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The best AI visibility tools in 2026, 45 tools scored on 24 checks

The best AI visibility tools right now are Writesonic (30.5/32), Promptwatch (30/32) and Trakkr (30/32). They track AI answers and help you change them. We scored 45 tools, RankRush included at #21, on a published rubric using each vendor's own pricing pages and docs.

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The ranking

45 AI visibility tools, ranked

Weighted total = Outcome x2 + Performance + Features, out of 32. Open any tool for the full head-to-head with RankRush, every cell sourced.

# Tool Outcome Performance Features Total Public pricing Lowest listed price
1 Writesonic 8 7 7.5 30.5 Yes From $79/mo
2 Promptwatch 8 7 7 30 Yes From $95/mo
3 Trakkr 8 7 7 30 Yes From $100/mo
4 LLM Pulse 7 7.5 7.5 29 Yes From €49/mo
5 Rankability 7 6 7 27 Partial Demo only
6 Profound 7 6.5 6 26.5 Partial Free trial, then sales
7 Gauge 7 7 5.5 26.5 Yes From $599/mo
8 Frase 7 5.5 6.5 26 Yes From $39/mo
9 Searchable 6.5 6 7 26 Yes From $125/mo
10 Visiblie 6.5 6 6.5 25.5 Yes From €79/mo
11 Peec AI 6 6.5 6.5 25 Yes From $95/mo
12 Goodie 6.5 6.5 5.5 25 Yes From $399/mo
13 AirOps 7 6.5 4.5 25 Partial Free to start
14 Ayzeo 6 5.5 7 24.5 Yes From $39/mo
15 Scrunch 5.5 6.5 7 24.5 Yes From $300/mo
16 AthenaHQ 6 5 7.5 24.5 Yes Free tier, then $295/mo
17 Conductor 6 5.5 6.5 24 Partial Custom quote
18 Ahrefs Brand Radar 5 6.5 6.5 23 Yes From $199/mo
19 Surfer 5 6.5 6.5 23 Yes From $82/mo
20 HubSpot AEO 5.5 5.5 6 22.5 Yes From $50/mo
21 RankRush 5.5 6 4.5 21.5 Yes From €59/mo
22 Nimt 4.5 7 5.5 21.5 Yes From $89/mo
23 Sight AI 5.5 5 5.5 21.5 Yes From $99/mo
24 Rankscale 4 7 6 21 Yes From $20/mo
25 Semrush AI Toolkit 4.5 7 5 21 Yes $99/mo
26 Analyze AI 5 6 5 21 Yes From $99/mo
27 Otterly.ai 4.5 6 5.5 20.5 Yes From $29/mo
28 Evertune 5.5 7.5 2 20.5 Partial $800/mo, demo only
29 SE Visible 4 8 4 20 Yes From $99/mo
30 Am I On AI 4.5 5.5 5 19.5 Yes From $100/mo
31 Geoptie 4 6 5.5 19.5 Partial From $49/mo
32 BrightEdge 4.5 5 5.5 19.5 No Custom quote
33 Nightwatch 3.5 6.5 5.5 19 Yes From €79/mo
34 Brandlight 4 6 4.5 18.5 No Custom quote
35 Yext Scout 3.5 5 6.5 18.5 No Custom quote
36 ZipTie 3 7 4.5 17.5 Yes From $42.75/mo
37 Relixir 4.5 5 3.5 17.5 No Custom quote
38 seoClarity ArcAI 5 4 3 17 No Custom quote
39 Knowatoa 3.5 5 4 16 Yes From $59/mo
40 Keyword.com 1 6 6 14 Yes From $9.80/mo
41 LLMrefs 2 6 3.5 13.5 Yes $79/mo
42 Bluefish 4 3.5 1.5 13 No Custom quote
43 Hall 2 4.5 3.5 12 Yes Waitlist
44 Daydream 4 2.5 1 11.5 No Custom quote
45 Geneo 2 3.5 3.5 11 Yes From $39.90/mo

Prices are each vendor's lowest listed plan, in the currency and billing period the vendor shows. RankRush links to pricing, every other tool to its RankRush comparison. Looking to switch? Every tool also has an alternatives page, for example Profound alternatives.

The rubric

24 checks, three questions

Yes scores 1, Partial 0.5, No or not documented 0. Outcome counts double: a tool that tracks your visibility but never helps you change it is a report, not a fix.

Outcome · counts x2

Does it help you rank in AI answers?

  1. Fix guidance Does it tell you what to fix, page by page?
  2. AI-readiness audit Does it audit your site for AI crawlers, robots.txt, llms.txt and schema?
  3. Content and publishing Does it write content and publish it to your CMS?
  4. Off-site work Does it help you earn mentions on Reddit and third-party sites?
  5. Action impact Does it measure whether a fix actually moved visibility?
  6. AI crawler analytics Does it show which AI bots crawl your site?
  7. Traffic attribution Does it tie AI visibility to traffic or revenue?
  8. Same-day self-serve Can you sign up alone and see data the same day?
Performance

Can you trust the data?

  1. Engine coverage How many AI engines does the entry plan include, without paid add-ons? 5 or more is Yes, 3 to 4 Partial, 2 or fewer No.
  2. Consumer-app capture Does it capture answers from the consumer apps (UI) or only from APIs?
  3. Citation URLs Does it show the exact URLs AI cites?
  4. Scan frequency Does it re-check prompts at least weekly?
  5. Prompts per price Is the prompt allowance clear and fair for the entry price?
  6. Markets and languages Can you track by country and language?
  7. Competitor benchmark Does it benchmark you against named competitors?
  8. Method transparency Does it publish how scores are calculated?
Features

Does it fit your team?

  1. Public pricing and trial Are prices public, with a trial or free tier?
  2. Agency and white-label Does it support multiple clients and branded reports?
  3. Prospecting Can agencies scan prospects to win new clients?
  4. Integrations Does it connect to GA4, GSC, CMSs and Slack?
  5. API and MCP access Can you get the data out programmatically?
  6. Team seats Can your whole team log in?
  7. Alerts and reports Does it alert you or email scheduled reports?
  8. Security and compliance Is it SOC 2 certified or GDPR-backed with EU data?

By use case

The best tool depends on the job

The same data, re-weighted for what each kind of team needs.

Top 3 Best AI visibility tools for agencies in 2026 Rankability, Writesonic and Promptwatch Top 3 The cheapest AI visibility tools in 2026 AirOps, AthenaHQ and Keyword.com Top 3 Best AI visibility tools for content and publishing Writesonic, Promptwatch and Trakkr Top 3 Best AI visibility tools for Reddit and off-site mentions Writesonic, Promptwatch and Trakkr Top 3 The AI visibility trackers with the most trustworthy data SE Visible, LLM Pulse and Profound Top 3 Best AI visibility platforms for enterprise teams LLM Pulse, Conductor and Writesonic Top 3 Best AI visibility tools for EU and GDPR-sensitive teams LLM Pulse, Surfer and Promptwatch

Where the data comes from

Every competitor cell comes from the vendor's own pricing page, docs, help center or changelog, fetched on 23 to 24 September 2026, and links to that page on the comparison. Third-party reviews were only used where a vendor publishes nothing, and the note says so.

RankRush was scored from its own product code, not its marketing. That is a stricter standard than the one competitors got, so expect them to be slightly flattered.

Read the scores with care

  • A Yes often means "on some plan". Several tools gate their full engine list, white-label or action features behind Enterprise. The plan gating is in each note.
  • Not documented scores 0. Tools with many undocumented checks, like Daydream, Bluefish and Geneo, may do more than their public pages show.
  • Hall was acquired by Tracksuit in July 2026 and IndexPilot now redirects to Sight AI. Both stay on the list so the ranking matches what buyers search for.

FAQ

AI visibility tools: common questions

Straight answers from the same data as the ranking.

What are the best AI visibility tools in 2026?

On our 24-check rubric the top three are Writesonic (30.5/32), Promptwatch (30/32) and Trakkr (30/32). All three track AI answers and also help you fix what they find, with content, off-site work and impact tracking. RankRush ranks #21 of 45.

How do you score AI visibility tools?

Each tool gets 24 checks in three groups of eight: Outcome (does it help you rank), Performance (can you trust the data) and Features (does it fit your team). Yes scores 1, Partial 0.5, No or not documented 0. Outcome counts double, so the maximum is 32.

Why does RankRush not rank first on its own list?

Because we scored ourselves from our own code, strictly, and the gaps are real: no AI crawler analytics, no GA4 attribution, no team seats and no alerts yet. A ranking that puts the publisher first by default is an ad. We rank #21 and say where we are ahead on each comparison page.

What is the difference between AI visibility tracking and AI visibility optimization?

Tracking tells you whether ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google AI Overviews mention or cite your brand. Optimization changes the answer: page-level fixes, AI-readiness audits, content that gets cited and off-site mentions. Our Outcome group scores the second part, and only 3 of 45 tools score full marks on it.

How often is this comparison updated?

The current data was verified on 23 to 24 September 2026 from each vendor's pricing page, docs, help center and changelog. AI visibility pricing changes monthly, so check the vendor's own pricing page before you buy.

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