AnswerScout vs Otterly.AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, Otterly.AI grades higher than AnswerScout: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
Otterly.AI grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AnswerScout
Daily brand tracking in ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok and Perplexity
Otterly.AI
Daily brand and citation tracking across AI search engines
Which one is for you
Pick AnswerScout if
- Fits if you track one brand and want daily checks on ChatGPT and Gemini
- Works for teams that want results sent on to Slack, Zapier or Make, from Growth
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you need Claude, Grok or Perplexity, which start on Growth & More at $239.99 a month
- Tight if you track more than 10 prompts, as Growth's 30 cost $119.99 a month
- Watch out: the free trial is 5 days, short for judging day-to-day swings
- Skip it if you run several brands, since each extra brand is $19.99 a month, up to 5, sharing one pool of prompts
- Watch out: prices are monthly only, and Slack alerts and webhooks start on Growth
Pick Otterly.AI if
- Fits if a daily read on ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews and Copilot is what you need
- Works for agencies that brand client reports through Looker Studio, from Standard
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if Gemini, AI Mode or Claude matter to you, as they're paid add-ons on every plan, and all seven engines add $227 a month on Standard
- Not for you if you need white-label reports, as there aren't any
- Tight if you start on Lite, with 15 prompts, one workspace, no API or MCP, and no extra prompt packs
- Pricey if you outgrow Lite, as Standard is $160 a month yearly and extra prompts are $99 per 100, with 300 at most before Premium at $422
- Watch out: Claude is tracked through its API using the Haiku model, and crawler analytics needs server log files you upload
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAAnswerScoutFair | 2.4GPAOtterly.AIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $39.99 a month for 10 prompts on ChatGPT and Gemini, between this category's cheaper quarter at $29 and its $49 middle. All five engines cost $239.99 a month, in the dearest tenth. | BLite is $25 a month billed yearly ($29 monthly) for 15 prompts on four engines with unlimited team members, inside the cheaper quarter of AI visibility tools at $29. The API, MCP and Agent Analytics wait on Standard at $160, and Gemini, AI Mode and Claude cost extra. |
| Free plan and trial | DNo free plan. The trial needs no card and charges nothing automatically, but it lasts 5 days, under a week. | CNo free plan, but a 7-day free trial with 50 prompts and no credit card needed. |
| Features | CDaily runs with a 0 to 100 score, generated questions, competitors ranked on every run, cited sources and a ranked to-do list. The gaps are in the listing: Starter and Growth check only ChatGPT and Gemini, and every plan covers one brand. | CDaily mentions, share of voice and sentiment per engine in 70+ countries, link citation analysis, prompt research, a GEO audit and crawler analytics. The gap: Gemini, AI Mode and Claude are paid add-ons on every plan, and there's no white-label. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. It writes the questions from your brand name, site and category, but with 10 prompts on Starter you'll be picking which ones to keep. | CNo rating on record. You set the prompts to watch, and the crawler analytics means uploading your own server log files. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. From Growth it sends Slack alerts and signed webhooks that feed Zapier, Make or a BI tool, and every plan exports CSV and PDF. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. There's an API, an MCP server and a Looker Studio connector from Standard, plus a link with Semrush. |
| Best for | daily AI answer checks for one brand | daily brand and citation checks in AI search |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AnswerScout and Otterly.AI. How we grade
Price against what you get
AnswerScout starts at $39.99 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Otterly.AI starts at $25 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Otterly.AI starts $14.99 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 10 score higher than AnswerScout for less, and 4 score higher than Otterly.AI for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Otterly.AI also covers site audit.
At a glance
| AnswerScout | Otterly.AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $39.99 per month for 10 prompts on ChatGPT and Gemini | $25 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 5-day free trial at Starter level, no credit card required, nothing charged automatically | 7-day free trial with 50 prompts, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | AnswerScout | OtterlyAI GmbH |
| Price read from | answerscout.ai | otterly.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AnswerScout
- Starter and Growth check only ChatGPT and Gemini; Claude, Grok and Perplexity start at Growth & More for $239.99 a month.
- Every plan tracks one brand; extra brands cost $19.99 a month each, up to 5, with prompts and competitors pooled across them.
- Runs happen once a day per brand, and the 5-day trial is short for judging day-to-day swings.
- The pricing page shows monthly prices only and mentions no annual billing.
Otterly.AI
- Google AI Mode and Gemini cost $9, $59 or $149 a month each by plan, and Claude $29, $109 or $439, so all seven engines on Standard add $227 a month.
- Google AI Mode, Gemini and Claude are paid add-ons on every plan; Claude is tracked through its API using the Haiku model.
- Lite has one workspace; extra prompts are sold in packs of 100 on Standard and Premium only.
- There is no white-label option; the Looker Studio connector is the suggested way to brand client reports.
Key features
AnswerScout
- Visibility score
- A daily 0 to 100 score built from mention rate, sentiment, average position in the answer and how consistently the brand appears across engines.
- Generated buying questions
- From a brand name, website and category it writes the questions to track, then runs them every day with each engine's web search on.
- Competitor ranking
- Detects the brands AI names alongside or instead of yours, tracks them as competitors and ranks them against you on every run.
- Cited sources
- Shows which pages and domains each engine cites in its answers, to show where earning a mention would count.
- Ranked recommendations
- Each run produces a to-do list ordered by expected impact, such as comparison pages, review roundups or FAQ pages to publish.
- Alerts, webhooks and exports
- Slack alerts and signed JSON webhooks from Growth up; CSV and PDF exports and shareable links for clients and teams.
Otterly.AI
- Daily prompt monitoring
- Tracks set prompts every day and reports brand mentions, coverage, share of voice and sentiment per engine, in more than 70 countries.
- Link citation analysis
- Shows which URLs and domains each AI engine cites for a prompt, with a domain ranking to find the sources worth targeting.
- AI prompt research
- Suggests prompts customers are likely to ask AI search tools about a brand or topic, as a starting set to monitor.
- GEO audit
- A technical audit of site URLs for generative engine readiness; Lite allows 1,000 audited URLs a month, Premium 10,000.
- Agent Analytics
- Reports AI agent and crawler visits to your site from server log files you upload.
- API, MCP and Looker Studio
- An API and MCP server give programmatic access to the data; the Looker Studio connector comes with Standard and above.
Plans
AnswerScout
Starter$39.99
per month for 10 prompts on ChatGPT and Gemini
1 brand, 2 competitors, 25 content audits a month, daily runs, and CSV and PDF export. No Slack alerts or webhooks.
Growth$119.99
per month for 30 prompts on ChatGPT and Gemini
1 brand, 3 competitors, 75 content audits a month, plus Slack alerts and signed webhooks.
Growth & More$239.99
per month for 30 prompts on all 5 AI engines
Adds Claude, Grok and Perplexity to ChatGPT and Gemini, with 3 competitors and 150 content audits a month.
Pro$399.99
per month for 50 prompts on all 5 AI engines
1 brand, 5 competitors, 300 content audits a month, Slack alerts and webhooks.
Otterly.AI
Lite$25
per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly)
15 prompts tracked daily on ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Copilot, unlimited team members, one workspace. No API, MCP or extra prompts.
Standard$160
per month, billed yearly ($189 billed monthly)
100 prompts, API, MCP and Agent Analytics. Extra prompts are $99 per 100 a month, up to 300 more before you must move to Premium.
Premium$422
per month, billed yearly ($489 billed monthly)
400 prompts with everything in Standard. Extra prompts are $99 per 100 a month.
EnterpriseCustom
From 1,000 prompts, with SSO, custom terms, a quarterly GEO health check and a dedicated success manager.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AnswerScout or Otterly.AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Otterly.AI is cheaper to start with: $25 a month, against $39.99 a month for AnswerScout. AnswerScout starts at $39.99 per month for 10 prompts on ChatGPT and Gemini, and Otterly.AI starts at $25 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, AnswerScout or Otterly.AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither AnswerScout nor Otterly.AI has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.