Citlyze vs Profound
These tools solve the same problem for different buyers. Profound leads with enterprise contracts and a prompt-demand dataset, and now sells self-serve tiers billed yearly. Citlyze is self-serve from $29 a month with every engine included from the first plan.
Published starting price
Citlyze
Profound
Free trial
Citlyze
Profound
Self-serve signup
Citlyze
Profound
Engines included
Citlyze
ChatGPT
Gemini
Perplexity
DeepSeek
ByteDance
AI OverviewsAI Mode
Copilot
GrokGrok on ProProfound
ChatGPTPerplexity
ClaudeGeminiGrokCopilot
MetaDeepSeekAI OverviewsChatGPT only at entry; 3 on Growth, up to 10 on EnterprisePrompts at entry tier
Citlyze
Profound
Protection from one-off answer changes
Citlyze
Profound
URL crawlability (GEO) audits
Citlyze
Profound
AI crawler / agent analytics
Citlyze
Profound
Content drafts from measured gaps
Citlyze
Profound
Scheduled reports to Slack & Teams
Citlyze
Profound
White-label agency plans
Citlyze
Profound
REST API + MCP
Citlyze
Profound
Dedicated strategist
Citlyze
Profound
| Capability | Citlyze | Profound |
|---|---|---|
| Published starting price | $29/mo, billed monthly | $99/mo, billed yearly (Starter) |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | Not advertised; free one-off AEO report |
| Self-serve signup | Yes | Yes |
| Engines included | ChatGPTGeminiPerplexityDeepSeekByteDanceAI OverviewsAI ModeCopilotGrokGrok on Pro | ChatGPTPerplexityClaudeGeminiGrokCopilotMetaDeepSeekAI OverviewsChatGPT only at entry; 3 on Growth, up to 10 on Enterprise |
| Prompts at entry tier | 5 per day | 50 prompts, 1,500 responses per month |
| Protection from one-off answer changes | Multiple runs per window | Not advertised |
| URL crawlability (GEO) audits | Yes | Not advertised |
| AI crawler / agent analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Content drafts from measured gaps | Growth and up | Autonomous agents, metered by credits |
| Scheduled reports to Slack & Teams | Yes | Not advertised |
| White-label agency plans | From $249/mo | Not advertised |
| REST API + MCP | From $99/mo | API, SDKs, and a hosted MCP |
| Dedicated strategist | Not advertised | Enterprise |
Snapshot, July 2026, from Profound’s public pricing and feature pages. An ✕ means it isn’t advertised there. If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it.
Self-serve now, but yearly
Profound added self-serve tiers, which changes the old calculus: $99 a month gets you in, billed yearly, tracking ChatGPT with one seat. Citlyze bills monthly from $29 and includes its full engine set from the first plan. The enterprise motion, with a dedicated strategist and custom terms, is still where Profound is strongest.
Prompts vs engines at the entry price
Profound’s Starter buys volume on one engine: 50 prompts and 1,500 responses a month, ChatGPT only. Citlyze’s Starter buys breadth: 5 prompts a day across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, DeepSeek, ByteDance, and Google’s AI surfaces. Which is right depends on whether your buyers ask one engine or many.
Where the workflows overlap
Both track AI crawler activity; Profound’s agent analytics, with integrations for ten CDN and hosting providers, is one of its strongest surfaces, and its prompt-volume dataset has no counterpart on this page. Citlyze pairs crawler tracking with URL crawlability audits, ranked recommendations, and content drafts, so the finding and the fix live in the same tool.
Looking for a Profound alternative?
Most Profound alternative searches start with the entry tier’s shape: $99 a month billed yearly buys ChatGPT-only tracking with one seat, and the wider engine list starts at $399. Citlyze includes ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, DeepSeek, ByteDance, and Google’s AI surfaces on every plan, billed monthly from $29, with the audits and drafts to act on what you find.
When to choose which
Choose Profound when
- You’re an enterprise brand that wants a strategist and SLA-backed support in the contract.
- You want prompt-demand data (the questions people ask AI engines) alongside visibility.
- You need high prompt volume on a single engine, or an enterprise tier with up to 10.
Choose Citlyze when
- You want every engine included at the entry price, billed monthly.
- You want a 14-day trial and a baseline this week, no annual commitment.
- You want audits, drafts, and scheduled Slack and Teams reports with the measurement.
- You run an agency and want white-label workspaces from $249.
Everyone else’s comparison page ends with their own logo winning every row. If Profound is the better fit for how your team works, use it; an honest recommendation costs us less than your churn would.
Switching from Profound?
You don’t need a migration project. Most teams run Citlyze alongside their current tool for two weeks and let the results decide.
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Compare side by side
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Citlyze vs Profound, answered
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For self-serve teams and agencies, yes: full engine coverage, trend reporting, audits, crawler tracking, and white-label reporting from $29 to $249 a month, billed monthly. For enterprises that want a managed program with a dedicated strategist and prompt-demand data, Profound is built for exactly that.
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