Subcategory
Self-storage
This index adds up the scores of 5 questions. 34 brands are ranked.
32 regional questions are not added to this index. By region
- Edition
- Nov 12, 2026
- Methodology
- v5.0
- Panel
- 6 AI surfaces
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands across every question in this category, ordered by GenRank score.
#BrandScore
- 1Extra Space Storage331.8
- 2Public Storage256.9
- 3CubeSmart216.3
- 4U-Haul157.8
- 5StorageMart137.7
- 6PODS128.2
- 7Life Storage110.4
- 81-800-PACK-RAT95.2
- 9U-Pack68.3
- 10Zippy Shell55.2
Show all 34
- 11UNITS Moving & Portable Storage44.6
- 12Security Public Storage41.5
- 13Neighbor (peer-to-peer storage marketplace)31.9
- 14SmartStop Self Storage24.6
- 15SMARTBOX19.0
- 16Simply Self Storage18.4
- 17Units Mobile Storage15.7
- 18Go Mini's15.4
- 19Trojan Storage15.2
- 20Compass Self Storage14.7
- 21SpareFoot14.0
- 22SecureSpace Self Storage12.3
- 23Safeway Moving11.0
- 24SecurCare10.6
- 25Key Storage10.0
- 26U-Haul Self-Storage10.0
- 27Big Tex9.4
- 28SafKeep9.4
- 29StorageCafe8.7
- 30FindStorageFast8.4
- 31Go Store It6.5
- 32NSA Storage6.5
- 33Two Men and a Truck6.5
- 34American Van Lines5.8
- 1Extra Space Storage331.8
- 2Public Storage256.9
- 3CubeSmart216.3
- 4U-Haul157.8
- 5StorageMart137.7
- 6PODS128.2
- 7Life Storage110.4
- 81-800-PACK-RAT95.2
- 9U-Pack68.3
- 10Zippy Shell55.2
- 11UNITS Moving & Portable Storage44.6
- 12Security Public Storage41.5
- 13Neighbor (peer-to-peer storage marketplace)31.9
- 14SmartStop Self Storage24.6
- 15SMARTBOX19.0
- 16Simply Self Storage18.4
- 17Units Mobile Storage15.7
- 18Go Mini's15.4
- 19Trojan Storage15.2
- 20Compass Self Storage14.7
- 21SpareFoot14.0
- 22SecureSpace Self Storage12.3
- 23Safeway Moving11.0
- 24SecurCare10.6
- 25Key Storage10.0
- 26U-Haul Self-Storage10.0
- 27Big Tex9.4
- 28SafKeep9.4
- 29StorageCafe8.7
- 30FindStorageFast8.4
- 31Go Store It6.5
- 32NSA Storage6.5
- 33Two Men and a Truck6.5
- 34American Van Lines5.8
The GenRank score sums each brand’s question-level visibility inside this category. Higher means AI names the brand more often and earlier. It is not bounded, so compare brands within one category, not across categories. Methodology
The questions behind this index
5Each question with its top three brands by GenRank score and how many brands its answers named.
Rank trend
Rank trends are drawn once two weekly editions under the same methodology exist. Only the first edition is in so far.
Named by surface
Each cell: of the surface's 5 answers, how many named the brand. Darker means named more often.
- Window
- Oct 18, 2026 ~ Nov 8, 2026
| Brand |  Google AI Overviews |  ChatGPT |  Claude |  Gemini | Google AI Mode |  Microsoft Copilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Extra Space Storage | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 2Public Storage | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 3CubeSmart | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 4U-Haul | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 5StorageMart | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6PODS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 7Life Storage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 81-800-PACK-RAT | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9U-Pack | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10Zippy Shell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11UNITS Moving & Portable Storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12Security Public Storage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13Neighbor (peer-to-peer storage marketplace) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14SmartStop Self Storage | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15SMARTBOX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Named alongside
Brands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.
- Answers naming the brand
- 1
- 2
- 23
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 22
- Answers naming the brand
- 1
- 2
- 23
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 22
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Extra Space Storage | 23 | Public Storage (22), CubeSmart (18), U-Haul (15) |
| Public Storage | 22 | Extra Space Storage (22), CubeSmart (18), U-Haul (14) |
| CubeSmart | 18 | Extra Space Storage (18), Public Storage (18), U-Haul (14) |
| U-Haul | 15 | Extra Space Storage (15), CubeSmart (14), Public Storage (14) |
| StorageMart | 10 | Extra Space Storage (10), Public Storage (10), CubeSmart (9) |
| PODS | 10 | 1-800-PACK-RAT (7), U-Pack (6), Zippy Shell (5) |
| Life Storage | 8 | Extra Space Storage (8), Public Storage (7), CubeSmart (4) |
| 1-800-PACK-RAT | 8 | PODS (7), U-Pack (6), Zippy Shell (5) |
| U-Pack | 6 | PODS (6), 1-800-PACK-RAT (6), Zippy Shell (5) |
| Zippy Shell | 5 | PODS (5), U-Pack (5), 1-800-PACK-RAT (5) |
| UNITS Moving & Portable Storage | 4 | PODS (4), U-Pack (4), 1-800-PACK-RAT (4) |
| Security Public Storage | 2 | Extra Space Storage (2), 1-800-PACK-RAT (1), Life Storage (1) |
| Neighbor (peer-to-peer storage marketplace) | 3 | Extra Space Storage (3), CubeSmart (3), Public Storage (3) |
| SmartStop Self Storage | 2 | Extra Space Storage (2), Public Storage (2), Life Storage (1) |
| SMARTBOX | 2 | PODS (2), U-Pack (2), 1-800-PACK-RAT (2) |
| Simply Self Storage | 2 | Extra Space Storage (2), U-Haul (2), CubeSmart (2) |
| Units Mobile Storage | 1 | Life Storage (1), Extra Space Storage (1), CubeSmart (1) |
| Go Mini's | 2 | PODS (2), U-Pack (2), 1-800-PACK-RAT (2) |
| Trojan Storage | 1 | Life Storage (1), Extra Space Storage (1), U-Haul (1) |
| Compass Self Storage | 2 | Extra Space Storage (2), U-Haul (2), CubeSmart (2) |
| SpareFoot | 2 | Extra Space Storage (2), Public Storage (2), PODS (1) |
| SecureSpace Self Storage | 1 | Life Storage (1), Extra Space Storage (1), CubeSmart (1) |
| Safeway Moving | 1 | PODS (1), U-Pack (1), Go Mini's (1) |
| SecurCare | 1 | Simply Self Storage (1), Extra Space Storage (1), U-Haul (1) |
| Key Storage | 1 | SecurCare (1), Simply Self Storage (1), Extra Space Storage (1) |
| U-Haul Self-Storage | 1 | PODS (1), 1-800-PACK-RAT (1), Extra Space Storage (1) |
| Big Tex | 1 | Life Storage (1), Extra Space Storage (1), CubeSmart (1) |
| SafKeep | 1 | Life Storage (1), Extra Space Storage (1), CubeSmart (1) |
| StorageCafe | 1 | SpareFoot (1), Extra Space Storage (1), U-Haul (1) |
| FindStorageFast | 1 | SpareFoot (1), Extra Space Storage (1), U-Haul (1) |
Most cited sources
Sites cited by the answers to this category's questions and its subcategories'. Counts are citing answers. All of this week's questions. Earlier ranks appear once two weekly runs of the same methodology exist.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | move.org | 16 |
| 2 | movebuddha.com | 11 |
| 3 | forbes.com | 10 |
| 4 | publicstorage.com | 7 |
| 5 | consumeraffairs.com | 7 |
| 6 | reviewed.com | 7 |
| 7 | moving.com | 6 |
| 8 | extraspace.com | 6 |
| 9 | movingplace.com | 6 |
| 10 | smartstopselfstorage.com | 5 |
Sources and brands
Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.
| Cited sources | Brand | Answers naming the brand |
|---|---|---|
| move.org | Public Storage | 13 |
| move.org | Extra Space Storage | 13 |
| move.org | CubeSmart | 11 |
| movebuddha.com | Public Storage | 9 |
| movebuddha.com | Extra Space Storage | 9 |
| move.org | U-Haul | 8 |
| publicstorage.com | Extra Space Storage | 7 |
| publicstorage.com | Public Storage | 7 |
| forbes.com | Extra Space Storage | 7 |
| forbes.com | Public Storage | 7 |
| movebuddha.com | CubeSmart | 6 |
| extraspace.com | Extra Space Storage | 6 |
| movingplace.com | Extra Space Storage | 6 |
| extraspace.com | Public Storage | 6 |
| movebuddha.com | U-Haul | 6 |
| move.org | PODS | 6 |
| movingplace.com | Public Storage | 5 |
| publicstorage.com | Life Storage | 5 |
| movebuddha.com | PODS | 5 |
| forbes.com | CubeSmart | 5 |
| consumeraffairs.com | U-Haul | 5 |
| consumeraffairs.com | Public Storage | 5 |
| move.org | StorageMart | 5 |
| consumeraffairs.com | Extra Space Storage | 5 |
| move.org | Life Storage | 5 |
| publicstorage.com | CubeSmart | 5 |
| consumeraffairs.com | CubeSmart | 5 |
| reviewed.com | Public Storage | 4 |
| extraspace.com | CubeSmart | 4 |
| forbes.com | PODS | 4 |
| move.org | 1-800-PACK-RAT | 4 |
| movebuddha.com | StorageMart | 4 |
| movingplace.com | U-Haul | 4 |
| movingplace.com | StorageMart | 4 |
| reviewed.com | Extra Space Storage | 4 |
| reviewed.com | U-Haul | 4 |
| reviewed.com | CubeSmart | 4 |
| forbes.com | 1-800-PACK-RAT | 3 |
| consumeraffairs.com | PODS | 3 |
| movingplace.com | CubeSmart | 3 |
| reviewed.com | StorageMart | 3 |
| extraspace.com | U-Haul | 3 |
| extraspace.com | Life Storage | 3 |
| reviewed.com | PODS | 3 |
| movebuddha.com | Life Storage | 3 |
| forbes.com | U-Haul | 3 |
| forbes.com | Life Storage | 3 |
| reviewed.com | 1-800-PACK-RAT | 3 |
| movingplace.com | Life Storage | 3 |
| consumeraffairs.com | StorageMart | 2 |
| movebuddha.com | 1-800-PACK-RAT | 2 |
| movingplace.com | PODS | 2 |
| publicstorage.com | U-Haul | 2 |
| extraspace.com | StorageMart | 2 |
| publicstorage.com | StorageMart | 2 |
| consumeraffairs.com | 1-800-PACK-RAT | 2 |
| forbes.com | StorageMart | 2 |
| movingplace.com | 1-800-PACK-RAT | 1 |
| consumeraffairs.com | Life Storage | 1 |
Citations by source type
How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.
By region
This category is measured separately in 32 cities in the United States and Canada. Regional results are shown per city and are not added to the national ranking above.
United States and Canada
New York City
- Leading business by region
- A different business leads in every region32 cities
Arizona
- Phoenix, AZBeSmart Self Storage
California
- Los Angeles, CAExtra Space Storage
- Sacramento, CA21st & R Self Storage
- San Diego, CAGolden Triangle Self Storage
- San Francisco, CAExtra Space Storage
Colorado
- Colorado Springs, COGarden of the Gods Self Storage
- Denver, COExtra Space Storage
District of Columbia
- Washington, DCCubeSmart Self Storage
Florida
- Jacksonville, FLExtra Space Storage
- Miami, FLPublic Storage
- Orlando, FLExtra Space Storage
- Tampa, FLExtra Space Storage (South Tampa / Rome Ave)
Georgia
- Atlanta, GAExtra Space Storage
Illinois
- Chicago, ILExtra Space Storage
Indiana
- Indianapolis, INExtra Space Storage
Massachusetts
- Boston, MABoston Seaport Self Storage
Nevada
- Las Vegas, NVFort Apache Desert Inn Self Storage
New York
- New York CityManhattan Mini Storage
- BrooklynLockaway Self Storage Bing
Ohio
- Cleveland, OHCompass Self Storage
- Columbus, OHExtra Space Storage
Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia, PAExtra Space Storage
Tennessee
- Nashville, TNStorPlace Self Storage
Texas
- Austin, TXBergstrom Storage
- Dallas, TXExtra Space Storage (4114 N Central Expy)
- Houston, TXBig Tex Storage
- San Antonio, TXStore Space Self Storage
Washington
- Seattle, WAWest Coast Self-Storage Columbia City — 3736 Rainier Ave S
Wisconsin
- Milwaukee, WIExtra Space Storage
Alberta
- Calgary, ABSentinel Storage - Calgary Downtown
British Columbia
- Vancouver, BCMaple Leaf Self Storage
Ontario
- Toronto, ONGreen Storage
The name beside a city is the business AI named most there.
Other indexes in Moving & Logistics Services
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