AI search visibility report · 2026-04-15
How AI assistants see xero.com
xero.com has an AI visibility score of 78/100. The site passed 25 of 34 tests. Its strongest areas are Content Structure and Readability. The areas to improve are Schema.org Markup and Citation & Source Quality.
How ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity read xero.com
Readability90/100
Result: strong. 4 of 4 tests passed.
High clarity, active voice, and excellent handling of technical jargon (accounting terms).
Schema.org Markup30/100
Result: weak. 2 of 5 tests passed.
Minimal JSON-LD found in the provided snippet; relies heavily on OpenGraph which is less descriptive for LLMs.
Authority & Trust Signals75/100
Result: average. 4 of 5 tests passed.
Strong social proof with 2025/2026 awards, but lacks clear publication/modification dates for the homepage content.
Citation & Source Quality40/100
Result: weak. 2 of 4 tests passed.
Lacks external citations or primary source links on the homepage; content is primarily self-referential marketing.
Content Freshness80/100
Result: strong. 2 of 4 tests passed.
Excellent visual signals (2026 awards, 2025/2026 image timestamps), but lacks formal dateModified metadata.
Content Structure95/100
Result: strong. 4 of 4 tests passed.
Excellent use of H1-H3 hierarchy and semantic sections. Clear organization by business type and feature.
Entity Definition85/100
Result: strong. 3 of 4 tests passed.
Strong brand consistency and clear definitions of 'JAX' (AI agent), but lacks a dedicated About page link in the primary nav.
Technical Accessibility85/100
Result: strong. 4 of 4 tests passed.
Good meta descriptions and social meta, but JS dependency for some interactive elements may hinder some crawlers.
How xero.com can improve its AI visibility
- Add Structured Data (JSON-LD) (high priority)
- Implement Visible and Meta Date Signals (high priority)
- Strengthen Entity Relationships (medium priority)
- Improve Outbound Citation Quality (medium priority)
- Explicitly Grant AI Crawler Access (low priority)
How xero.com compares to its competitors
- QuickBooks (Intuit) (quickbooks.intuit.com) — score 79/100
- FreshBooks (freshbooks.com) — score 60/100
- Sage Business Cloud Accounting (sage.com) — score 49/100
- Zoho Books (zoho.com) — score 68/100