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AI visibility tools, compared.

Pricing, engines covered, whether a tool can fix what it finds, and when another tool is the better fit. Our bias, stated up front: Stellarcast is our product.

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Comparison · Jul 2026

Best AI visibility tools in 2026: 11 AEO and GEO platforms compared

Eleven AI visibility platforms, sorted by what you actually need: enterprise depth, low-cost tracking, an add-on to your SEO suite, or gaps fixed and the lift proven.

Pricing · Sep 2026

AI visibility tool pricing (2026): 18 tools on one table

Eighteen AI visibility tools, one table: what each costs to start, what the top plan costs, which engines the entry plan checks, whether there is a trial, and whether it can fix anything. Every row comes from the vendor's own pages.

Alternatives
Comparison · Jul 2026

Profound alternatives (2026): competitors, with prices

Profound is excellent for enterprises that want the deepest measurement. If you need a public price, a smaller budget, an add-on to your SEO suite, or proof that a fix worked, these seven alternatives are worth a look.

Comparison · Sep 2026

Otterly.AI alternatives: AI visibility tools, priced and compared

Otterly.AI is the lowest-cost mainstream tracker and a sensible first tool. Teams outgrow it when add-ons pile up, or when they need fixes shipped and results proven.

Comparison · Sep 2026

Peec AI alternatives (2026): priced, with engines per plan

Peec AI is a well-liked, analytics-first monitor, and for many teams it is the right call. People look elsewhere when they want more engines on an entry plan, more than one market, or fixes shipped rather than listed.

Comparison · Sep 2026

Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit alternatives (2026): priced

Semrush's AI Visibility Toolkit is the natural choice if you already live in Semrush. Teams look for alternatives when they need a dedicated tool that acts on what it finds, covers Copilot, or prices better across several brands.

Comparison · Sep 2026

AthenaHQ alternatives (2026): priced, with engines per plan

AthenaHQ tracks 11 engines on its Starter plan and lists Shopify and Webflow integrations. Teams look elsewhere for a lower paid entry point, predictable prompt-based pricing, or more than one market without Enterprise.

Comparison · Oct 2026

Scrunch AI alternatives (2026): priced, with engines per plan

Scrunch is built for serving AI agents an optimized site. Teams look elsewhere when the Core plan, $250 a month for four engines in one country, is more than they need, or when they want fixes published rather than suggested.

Stellarcast vs
Comparison · Jul 2026

Stellarcast vs Profound: which AI visibility platform fits you?

Both track whether AI engines name your brand, and both can now push fixes to your site. The real differences are how you buy them, which engines your plan includes, and how each one proves a change worked. Here's an honest, side-by-side look.

Comparison · Sep 2026

Stellarcast vs Peec AI: which AI visibility tool fits you?

An honest side-by-side of Stellarcast and Peec AI: what each costs, which engines each plan checks, whether it can fix what it finds, and how it proves results.

Comparison · Sep 2026

Stellarcast vs Otterly.AI: which AI visibility tool fits you?

An honest side-by-side of Stellarcast and Otterly.AI: what each costs, which engines each plan checks, whether it can fix what it finds, and how it proves results.

Comparison · Sep 2026

Stellarcast vs Semrush: which AI visibility tool fits you?

An honest side-by-side of Stellarcast and Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit: what each costs, which engines each plan checks, whether it can fix what it finds, and how it proves results.

Comparison · Sep 2026

Stellarcast vs Ahrefs Brand Radar: which AI visibility tool fits you?

An honest side-by-side of Stellarcast and Ahrefs Brand Radar: what each costs, which engines each plan checks, whether it can fix what it finds, and how it proves results.

Comparison · Sep 2026

Stellarcast vs AthenaHQ: which AI visibility tool fits you?

An honest side-by-side of Stellarcast and AthenaHQ: what each costs, which engines each plan checks, whether it can fix what it finds, and how it proves results.

Comparison · Sep 2026

Stellarcast vs Scrunch: which AI visibility tool fits you?

An honest side-by-side of Stellarcast and Scrunch: what each costs, which engines each plan checks, whether it can fix what it finds, and how it proves results.

Comparison · Sep 2026

Stellarcast vs HubSpot AEO: which AI visibility tool fits you?

An honest side-by-side of Stellarcast and HubSpot AEO: what each costs, which engines each plan checks, whether it can fix what it finds, and how it proves results.

Head to head
Head to head · Oct 2026

Peec AI vs Scrunch (2026): pricing, engines, which to pick

Peec AI and Scrunch both monitor how AI engines mention a brand. They differ on price, on how many engines you get at the entry plan, and on what Scrunch does for AI agents.

Head to head · Oct 2026

Peec AI vs Otterly.AI (2026): pricing, engines, verdict

Otterly.AI is the lower-cost tracker; Peec AI is the deeper analytics platform. The engine lists overlap, but the way each one charges for engines is different.

Head to head · Oct 2026

Peec AI vs Evertune (2026): pricing, engines, which to pick

Peec AI is a self-serve monitor with monthly plans. Evertune is sold on annual billing and pairs tracking with an advertising agent, which makes it a different kind of purchase.

Head to head · Oct 2026

Peec AI vs Rankscale (2026): pricing, engines, verdict

Rankscale sells the most engines per dollar; Peec AI sells a deeper analytics surface on three engines. Both are monthly, both have free trials.

Head to head · Oct 2026

Peec AI vs AthenaHQ (2026): pricing, engines, which to pick

Peec AI monitors and reports; AthenaHQ monitors and acts. The price gap at the paid entry plan is large, and so is the engine gap.

Head to head · Oct 2026

Peec AI vs Promptwatch (2026): pricing, engines, verdict

Peec AI and Promptwatch are priced almost identically. The difference is what sits beyond the dashboard: Promptwatch writes articles and connects to WordPress and Webflow.

Head to head · Oct 2026

Peec AI vs Semrush AI Toolkit (2026): price, engines, pick

Peec AI is a dedicated AI visibility monitor. Semrush bundles AI visibility into its SEO plans. Which is better depends on whether you already pay for Semrush.

Head to head · Oct 2026

Profound vs Semrush AI Toolkit (2026): price, engines, pick

Profound is an enterprise AI visibility platform sold by contract. Semrush sells AI visibility inside its SEO plans at a public price. They rarely compete for the same buyer.

Head to head · Oct 2026

Profound vs Otterly.AI (2026): pricing, engines, verdict

These sit at opposite ends of the market: Otterly.AI is the lowest-cost mainstream tracker, Profound is an enterprise platform sold by contract.

Head to head · Oct 2026

SE Visible vs Profound (2026): pricing, engines, verdict

SE Visible is SE Ranking's AI visibility platform with public monthly prices. Profound is an enterprise platform sold by contract. The buyers overlap less than the search suggests.

Head to head · Oct 2026

SE Visible vs AthenaHQ (2026): pricing, engines, verdict

SE Visible gives you volume on five engines at a low price. AthenaHQ gives you eleven engines and actions, at three times the entry price, plus a free tier.

Head to head · Oct 2026

AthenaHQ vs AirOps (2026): pricing, engines, which to pick

AthenaHQ is an AI visibility platform that also takes actions. AirOps is a content production platform that also measures AI visibility. The order matters.

Head to head · Oct 2026

Profound vs Rankscale (2026): pricing, engines, verdict

Rankscale sells the most engines for the least money. Profound sells enterprise depth by contract. Both cover many engines; only one publishes a price.

Head to head · Oct 2026

Profound vs AirOps (2026): pricing, engines, which to pick

Both sell to enterprise marketing teams and both run agents. Profound starts from measurement; AirOps starts from content production.

Head to head · Oct 2026

Profound vs Ahrefs Brand Radar (2026): price, engines, pick

Ahrefs Brand Radar pairs a huge pre-built index of AI answers with custom prompts at a public price. Profound is an enterprise platform sold by contract.

Head to head · Oct 2026

Profound vs Scrunch (2026): pricing, engines, which to pick

Scrunch sells a public $250 entry plan and a layer that serves AI agents an optimized site. Profound sells an AI Marketer agent and enterprise analytics by contract.

Head to head · Oct 2026

AirOps vs Content Harmony (2026): refreshes, pricing, pick

AirOps ranks pages to refresh with AI citation loss as one input. Content Harmony grades a chosen page against a search topic model, at a public price per page.

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