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Otterly Alternatives (2026)

All third-party figures read from public pricing pages and verified 2026-08-09. Where a fact could not be verified, the table says so.

Otterly owns the value end of AI-visibility tracking: nothing else in the category starts at $29/mo, and its base tier covers 4 engines including Microsoft Copilot. The usual reasons teams outgrow it are volume and breadth: 15 prompts at entry runs out fast, extra volume is $99/mo per 100 prompts, and the product is centered on prompt tracking rather than the surrounding jobs.

Below are the five alternatives we can stand behind with verified numbers, each read from its public pricing page on August 9, 2026. One of them is our own product, held to the same standard as the rest.

When Otterly is still the right choice

If your need is tracking a small prompt set at the lowest possible cost, nothing below beats $29/mo, and its $189 Standard tier bundles API, MCP, and Looker Studio plumbing that most mid-tier competitors charge more for.

The alternatives at a glance

PlatformEntry priceEngines at entryStandout
AI-Advisors (that's us)$49/mo3 (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini)5-module breadth: monitoring plus audits, analytics, and ChatGPT Ads tooling
Profound$99/mo (billed yearly)1 (ChatGPT only)Enterprise depth: up to 9 engines, SOC 2, SSO/SAML
Peec AI$80/mo (billed annually)Choose 3 of 6 (ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Copilot, Perplexity, Gemini)Unlimited users on every tier
Scrunch$250/mo (billed annually)7 surfaces (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Meta)Persona-based tracking plus industry prompt libraries
AthenaHQFree (paid from $295/mo)5 free / 9 on Starter (adds AI Mode, Copilot, Grok)A genuinely free entry tier

The alternatives, in detail

AI-Advisorsour product, held to the same standard

$49/mo Starter (3 engines, 50 prompts) · $99/mo Growth (4 engines, 100 prompts) · custom Enterprise · 14-day trial

Best for: Mid-market B2B teams that want measurement and remediation on one self-serve plan under $100/mo.

  • Five modules on every plan: visibility monitoring, a 29-check AEO audit engine (all checks published), AI crawler and referral analytics, ChatGPT Ads tooling with a Google Ads converter, and automation.
  • The lowest multi-engine entry price in this list: 3 engines at $49/mo, 4 at $99/mo.
  • An MCP server from the Growth tier, so Claude or Cursor can query visibility, citations, audits, and traffic directly.

Worth knowing: A younger product than the enterprise incumbents, and top-end prompt volume (100 pooled outside Enterprise) sits below Otterly Premium's 400 or Scrunch's 700.

Profound

$99/mo Starter (ChatGPT only) · $399/mo Growth (3 engines) · custom Enterprise, billed yearly

Best for: Enterprise organizations with compliance requirements and budget beyond $399/mo.

  • Up to 9 answer engines tracked on its Enterprise tier, the widest coverage in this list.
  • SOC 2 and SSO/SAML as listed plan features, plus dedicated Slack support on Enterprise.
  • Heavy monitoring volume: 9,000 tracked responses per month on the Growth tier.

Worth knowing: The $99 Starter tracks ChatGPT only; multi-engine coverage starts at $399/mo.

Peec AI

$80/mo Starter (50 prompts) · $205/mo Pro (150) · $420/mo Advanced (350), billed annually · custom Enterprise

Best for: Agencies running several client projects with many hands in the account.

  • Unlimited users on every listed tier, rare in this category.
  • A six-engine menu including Google AI Mode, with three selectable on standard tiers.
  • Multi-project structure up to 5 projects on Advanced; reports 3,000+ brands and agencies use it (its own figure).

Worth knowing: Listed prices are annual billing (its Save badges show monthly billing costs $180 to $900 more per year), and non-Enterprise tiers cap you at 3 engines at a time.

Scrunch

$250/mo billed annually ($300 monthly) Starter · $417/$500 Growth · custom Enterprise · 7-day trial

Best for: Teams that want managed prompt volume and persona-level views of AI answers.

  • Volume at entry: 350 custom plus 1,000 industry prompts on Starter, with personas built in.
  • Seven tracked surfaces including Meta on every tier.
  • An enterprise path with SAML/OIDC and a data API.

Worth knowing: Entry price is roughly 5x the category's low end, and page audits are capped small (5 on Starter).

AthenaHQ

Free Essential (300 credits, 5 models) · $295/mo Starter (3,600 credits, 9 models) · custom Enterprise

Best for: Teams that want to start free and get broad model coverage when they pay.

  • A real free tier: 300 credits across 5 models with unlimited members.
  • 9 models on the $295 Starter, including Grok.
  • Credit-based pricing (1 credit = 1 AI response) that flexes with usage.

Worth knowing: The jump from free to $295/mo is the steepest first step in this list, and API access is a paid add-on.

How this list was built

How this list was built: every price and plan fact was read from the vendors' public pricing pages on August 9, 2026 (Peec's prices, which render in-browser only, were verified by a human check the same day), with verbatim quotes kept in an internal source map. AI-Advisors is our product and is included in the list; its entry is held to the same verified-facts standard, its weaknesses are stated, and every vendor's genuine strengths are conceded. Where a fact could not be verified from public sources, we say so instead of guessing.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Otterly?

It depends on why you are switching. If you need more prompts per dollar plus auditing and ads tooling, AI-Advisors includes 50 prompts and 3 engines at $49/mo. If you want a free starting point, AthenaHQ's Essential tier costs nothing. Agencies needing unlimited seats lean Peec AI, teams wanting persona-based volume lean Scrunch, and enterprises with compliance requirements lean Profound. All prices verified August 9, 2026.

What is the cheapest Otterly alternative?

AthenaHQ has a genuinely free tier (300 credits across 5 models), making it the only no-cost start in this list. Among paid entries, AI-Advisors at $49/mo is the next rung with 50 prompts and 3 engines; note that Otterly itself remains the cheapest paid entry in the category at $29/mo, so switching rarely saves money at the entry tier: the reasons to move are volume and breadth.

What does Otterly offer that its alternatives do not?

The $29/mo entry price, which nothing in the category matches, with 4 engines including Microsoft Copilot on that base tier. Its $189 Standard adds API access, MCP access, and a Looker Studio connector, and prompt packs let volume scale to 400 and beyond on Premium.

Is AI-Advisors a good Otterly alternative?

If the constraint is prompt volume per dollar and job breadth, yes: $49/mo buys 50 prompts (versus Otterly's 15) on 3 engines, and the plan includes a 29-check AEO audit engine, AI crawler analytics, ChatGPT Ads tooling, and an MCP server from the $99 tier. If your entire need is minimal-cost tracking, Otterly's $29 tier remains the honest answer.

Run the free 29-check audit →See AI-Advisors pricing