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6 DeepSmith alternatives (2026)
The closest alternatives to DeepSmith in October 2026 are Searchable, Cognizo and AthenaHQ. DeepSmith is from $99/month. Proofsource has the lowest paid plan here, from $9/month.
6 tools compared · entry plans $9 to $499 a month · 1 with a free plan · prices checked 13 September–13 October 2026
Reviewed by the CitedIndex editorial team.
DeepSmith and its alternatives at a glance
| Tool | Best for | Starts at | Better than DeepSmith at | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSmith | content and marketing teams that track AI answers and publish the articles to win them | From $99/month source | 18 October 2026 | |
| Searchable | agencies and brands that want AI visibility tracking, technical AI-crawler audits and AI-optimized content generation in one tool | From $125/month source | Technical AEO, Perplexity | 13 October 2026 |
| Cognizo | Marketing teams and agencies that want AI-visibility monitoring bundled with real content production and are comfortable booking a demo. | From $499/month source | Technical AEO, Done-for-you service | 21 September 2026 |
| Promptwatch | Marketing teams and brands that already run traditional SEO | From $95/month source | Technical AEO, Done-for-you service | 30 September 2026 |
| Citadex | A multi-market brand or agency that wants AI visibility tracking, competitor interception and an answer-ready content workflow in one paid workspace. | From $39/month source | Technical AEO, Perplexity | 13 September 2026 |
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Searchable
AI search visibility tracking, site audits and content generation for brands and agencies.
From $125/monthWhy it's on this listTechnical AEO · YesTechnical audits cover schema markup, content structure and crawlability for AI bots, with 200 to 3,000 page audits a month by plan.Source ↗
Where it improves on DeepSmith
Trade-offs against DeepSmith
- −Meta AI · NoMeta AI is absent from the complete Available models inventory, which names every included engine and every paid add-on engine.Source ↗
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Cognizo
AEO platform tracking brand visibility in AI answers, with content generation and auto-publishing.
From $499/monthWhy it's on this listTechnical AEO · YesGenerates llms.txt, schema markup and FAQ blocks and flags crawlability problems as part of the technical audit toolbox.Source ↗
Where it improves on DeepSmith
Trade-offs against DeepSmith
- −Self-serve signup · NoEvery plan button is a demo request and onboarding runs through an assigned customer success call, so no plan can be bought unaided.Source ↗
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AthenaHQ
AEO/GEO platform tracking brand visibility across 11 AI models, with content and technical actions.
From FreeWhy it's on this listTechnical AEO · YesManages robots.txt and llms.txt for AI crawlers and audits schema, sitemap and indexing access; available on both paid tiers.Source ↗
Where it improves on DeepSmith
- +Done-for-you service · PartlyHuman help exists but only in the custom-quoted tier: Enterprise buyers get a named specialist and white-glove onboarding, not a delivery agency.Source ↗
- +Perplexity · YesListed in the model set of the free Essential plan, so it is available without paying and on both paid tiers above it.Source ↗
Trade-offs against DeepSmith
- −API · PartlyA documented REST API exists and is included on Enterprise, but on the entry paid plan it is a separately billed add-on with unpublished pricing.Source ↗
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Promptwatch
AI search visibility tracking with crawler logs and content agents that publish to your CMS.
From $95/monthWhy it's on this listTechnical AEO · YesA Technical Optimization row is ticked from the entry plan, and the Sitemap Health tab reports HTTP status, speed and missing SEO elements from Promptwatch's own crawl of sitemap pages.Source ↗
Where it improves on DeepSmith
- +Done-for-you service · PartlySelf-serve tiers are software only; the quote-only Custom tier adds managed content workflows plus a dedicated success manager, which is the closest the vendor comes to doing the work for you.Source ↗
- +Perplexity · YesPerplexity appears as a supported AI model in the plan comparison table with a tick on Essential, Professional and Business, and is grouped with the live-search platforms that return citations.Source ↗
Trade-offs against DeepSmith
- −Generates content · PartlyContent Agents write new articles from citation data, but the entry Essential plan is sold with no article allowance at all; monthly AEO Articles start at five on Professional and ten on Business.Source ↗
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ProofsourceVerified
Tracks whether AI answer engines name your brand, who they name instead, and what to change.
From $9/monthWhy it's on this listDone-for-you service · PartlyA done-for-you Managed tier exists in which the vendor's own team runs tracking, fixes, outreach and reporting, priced by agreement on a demo call rather than on the price card.Source ↗
Where it improves on DeepSmith
- +Perplexity · YesPerplexity is queried through its own API with web search, is on the four-engine standard panel, and is selectable per question at checkout.Source ↗
- +Google AI Overviews · YesGoogle AI Overviews is a standard-panel engine: the question is searched on Google and the Overview on the results page is read and stored.Source ↗
Trade-offs against DeepSmith
- −Publishes to your site · PartlySelf-serve publishing reaches WordPress only, with preview and rollback; Webflow, Vercel and other platforms are shipped by the vendor's team on Managed instead.Source ↗
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Citadex
AEO/GEO platform that tracks brand mentions across AI answer engines, then scores, drafts and publishes content.
From $39/monthWhy it's on this listTechnical AEO · YesThe tools directory carries a technical set covering llms.txt generation, JSON-LD schema and crawler directives, and Content Scoring scores Structured Data and Technical Health as named dimensions.Source ↗
Where it improves on DeepSmith
- +Perplexity · YesPerplexity sits in the entry plan's four-engine bundle, so it is covered from the cheapest paid tier upward with no add-on required.Source ↗
- +Gemini · YesGemini is included in the entry plan's four-engine bundle and carries through to every higher tier without an add-on charge.Source ↗
Trade-offs against DeepSmith
- −Meta AI · NoMeta AI is absent from the vendor's own complete eleven-engine inventory, and the changelog records it being pulled out of the product, interface and pricing after an earlier release added it.Source ↗
- −API · PartlyA May 2026 comparison post claims an API, but no plan tier lists API access, no API documentation exists in the help centre, and the same post is stale on price and engine count.Source ↗
What to watch for
- SearchableThe hobo-web.co.uk review discloses its author as the same Shaun Anderson now listed as Searchable's Technical SEO Advisor, so any "independent" coverage from that domain should be read with that disclosure in mind.
- CognizoNo published pricing tier lets a buyer pay and start immediately. Every option, including the two with fixed prices, routes through a demo call.
- PromptwatchEssential plan is capped at 50 tracked prompts and 1 website, which is thin for brands with multiple product lines.
- CitadexCitation and source capture depends on the engines exposing those sources; private or paywalled model answers are not surfaced.
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What are the best alternatives to DeepSmith?
Searchable, Cognizo and AthenaHQ are the closest. They share the most of DeepSmith's features.
What is the cheapest alternative to DeepSmith?
AthenaHQ has a free plan. The lowest paid plan is Proofsource, from $9/month. Price checked on 13 October 2026.
Which tools here have a free plan?
1 of the 6: AthenaHQ.
How much do DeepSmith alternatives cost?
Entry plans run from $9 to $499 a month, and half cost $95 or less.
When were these prices checked?
We read these prices between 13 September 2026 and 13 October 2026, each on the tool's own pricing page.
Sources and method
Closest first: most of DeepSmith's features, then the fewest gaps. How we rank
We read every price on the tool's own pricing page.
- DeepSmith: deepsmith.ai/pricing, checked 18 October 2026
- Searchable: searchable.com/pricing, checked 13 October 2026
- Cognizo: cognizo.ai/pricing, checked 21 September 2026
- AthenaHQ: athenahq.ai/plans, checked 20 September 2026
- Promptwatch: promptwatch.com/pricing, checked 30 September 2026
- Proofsource: proofsource.co/pricing, checked 13 October 2026
- Citadex: citadex.io/pricing, checked 13 September 2026
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