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Promptwatch
AI search visibility platform for brand mentions, citations and AI crawler logs, with content agents.
From FreeWhy it's on this listOptimises your content · YesContent Gap Analysis is included from Essential; the page-rewriting Content Optimization agent starts at Professional (5/mo, 10/mo on Business).Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Rankfender
- +Done-for-you service · PartialA fully managed option exists, but the vendor states its own agents do the work; it is ticked only on Business and the Custom tier, which adds a dedicated success manager.Evidence ↗
- +Google AI Mode · YesLive-search platform, listed as its own row in the pricing model table alongside AI Overviews.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Rankfender
- −Generates content · PartialThe entry paid tier includes no article generation; Professional grants 5 AEO Articles/mo and Business 10/mo.Evidence ↗
- −Countries · PartialEvery monitor is scoped to a country and language, but the comparison table crosses out Country Level Tracking and State and City Level Tracking on Essential and Professional, ticking both only on Business.Evidence ↗
30/32 researched criteria · 2 not established - 02
Trakkr
AI visibility platform tracking brand answers across eight AI models, with recommended actions.
From $100/monthWhy it's on this listOptimises your content · YesPages view scores each URL through six stages and names the first stage needing workEvidence ↗
Where it improves on Rankfender
- +Technical AEO · YesSchema, robots.txt and llms.txt work, plus crawler-facing page serving via AI PagesEvidence ↗
- +Meta AI · YesNamed in the eight-model list included on every paid planEvidence ↗
Trade-offs against Rankfender
- −Wrong answers about you · PartialNarratives tracks whether models repeat a published fact-correction; no feature that flags false brand claims is documentedEvidence ↗
- −Countries · PartialAdditional markets per brand exist but are a paid optional add-on; plans include zero extra regions by defaultEvidence ↗
- −API · PartialREST API is a Scale feature; Growth gets CSV export and Google Sheets sync instead. Rate limit 1000/hrEvidence ↗
31/32 researched criteria · 1 not established - 03
Cognizo
AEO platform tracking brand visibility in AI answers, with agents that create and publish content.
From $499/monthWhy it's on this listOptimises your content · YesContent Optimization module audits existing pages and issues prioritised recommendationsEvidence ↗
Where it improves on Rankfender
- +Technical AEO · YesGenerates llms.txt and schema, and audits crawlability, metadata and internal linkingEvidence ↗
- +Done-for-you service · PartialDone-for-You executes autonomously via agents rather than staff; a human strategist is an Enterprise inclusionEvidence ↗
Trade-offs against Rankfender
- −Projects or brands · PartialMultiple brands and workspaces are listed only under Enterprise; the published tiers name no brand allowanceEvidence ↗
- −Self-serve signup · NoEvery plan, including the $499 Platform tier, routes to Book a demo, and onboarding includes a call with a customer success partner.Evidence ↗
30/32 researched criteria · 2 not established - 04
AIclicks
Tracks brand mentions and cited sources across 10+ AI engines, then drafts and publishes the fixes.
From $59/monthWhy it's on this listOptimises your content · YesRecommendations names existing pages to update and backlink targets, derived from which URLs AI actually cites.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Rankfender
- +Done-for-you service · YesThe same company sells done-for-you engagements with published floors: LLM Visibility Action Plan from $1500, Reddit plan from $2000, content from $250, mentions from $250, technical audit from $750.Evidence ↗
- +Google AI Mode · YesGoogle AI Mode is a selectable model, and counts against the plan's model slots like any other.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Rankfender
- −Brand sentiment · PartialSentiment themes with binary positive/negative share by model, but the dashboard is withheld from Starter, which sees a mock-data preview.Evidence ↗
- −Wrong answers about you · NoSentiment is binary favourability attached to themes such as pricing or support quality; no feature in the docs, feature list or plan table flags a factually false claim about the brand.Evidence ↗
- −Projects or brands · PartialUnlimited projects with prompts split freely across them, but Starter's card caps websites you can add at 1; Pro and Business are unlimited.Evidence ↗
32/32 researched criteria - 05
Rank Prompt
AI visibility platform: prompt monitoring across six answer engines, plus content, citation outreach and site audits.
From FreeWhy it's on this listOptimises your content · YesAudits pages you already have and returns per-issue severity, affected pages and step-by-step fixes.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Rankfender
- +Technical AEO · YesLighthouse and technical checks covering Core Web Vitals, schema problems and crawlability blockers.Evidence ↗
- +Done-for-you service · YesRank Prompt's own in-house team sells a done-for-you retainer at $1,500/mo advisory and from $2,500/mo full execution, sold through a strategy call.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Rankfender
- −Gemini · PartialReal but metered as an add-on engine: available on any plan, at one extra credit per prompt rather than inside the bundle.Evidence ↗
- −Grok · PartialSame add-on metering as Gemini: labelled "Add-on engine" and charged one extra credit per prompt.Evidence ↗
- −DeepSeek · NoNot named anywhere on the site; absent from the closed six-platform enumeration repeated on at least five pages.Evidence ↗
32/32 researched criteria - 06
SEORCE
Unified SEO and AI visibility platform that tracks brand citations across 10 platforms and ships the fixes.
From FreeWhy it's on this listOptimises your content · YesExisting pages are crawled and scored, and content problems are detected then rewritten in Content Studio.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Rankfender
- +Technical AEO · YesAutoFix deploys schema, meta, heading, alt-text and canonical changes; a separate audit checks whether AI crawlers can reach the content. Internal links are listed as not yet shipped.Evidence ↗
- +Google AI Mode · YesAI Mode is stated as in scope of the Google AI Overviews coverage, not as a separately metered platform.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Rankfender
- −Competitor tracking · PartialCompetitor AI visibility is a real feature with citation-gain alerts, but the plan table withholds it from Free and Lite; the changelog says Growth and above while the table says Starter and above.Evidence ↗
- −Brand sentiment · PartialSentiment scoring and entity-attribute mapping are published features, but the plan comparison table marks AI Sentiment Analysis absent on Free and Lite.Evidence ↗
- −How often it checks · PartialDaily SERP and AI updates from Growth ($249) upward; Free, Lite and Starter are weekly and Enterprise is real-time in the plan comparison table.Evidence ↗
31/32 researched criteria · 1 not established
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