Beamtrace vs Otterly.AI (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Beamtrace if

• Fits if you run a small local business and mainly want to know whether ChatGPT names you
• Works for teams that keep their to-do list in Jira, Linear or Asana

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need Gemini, Claude, Perplexity or Grok, which are listed as coming soon
• Tight if you start on Starter: 10 prompts, checked every 3 days
• Pricey if you want daily checks, which need Premium at $120 a month
• Watch out: you can add or delete the generated prompts but not edit them, and Slack, Zapier, Make and n8n are still coming soon
• Watch out: the full refund only covers 14 days after paying; after that, refunds are limited to the cases the policy lists

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

Beamtrace

• Only ChatGPT is tracked today; Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, DeepSeek and Grok are listed as coming soon.
• Starter refreshes every 3 days and Growth every 2; daily checks need Premium at $120 a month.
• Slack, Zapier, Make and n8n connections are listed as coming soon.
• A full refund is offered within 14 days of paying; after that, the refund policy limits refunds to the cases it lists.

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.

Beamtrace

Visibility Score

The share of tracked prompt runs in which AI answers mention your business, on a 0 to 100 scale, with trends and share of voice over time.

Generated prompts

Builds a starting set of customer-style prompts from your business profile and location, grouped by topic. You can add or delete prompts but not edit them.

Competitor discovery

Lists the businesses AI answers actually name next to you, compares visibility side by side, and lets you star three to follow closely.

Improvements to task trackers

Suggested improvements export as tasks to Trello, Jira, Linear, Asana, Todoist or monday.com, with status synced back when they are done.

MCP connections

Visibility, prompt and competitor data can be read from Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs and other MCP clients.

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.

Beamtrace

• Starter$24

  per month for 10 prompts, checked every 3 days, billed monthly

  5 competitors, improvements, AI reputation monitoring and basic support. $240 a year billed annually.

• Growth$48

  per month for 30 prompts, checked every 2 days, billed monthly

  15 competitors, improvements, AI reputation monitoring and priority support. $480 a year billed annually.

• Premium$120

  per month for 60 prompts, checked daily, billed monthly

  30 competitors, improvements, AI reputation monitoring, priority support and live chat. $1,200 a year billed annually.

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.

Beamtrace

• Annual discount

  Save 17% with annual billing

  Beamtrace's pricing FAQ says the annual plan saves 17% against monthly billing; Starter is $240 a year against $24 a month.

• Other savings

  33% off the yearly plan during the trial

  The pricing FAQ says subscribing to a yearly plan during the free trial gives 33% off.

Otterly.AI

No public discounts listed.