Knowatoa vs Mentionary (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Knowatoa if

• Fits if you want an alert when AI answers start saying wrong things about your brand
• Works for teams with several sites, since one account tracks unlimited sites on a shared question limit

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if Claude, Gemini, Perplexity or Meta AI matter, as they need Growth at $199 a month
• Not for you if you need the API, MCP or Looker Studio on a budget, since they start at Growth
• Tight if you want to know your question limit before you buy, as the page doesn't say
• Watch out: the trial's length isn't stated, and annual prices are offered but not listed
• Watch out: agencies are priced on a separate calculator by sites, questions, services and refresh rate

Pick Mentionary if

• Fits if you want to find which outside sites AI answers rely on in your market
• Works for small marketing teams starting out, with a 14-day trial and no card

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need daily tracking, as Starter and Professional scan weekly and daily scans come with Agency
• Watch out: the pricing page doesn't say which 3 platforms Starter covers or which 5 Professional does
• Pricey if you need the API, which starts at Agency for $799 a month billed yearly
• Tight if you watch more than two rivals, as Starter allows 2 competitors and 200 scans a month

Knowatoa

• Starter covers only ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode; Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Meta AI need Growth.
• The API, MCP server and Looker Studio connector start at Growth ($199 a month).
• The pricing page does not state how many questions each plan tracks; annual pricing is available but not listed.
• Agencies get a separate calculator that prices by client sites, questions per site, services and refresh frequency.

Mentionary

• There is no free plan, and each plan caps monthly scans; one scan is one prompt run on one platform.
• Starter covers 3 platforms and Professional 5, but the pricing page does not say which ones; the platform page lists six, including Copilot and You.com.
• API access starts at the Agency plan, $799 a month billed annually; lower plans get data exports only.
• Starter and Professional scan weekly; daily scans come with Agency.

Knowatoa

Answer and competitor gaps

Shows the AI answers your brand is missing from and where competitors appear in your place, tracked daily.

Citation sources

Lists which sites the AI models trust and cite most for the questions you track.

Sentiment alerts

Flags when AI answers start saying negative or wrong things about a brand, its products or its people.

AI Search Console

Reports how AI bot crawlers reach your site, with status codes such as 403 and 404 and the failures to investigate.

Languages, locations and many sites

Questions can be set per language and location, and an account can track unlimited sites sharing one question limit.

MCP, API and reporting

Growth connects to Claude, ChatGPT, Codex and other assistants over MCP, and feeds a REST API, Looker Studio and scheduled CSV exports.

Mentionary

Prompt tracking

Runs tracked prompts on AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity and records mention rate, position and sentiment, weekly on the lower plans.

Prompt suggestions

Predicts the prompts prospects are likely to ask while researching a purchase, labeled by role and type, such as comparison or niche questions.

Citation source tracking

Shows which outside sites, such as Reddit, Trustpilot or blogs, AI answers rely on in your category, with an authority score for each source.

Competitor benchmarking

Share of voice, head-to-head comparisons and a SWOT analysis against 2 to 50 competitors depending on the plan.

Content gap analysis

Scores your pages on quality metrics, 5 on Starter and 15 from Professional, and suggests missing information that could get them cited.

Exports and API

Every paid plan can export its data. Agency adds full API access, and Enterprise adds SSO and custom integrations.

Knowatoa

• Starter$59

  per month; annual billing also offered

  ChatGPT, AI Overviews and AI Mode; answer gaps, competitor gaps, citations, sentiment alerts, weekly digest and AI agents.

• Growth$199

  per month; annual billing also offered

  All 7 AI services, higher question volume, API, MCP server, Looker Studio and NinjaCat, and a dedicated account rep.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom volume and scale, custom integrations and priority feature requests.

Mentionary

• Starter$79

  per month for 20 prompts, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)

  200 scans a month on 3 AI platforms, scanned weekly, 2 competitors and 3 team members.

• Professional$239

  per month for 100 prompts, billed annually ($299 billed monthly)

  1,500 scans a month on 5 platforms, weekly scans, 8 competitors, 10 team members and priority support.

• Agency$799

  per month for 500 prompts, billed annually ($999 billed monthly)

  10,000 scans a month on all platforms plus custom models, 50 competitors, 50 team members and full API access.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Unlimited prompts, scans, competitors and team members, SSO, custom integrations and a dedicated AEO strategist.

Knowatoa

No public discounts listed.

Mentionary

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  Mentionary's pricing page lists 20% off with annual billing, for example Professional at $239 a month instead of $299.

• Nonprofit

  Special pricing for schools and nonprofits

  The pricing FAQ asks educational institutions and nonprofits to contact Mentionary about special pricing; no figure is given.