Compare Visible to every major AI Search Visibility platform
Seven platforms, one question: how do you actually stand out in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overview, and Copilot answers — and what does it cost to find out? We compared pricing, free tiers, self-serve access, and scoring transparency across the category so you don't have to dig through seven pricing pages yourself.
The short version
Visible is the only platform here with a genuinely free-forever plan, a published scoring formula, and a closed diagnose → fix → measure loop (Deep Scan → FAQ Builder → Score) — all self-serve, with entry paid pricing at $69/month versus $29–$99+/month elsewhere in the category. Its dashboard now puts the Score, a Content Coverage breakdown, a competitor visibility heatmap, a dedicated Citations page, and a Sentiment Dashboard side by side on one screen.
Summary matrix
| Platform | Entry price | Free-forever plan | Self-serve | Closed loop (diagnose+fix+measure) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visible | $0/mo forever | ✓ Yes | ✓ Every tier | ✓ Deep Scan + FAQ Builder |
| Promptwatch | $95/mo | Not confirmed permanent | ✓ Up to Business tier | Content agents, no technical audit |
| Profound | $99/mo | ✗ No | Starter/Growth only | Agents execute, no diagnostic audit |
| SKYA | $49/mo | ✗ No (21-day trial) | ✓ Yes | Auto-fix, no content generation |
| Sitechecker | $99/mo | ✗ No (14-day trial) | Custom pricing, contact-based | ✗ Measures only |
| Otterly.AI | $29/mo | ✗ No (14-day trial) | ✓ Every tier | Recommendations, no generation |
| AirOps | $0/mo (general task quota) | Limited, non-AI-visibility-specific | Free/Solo only | ✓ Quill agent (content-ops, not AEO-specific) |
| Peec AI | Undisclosed | Not advertised | Starter–Advanced; Enterprise sales-gated | ✗ Measures only |
Pricing and feature data based on public information as of July 2026 — always verify directly with each provider before deciding.
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Visible vs Promptwatch
A funded, feature-broad competitor with offsite citation tracking — at $95/mo versus Visible's free plan.
Read the comparison →Visible vs Profound
Enterprise-grade AEO automation with SOC2/SSO — Visible covers 6 platforms for less than Profound's 3-platform tier.
Read the comparison →Visible vs SKYA
Automated on-page AEO fixes and hallucination detection at a lower entry price, versus Visible's free tier and content-fix control.
Read the comparison →Visible vs Sitechecker
A full traditional SEO suite with AI visibility bolted on, versus a platform purpose-built for AI search visibility.
Read the comparison →Visible vs Otterly.AI
The closest competitor by target market — Otterly's $29/mo floor vs Visible's $0/mo floor.
Read the comparison →Visible vs AirOps
A content-ops automation platform with AI visibility bundled in, versus a focused, transparently priced tracker.
Read the comparison →Visible vs Peec AI
A highly rated tracker with no public pricing on any tier, versus Visible's fully published pricing.
Read the comparison →Why we built a comparison hub
Every AI Search Visibility vendor claims to track "ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity" — the platform list looks nearly identical across the category. The real differences show up in three places: whether you can try the product for free without a countdown timer, whether the pricing and scoring math are published or hidden behind a sales conversation, and whether the product stops at "here's your score" or closes the loop by helping you fix what the score reveals.
We built each comparison page above from each vendor's own public pricing pages and marketing sites, checked in July 2026. Where a vendor doesn't publish a number — several don't — we say so directly rather than guessing.
Visible's own dashboard keeps expanding on that "closes the loop" idea: the Visibility Score now sits front-and-center in the AI Search Share of Voice donut chart with a one-click explainer showing the exact formula, a new Content Coverage score shows what percentage of tracked AI-search questions already have a matching page on your site (broken down by intent), a Competitor Visibility Heatmap cross-tabs every tracked competitor against every AI platform, a dedicated Citations page aggregates cited sources by domain and URL, and a Sentiment Dashboard reports a single 0–100 gauge in plain-language bands, classified per response by Claude. Team collaboration also got sturdier: every new signup now reliably gets its 14-day Pro trial and can invite teammates from day one, and one person can belong to multiple companies at once — Admin of their own, Moderator of one that invited them — with an in-app company switcher and an accept/decline flow for invitations.
Frequently asked questions
What makes Visible different from other AI search visibility platforms?
Visible is the only platform in this comparison with a genuinely free-forever plan, a published and Decimal-precision scoring formula, and a closed loop that diagnoses AI visibility gaps (Deep Scan), fixes them (FAQ Builder), and re-measures the result (Score) — all in one self-serve product with no sales call required at any tier below custom Enterprise.
Which AI search visibility platforms have a genuinely free plan?
Of the platforms compared here, Visible is the only one with a permanent, no-cost plan (3 tracked prompts, 2 AI platforms, forever, no credit card). Promptwatch, Profound, SKYA, Sitechecker, Otterly.AI, AirOps, and Peec AI offer free trials (typically 7–21 days) or, in AirOps' case, a limited general-purpose free tier — but none matches Visible's AI-visibility-specific free-forever plan.
Which AI search visibility platforms are self-serve, with no sales call required?
Visible, Promptwatch, SKYA, and Otterly.AI allow self-serve signup on every published tier below custom Enterprise pricing. Profound requires a demo for its Enterprise tier only. Sitechecker, AirOps, and Peec AI push more of their pricing behind contact-sales or custom-quote flows, even for tiers below Enterprise.
What does "closed-loop" mean in AI visibility tracking?
A closed loop means a single product diagnoses why your AI visibility score is what it is, gives you a concrete way to fix the gap, and then re-measures whether the fix worked — rather than stopping at "here's your score." Visible's version is Deep Scan (12-analysis SEO/AEO audit) → FAQ Builder (schema-marked content generation) → Score (re-measurement). Most competitors in this comparison focus on measurement and recommendations rather than a full diagnose-fix-measure cycle in one product.
Which AI search visibility platform is cheapest?
Visible is the only platform with a $0/month permanent plan. Among paid entry tiers, Otterly.AI's Lite plan ($29/month) and SKYA's Starter plan ($49/month) are the least expensive, followed by Visible's Basic plan ($69/month). Promptwatch, Profound, and Sitechecker all start at $95–$99/month, and Peec AI does not publish entry pricing.
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