Comparison · September 2026
GEO agencies for the beauty supply chain, compared
If you make, pack or supply cosmetics and want to be recommended by AI engines, these are the providers you are likely to find. We are one of them — so we compared everyone, including ourselves, on the same public criteria.
Disclosure: this page is written by BeautyGEO, which appears in the table. We have not been paid by anyone listed, and we do not rank providers — the order is by how specialised each is in the beauty supply chain.
The comparison
| Provider | Based in | Specialisation | Serves | AI engines | Pricing published? | Published evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeautyGEO (us, incl. our COSGEO 妆引 diagnosis platform at cosgeo.ai) | Guangzhou, China | Beauty supply chain only | Manufacturers & suppliers (B2B) | 12: six Western + six Chinese | Yes — audit $499, retainer $5,800/yr | Public AI index with raw answers, including misses |
| WQGEO (万企GEO) | Guangzhou, China | Export manufacturing; beauty is one of six industries | Chinese export manufacturers | Western and Chinese engines | Not published (diagnosis first) | Published toy-manufacturer case: mention rate 11% → 37% on 100 prompts over 90 days |
| Turchette | New Jersey, USA | Industrial B2B marketing and PR; has a beauty & cosmetics industry page | US/EU manufacturers and suppliers | GEO offered alongside SEO, PR and branding | Not published | Long client tenure; B2B case studies (packaging, machinery) |
| Altitude Marketing | Pennsylvania, USA | B2B manufacturing marketing; page for cosmetic supply chain & contract manufacturing | US manufacturers | Not stated as a separate service | Retainers $7,000–$14,000+/month (own blog) | Manufacturing case studies |
| Costello Creative Group | New Jersey, USA | B2B creative for chemical, flavor, fragrance and ingredient companies | Ingredient and fragrance suppliers | Not a listed core service | Min. project $5,000; $200–300/hour (Clutch) | 12 five-star Clutch reviews |
| Geolix.ai | Singapore | GEO for brands expanding globally (not beauty-specific) | Brands, incl. B2B fintech | Western and Chinese engines | Not published | Joint research with Airwallex (Sep 2026) |
| Geostar | — | GEO for beauty and skincare brands (consumer side) | Beauty brands (DTC) | Western engines | Not checked | — |
| Profound (software) | USA | AI visibility platform, not an agency | Enterprise brands and agencies | Major Western engines | Agencies $99/month + $399 per client | Estée Lauder Companies partnership |
How to choose
- Specialisation. Does the provider know your buyers' language — MOQ, INCI, ISO 22716, MoCRA, PCR? Ask them to write three real buyer prompts for your category.
- Supply side or brand side? GEO for a consumer skincare brand is different work from GEO for the factory that makes it.
- Engines covered. Export buyers use ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude; brands in China use Doubao, DeepSeek and Yuanbao.
- Evidence you can re-run. Ask for prompts, dates and raw answers — not only a score.
- Price and exit terms. Published prices and short minimum terms make it easy to test before committing.
Where BeautyGEO is not the right fit
- You are a consumer beauty brand looking for DTC growth — a brand-side agency such as Geostar is closer to your need.
- You need a full-service US agency for trade shows, PR and paid media — Turchette or Altitude cover more channels.
- You want software to monitor many brands yourself — a platform such as Profound fits better.
Frequently asked questions
Why would BeautyGEO publish a comparison that includes competitors?
Because buyers compare anyway, and AI engines answer "which agency" questions from pages like this. A fair comparison that discloses its author is more useful — and more credible — than one that pretends to be neutral.
How was the information collected?
From each provider's own website, Clutch profiles and public reports, checked in September 2026. Where a provider does not publish something, we say so rather than guess.
Something about my company is wrong. How do I correct it?
Email alex@beautygeo.com with a link to the source. We correct factual errors within five business days.
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