Beamtrace vs Reachd (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 Reachd if

• Fits if you run a local business, such as a clinic, law firm or contractor
• Works for owners who want a short weekly to-do list by email rather than a dashboard

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need Perplexity, Claude or Grok for under $239 a month, as Starter covers ChatGPT and Google AI only
• Watch out: query volume is given only as standard or twice standard, with no prompt count published
• Not for you if you want the work done for you, as Expert adds an adviser, not someone to make the changes
• Pricey if you run several businesses, since each one is priced separately, from $79 a month billed yearly or $99 monthly
• Tight if you want to try it properly first, as only the first analysis is free

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.

Reachd

• Starter tracks only ChatGPT and Google AI; Perplexity, Claude and Grok start at Pro, $239 a month billed annually.
• Prices are per business, and query volume is given only as standard or twice standard, with no prompt count published.
• Your own team makes the site changes and outside listings on every plan; Expert adds an adviser, not someone to do the work.
• Agency plans cost $159 or $199 per client a month billed annually ($199 or $249 monthly), with white-label 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.

Reachd

Weekday customer query runs

Every weekday it asks realistic customer questions on ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity, Claude and Grok and records which businesses get recommended. Starter covers the first two.

Source tracing

For each question a competitor wins, it names the sources the AI relied on, such as a Yelp listing or directory entry, and the sentence that earned the recommendation.

Fact audit

Checks what each AI platform knows about the facts customers weigh, such as prices, services and location, and flags any that a platform is missing.

Ranked insights by email

Each gap becomes an insight naming the page to change and the visibility points it should add; the top action is emailed once or twice a week.

Product-level scoring

For product brands, each product is scored within its own category, with the retailers and marketplaces that carry rivals but not the product.

API and MCP server

A read-only REST API, at 5,000 requests a day per key, and an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT come with every plan.

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.

Reachd

• Starter$79

  per business / month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)

  ChatGPT and Google AI, competitor insights, automatic location and language, API and MCP access, unlimited team members.

• Pro$239

  per business / month, billed annually ($299 billed monthly)

  Adds Perplexity, Claude and Grok, twice the queries, custom queries, locations and languages, and priority support.

• Expert$399

  per business / month, billed annually ($499 billed monthly)

  Everything in Pro plus an AI search expert who picks priorities each month, watches each change and sends monthly reports.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom query volume, multi-location rollout with per-location reports, SSO, a security review and an account team.

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.

Reachd

• Annual discount

  About 20% off with annual billing

  Reachd's pricing page shows Starter at $79 a month billed yearly against $99 monthly, a saving it gives as $240 a year; Pro and Expert save $720 and $1,200.