Citation Radar vs Otterly.AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Otterly.AI grades higher than Citation Radar: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Otterly.AI grades higher on value for money and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Citation Radar
Low-cost AI citation tracker for five AI assistants
Otterly.AI
Daily brand and citation tracking across AI search engines
Which one is for you
Pick Citation Radar if
- Fits if you're a solo marketer tracking 50 questions on one site
- Works for small agencies with up to five client sites, on Agency at $199 a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need daily numbers, as tracking re-runs weekly
- Not for you if Google's AI Overviews or Copilot matter most to you
- Too light for agencies who need white-label reports or an API today, as both are coming soon
- Tight if you stay free: 5 questions, 3 platforms and no weekly re-runs
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
| 2.0GPACitation RadarFair | 2.4GPAOtterly.AIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $39 a month for 1 site and 50 questions on all five platforms. That's above the cheaper quarter of this category, which starts at $29, and under its $49 middle, so it sits on the low side of ordinary. | 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 | CA free plan with no card: 1 website and 5 generated questions, checked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini. That's a one-off look, though, as weekly re-runs are paid only. | CNo free plan, but a 7-day free trial with 50 prompts and no credit card needed. |
| Features | CCitation tracking on five assistants, an AEO score, a share-of-voice leaderboard, content gaps and Blueprint Mode for draft pages. The gaps are real: checks are weekly, AI Overviews and Copilot aren't covered, and the API is still coming soon. | 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's self-serve and generates questions for you, but you still pick what to track and read the scores before it tells you much. | CNo rating on record. You set the prompts to watch, and the crawler analytics means uploading your own server log files. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no integrations listed. The API and white-label reports are both marked as coming soon. | 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 | weekly AI citation checks | 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: Citation Radar and Otterly.AI. How we grade
Price against what you get
Citation Radar starts at $39 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Otterly.AI starts at $25 a month and scores 2.3.
Otterly.AI scores higher and starts $14 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 34 score higher than Citation Radar 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
- Citation Radar also covers content optimization and schema markup.
- Otterly.AI also covers reports and site audit.
At a glance
| Citation Radar | Otterly.AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $39 per month for 1 site and 50 questions | $25 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 1 website, 5 generated questions checked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini. No card needed. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial with 50 prompts, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Citation Radar | OtterlyAI GmbH |
| Price read from | citationradar.ai | otterly.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Citation Radar
- Tracking runs weekly, not daily, and only on paid plans.
- The free plan checks 3 platforms; Claude and Grok need a paid plan.
- Google AI Overviews and Copilot are not among the platforms the site lists.
- The API and white-label reports are marked as coming soon.
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
Citation Radar
- AI citation tracking
- Shows which buyer questions get your site cited, and which do not, on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Grok.
- AEO score
- A single score for how ready a site is to be cited by AI, broken down by platform for each analysis.
- Competitor share of voice
- A leaderboard of where rivals are cited more than you, with the pages that earn their citations.
- Content gaps
- Questions competitors win and you do not, sorted into quick wins, strategic plays and long-term bets.
- Blueprint Mode
- Pick a question and get a draft page built for AI answers, with schema markup, structure and citations.
- Weekly auto-tracking
- Paid plans re-run tracked questions every week to build share-of-voice trends over time.
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
Citation Radar
Free$0
1 website and 5 generated questions, checked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini.
Starter$39
per month for 1 site and 50 questions
For solo marketers: 50 tracked questions on all 5 AI platforms, weekly re-runs and 50 AI content suggestions a month.
Pro$99
per month for 3 sites and 100 questions per site
For in-house teams: all 5 AI platforms, weekly re-runs and 100 AI content suggestions a month.
Agency$199
per month for 5 sites and 100 questions per site
All 5 AI platforms, unlimited AI content suggestions and priority support. White-label reports are listed as coming soon.
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, Citation Radar or Otterly.AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Otterly.AI is cheaper to start with: $25 a month, against $39 a month for Citation Radar. Citation Radar starts at $39 per month for 1 site and 50 questions, and Otterly.AI starts at $25 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Citation Radar or Otterly.AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Citation Radar has a free plan. Otterly.AI does not, though it has 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.