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Brand teams and agencies that value unlimited users, daily tracking, and prompt allocation across projects.
Watch: Starter includes three model selections; extra models cost more and API access is Enterprise.
Best AI visibility tools in 2026
Start with your buying job. Compare the plans, the evidence and the weakness your team can accept.
A note on this guide
The direct answer: choose by buying job, not an overall score. Trakkr is the broad-platform pick, RankScale has the lowest published paid entry, Profound is the enterprise shortlist, and Ahrefs Brand Radar suits SEO teams that want a large discovery index. Trakkr publishes this guide and owns Trakkr, so every product claim below is tied to official vendor material and every weakness stays visible.
Evidence standard. Official pricing, product and documentation pages carry individual check dates; RankScope was checked on 17 Oct 2026. “Not publicly stated” is an unknown, not a negative. Buyer and company-size fit are editorial labels based on each vendor’s public positioning and plan shape. We did not open accounts or test output accuracy.
The complete buyer decision matrix
Each row uses the published entry plan. Engine names, usage, seats, plan access and billing come from the shared vendor record; weaknesses are documentation-based editorial findings. Prices are a dated record, not a live quote.
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| Platform and plan | Best buyer | Company size | Engines on plan | Prompts or checks | Citations | Crawler data | API | Exports | Seats | Agency support | Price | Billing | Documented tradeoff | |
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| Best buyerSmall teams, in-house teams, agencies, enterprise | Company sizeSmall to enterprise | Engines on plan8 surfaces: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI | Prompts or checks50 prompts, daily | CitationsYes | Crawler dataPaid add-on | APIHigher plan | ExportsYes | Seats3 seats | Agency supportHigher plan | Price$100/mo or $83.33/mo yearly | BillingMonthly or annual | Documented tradeoffIt costs more than the lowest-price trackers, and REST API access starts on Scale. | ||
| Best buyerSmall teams, in-house teams, agencies, enterprise | Company sizeSmall to enterprise | Engines on plan10 surfaces: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, DeepSeek, Mistral, Grok, Microsoft Copilot, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews | Prompts or checksSearch terms are unlimited; executions consume credits, tracking frequency is not publicly stated for this plan | CitationsYes | Crawler dataNot publicly stated | APIHigher plan | ExportsYes | SeatsNot publicly stated for this plan | Agency supportHigher plan | Price$17/mo equivalent, $204/yr | BillingAnnual payment required | Documented tradeoffThe $17 monthly equivalent is annual-only and not a fixed prompt bundle; engine-specific credit costs make direct prompt-price comparison unsafe. | ||
| Best buyerSmall teams, in-house teams, agencies | Company sizeSmall to mid-market | Engines on plan4 surfaces: ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot | Prompts or checks15 prompts, daily | CitationsYes | Crawler dataNot publicly stated | APINo | ExportsYes | SeatsUnlimited team members | Agency supportHigher plan | Price$29/mo or $25/mo yearly | BillingMonthly or annual | Documented tradeoffLite has 15 prompts and four core engines; Gemini and Google AI Mode are paid add-ons. | ||
| Best buyerSmall teams, in-house teams, agencies, enterprise | Company sizeSmall to enterprise | Engines on plan3 surfaces: Choose three supported models | Prompts or checks50 prompts, daily | CitationsYes | Crawler dataNot publicly stated | APIHigher plan | ExportsYes | SeatsUnlimited users | Agency supportHigher plan | Price$95/mo or $80.75/mo yearly | BillingMonthly or annual | Documented tradeoffStarter includes three model selections; extra models cost more and API access is Enterprise. | ||
| Best buyerIn-house teams, agencies, enterprise | Company sizeMid-market to enterprise | Engines on plan4 surfaces: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Microsoft Copilot | Prompts or checks125 prompts, tracking frequency is not publicly stated for this plan | CitationsYes | Crawler dataYes | APIHigher plan | ExportsNot publicly stated | Seats5 seats | Agency supportHigher plan | Price$250/mo | BillingPricing is charged per brand, per month | Documented tradeoffCore covers four engines; Claude, Gemini, Grok, API, and SSO require Enterprise. | ||
| Best buyerIn-house teams, agencies, enterprise | Company sizeMid-market to enterprise | Engines on plan3 surfaces: ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews | Prompts or checks50 prompts, daily | CitationsYes | Crawler dataYes | APINo | ExportsNo | SeatsUnlimited seats | Agency supportHigher plan | PriceFree: 50 prompts run daily for 7 days across 3 engines | BillingNo billing term applies to the free Trial | Documented tradeoffBrands get no self-serve tracking plan beyond a seven-day free Trial, and agencies pay $399/month for each client workspace on top of the $99 base. | ||
| Best buyerIn-house teams, agencies, enterprise, SEO-suite buyers | Company sizeMid-market to enterprise | Engines on plan7 surfaces: Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude | Prompts or checks2,500 checks, tracking frequency is not publicly stated for this plan | CitationsYes | Crawler dataHigher plan | APIYes | ExportsYes | SeatsNot publicly stated for this package | Agency supportNot publicly stated | Price$50/mo | BillingMonthly | Documented tradeoffThe $50 entry is custom-prompt checks only; full all-platform Brand Radar access is $699/mo. | ||
| Best buyerSmall teams, in-house teams, content teams, SEO-suite buyers, enterprise | Company sizeSmall to enterprise | Engines on plan3 surfaces: ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews | Prompts or checks50 prompts, daily | CitationsNot publicly stated | Crawler dataYes | APINot publicly stated | ExportsHigher plan | Seats1 seats | Agency supportHigher plan | Price$99/mo or $79/mo yearly | BillingMonthly or annual | Documented tradeoffStarter tracks three platforms; broader ten-platform coverage is Enterprise. | ||
| Best buyerAgencies, enterprise, multi-location | Company sizeMid-market to enterprise | Engines on plan4 surfaces: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Google | Prompts or checksNot publicly stated for this plan, tracking frequency is not publicly stated for this plan | CitationsYes | Crawler dataNot publicly stated | APIYes | ExportsYes | SeatsNot publicly stated for this plan | Agency supportYes | PriceCustom quote | BillingCustom quote | Documented tradeoffPricing, prompt allowances, seats, and workspace limits are not publicly stated. | ||
| Best buyerSmall teams, in-house teams, agencies, enterprise | Company sizeSmall to enterprise | Engines on plan5 surfaces: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot | Prompts or checks300 responses, tracking frequency is not publicly stated for this plan | CitationsYes | Crawler dataNot publicly stated | APIHigher plan | ExportsHigher plan | SeatsUnlimited members | Agency supportHigher plan | Price$0/mo | BillingOngoing free plan | Documented tradeoffPrompt capacity is expressed as response credits, and Starter API access is a separately priced add-on. | ||
| Best buyerSmall teams, in-house teams, content teams | Company sizeSmall to mid-market | Engines on plan2 surfaces: ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews | Prompts or checks40 prompts, daily | CitationsYes | Crawler dataNot publicly stated | APIHigher plan | ExportsYes | SeatsUnlimited seats | Agency supportHigher plan | Price$49/mo | BillingMonthly | Documented tradeoffStarter covers two engines; broader coverage and impact tracking require Professional or above. |
Entry plan means the published entry record in the registry. A free trial is labelled separately and is not an ongoing free plan. A vendor-wide feature may differ from entry-plan access, so API, exports and agency columns use the plan record. Citations and crawler data use the vendor’s published capability status and preserve tier notes.
RankScope was added as an unpaid reciprocal editorial inclusion on . Starter includes ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews; four-engine coverage and impact tracking start on Professional.
7 buyer-type verdicts
No overall score. Start with the row that matches your buying job, then test its stated weakness against your brief.
Enterprise teams
Profound
Enterprise brands and agencies that want a mature answer-engine intelligence product and can accept custom or per-client pricing.
Watch: Brands get no self-serve tracking plan beyond a seven-day free Trial, and agencies pay $399/month for each client workspace on top of the $99 base.
Small brands
Otterly.AI
Small teams that want a clearly priced prompt-tracking bundle with a low starting price.
Watch: Lite has 15 prompts and four core engines; Gemini and Google AI Mode are paid add-ons.
Traditional SEO teams
Ahrefs Brand Radar
SEO teams that want a very large prebuilt AI prompt index plus optional custom prompt checks.
Watch: The $50 entry is custom-prompt checks only; full all-platform Brand Radar access is $699/mo.
Multi-location brands
Yext Scout
Multi-location brands and partners that need hyper-local competitive benchmarking and action workflows.
Watch: Pricing, prompt allowances, seats, and workspace limits are not publicly stated.
Budget buyers
RankScale
Budget-conscious teams that want broad engine choice and are comfortable forecasting credits.
Watch: The $17 monthly equivalent is annual-only and not a fixed prompt bundle; engine-specific credit costs make direct prompt-price comparison unsafe.
Teams needing an API
LLMrefs
API access is included on its one published plan. SEO teams that want a simple $79 plan with a large prompt allowance.
Watch: Weekly reporting is lighter than daily enterprise monitoring, and the public engine lists conflict.
Where competitors beat Trakkr
These are the clearest documented reasons to choose a competitor. Trakkr’s ownership of this guide does not change them.
Sometimes another tool is the right fit.
Keep the limits in view, including ours.
Strongest reason not to buy Trakkr: It costs more than the lowest-price trackers, and REST API access starts on Scale. If low entry cost or an entry-tier REST API is a hard requirement, remove Trakkr from the shortlist.
Ahrefs Brand Radar
SEO teams that want a very large prebuilt AI prompt index plus optional custom prompt checks.
Its limit: The $50 entry is custom-prompt checks only; full all-platform Brand Radar access is $699/mo.
Yext Scout
Multi-location brands and partners that need hyper-local competitive benchmarking and action workflows.
Its limit: Pricing, prompt allowances, seats, and workspace limits are not publicly stated.
Writesonic
Content and SEO teams that want prompt tracking, site audits, and article production in one subscription.
Its limit: Starter tracks three platforms; broader ten-platform coverage is Enterprise.
AthenaHQ
Teams that want a free credit-based entry point and action or content-optimization workflows.
Its limit: Prompt capacity is expressed as response credits, and Starter API access is a separately priced add-on.
RankScale
Budget-conscious teams that want broad engine choice and are comfortable forecasting credits.
Its limit: The $17 monthly equivalent is annual-only and not a fixed prompt bundle; engine-specific credit costs make direct prompt-price comparison unsafe.
Scrunch AI
Teams that want prompt monitoring, citations, site audits, and AI bot traffic in the same entry plan.
Its limit: Core covers four engines; Claude, Gemini, Grok, API, and SSO require Enterprise.
RankScope
RankScope pairs AI visibility tracking with Action Plans and its content Studio. Starter costs $49/month for 40 prompts tracked daily on ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews. Professional costs $149/month for 150 prompts across those engines plus Perplexity and Google AI Mode, and adds impact tracking. Agency costs $399/month for 400 prompts, 25 client workspaces and white-label dashboards. Best for teams that want to track AI visibility, fix the gaps and measure the result in one tool.
Its limit: Starter covers two engines; broader coverage and impact tracking require Professional or above.
The test we have not run
Comparable hands-on results were not available in authorised accounts, so this guide retains the documentation-review label. This is the exact protocol for a future test.
SAMPLE
Trakkr, trakkr.ai, measured as the disclosed test brand against Profound, Peec AI, Scrunch AI and Ahrefs Brand Radar.
MARKET
United States, English, desktop. Run every day at 15:00 UTC for seven consecutive days. Record the execution dates before publishing results.
PRODUCTS
Use the lowest public plan that supports the four common surfaces. If a surface is unavailable, record Not available and do not substitute another engine.
SURFACES
ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews. Use the same location, language, brand, domain and competitor set in every product.
OBSERVATIONS
Run the 12 frozen prompts on four surfaces for seven days, producing 336 planned answer observations before reruns or failures.
EVIDENCE SAVED
Keep raw answer text, cited URLs, timestamps, prompt, surface, location, product export, failed runs and plan settings. Publish the anonymised evidence file with the results.
INDEPENDENT MEASURES
Calculate mention presence, unprompted recommendation presence, cited-domain share and rank from the saved answers. Do not compare vendor-defined scores as though they share one formula.
LIMITATIONS
Model answers vary, vendors may query different endpoints, Google AI Overviews may not trigger, and product exports can round or deduplicate differently. Report missing runs and variance, not only averages.
Start free, then decide what to automate
A paid tracker makes sense when repeat checks, history, exports, alerts or client reporting would save more work than they cost.
STEP 1AI Site Grader
Start here to check whether one site gives AI systems clear, usable brand and page signals.
STEP 3AI Share of Voice Tool
Calculate a simple baseline, then decide whether a paid platform would save enough repeat work.
How to use this guide
1. Set the brief
Write down company size, buyer type, required engines, monthly prompts or checks, seats, exports, API, agency needs and maximum billing commitment.
2. Remove unknowns
Treat every Not publicly stated cell as a sales question. Do not turn it into a yes or a no without written vendor evidence.
3. Shortlist two
Choose the buyer-type verdict that fits, then keep one alternative whose weakness is less costly for your team.
4. Test before commitment
Ask both vendors to run the frozen prompt sample with your market and required surfaces. Compare raw answers and cited URLs, not dashboard scores alone.
Scope, ownership and corrections
What this page does
This is a software procurement guide: plan limits, evidence, commitment and buyer fit. The AEO tools comparison is about answer-engine optimisation workflow, while the GEO tools guide focuses on measurement-to-action depth. They solve different search intents and do not reuse this matrix.
Trakkr owns and publishes this guide and sells one product in it. No competitor paid for placement. RankScope is an unpaid reciprocal editorial inclusion; its team agreed the plan-qualified wording, which we checked against official sources. There is no overall score and no self-serving review rating.
Corrections and change log
Found a stale price or wrong limit? Email hello@trakkr.ai with the official source and the affected row. We update the shared vendor record first, then the visible guide, structured data and change log.
17 Oct 2026: Added RankScope to the matrix, competitor-fit section and source register. Checked Starter coverage and the higher-plan impact-tracking and agency limits against current official sources.
26 Aug 2026: Added the direct shortlist, 14-field decision matrix, seven buyer verdicts, competitor advantages, exact future benchmark, free-tool path, source register and launch baseline.
18 Aug 2026: Replaced the broad listicle with a source-backed plan-level fact model and explicit unknown states.
Official source register (29)
RankScope was checked on 17 Oct 2026. Other vendors retain their individual evidence dates. Open a row to see the exact official pages used.
Questions, answered.
Short answers on picking, pricing and how we checked.
There is no defensible overall winner. The right choice depends on company size, buyer type, required engines, prompt volume, reporting, API needs, billing terms and the weaknesses your team can accept. This guide gives a named verdict for 7 common buyer types.
Need a vendor outside this matrix?
The directory keeps the wider source-backed market and the pricing benchmark lets you compare plan economics.