CitePulse vs PromptScout (2026): which should you pick?

Pick CitePulse if

• Fits if you report on one brand and want a single score per AI engine
• Works for high-volume teams that want to run scans on their own model API keys, from Scale

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you run several brands, as each self-serve plan covers one and more need Enterprise
• Tight if you scan a lot, since scans pause when the monthly allowance runs out until the next cycle
• Pricey if you need the API or full competitor tracking, which start on Professional at $80 a month billed yearly
• Watch out: free trials of paid plans are offered, but the page doesn't say how long they last
• Not for you if you want site audits or content workflows, which sit on the custom Enterprise plan

Pick PromptScout if

• Fits if you want Bing Copilot and AI Overviews tracked for $15 a month
• Works for small sites where 15 prompts checked once a week is enough

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you need more than 15 prompts or more than weekly checks, as daily starts on Pro at $149
• Not for you if you want to try it first: there's only a free one-off check and a 14-day refund
• Pricey if you want the Opportunities list and Search Console link, which start on Growth at $49
• Watch out: Opportunities and the integrations are both labeled beta
• Skip it if you need an API, as none is listed, and Agency brands are checked only weekly

CitePulse

• Every self-serve plan covers one brand; several brands, site auditing and Content Lab workflows are listed under the custom Enterprise plan.
• Scans pause when the monthly allowance runs out, until the next billing cycle or an upgrade.
• Starter tracks a single competitor and has no API access; the API starts at Professional.
• The pricing page offers free trials on paid plans but does not say how long they last.

PromptScout

• There is no free plan or trial, only a free one-off visibility check; the terms give a full refund within 14 days of purchase.
• Starter checks its 15 prompts only weekly and has no Opportunities or integrations; daily checks start at Pro for $149.
• The Agency plan is set up through the team by email, and its brands are checked weekly.
• Opportunities and the integrations are labeled as beta.

CitePulse

AI visibility scans

Each scan asks the configured AI engines your target prompts and analyzes whether the brand is mentioned, cited, trusted and recommended.

Citation Visibility Index

A single score per engine and overall, tracked over time alongside citation share, mention depth and answer coverage.

Competitor tracking

Shows which competitors the answers recommend instead; Starter follows 1 competitor and Professional and Scale track them fully.

Free readiness check

Checks a page's structured data, AI crawler access, retrieval signals and answer readiness in about 30 seconds, with no signup.

Coverage matrix and mention depth

Scale adds a heatmap of which engines answer which prompts and a deeper read of how the brand is mentioned.

Bring your own keys

Scale can run scans on the team's own model provider API keys to control cost; other plans use keys managed by CitePulse.

PromptScout

Monitoring across five providers

Every plan checks ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Bing Copilot, and shows gained and lost mentions between runs.

Competitor tracking

Ranks the brands AI recommends alongside yours and compares how often each appears, as share of voice.

Sources and positioning

Lists cited pages by domain and page type, with Ahrefs Domain Rating, and the attributes AI uses to describe each competing brand.

Opportunities

On Growth and above, a weekly list of tasks drawn from the evidence, such as fixing a robots.txt block or joining a cited Reddit thread. In beta.

Content briefs

Turns an Opportunity into a brief for a page such as a comparison, drafted from the cited evidence for your team to review and publish.

Search and traffic integrations

Growth and above connect Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools and Cloudflare or Vercel traffic data to see AI crawlers and referrals.

CitePulse

• Free$0

  5 scans a month, 1 brand, all tracked engines, CVI scoring and basic reporting for 1 team member.

• Starter$40

  per month for 50 scans, billed annually ($50 billed monthly)

  1 brand, 1 competitor tracked, scans run on keys managed by CitePulse, and email support.

• Professional$80

  per month for 200 scans, billed annually ($100 billed monthly)

  1 brand with full competitor tracking, advanced analytics, API access, 5 team members and priority support.

• Scale$200

  per month for 1,000 scans, billed annually ($250 billed monthly)

  1 brand, mention depth analysis, a coverage heatmap, 15 team members and the option to bring your own model API keys.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Several brands, site auditing, Content Lab workflows, custom reporting, API access and rollout support. Sold through sales.

PromptScout

• Starter$15

  per month for 15 prompts, checked weekly

  All 5 providers, mentions, competitor share of voice, source analysis, positioning attributes, weekly reports and website audits.

• Growth$49

  per month for 30 prompts, checked every 3 days

  Everything in Starter plus 3 prompt groups, prompt suggestions, Opportunities (beta), Search Console, Bing Webmaster and AI traffic integrations.

• Pro$149

  per month for 40 prompts, checked daily

  The Growth plan with daily checks and 5 prompt groups.

• Agency$299

  per month for up to 10 brands, checked weekly

  Up to 20 prompts per brand, client-ready reporting and invite-led setup through the team. Shown as reduced from $499, with no end date.

CitePulse

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  CitePulse's pricing page lists annual billing at 20% off: Starter $40, Professional $80 and Scale $200 a month, against $50, $100 and $250 monthly.

PromptScout

No public discounts listed.