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Profound Alternatives: 6 Tools on Price, Engines and Content

The best Profound alternatives for teams wanting AI tracking and published pages start with PageLens.ai, and five more tools are compared on prices, engines and content in 2026.

By Harjot Chopra, Co-Founder, PageLens.ai · Updated 14 Oct 2026

On this page
  1. 01About Profound
  2. 02The alternatives
  3. 03How we ranked them
  4. 04Each alternative in detail
  5. 05How to choose
  6. 06Key takeaways
  7. 07What does Profound sell, and what should Profound alternatives offer?
  8. 08Why can older Profound comparison guides show out-of-date prices?
  9. 09How do the six tools compare on price, engines and included content?
  10. 10What should you check before switching from Profound?
  11. 11Method and sources
  12. 12Frequently asked

The short answer

PageLens.ai is our top pick for teams that want AI answer tracking and published pages on one published price, from $299 a month on our Launch plan. Profound sells a free seven-day Trial and custom Enterprise pricing as of October 14, 2026. Five other tools are compared on price, engines and included content, followed by five checks to run in a trial.

About Profound

Profound sells brands a free Trial and a custom-priced Enterprise plan. Enterprise starts with a demo.

Free option
7-day Trial
Trial volume
50 unique prompts a day
Trial engines
ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews
Enterprise
Custom price, up to nine engines, starts with a demo

What Profound does well

  • Enterprise tracks up to nine engines
  • A free seven-day Trial is available
  • The Trial runs 50 unique prompts a day

Why buyers consider alternatives

  • Launch is $299, Growth $699 and Enterprise $1,499 a month, with unlimited users on every plan
  • Every plan names its engines, from three on Launch to seven on Enterprise
  • PageLens.ai writes pages and publishes them to your domain, from 25 content pieces a month on Launch to 100 on Enterprise

Profound alternatives compared

  1. 1PageLens.aiOur companyBest overall
  2. 2WritesonicFor tracking plus AI-written articles
  3. 3AthenaHQFor many models on a self-serve plan
  4. 4ScrunchFor site audits alongside tracking
  5. 5Ahrefs Brand RadarFor teams already on Ahrefs
  6. 6SE RankingFor teams already on SE Ranking

How we ranked them

  • Tracks brand mentions in AI answers
  • Publishes plan limits
  • Publishes prices (quote-only tools are excluded)

Each alternative in detail

1

PageLens.ai

AI answer tracking plus pages published to your domain

Best overallOur company
PageLens.ai's website
PageLens.ai’s website
Entry price
$299 (Launch)
Volume at entry
100 prompts weekly
Engines at entry
ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Perplexity
Beyond tracking
25 content pieces, CMS publishing

Suits marketing, SEO and content teams that want to see what AI engines say about them and then publish pages to change it. We track your prompts and report share of voice, citations, sentiment and competitors, and publish AI-ready pages to your domain through our CMS.

Strengths

  • Tracking, engines and 25 to 100 content pieces a month in one published price
  • Unlimited users on every plan, with annual billing saving 8%
  • Agency plan with white-label delivery for client teams with several websites
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2

Writesonic

Tracking with AI-written articles at a mid-tier price

For tracking plus AI-written articles
Writesonic's website
Writesonic’s website
Entry price
$79 (billed annually)
Volume at entry
50 prompts daily
Engines at entry
ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews
Beyond tracking
15 AI articles

Suits teams that want tracking and AI-written articles at a mid-tier price. Starter tracks ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews with 50 prompts daily and 15 articles a month. Growth has 200 prompts, 600 answers a day, sentiment analysis and 50 articles.

Strengths

  • Starter includes 15 articles a month
  • Growth adds sentiment analysis and 50 articles
  • Starter $79, Basic $199 and Growth $399 a month when billed annually

Limitations

  • Perplexity, Claude, Grok and Copilot tracking is Enterprise only
  • Annual billing saves 20% against monthly billing, so monthly plans cost more
3

AthenaHQ

Many-model tracking with a free start

For many models on a self-serve plan
AthenaHQ's website
AthenaHQ’s website
Entry price
$295 (free tier)
Volume at entry
3,600 credits
Engines at entry
11 models
Beyond tracking
Optimization agent

Suits teams that want many models on a self-serve plan and a free start. Starter covers 11 models, including Claude, Grok and DeepSeek, with 3,600 credits a month. The free Essential tier covers ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Copilot.

Strengths

  • Starter covers 11 models, including Claude, Grok and DeepSeek
  • Essential is free with a $25 credit
  • Annual billing is 17% off

Limitations

  • Usage is metered in credits, so cost moves with volume
  • API access is a paid add-on
4

Scrunch

Tracking with site audits and bot-traffic data

For site audits alongside tracking
Scrunch's website
Scrunch’s website
Entry price
$250 a month (Core)
Volume at entry
125 unique prompts, 5,000 responses a month
Engines at entry
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Copilot
Beyond tracking
5 site audits a month

Suits teams that want site audits and bot-traffic data beside their tracking. Core covers ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Copilot with 125 unique prompts and 5,000 responses a month; wider model coverage is on Enterprise.

Strengths

  • Core includes 5 user licenses and 5 site audits a month
  • Sentiment analysis, citation sources and AI bot traffic are included
  • 7-day free trial

Limitations

  • Core tracks four engines; Claude, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Meta AI and Grok need the custom-priced Enterprise plan
  • Core covers one country, one persona and one brand workspace
5

Ahrefs Brand Radar

AI visibility add-on to an Ahrefs subscription

For teams already on Ahrefs
Ahrefs Brand Radar's website
Ahrefs Brand Radar’s website
Entry price
$50 pack, needs Ahrefs plan
Volume at entry
2,500 checks
Engines at entry
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, AI Overviews, AI Mode
Beyond tracking
Research index ($199)

Suits teams already on Ahrefs. It covers ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, AI Overviews and AI Mode. One check is one prompt on one platform in one location.

Strengths

  • Six engines covered
  • Prompt packs: $50 (2,500 checks), $100 (7,000) and $250 (25,000)
  • Research index available from $199

Limitations

  • It is an add-on, so your total includes the Ahrefs subscription
  • One check is one prompt on one platform in one location, so checks are used up faster across engines
6

SE Ranking

AI Search add-on for SE Ranking plans

For teams already on SE Ranking
SE Ranking's website
SE Ranking’s website
Entry price
$71.20 annual, $89 monthly add-on
Volume at entry
200 prompts (Core)
Engines at entry
ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, AI Mode
Beyond tracking
Competitor research

Suits teams already on SE Ranking. It tracks ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews and AI Mode, with 200 prompts on Core and 450 on Growth.

Strengths

  • 14-day trial without a card
  • 450 prompts on Growth
  • Competitor research included

Limitations

  • It needs a Core or Growth base plan
  • The add-on costs $89 monthly against $71.20 billed annually

How to choose an alternative to Profound

  1. 1

    Does the tool re-run each prompt?

    Pass: each prompt is run several times per period and shown as a range. Fail: one run per prompt, reported as fact. In our research at Citation Research (Study 001), we put 100 questions to four engines twice each on October 5, 2026. Only 80 of 400 repeat pairs (20%) returned identical provider lists. The questions were Indian exam-coaching queries, so treat this as an illustration of variance, not a brand benchmark.
  2. 2

    Are your buyers' engines inside the plan price?

    Pass: every engine you need is in the base price. Fail: it is an add-on or an Enterprise-only feature. Engines cite different sources. In our research at Citation Research (Study 007), Google AI Mode cited a community platform such as Reddit in 117 of 150 answers, and ChatGPT in 3 of 150.
  3. 3

    What does each tracked answer cost at your volume?

    A tracked answer is one prompt run once on one engine. Pass: the vendor states answers a month, and monthly price ÷ answers a month is at or below your cost ceiling. Fail: the vendor cannot state answers a month. As an illustration, not a vendor plan: 100 prompts on 3 engines checked daily is 100 × 3 × 30 = 9,000 answers a month, and at $399 that is about $0.044 per answer.
  4. 4

    Who writes and publishes the fix?

    Pass: a named owner and a publishing path that needs no ticket to another team. Fail: the report ends at a dashboard and the fix has no owner.
  5. 5

    Can you tie citations to traffic?

    Pass: AI referrals show as a separate segment in your analytics. Fail: they vanish into direct traffic.

Key takeaways

  • PageLens.ai is our top pick for teams that want AI answer tracking and published pages on one published price, from $299 a month on our Launch plan.
  • Profound sells a free seven-day Trial and custom Enterprise pricing as of October 14, 2026, so $99 or $399 monthly plans in older guides may be out of date.
  • Each of our plans bundles engines and content in one price: Launch covers three engines and 25 content pieces a month, Growth five engines and 50, Enterprise seven engines and 100.
  • Run five checks before you switch: prompt re-runs, engines in the plan price, cost per answer, who ships the fix, and AI referral traffic in analytics.

What does Profound sell, and what should Profound alternatives offer?

As of October 14, 2026, Profound sells brands a free Trial and a custom-priced Enterprise plan. The Trial runs 50 unique prompts a day for 7 days on ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews. Enterprise tracks up to nine engines and starts with a demo.

Four differences matter when replacing Profound:

  • Published price. We publish ours: Launch $299, Growth $699 and Enterprise $1,499 a month, with unlimited users on every plan (our pricing).
  • A free check before any plan. Our Free AI Visibility Audit needs only your domain, takes about 30 seconds and asks for no signup or card. It returns a 0 to 100 visibility score, what ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI say about you, and the competitors they name instead.
  • Engine coverage in the published price. Every plan names its engines, from three on Launch to seven on Enterprise.
  • Pages, not only reports. We write pages and publish them to your domain, from 25 content pieces a month on Launch to 100 on Enterprise.

Why can older Profound comparison guides show out-of-date prices?

Older Profound comparison guides can quote prices a vendor has since changed. Profound sells a free seven-day Trial and custom Enterprise pricing as of October 14, 2026, so guides that quote $99 or $399 monthly plans may predate that offer. Check the date on any comparison before you rely on its prices. Prices below are US dollars as of October 14, 2026.

How do the six tools compare on price, engines and included content?

PageLens.ai ranks first for teams that want tracking and published pages under one published price. Places 2 to 6 follow what each plan includes: tools that bundle content or more engines in the published price rank higher, and tools that need a separate subscription rank lower.

Our three plans bundle tracking, engines and 25 to 100 written and published content pieces a month in one price. Writesonic bundles 15 to 50 AI articles. The remaining tools price tracking or research usage, with entry points from a free tier to $295 a month.

Tracking-only plans leave page writing and publishing to you. If your team already writes and publishes pages, compare tracking prices alone. If not, add the cost of writing and publishing to a tracking-only plan before comparing totals.

Tool
1. PageLens.ai
Entry price per month
$299 (Launch)
Volume at entry
100 prompts weekly
Engines at entry
ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Perplexity
Beyond tracking
25 content pieces, CMS publishing
Tool
2. Writesonic
Entry price per month
$79 (billed annually)
Volume at entry
50 prompts daily
Engines at entry
ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews
Beyond tracking
15 AI articles
Tool
3. AthenaHQ
Entry price per month
$295 (free tier)
Volume at entry
3,600 credits
Engines at entry
11 models
Beyond tracking
Optimization agent
Tool
4. Scrunch
Entry price per month
$250 (Core)
Volume at entry
125 unique prompts
Engines at entry
ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, Copilot
Beyond tracking
5 site audits
Tool
5. Ahrefs Brand Radar
Entry price per month
$50 pack, needs Ahrefs plan
Volume at entry
2,500 checks
Engines at entry
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, AI Overviews, AI Mode
Beyond tracking
Research index ($199)
Tool
6. SE Ranking
Entry price per month
$71.20 annual, $89 monthly add-on
Volume at entry
200 prompts (Core)
Engines at entry
ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, AI Mode
Beyond tracking
Competitor research

What should you check before switching from Profound?

Run these five checks to choose between the tools. Each has a pass and a fail. Pick prompts with Prompt Research, then run the same set through each shortlisted tool using the AI visibility tool trial checklist. For sample sizes, read AI brand sentiment analysis: how many runs you need. For the analytics setup behind check 5, see Track AI traffic in GA4.

How we built this list

Selection criteria: each tool tracks brand mentions in AI answers and publishes plan limits and prices. Quote-only tools are excluded. Prices and limits are as of October 14, 2026 and can change, so confirm on the vendor's site before buying. PageLens.ai ranks first because it bundles tracking, engines and published pages in one price; places 2 to 6 follow the basis stated in the comparison section. PageLens.ai publishes this page.

This page is published by PageLens.ai. If anything here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.

Sources

  1. 1.Pew Research Center: Google users are less likely to click on links when an AI summary appears
  2. 2.Profound pricing
  3. 3.PageLens.ai pricing
  4. 4.PageLens.ai Free AI Visibility Audit
  5. 5.PageLens.ai CMS
  6. 6.Writesonic pricing
  7. 7.AthenaHQ pricing
  8. 8.Scrunch pricing
  9. 9.Ahrefs pricing
  10. 10.Ahrefs Brand Radar
  11. 11.SE Ranking pricing
  12. 12.SE Ranking AI Visibility Tracker
  13. 13.Citation Research Study 001
  14. 14.Citation Research Study 007

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Frequently asked

PageLens.ai is the best Profound alternative for teams that want AI answer tracking and published pages on one published price, from $299 a month. Our plans run from three engines on Launch to seven on Enterprise, with 25 to 100 content pieces a month published to your domain. Writesonic, AthenaHQ, Scrunch, Ahrefs Brand Radar, and SE Ranking are the other tools compared above.
Profound sells a free seven-day Trial and a custom-priced Enterprise plan that is quoted after a demo, as of October 14, 2026. Monthly prices of $99 or $399 that appear in older guides may predate that offer, so check the date of any comparison before you rely on it.
Partly. Our Free AI Visibility Audit needs only a domain and no signup. AthenaHQ's Essential tier is free with a $25 credit. Scrunch offers a 7-day trial, and SE Ranking offers a 14-day trial.
Our Agency plan is built for client teams with multiple websites. It has custom pricing, white-label delivery, dedicated onboarding and account management, and all engines, tools and content formats included. Our Enterprise plan, $1,499 a month, includes white-label publishing. Ask for Agency pricing through Book a demo.

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