GeoArk vs Profound (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Profound grades higher than GeoArk: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
GeoArk grades higher on value for money. Profound grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
GeoArk
AI visibility tracking across seven AI models, with schema tools
Profound
AI search visibility tracking with an AI marketing agent built in
Which one is for you
Pick GeoArk if
- Fits if you want to see how 7 AI models talk about 1 to 3 brands
- Works for a site owner who wants schema suggestions next to visibility numbers
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want ongoing free use: the free plan ends after 14 days and runs Gemini only
- Tight if you are on Starter, at 50 prompts a month and 3 brands
- Too light for content work on Starter, which has no content generation or A/B testing
- Watch out: API access is listed only on Custom, which is sold through sales
- Watch out: the page does not say whether prices are monthly or annual billing
Pick Profound if
- Fits if you're a large brand that wants answers tracked on up to 9 engines and can sign a custom contract
- Works for agencies running pitch audits for prospects, at $99 a month for 10 short workspaces
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to sign up and pay without a sales call, as brands can't
- Pricey if you're an agency with several clients, at $399 a month per client workspace on top of $99
- Tight if you want to test your own questions, since the trial's prompts are fixed
- Watch out: custom prompts, the API, exports and SSO all come only with Enterprise
- Watch out: agents spend credits, and extra credits need an Enterprise package with overage billing or a pause
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAGeoArkFair | 2.2GPAProfoundFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$79 a month for Starter sits inside the category's $29 to $95 middle band, and content generation and A/B testing wait for Growth at $199. | DBrands get no published price: past the trial it's a custom Enterprise quote, given only on a sales call. Agency Growth is $99 a month, but that buys 10 short pitch audits, and each real client workspace is $399 a month on top. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day free trial with no card, but it covers Gemini only and runs 5 prompts once. | CNo free plan, but a 7-day trial runs 50 preset prompts daily on ChatGPT, Gemini and AI Overviews. You can't edit those prompts, so you see the questions Profound picks, not your own. |
| Features | CVisibility scoring, answer gap analysis, schema automation and citation campaigns. Starter has no content generation or A/B testing, and the API is on the sales-only Custom plan. | BDaily answers with citations, sentiment and competitor ranking on up to 9 engines, Claude, Copilot and DeepSeek among them, plus an AI Marketer, reusable agents, Prompt Volumes and crawler analytics across unlimited domains. It covers the whole job; the agents run on credits. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and you add your brand, prompts and competitors before the first result. | CNo rating on record. Brands are onboarded through sales, and custom prompts, exports and the API only arrive with Enterprise, so there's set-up before it's really yours. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no integrations listed. The API is on the Custom plan. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to Google Analytics, Search Console, Cloudflare, Vercel, WordPress, Webflow, Slack and G2, and the API comes with Enterprise. |
| Best for | tracking AI visibility across seven AI models | big brands tracking AI answers on many engines |
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: GeoArk and Profound. How we grade
Price against what you get
GeoArk starts at $79 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Profound starts at $99 a month and scores 2.7.
Profound scores higher, and starts $20 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 65 score higher than GeoArk for less, and 1 scores higher than Profound 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
- GeoArk also covers a/B testing and schema markup.
- Profound also covers AI agents and web analytics.
At a glance
| GeoArk | Profound | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $79 per month for 3 brands and 50 prompts a month | $99 per month (Agency Growth, the self-serve plan for agencies) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free plan with a 14-day trial: 1 brand, 5 prompts run once, Gemini only, no card required | 7-day free trial: 50 preset prompts run daily on ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews, with limited AI Marketer credits |
| Web | ||
| Made by | GeoArk AI | Profound |
| Price read from | geoark.ai | tryprofound.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
GeoArk
- The Free plan is a 14-day trial that covers Gemini only and runs 5 prompts once.
- Starter has no content generation or A/B testing; those start at Growth.
- API access is listed only on the Custom plan, which is sold through sales.
- The pricing is on the homepage, and billing basis (monthly or annual) is not stated beyond '/mo'.
Profound
- Brands have no self-serve paid plan: after the 7-day trial, ongoing tracking needs a custom-priced Enterprise contract.
- Trial users get a recommended prompt set and cannot edit it; custom prompts, API access, exports and SSO come with Enterprise.
- On Agency Growth, each full client workspace is a $399-a-month add-on and 5 more trial workspaces cost $199 a month.
- Agent runs use credits; extra credits beyond the plan need an Enterprise package, with overage billing or a pause set by the account team.
Key features
GeoArk
- AI visibility scoring
- Runs prompts across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, DeepSeek and Llama and shows when a brand is mentioned or a competitor is recommended.
- Answer gap analysis
- Shows the prompts where the brand is missing, with visibility percentages and competitor mentions.
- Schema automation
- Generates structured data and scores its completeness, available in monthly quantities on paid plans.
- Citation campaigns
- Plans and tracks citations on sites such as G2, Capterra and Reddit that the vendor says influence AI recommendations.
- A/B testing for content
- Compares content variants to see which improves visibility before publishing. Growth plan and above.
Profound
- Answer Engine Insights
- Runs set prompts daily and reports where a brand appears in the answers, which sources are cited, sentiment and how it ranks against competitors.
- Wide engine coverage
- Enterprise can track ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, DeepSeek, Claude, Google AI Overviews and Exa Search.
- AI Marketer and agents
- An assistant that finds gaps in AI answers and drafts or rewrites pages, plus reusable agents for recurring work. Agents run on credits.
- Agent Analytics
- Tracks AI crawler visits and AI-referred traffic across unlimited domains by connecting to CDNs and hosts such as Cloudflare, Fastly, AWS and Vercel.
- Prompt Volumes
- Estimates what people ask AI answer engines about a topic; the trial allows 5 searches.
- Agency workspaces
- Agency plans manage short pitch workspaces for prospects and full client workspaces from one dashboard with consolidated billing.
Plans
GeoArk
Free$0
A 14-day trial on Gemini only: 1 brand, a one-time run of 5 prompts, 1 competitor, manual runs only and 14-day result retention.
Starter$79
per month for 3 brands and 50 prompts a month
All 7 models, about 6,000 AI answers a month, 5 competitors, 3 citation campaign and 3 schema generations a month, and CSV report downloads.
Growth$199
per month for 5 brands and 200 prompts a month
About 24,000 AI answers a month, 10 competitors, 10 content generations, 10 citation campaigns, 5 schema automations and A/B testing, with priority support.
CustomCustom
Custom limits, unlimited competitors, API access and white-label options. Sold through sales.
Profound
Agency Growth$99
per month for up to 10 pitch workspaces a month
For agencies: 10 seven-day pitch audits a month on ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI Overviews, 5 agency seats. Each full client workspace is $399 a month extra.
EnterpriseCustom
For brands: tailored prompt tracking on up to 9 answer engines, AI Marketer credits, all-time history, CSV and JSON exports, API, SSO and dedicated support.
Agency EnterpriseCustom
For large agencies and networks: tailored client and trial workspaces, a dedicated agency partner, go-to-market help and Slack support.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, GeoArk or Profound?
As of Nov 13, 2026, GeoArk is cheaper to start with: $79 a month, against $99 a month for Profound. GeoArk starts at $79 per month for 3 brands and 50 prompts a month, and Profound starts at $99 per month (Agency Growth, the self-serve plan for agencies).
Which has a free plan, GeoArk or Profound?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither GeoArk nor Profound 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.