplisting, Smoobu, Guesty, Hostfully
discoveryEN
how do I avoid double bookings across Airbnb and Booking.com
PERPLEXITY✗ not cited
GEMINI✗ not cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✓ cited
Also cited:Guesty, Hostaway, OwnerRez, Hospitable, Smoobu, Tokeet, Hostfully
discoveryEN
vacation rental channel manager that syncs calendars automatically
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✗ not cited
Also cited:Guesty, Hostaway, Hostfully, Smoobu, Hospitable
discoveryES
mejor software para gestionar alquileres vacacionales
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✗ not cited
Also cited:Guesty, Smoobu, Tokeet, Hostaway, Hostfully
discoveryES
como crear una web de reservas directas para mi apartamento turistico
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✓ cited
Also cited:Smoobu, Guesty, Hostaway, Hostfully, OwnerRez, Hospitable
discoveryEN
best vacation rental website builder for direct bookings
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✓ cited
Also cited:Guesty, Hostaway, OwnerRez, Uplisting, Tokeet, Hostfully, Hospitable, Smoobu
discoveryEN
how can I take direct bookings for my Airbnb without paying commission
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✓ cited
Also cited:Guesty, Hostaway, OwnerRez, Uplisting, Smoobu, Tokeet, Hostfully
discoveryEN
what is the easiest way to build a booking website for my holiday rental
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✗ not cited
Also cited:Guesty, Hostaway, Hostfully, Hospitable, Smoobu
discoveryEN
software to create a direct booking website with a payment system for short term rentals
PERPLEXITY✓ cited
GEMINI✓ cited
CLAUDE✓ cited
CHATGPT✓ cited
Also cited:Guesty, Hostaway, Uplisting, Smoobu, Hostfully, OwnerRez, Hospitable
Competitor citations
Lodgify was cited 71 times across all queries, more than any tracked competitor (Guesty: 64).
Count of result slots in which each tracked competitor appeared.
| Competitor | Citations |
|---|---|
| Guesty | 64 |
| Hostaway | 63 |
| Smoobu | 37 |
| Hospitable | 33 |
| OwnerRez | 30 |
| Hostfully | 23 |
| Uplisting | 10 |
| Tokeet | 7 |
Spanish-market observation
On the 2 Spanish-language discovery queries audited,Lodgify was cited 88% of the time.
Spanish-language AI travel and software content is structurally thinner than English. A category-level signal, not only a competitive one.
Methodology
- · 20 queries written in natural conversational language, matching how users phrase prompts to AI engines (not SEO keyword style).
- · 4 engines: Perplexity Sonar Pro, Gemini 2.5 Flash, Claude Sonnet 4 and ChatGPT (web search).
- · Single-snapshot run. Generative answers are non-deterministic; production tracking runs each query multiple times per engine and reports medians.
- · 8 competitors tracked across the category.
- · Audit ID: iv15s5DO4aNcKSw4FT1J
Tripcite is an independent GEO measurement tool. This audit is an external observation of public AI search behavior. Lodgify was not contacted prior to publication of this report URL.