{ "researchType": "public-vendor-documentation", "preparedWith": "AI assistance for Best AEO Tools", "checkedAt": "2026-09-19", "handsOnTestPerformed": false, "workload": { "prompts": 25, "engines": [ "ChatGPT", "Perplexity", "Google AI Overviews" ], "days": 7, "language": "en-US", "plannedAnswers": 525 }, "setupTime": null, "accuracyResults": null, "reportingTestResults": null, "tools": [ { "slug": "evertune-ai", "name": "Evertune AI", "reviewPath": "/tool/top-geo-platform-evertune-ai", "website": "https://www.evertune.ai", "plan": "Pro", "price": 800, "currency": "USD", "priceStatus": "published", "priceLabel": "$800/month", "billing": "Published monthly price; confirm contract length during the demo.", "includedEngines": [ "11 AI models (vendor-stated)" ], "coverageNote": "Pro advertises tracking across 11 AI models; confirm the model mix for your account.", "additionalCoverage": "Enterprise adds custom services, SSO, bot analytics and a dedicated success manager.", "promptLimit": "100,000 tracked prompts; daily, weekly or monthly frequency. Confirm how the allowance is counted.", "trial": "Demo available; the pricing page does not advertise a public free trial.", "bestFor": "Brands that need a substantial monitoring allowance, content activation and assisted onboarding.", "notFor": "Small teams needing a low-cost, self-serve monitoring subscription.", "verdict": "Choose Evertune when monitoring scale and guided content activation justify an $800 monthly starting price.", "limitation": "The pricing page does not define a directly comparable unique-prompts-per-day allowance. Confirm usage and contract terms before buying.", "verifiedAt": "2026-09-19", "sources": [ { "label": "Evertune plans and pricing", "url": "https://www.evertune.ai/pricing" } ], "editorialScore": 4.9 }, { "slug": "writesonic-geo", "name": "Writesonic GEO", "reviewPath": "/tool/ai-visibility-platform-writesonic-geo", "website": "https://writesonic.com", "plan": "Starter", "price": 79, "currency": "USD", "priceStatus": "published", "priceLabel": "$79/month, billed annually", "billing": "$948 per year at the advertised annual rate; monthly billing costs more.", "includedEngines": [ "ChatGPT", "Gemini", "Google AI Overviews" ], "coverageNote": "Starter includes three engines. Its advertised 50 daily answers should not be read as 50 prompts on every engine.", "additionalCoverage": "Enterprise advertises ten platforms, including Perplexity and Claude. Sentiment analysis starts on Growth.", "promptLimit": "50 prompts and 50 answers tracked daily on Starter.", "trial": "Free trial advertised; check the sign-up page for current limits.", "bestFor": "Teams combining AI visibility monitoring with article creation and site audits.", "notFor": "Buyers who need Perplexity or Claude tracking on an entry-level plan.", "verdict": "Choose Writesonic for a combined content and monitoring workflow when its three Starter engines match your needs.", "limitation": "The entry price requires annual billing. Engine coverage, sentiment and workflow access vary by plan.", "verifiedAt": "2026-09-19", "sources": [ { "label": "Writesonic plans and pricing", "url": "https://writesonic.com/pricing" } ], "editorialScore": 4.8 }, { "slug": "athena-hq", "name": "AthenaHQ", "reviewPath": "/tool/ai-share-of-voice-tool-athena-hq", "website": "https://athenahq.ai", "plan": "Starter", "price": 295, "currency": "USD", "priceStatus": "published", "priceLabel": "$295/month", "billing": "Starter monthly price; credit consumption depends on the actions performed.", "includedEngines": [ "ChatGPT", "Perplexity", "Google AI Overviews", "Google AI Mode", "Gemini", "Claude", "Copilot", "Grok", "DeepSeek", "Meta AI", "Mistral" ], "coverageNote": "Starter lists eleven platforms; usage is credit-based.", "additionalCoverage": "Enterprise offers tailored capacity and support.", "promptLimit": "3,600 Starter credits. Credits are not a published daily unique-prompt allowance.", "trial": "Free Essential tier advertises 300 credits and five platforms.", "bestFor": "Marketing teams wanting broad platform coverage and recommendations in the same workflow.", "notFor": "Teams requiring a predictable cost per daily prompt without first checking credit usage.", "verdict": "Choose AthenaHQ for broad coverage and guided actions, after confirming how your workload consumes credits.", "limitation": "Do not equate 3,600 credits with 3,600 prompts: confirm the cost of tracking and other actions.", "verifiedAt": "2026-09-19", "sources": [ { "label": "AthenaHQ plans", "url": "https://athenahq.ai/plans" } ], "editorialScore": 4.7 }, { "slug": "profound", "name": "Profound", "reviewPath": "/tool/enterprise-aeo-platform-profound", "website": "https://www.tryprofound.com", "plan": "Enterprise", "price": null, "currency": "USD", "priceStatus": "custom", "priceLabel": "Custom quote", "billing": "Paid monitoring is quoted by sales. The current page no longer lists the former $99 Starter plan.", "includedEngines": [ "ChatGPT", "Perplexity", "Google AI Mode", "Gemini", "Copilot", "DeepSeek", "Claude", "Google AI Overviews", "Exa Search" ], "coverageNote": "Enterprise supports up to nine engines; confirm the engines included in your quote.", "additionalCoverage": "The free trial is ChatGPT-only; it does not include ongoing daily monitoring.", "promptLimit": "Enterprise allowance is tailored. Trial runs ten prompts once.", "trial": "Free trial: ten recommended prompts run once on ChatGPT, plus limited AI Marketer credits.", "bestFor": "Organizations evaluating daily monitoring alongside marketing agents, exports and enterprise controls.", "notFor": "Buyers who require a published fixed-price subscription for ongoing monitoring.", "verdict": "Choose Profound when a tailored enterprise workflow is useful and you can assess a sales quote against your required engines and usage.", "limitation": "The trial cannot establish daily tracking performance or custom prompt support. Enterprise cost and capacity require a quote.", "verifiedAt": "2026-09-19", "sources": [ { "label": "Profound plans and pricing", "url": "https://www.tryprofound.com/pricing" } ], "editorialScore": 4.7 }, { "slug": "otterly", "name": "OtterlyAI", "reviewPath": "/tool/budget-aeo-tool-otterly", "website": "https://otterly.ai", "plan": "Lite", "price": 29, "currency": "USD", "priceStatus": "published", "priceLabel": "$29/month", "billing": "Monthly Lite price in USD, excluding tax. Discounted annual billing is also offered.", "includedEngines": [ "ChatGPT", "Google AI Overviews", "Perplexity", "Microsoft Copilot" ], "coverageNote": "Four engines are included in Lite, with daily tracking.", "additionalCoverage": "Gemini, Google AI Mode and Claude are paid add-ons.", "promptLimit": "15 search prompts on Lite; Standard includes 100.", "trial": "Check current trial terms during sign-up; no trial duration was confirmed in this pricing review.", "bestFor": "Small teams tracking a short prompt list with a low monthly commitment.", "notFor": "Teams needing more than 15 prompts or all seven engines at the Lite base price.", "verdict": "Choose OtterlyAI for a small monitoring workload when its four included engines cover your buyers.", "limitation": "Budget for engine add-ons or a larger plan. Lite's 15 prompts do not cover a 25-prompt benchmark.", "verifiedAt": "2026-09-19", "sources": [ { "label": "OtterlyAI pricing and add-ons", "url": "https://otterly.ai/pricing/" } ], "editorialScore": 4.6 }, { "slug": "peec", "name": "Peec", "reviewPath": "/tool/ai-visibility-tool-peec", "website": "https://peec.ai", "plan": "Starter", "price": null, "currency": null, "priceStatus": "unverified", "priceLabel": "Check current price", "billing": "Monthly and annual options. The current price could not be confirmed from the public pricing page; older vendor pages disagree.", "includedEngines": [ "Three selectable models" ], "coverageNote": "Starter includes three selected models. Confirm your preferred selection before purchase.", "additionalCoverage": "Extra models are add-ons. More projects and reporting options are available on higher tiers.", "promptLimit": "50 prompts tracked daily, three selected models and one project.", "trial": "Free trial advertised; confirm duration and included models at sign-up.", "bestFor": "Teams comparing visibility across a selected set of models with unlimited users.", "notFor": "Buyers needing every engine or multiple projects on the entry plan.", "verdict": "Choose Peec for a focused daily monitoring workflow, after checking the current price and selected engines.", "limitation": "A current exact price was not verifiable in this review. Do not budget using the older €85 figure without confirmation.", "verifiedAt": "2026-09-19", "sources": [ { "label": "Peec pricing and plan limits", "url": "https://peec.ai/pricing" } ], "editorialScore": 4.4 } ] }