Profound Alternatives: Dashboards vs. an Agency That Does the Work
Profound alternatives include Peec AI, Otterly.ai, Rankscale and Evertune for tracking, and Noetio for the fixes: Profound lists only a free 7-day trial and custom Enterprise pricing. [1] We run the audit and ship the fixes, that's our AI SEO services.
Profound facts as of Oct 3, 2026, from their public pages. Sources at the bottom.
Book a call →Profound alternatives at a glance
| Tool | Starting priceas of Oct 3, 2026 | LLMs tracked | Checked | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peec AI | $95/mo in July; no amounts shown Oct 3 [5] | 3 chosen, up to 13 | Jul 22 and Oct 3, 2026 | A simple tracking dashboard |
| Otterly.ai | $29/mo [6] | 4 | Oct 3, 2026 | Low-cost tracking |
| Rankscale | $17/mo, yearly billing [7] | Not stated | Oct 3, 2026 | Budget tracking |
| Scrunch AI | $250/mo [8] | 4 (Core), 9 (Enterprise) | Oct 3, 2026 | Serving AI bots on your site |
| Athena HQ | Free tier; $295/mo [9] | 11 (Starter) | Oct 3, 2026 | Publishing to a CMS |
| Goodie AI | $399/mo [10] | 5 (Core) | Oct 3, 2026 | Tracking plus content actions |
| Noetio | Scoped on a call | — | — | The audit and the fixes, done for you |
Feature comparison
| Profoundas of Oct 3, 2026 | Noetio | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free 7-day trial, then custom Enterprise [1] | Quoted on the call, in writing same day |
| Who does the work | You configure it; your team acts on the suggestions | We do it: audit, fixes, verification |
| What you get | A visibility dashboard, plus CMS drafting agents [2] | A ranked fix list, shipped as PRs or CMS drafts |
| Methodology | Sampling and confidence intervals not published [4] | Public methodology page |
Checked Oct 3, 2026 (Peec AI Jul 22, 2026); sources below. Profound is a trademark of its owner. Noetio is not affiliated with Profound.
FAQ
Is Noetio a Profound alternative?
Yes, for teams that want the work done, not another dashboard. We run the audit, rank the gaps and deliver the fix list in 5 business days.
Sources
Every competitor claim on this page links to the primary source it was checked against, with the date we checked. If a vendor changes pricing or features, tell us and we will re verify.
- [1]Pricing: free 7-day trial, then custom Enterprise pricing; up to 9 engines on Enterprise (ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Mode, Gemini, Copilot, DeepSeek, Claude, AI Overviews, Exa). No other tier is listed. Profound pricing (checked Oct 3, 2026)
- [2]Projects: agent drafted changes pushed to WordPress, Sanity, and Contentful, with a separate Framer integration, launched June 2026. Profound launch post (checked Jul 22, 2026)
- [3]2.9% of AI citations point to a brand's own website (149,912 citations, 102 brands, 5 engines). Ranqo citation study (checked Jul 22, 2026)
- [4]No page on tryprofound.com or docs.tryprofound.com documents the sampling counts or confidence intervals behind Profound's visibility score. Profound docs, checked for a methodology page (checked Jul 22, 2026)
- [5]Peec pricing as recorded in July: Starter $95/mo, Pro $245/mo, Advanced $495/mo. On Oct 3, 2026 the page listed Starter, Pro, Advanced and Enterprise with no dollar amounts. Peec pricing (checked Jul 22 and Oct 3, 2026)
- [6]Otterly pricing: Lite $29/mo (15 prompts), Standard $189/mo, Premium $489/mo; Enterprise custom. otterly.ai/pricing (checked Oct 3, 2026)
- [7]Rankscale pricing: Essentials from $17/mo (yearly billing only), Pro $99/mo, Pro+ $229/mo, Growth $385/mo, Enterprise $780/mo; no engine count stated. rankscale.ai/pricing (checked Oct 3, 2026)
- [8]Scrunch pricing: Core $250/mo, Enterprise custom. scrunch.com/pricing (checked Oct 3, 2026)
- [9]Athena pricing: Essential free (300 credits), Starter $295/mo (3,600 credits), Enterprise custom; 11 models on Starter. athenahq.ai/pricing (checked Oct 3, 2026)
- [10]Goodie pricing: Core $399/mo (120 prompts), Pro $999/mo, Enterprise custom; 5 engines on Core. higoodie.com/pricing (checked Oct 3, 2026)
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