Otterly.AI vs SEOcrawl AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Otterly.AI grades higher than SEOcrawl AI: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Otterly.AI grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Otterly.AI
Daily brand and citation tracking across AI search engines
SEOcrawl AI
Search Console dashboards, site crawls and AI answer tracking in one
Which one is for you
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
Pick SEOcrawl AI if
- Fits if you want Search Console, GA4 and AI answers on one screen
- Works for agencies sending white-labelled monthly PDF reports, from Growth
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you research competitors' sites, since rankings come from your own Search Console
- Tight if you work with others on Starter, which has one user and no PDF reports
- Not for you if you want the safety of refunds, as none are offered by default and canceling is by email
- Too light for link work, as there's no backlink tool, and the API starts at Agency for $287
- Watch out: prices are set in euros and converted to dollars at a fixed rate
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAOtterly.AIFair | 2.2GPASEOcrawl AIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CStarter is $36 a month billed yearly ($428 a year) or $53 monthly, for 5 projects, 250 AI prompts a week, 25 crawls a month and unlimited tracked keywords. A bit above this category's cheapest quarter. Prices are set in euros, from 49€ a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 7-day free trial with 50 prompts and no credit card needed. | CNo free plan, but a 30-day free trial on every paid plan. The Chrome extension is free with no account. There are no refunds by default, so use the month. |
| Features | 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. | CSearch Console and GA4 dashboards, crawls with a health score, a change monitor, AI answer tracking and an MCP server. The gap the listing names: rankings come from your connected Search Console, so there's no research on rivals' sites, and no backlinks. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You set the prompts to watch, and the crawler analytics means uploading your own server log files. | CNo rating on record. Nothing works until you connect Search Console and GA4, and then you choose the prompts you want checked each week. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb plus a free Chrome extension, connected to Search Console and GA4, with an MCP server for ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor. The API starts at Agency. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | daily brand and citation checks in AI search | Search Console and AI answers in one dashboard |
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: Otterly.AI and SEOcrawl AI. How we grade
Where they differ
- SEOcrawl AI also covers rank tracking and dashboards.
At a glance
| Otterly.AI | SEOcrawl AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $25 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly) | $36 per month, billed annually ($53 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial with 50 prompts, no credit card required | 30-day free trial on the Starter, Growth, Pro and Agency plans |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | OtterlyAI GmbH | SEOCRAWL, SL |
| Price read from | otterly.ai | seocrawl.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
SEOcrawl AI
- Prices are set in euros (Starter is 49€ a month); the page converts them to dollars at a fixed rate.
- Rankings and traffic come from your connected Search Console and GA4, so the tracker covers only sites you can connect.
- Starter has one user and no PDF reports, and API access starts at the Agency plan.
- Refunds are not offered by default, and canceling means emailing the company before the renewal date.
Key features
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.
SEOcrawl AI
- AI visibility tracking
- Checks set prompts each week in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and other AI engines, with share of voice and cited sources. One prompt is one answer from one AI.
- Search Console and GA4 dashboard
- Clicks, impressions, CTR, position and indexation from Search Console, split into branded and non-branded, plus GA4 sessions sent by AI assistants.
- Rank Tracker
- Unlimited keywords on every paid plan, updated daily from Search Console data, with growth trends by keyword, URL, folder and subdomain.
- Crawler and SEO Monitor
- Site crawls with a health score (25 to 1,000 a month by plan), and a monitor that logs changes to titles, meta tags, canonicals and status codes.
- MCP server
- Ask about your SEO and AI visibility data from ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor through 85 MCP tools, using monthly credits included on every plan.
- Free Chrome extension
- Shows a page's metadata, headings, canonical, hreflang, links and Search Console indexation, with no account and no usage limits.
Plans
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.
SEOcrawl AI
Starter$36
per month, billed annually at $428 ($53 billed monthly)
1 user, 5 projects, Search Console data up to 100k clicks a month, 250 AI prompts a week and 25 site crawls a month. No PDF reports.
Growth$71
per month, billed annually at $855 ($107 billed monthly)
5 users, 25 projects, up to 1M clicks a month, 1,250 AI prompts a week, 100 crawls and 5 white-labelled PDF reports a month.
Pro$144
per month, billed annually at $1,719 ($215 billed monthly)
10 users, 100 projects, up to 10M clicks a month, 2,500 AI prompts a week, 400 crawls and 50 reports a month.
Agency$287
per month, billed annually at $3,447 ($431 billed monthly)
25 users, 200 projects, 6,000 AI prompts a week, 1,000 crawls and 200 reports a month, and standard API access.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited projects and users, 15,000+ prompts a week, private LLMs, a custom domain, priority API and a dedicated success manager.
Ways to pay less
Otterly.AI
No public discounts listed.
SEOcrawl AI
- Annual discount
Save 33% with yearly billing
The pricing page lists yearly billing at 33% off: Starter is $428 a year, about $36 a month, against $53 billed monthly.
- Education
Free for first-year SEO students
The pricing FAQ says SEOcrawl AI is free for students in the first year of an SEO course or Master's degree.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Otterly.AI or SEOcrawl AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Otterly.AI is cheaper to start with: $25 a month, against $36 a month for SEOcrawl AI. Otterly.AI starts at $25 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly), and SEOcrawl AI starts at $36 per month, billed annually ($53 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Otterly.AI or SEOcrawl AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Otterly.AI nor SEOcrawl AI has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Otterly.AI and SEOcrawl AI run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only SEOcrawl AI lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.