Profound plans checked October 24, 2026
Profound alternatives
The best Profound alternative depends on what you need without an Enterprise contract. Placton tracks ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Claude, Perplexity and Grok from $59 a month, Peec AI starts at $95 for three engines you pick, and Otterly.AI at $29. Profound itself offers brands a free trial, then a custom contract.
7 days free. No card required.
Placton tracks
ChatGPT
Claude
Google AI
Perplexity
Grok
Profound alternatives: the short verdict
We make Placton, one of the alternatives, so weigh our view accordingly. Every Profound fact on this page comes from its own website, with the date we checked it.
Profound is the better fit if
Your security team needs SSO/SAML and SOC 2 compliance, plus an API and CSV or JSON exports. Profound lists all of them on Enterprise.
You want to pick from up to nine answer engines, including Gemini, Google AI Mode, Microsoft Copilot and DeepSeek.
You want support through a dedicated Slack channel or a dedicated specialist.
An alternative fits better if
You want a public price and a plan you can buy yourself today.
You want to write your own prompts from day one. Profound’s trial uses a set of prompts recommended for your industry, and they cannot be edited.
You need Grok, which no Profound plan lists, or Claude without an Enterprise package.
On price, Profound lists a free 7-day trial and custom Enterprise pricing for brands, and $99 a month plus $399 per client for agencies. Every plan, line by line, is on our Profound pricing page.
Profound vs Placton, side by side
The same questions asked of both. Profound’s column covers all its plans; Placton’s applies to every plan unless it says otherwise. For more tools on the same points, see AI visibility tools compared.
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| Feature | Profound | Placton (our product) |
|---|---|---|
| Plans for one brand | Free 7-day Trial, then Enterprise at a custom price | Starter $59, Growth $129 and Scale $299 a month; 15% off yearly |
| Plans for agencies | Agency Growth $99 a month plus $399 per full client workspace; Agency Enterprise at a custom price | Agency from $77 a month (3 clients sharing 20 prompts) |
| AI engines | Trial: ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews. Enterprise: up to 9 answer engines from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, DeepSeek, Anthropic Claude, Google AI Overviews and Exa Search | ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Claude, Perplexity and Grok, on every plan. No Gemini app, Google AI Mode or Copilot |
| Refresh | Daily | ChatGPT and Google AI daily*; Claude, Perplexity and Grok weekly |
| Where answers come from | Captured in the browser, not through model APIs | ChatGPT on chatgpt.com* and the AI Overview in real Google results; Claude, Perplexity and Grok through their APIs with live web search |
| What it reports | Share of voice, citations, sentiment, ranking, competitors; AI traffic | Direct and indirect mentions, position, tone, cited URLs, a ranking against up to 25 competitors and weekly insights. No share-of-voice figure and no traffic data |
| Prompts | Trial: 50 unique prompts (recommended set, not editable). Enterprise: custom | 20 on Starter, 75 on Growth and 250 on Scale, written or edited by you |
| Countries and languages | Trial: 1 region and 1 language. Enterprise: custom regions | 40 countries and 7 languages, one of each per workspace |
| Seats | Unlimited on Trial and Enterprise; 5 agency seats on Agency Growth | 2 on Starter, 10 on Growth, unlimited on Scale and Agency |
| API | Yes, on Enterprise | No |
| Data exports | CSV, JSON on Enterprise; none in the Trial | No |
| Single sign-on | SSO/SAML and SOC 2 compliance on Enterprise | No SSO; sign in with email or Google |
| How you start | Trial: Self-serve (“Get Started”). Enterprise: “Get a Demo” | Sign up yourself and pick a plan in your dashboard |
* On paid plans. ChatGPT is read on chatgpt.com in every country Placton tracks except Venezuela and Puerto Rico, where it is asked weekly through its API. Profound’s plans: tryprofound.com/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked October 24, 2026. Where its answers come from: its AI instructions page (opens in a new tab); what it reports: its pricing page, both checked October 19, 2026.
Profound’s free trial vs Placton’s free trial
Both last 7 days, but they test different things. Profound’s runs more prompts, from a set recommended for your industry, on three engines; Placton’s runs your own prompts on five AI platforms. Here is what each one includes, from each vendor’s own pages.
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| Trial | Profound Free Trial | Placton free trial |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 7 days | 7 days |
| Card | Not stated on the pricing page | No card |
| Prompts | 50 unique prompts (recommended set, not editable) | Up to 10, your own: we suggest them from your website and you edit the list |
| AI platforms | ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews | All five on day one: ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Claude, Perplexity and Grok |
| Refresh | Daily for 7 days | ChatGPT and Google AI every day while you keep visiting your dashboard; Claude, Perplexity and Grok once, at sign-up |
| Market | 1 region, 1 language | 1 country (of 40) and 1 language (of 7) |
| Seats | Unlimited | Just you; team invites come with paid plans |
| Exports and history | None (no history kept) | No exports; every answer is stored in full in your dashboard |
| Extras | Limited AI Marketer credits; 5 Prompt Volumes searches; no support or SSO | One “Run now” and the 18-point site audit; the audit is also free without an account on its GEO audit tool page |
| After the trial | Enterprise at a custom price (“Get a Demo”) | Self-serve plans from $59 a month; if you do not pick one, tracking stops and nothing is charged |
How to test both on the same questions
Profound’s trial prompts cannot be edited, but Placton’s can. So you can run both in the same week and compare like with like:
Start Profound’s trial and note which of its recommended prompts your buyers really ask.
Add up to 10 of them to Placton, with the same competitors.
Compare ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews over the same days: they are the two engines both trials check daily (in Placton, while you keep visiting your dashboard).
Then read what only one trial shows: Gemini on Profound; Claude, Perplexity and Grok on Placton.
See what AI can read on your website
We run 18 checks on what helps AI assistants find, read and cite your site, and tell you what to fix first.
Ready as soon as you sign up, included in the free trial.
No account? Free GEO audit tool: the same 18 checks, without signing up.
Profound vs Peec AI (and a third option)
Profound and Peec AI are often compared, but they sell differently: Profound offers brands a free trial and custom Enterprise pricing, while Peec AI has three self-serve plans from $95 a month. Placton is the third option, with all five of its AI platforms on every plan. Peec AI’s plans in detail are on our Peec AI alternative page.
Which AI engines each plan covers
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| AI engine | Profound Trial | Profound Enterprise | Peec AI Starter to Advanced | Peec AI Enterprise | Placton, every plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Included | Available (up to 9) | One of your 3 picks | Available (up to 13) | Daily* |
| Google AI Overviews | Included | Available (up to 9) | One of your 3 picks | Available (up to 13) | Daily* |
| Google AI Mode | Not listed | Available (up to 9) | One of your 3 picks | Available (up to 13) | Not tracked |
| Gemini | Included | Available (up to 9) | One of your 3 picks | Available (up to 13) | Not tracked |
| Microsoft Copilot | Not listed | Available (up to 9) | One of your 3 picks | Available (up to 13) | Not tracked |
| Perplexity | Not listed | Available (up to 9) | Paid extra model | Available (up to 13) | Weekly |
| Claude | Not listed | Available (up to 9) | Not listed | Listed as “API” | Weekly |
| Grok | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Listed as “API” | Weekly |
Profound
- Starts at
- A free 7-day trial; Enterprise at a custom price
- Prompts
- 50 in the trial; custom on Enterprise
- Engines
- Three in the trial; up to nine on Enterprise, with no Grok
- Stands out for
- Enterprise extras: an API, CSV and JSON exports, SSO/SAML, SOC 2 and a dedicated specialist
Source: tryprofound.com/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked October 24, 2026
Peec AI
- Starts at
- $95 a month ($80 billed yearly; €85 in Europe)
- Prompts
- 50 on Starter, 150 on Pro
- Engines
- Three you pick; Perplexity as a paid extra; Claude and Grok only on Enterprise, where you choose up to 13
- Stands out for
- Unlimited users and CSV exports on every plan; an API from Pro at $245 a month
Source: peec.ai/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked October 24, 2026
Placton
Our product
- Starts at
- $59 a month ($50.17 billed yearly)
- Prompts
- 20 on Starter, 75 on Growth
- Engines
- All five: ChatGPT and Google AI daily*, Claude, Perplexity and Grok weekly
- Stands out for
- Claude and Grok on every plan, the lowest published monthly price of the three and a trial without a card. No API or exports
Source: Placton pricing
* On paid plans. ChatGPT is read on chatgpt.com in every country Placton tracks except Venezuela and Puerto Rico, where it is asked weekly through its API. Peec AI shows prices in euros to visitors in Europe and in dollars elsewhere; its plan table lists 1 country on Starter, while its FAQ says other countries cost nothing extra.
What the trial includes
Judge Placton on your own brand and your own prompts before you pay anything. There is no demo to book.
7 days free, no card. Sign up with your email or Google. When the trial ends, tracking stops and nothing is charged.
Up to 10 prompts. We suggest prompts and competitors from your website, and you edit the list before the first run.
All five AI platforms on day one. ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Claude, Perplexity and Grok answer your prompts as soon as your email is confirmed.
ChatGPT and Google AI again every day while you keep visiting your dashboard. Claude, Perplexity and Grok are asked once, at sign-up.
One “Run now” and the 18-point site audit. After the trial, our free GEO audit tool still audits any site, without an account.
On paid plans only: team invites and the weekly email summary with alerts.
* On paid plans. ChatGPT is read on chatgpt.com in every country Placton tracks except Venezuela and Puerto Rico, where it is asked weekly through its API.
Placton Starter
Track 20 prompts on 5 AI platforms
$59/ month (USD)
Or $602 billed yearly · save $106
Start your 7-day free trial7 days free. No card required.
- Up to 20 prompts, about 1,440 answers a month
- ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Claude, Perplexity, Grok
- ChatGPT and Google AI every day*, the other three every week
- Competitor ranking (up to 25 rivals) and every cited URL
- Weekly insights, plus an email summary with alerts
- 18-point AI-readiness site audit
- Up to 2 team members
Need more prompts? Growth is $129 a month for 75 and Scale $299 for 250. Compare all plans
When another Profound competitor fits better
Placton does not cover every need Profound covers. In these cases, Profound or another of its competitors is the better pick. For prices of more tools, see our comparison of GEO tools under $100 a month.
You need Gemini, AI Mode or Copilot
Placton does not track them. Profound Enterprise (opens in a new tab) lets you pick up to nine engines from a list with all three, plus DeepSeek. Peec AI (opens in a new tab) lets you pick three on every self-serve plan from a list with all three, plus Naver.
Your team needs SSO, an API or exports
Placton has none of the three. Profound lists SSO/SAML, an API and CSV and JSON exports on Enterprise. Peec AI has CSV exports on every plan, an API from Pro at $245 a month and single sign-on on Enterprise.
You want more prompts checked daily
Peec AI’s Starter checks 50 prompts every day for $95 a month on three engines. Placton Starter tracks 20 and Growth 75, with Claude, Perplexity and Grok checked weekly.
You want the lowest monthly price
Otterly.AI Lite (opens in a new tab) costs $29 a month for 15 prompts checked daily on ChatGPT, AI Overviews, Perplexity and Copilot. Add-ons: AI Mode +$9, Gemini +$9, Claude +$29 (checked October 19, 2026).
You track several countries in one project
Each Placton workspace measures one country and one language. Profound Enterprise offers custom regions, and Peec AI’s plan table lists 3 countries on Pro.
You want to measure visits from AI
Placton measures what answers say, not the traffic they send. Profound lists AI traffic among its metrics, and GA4 reports sessions from AI assistants for free; see what the free reports cover.
Questions about Profound alternatives
About Placton itself? Read the full FAQs or see every plan and price.
What are the best Profound alternatives?
It depends on why you are leaving. For a public price and five AI platforms with Claude and Grok included, Placton starts at $59 a month. For Gemini, AI Mode or Copilot with CSV exports, Peec AI starts at $95 a month for three engines you pick.
For the lowest flat price with daily data among the plans we checked, Otterly.AI Lite costs $29 a month for 15 prompts. We make Placton, so weigh our view accordingly.
How much does Profound cost?
For brands, a free 7-day trial and then custom Enterprise pricing, with no public price (checked October 24, 2026). Agencies pay $99 a month plus $399 for each full client workspace.
Who are Profound’s main competitors?
Other tools that track brands in AI answers: Peec AI, Otterly.AI, SE Visible from SE Ranking, Semrush’s AI Visibility Toolkit, Ahrefs Brand Radar, Scrunch, AthenaHQ, Trakkr, LLMrefs and Placton, among others. They differ most in which AI engines they include, how often they refresh and whether their prices are public.
Profound vs Peec AI: which is better?
They suit different buyers. Profound’s Enterprise plan is built for large companies that need SSO, an API and up to nine engines. Peec AI sells self-serve plans from $95 a month with 50 prompts on three engines you pick. Profound lists Grok on none of its plans, and Peec AI has Claude and Grok only on Enterprise; Placton includes both on every plan, checked weekly.
Does Profound have a free trial, and does it need a card?
Profound’s Free Trial runs 50 recommended prompts daily for 7 days on ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews. Its pricing page does not say whether a card is needed. Placton’s trial lasts 7 days without a card, with up to 10 prompts of your own on all five AI platforms.
Does Placton track Gemini, AI Mode or Copilot like Profound?
No. Placton tracks ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Claude, Perplexity and Grok. If you depend on the Gemini app, Google AI Mode, Microsoft Copilot or DeepSeek, Profound Enterprise lets you pick them, and Peec AI lets you pick Gemini, AI Mode or Copilot on every plan.
Do I need a demo to start with Placton?
No. You sign up with your email or Google, add your website and read your first answers once your email is confirmed. Plans are chosen and paid in your dashboard, and you can cancel at any time, effective at the end of the period you paid for.
Can I bring my prompts and history from Profound?
Placton cannot import data from other tools, so your history starts the day you sign up. You add prompts one by one or start from the ones we suggest from your website, and you can follow up to 25 competitors. If you are on Profound Enterprise, export your history before your contract ends.
Is there an alternative to Profound’s agency plans?
Placton’s Agency plan gives each client brand its own workspace, competitors and team under one subscription and one invoice, from $77 a month for 3 clients sharing 20 prompts. It has no white label, exports or combined view of all clients. Profound’s Agency Growth includes pitch workspaces and CSV and JSON exports for client workspaces.
Try a Profound alternative on your own brand
Add your website, keep or edit the prompts and competitors we suggest, and read answers from all five AI platforms on day one. When you want to keep going, plans start at $59 a month.
7 days free. No card required.