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The best Profound alternatives are Writesonic, Promptwatch and Trakkr. We ranked every AI visibility tool by how much it improves on Profound's gaps, like prompts per price and AI-readiness audit, across 24 checks verified on 23 to 24 September 2026.
No public paid prompt/price ratio any more: Trial = 50 prompts free for 7 days; Enterprise = custom volume. (Discontinued Starter was $99/mo for 50 prompts, ChatGPT only.)
No dedicated site-wide AI-readiness crawler found. Pieces exist: 'Robots.txt & LLMs.txt Auditor' agent template (iPullRank), Chunk-Level Citation Audit template, Dynamic Bot Rendering, crawler verification.
Self-serve free Trial (50 prompts run daily for 7 days, ChatGPT+Gemini+AIO, unlimited seats). Self-serve paid Starter $99 / Growth $399 plans were removed mid-Sep 2026 after the Series D; any paid brand plan is now Enterprise via sales. Agency Growth still self-serve.
Public cookbook explains formulas (per-model metric averaged with equal weight; visibility = runs mentioning brand / runs mentioning any brand) and 'why past numbers change'. No sampling/runs-per-prompt/variance disclosure.
Profound removed its self-serve paid brand plans in September 2026. Paid brand plans now go through sales.
The ranking
Ranked by how much each tool improves on Profound's weakest checks, with Outcome checks counting double. Tools that are acquired or closed to new customers are left out.
The AI Search Growth Engine - track AI visibility, then fix gaps with content, citations and technical work via an Action Center and AI agents.
Better than Profound at
AI-readiness audit, Same-day self-serve, Prompts per price, Public pricing and trial and Prospecting
Where Profound is stronger
Engine coverage and Team seats
'The AI visibility platform to monitor, rank, and grow your brand in AI search' - end-to-end 'Agentic AI Search Optimization'
Better than Profound at
AI-readiness audit, Same-day self-serve, Prompts per price, Method transparency and Public pricing and trial
Where Profound is stronger
Engine coverage, Consumer-app capture and Team seats
Don't just track your AI visibility, change it. AI Visibility Platform for Brands & Agencies.
Better than Profound at
AI-readiness audit, Same-day self-serve, Prompts per price, Method transparency and Public pricing and trial
Where Profound is stronger
Consumer-app capture and Team seats
The best AI search and GEO platform / an AI search and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) platform. It measures and improves how brands appear in AI-generated answers - low-cost weekly tracking with 5 models included, plus GEO tooling and white-label for agencies
Better than Profound at
AI-readiness audit, Same-day self-serve, Prompts per price, Public pricing and trial and Alerts and reports
Where Profound is stronger
Content and publishing and Off-site work
The content operating system for AI search - Listen, Create, Publish, Optimize, Fix loop so content ranks on Google and gets cited by AI engines.
Better than Profound at
AI-readiness audit, Same-day self-serve, Prompts per price, Public pricing and trial and Alerts and reports
Where Profound is stronger
Off-site work, Action impact, Engine coverage and Agency and white-label
'Agents to Win on AI Search' - helps commercial & enterprise businesses 'become the answer AI gives and the brand AI trusts'
Better than Profound at
AI-readiness audit, Same-day self-serve, Prompts per price, Public pricing and trial and Prospecting
Where Profound is stronger
Action impact, Traffic attribution, Scan frequency and Markets and languages
Visibility & Analytics from AI Search - and the actions to drive growth - full-stack tracking + audits + content agent
Better than Profound at
AI-readiness audit, Same-day self-serve, Prompts per price, Public pricing and trial and Alerts and reports
Where Profound is stronger
Off-site work and Engine coverage
See who AI recommends instead of you. And exactly why. / The AI visibility platform: know how AI sees your brand, and fix it.
Better than Profound at
AI-readiness audit, Same-day self-serve, Prompts per price, Public pricing and trial and Alerts and reports
Where Profound is stronger
Off-site work, Action impact, AI crawler analytics and Engine coverage
We make RankRush, so it is not in the ranked list above. It ranks #21 of 45 overall at 21.5/32, scored from its own product code. RankRush tracks ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, audits your site for AI crawlers and turns every gap into a fix task, with content publishing and Reddit drafts built in.
RankRush is ahead of Profound on
AI-readiness audit, Same-day self-serve, Prompts per price, Public pricing and trial and Prospecting
Profound is ahead of RankRush on
Action impact, AI crawler analytics, Traffic attribution, Engine coverage, Consumer-app capture, Agency and white-label, Integrations and Team seats
14-day free trial on Starter and Pro · from €59/mo
Side by side
Same 24 checks for every tool. Weighted total = Outcome x2 + Performance + Features, out of 32.
| Tool | Outcome | Performance | Features | Total | Lowest listed price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writesonic | 8 | 7 | 7.5 | 30.5 | From $79/mo |
| Promptwatch | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | From $95/mo |
| Trakkr | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | From $100/mo |
| LLM Pulse | 7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 29 | From €49/mo |
| Profoundcurrent | 7 | 6.5 | 6 | 26.5 | Free trial, then sales |
| Frase | 7 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 26 | From $39/mo |
| Searchable | 6.5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | From $125/mo |
| AthenaHQ | 6 | 5 | 7.5 | 24.5 | Free tier, then $295/mo |
| Ayzeo | 6 | 5.5 | 7 | 24.5 | From $39/mo |
| RankRush | 5.5 | 6 | 4.5 | 21.5 | From €59/mo |
Every tool is scored on the same 24 checks from its own pricing page, docs and changelog, verified on 23 to 24 September 2026. For this page we ranked tools by the checks where they beat Profound, weighting Outcome checks double, and ignored the checks where they are weaker. That surfaces tools that fix Profound's specific gaps instead of repeating the overall leaderboard.
A Yes often means "on some plan". Check plan gating on the vendor's pricing page before you switch. See the full ranking and rubric.
FAQ
Straight answers from the same data as the ranking.
Writesonic. It is ahead of Profound on AI-readiness audit, same-day self-serve and prompts per price and scores 30.5/32 on our rubric against 26.5 for Profound. Promptwatch and Trakkr are the next closest fits.
Profound does not publish a price. Well-rated alternatives with public pricing include Writesonic (From $79/mo), Promptwatch (From $95/mo) and Trakkr (From $100/mo).
AirOps and AthenaHQ have a free tier. Free tiers are limited, so check which engines and how many prompts they cover. Most other tools offer a 7 to 14 day free trial instead.
Profound removed its self-serve paid brand plans in September 2026. Paid brand plans now go through sales. On our checks Profound falls short on prompts per price, AI-readiness audit, same-day self-serve and method transparency.
For some teams. RankRush is ahead of Profound on AI-readiness audit, same-day self-serve and prompts per price, and behind on action impact, AI crawler analytics and traffic attribution. It starts at €59 a month with a 14-day free trial on Starter and Pro.
RankRush tracks ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, audits your site for AI crawlers and turns every gap into a fix. 14-day free trial on Starter and Pro, from €59 a month.