People leaving ClickSlice tend to want a team that does AI search alone, with a clearer legal home. 2 Steps Ahead comes first, built on a free audit and offsite work on YouTube, Reddit and LinkedIn. GrowPad, Fame, Optimist and Graphite Growth follow, each running a defined process from a named base.
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What each alternative does differently
1. 2 Steps Ahead
Netherlands
A free audit comes first: a two-minute intake, no access to your systems, then a shortlist of 15, 25 or 50 buyer prompts. Monthly onsite fixes run beside offsite signals on YouTube, Reddit, LinkedIn, listicles and review sites. Omnia Retail, a B2B pricing software client, went from 2% to 29% of qualified leads via AI search in nine months.
Switch from ClickSlice if you sell B2B software and want an audit-first process with offsite work on third-party platforms from one small team.
Company website → · Where 2 Steps Ahead ranks and why
Alicante is the base, and the agency serves SaaS and B2B tech companies only, having started in 2020. The first step is an AI audit spanning five engines, followed by entity setup, then each engagement is quoted after a strategy call. Its stated sweet spot is $500K to $20M in ARR.
Switch from ClickSlice if you run a SaaS company inside that revenue band and want a Spain-based specialist with no ecommerce clients.
Company website → · Where GrowPad ranks and why
A team its about page counts at 69 people from 16 countries, mostly London-based, does the work, and the CEO manages the search plan. Four assistants are queried every week, and pages are written from your case studies and podcast transcripts. The plan costs $2k monthly, ended with 30 days' notice.
Switch from ClickSlice if you want a London-linked team, a published monthly price and pages built from your own source material.
Company website → · Where Fame ranks and why
4. Optimist
United States
A consultancy for B2B technology and SaaS firms, with a postal address in Des Moines, Iowa. Its CORE Analysis checks visibility across five engines, then technical fixes and custom dashboards run on a month-to-month retainer. No price is published, and a free Organic Revenue Opportunity Report is offered first.
Switch from ClickSlice if you are a B2B tech company wanting a month-to-month retainer that starts from a diagnostic analysis.
Company website → · Where Optimist ranks and why
5. Graphite Growth
United States
Based at a San Francisco address and fronted by an in-house AI research team, the agency follows a three-step process: prompt research, technical AEO, then offsite and Reddit strategy. Five engines are tracked. Its client list includes Webflow, n8n and Hinge Health, and a price comes only through a conversation.
Switch from ClickSlice if you value research-led method and heavy offsite work and accept getting a price only through a call.
Company website → · Where Graphite Growth ranks and why
6. Digital Elevator
United States
Aimed at lean in-house marketing groups, with a free 30-day AI Visibility Report offered before anything is signed. The paid route is a 90-day sprint that starts at $3.5k and covers technical, content and offsite pillars. The 90 days are the commitment, and no setup fee is stated.
Switch from ClickSlice if you run a lean marketing team and would rather buy one fixed ninety-day sprint than a continuing retainer.
Company website → · Where Digital Elevator ranks and why
7. Omniscient Digital
United States
Teams sit in Austin and New York, and Its method treats organic search, answer engines, content and PR as a single plan for B2B software businesses. Its about page lists past programs for Jasper, SAP and Asana. Full service is reported from $10k a month, and no rate card is published.
Switch from ClickSlice if you are funded B2B software and want one team planning SEO, AEO and digital PR together on a larger budget.
Company website → · Where Omniscient Digital ranks and why
8. Siege Media
United States
Describes itself as 100% remote, with a mailing address in Austin and an author bio citing more than 120 employees. Its GEO service starts with BlueprintIQ citation mapping and a baseline of LLM share of voice, then data-journalism and late-funnel content. A free assessment comes first, and a 6+ month horizon is listed as a fit criterion.
Switch from ClickSlice if you sell SaaS, fintech or ecommerce and can commit six months or more to a data-led content program.
Company website → · Where Siege Media ranks and why
9. First Page Sage
United States
A remote agency serving businesses across the US, where the team writes the lists, manages database and list outreach, and watches reputation. Founder Evan Bailyn is described as an early GEO pioneer. Pricing is reported at $8k to $20k monthly with contracts of six to twelve months.
Switch from ClickSlice if you are a larger US buyer wanting list placement and outreach handled under a six to twelve month contract.
Company website → · Where First Page Sage ranks and why
10. iPullRank
United States
Founder Mike King leads a team that links citations and AI referral visits to leads and revenue from day one, and offers to coach clients into running an in-house GEO program. Budgets are reported to begin near $12k a month. Prospects with an RFP are sent to a written RFP policy.
Switch from ClickSlice if you need attribution tied to revenue and an in-house GEO team trained, at an enterprise budget.
Company website → · Where iPullRank ranks and why
A New York growth team, founded in 2016, where answer-engine work is one line beside paid, lifecycle and SEO, tracked on the agency's own monitoring platform. Its stated average retainer exceeds $20k monthly, and no package prices are published. Named clients include AWS, MongoDB, Nike and TikTok.
Switch from ClickSlice if you want a large cross-channel growth team with AI search as one part and can carry a retainer above $20k.
Company website → · Where NoGood ranks and why
Questions and answers
Where is ClickSlice legally based?
The only location on the site is a Hoxton, London street address in the footer, plus the statement that the team sits across the UK and Europe. No page names a country of registration or a legal entity, only Company No. 10876199 and a VAT number. Request the contracting entity in writing before you sign.
Who would run my AI search work at ClickSlice?
The about page names founder Joshua George and several colleagues by first name, and gives no headcount. The home page calls them ecommerce experts. Ask which named people handle AEO and GEO for your account, and whether they also work on the agency's SEO and paid search clients.
How does a ClickSlice AEO engagement proceed?
The AEO page defines the discipline, names ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, and promises answer-engine dominance in under 12 months. The pages we read do not describe an audit, a prompt list or a baseline step, so request the process in writing and ask what the first month delivers.
Which notice period applies when I leave ClickSlice?
Two pages disagree. The contact page promises rolling 30-day contracts and cancellation at any time, while the fulfilment policy asks for 30 days written notice. The policy also demands payment at the start of each month and refunds nothing, so send written notice well before a billing date.
How can a new agency show progress against ClickSlice's results?
Ask for a baseline you hold yourself. ClickSlice's Boutique Whitening case reports citation share from 0.6% to 1.9% in October by its own tracking. 2 Steps Ahead builds a frozen baseline per market on its dashboard and asks every contact form to say how the visitor heard about you.
