Alternatives
Profound alternatives with prices you can see
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Why teams look for a Profound alternative
Profound is built for enterprises: up to 9 answer engines, agent analytics, AI marketing agents and SSO. If that's what you need and the budget is there, it's a strong choice. Teams usually look elsewhere for one of three reasons: they want a published price, they want to start smaller than an enterprise contract, or they want to buy without a demo call.
Profound alternatives compared
Every price links to the vendor's own pricing page and was checked on the date above.
| Tool | Entry plan | Prompts | Runs | Engines | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProfoundEnterprises running AI search at scale | Contact salesEnterprise. Custom pricing; up to 9 answer engines | Not published | Daily | 9ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, DeepSeek, Exa Search | 7 days (50 prompts, daily) |
| Peec AISEO and content teams | $95/moStarter. $80/mo billed annually; extra model $35/mo | 50 | Daily | 3 of 6ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Naver AI | Yes (length not stated) |
| ScrunchBrands benchmarking before an enterprise rollout | $250/moCore. 5 seats, 1 brand; 9 engines on Enterprise | 125 | Not published | 4 of 4ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Microsoft Copilot | 7 days |
| AthenaHQSMBs that want many engines, billed per answer | $295/moStarter. 3,600 credits a month (1 credit = 1 AI answer) | Not published | Not published | 11ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI, Mistral | Free plan (300 credits) |
| Otterly.AISolo marketers, SMBs and agencies | $29/moLite. AI Mode and Gemini $9/mo each, Claude $29/mo as add-ons | 15 | Daily | 4 of 7ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Claude | Yes |
| RankscaleBusinesses and agencies that want to set their own cadence | $99/moPro. 1,200 credits; cadence per prompt, hourly to monthly | Not published | Not published | 9ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, DeepSeek, Mistral | 7 days (Pro) |
| SemrushTeams already on Semrush for SEO | $99/moAI Visibility Toolkit. +50 prompts for $60/mo; SEO + AI Search bundles from $199/mo | 25 | Daily | 2 of 2ChatGPT, Google AI Mode | None |
| TerradiumSmall teams that want tracking and the articles that fix the gaps | $29/moStarter. Includes 30 AI-written articles a month | 15 | Weekly | 3 of 4ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Gemini | 7 days |
Cost per 100 prompts
| Tool (entry plan) | Price per month | Per 100 prompts | Answers sampled per month | Per 100 answers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profound (Enterprise) | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Peec AI (Starter) | $95 | $190 | 4,500 | $2.11 |
| Scrunch (Core) | $250 | $200 | 5,000 | $5.00 |
| AthenaHQ (Starter) | $295 | Not published | 3,600 | $8.19 |
| Otterly.AI (Lite) | $29 | $193 | 1,824 | $1.59 |
| Rankscale (Pro) | $99 | Not published | 4,800 | $2.06 |
| Semrush (AI Visibility Toolkit) | $99 | $396 | 1,520 | $6.51 |
| Terradium (Starter) | $29 | $193 | 196 | $14.81 |
Per 100 prompts = monthly price ÷ prompts × 100. Answers sampled = prompts × runs per month (daily 30.4, weekly 4.35) × engines included. Per 100 answers = monthly price ÷ answers × 100. Entry plans, billed monthly, as listed on each vendor's pricing page.
Which alternative fits you
Pick Profound if…
You want the widest engine coverage and enterprise features (SSO, API, CSV/JSON export, AI marketing agents), and a custom contract is fine. Start with the 7-day trial.
Pick Peec AI if…
You want daily tracking and source analytics at a published price, with unlimited seats. 50 prompts on 3 models of your choice is enough for one brand; Pro adds 150 prompts and 3 countries.
Pick Scrunch if…
You want an enterprise-leaning tool you can trial first: 125 prompts, 5,000 responses a month and 5 site audits a month on Core.
Pick AthenaHQ if…
Engine coverage matters most. Starter lists 11 engines, including Claude, Grok and DeepSeek, and bills by the answer.
Pick Otterly.AI if…
You want the lowest price for daily tracking and can live with 15 prompts on the entry plan.
Pick Terradium if…
You want to act on what you find, not only measure it. Terradium tracks 15 questions weekly, lists which ones you're missing, and writes the articles to close those gaps: 30 a month, published to a built-in CMS or your own site.
Moving from Profound
- Pick your prompts. Terradium Starter tracks 15 questions. Start with the ones closest to a purchase decision ("best X for Y", "X vs Y", "X alternatives").
- Bring the list over. If you're on Profound Enterprise, export your prompts as CSV. Paste them into Terradium, or have your AI agent add them through Terradium's MCP
create_promptstool. - Add your competitors so share of voice is measured against the same names you tracked in Profound.
- Keep your history. Past results don't transfer between tools. Export what you need before your contract ends.
- Expect a different shape of data. Weekly sampling on 3 engines gives fewer data points than daily runs on 9, so compare trends over a few weeks rather than week to week.
Questions
- How much does Profound cost?
- Profound's pricing page lists a free 7-day trial (50 prompts run daily on ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews) and an Enterprise plan with custom pricing. There's no self-serve paid plan with a published price.
- What is the closest alternative to Profound?
- For daily tracking at a published price, Peec AI ($95/mo for 50 prompts) is the closest self-serve option. For an enterprise-style rollout with a trial first, Scrunch Core ($250/mo, 125 prompts) is built for teams benchmarking before they scale.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Profound?
- Yes. Otterly.AI Lite and Terradium Starter both cost $29 a month for 15 tracked prompts. Otterly runs them daily on 4 engines. Terradium runs them weekly on 3 engines and writes 30 articles a month.
- Can I move my Profound prompts to another tool?
- Yes, by copying your prompt list. Profound lists CSV/JSON export on its Enterprise plan. Most alternatives let you add prompts in bulk, and in Terradium an AI agent can add them for you through the MCP create_prompts tool.
See where AI answers leave you out
Terradium samples ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Gemini for the questions your buyers ask, then writes the articles that close the gaps. $29 a month, 7 days free.
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