Otterly.AI vs Wellows (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Otterly.AI and Wellows share a 2.4 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Otterly.AI starts cheaper, at $25 a month against $29 a month.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
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
Wellows
AI citation tracking with content drafts and outreach targets
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 Wellows if
- Fits if you want every feature on the $29 plan, with unlimited projects and seats
- Works for agencies sharing one balance across clients, with white-label dashboards
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if Claude or Copilot answers matter, as neither is tracked
- Tight if you track lots of prompts daily, as $29 covers about 12 on all five engines
- Watch out: tracking stops when the shared balance hits zero, and unused answers don't roll over
- Watch out: the listing doesn't say whether the 7-day trial needs a card, and no yearly price is shown
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAOtterly.AIFair | 2.4GPAWellowsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | BBasic is $29 a month for 1,800 AI answers, about 12 prompts a day on all 5 engines, with every feature. That's inside this category's cheaper quarter. |
| 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 every plan has a 7-day free trial. The listing doesn't say whether a card is needed. |
| 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. | CNamed and unnamed citations, sentiment read from the cited pages, ranked quick wins, a writing agent using Search Console data and an outreach list with contacts. The gaps are in its own listing: Claude and Copilot aren't tracked, and $29 covers about 12 prompts a day. |
| 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. You set prompts and engines, then keep an eye on the shared balance so tracking doesn't pause. |
| 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 only, linked to Google Search Console and WordPress, with exports and white-label client dashboards. |
| Best for | daily brand and citation checks in AI search | five AI engines tracked from $29 a month |
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 Wellows. How we grade
Price against what you get
Otterly.AI starts at $25 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Wellows starts at $29 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Otterly.AI starts $4 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 4 score higher than Otterly.AI for less, and 6 score higher than Wellows 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
- Otterly.AI also covers site audit.
- Wellows also covers content optimization and link outreach.
At a glance
| Otterly.AI | Wellows | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $25 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly) | $29 per month for 1,800 AI answers |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial with 50 prompts, no credit card required | 7-day free trial on every plan |
| Web | ||
| Made by | OtterlyAI GmbH | Wellows |
| Price read from | otterly.ai | wellows.com |
| 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.
Wellows
- The monthly balance is shared across all projects; at zero, tracking pauses until the next billing date and unused answers do not roll over.
- Tracks ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode; Claude and Copilot are not listed.
- The $29 balance covers about 12 prompts a day on all five engines, so wider tracking means fewer engines or weekly runs.
- No annual pricing is shown on the pricing page.
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.
Wellows
- Explicit and implicit citations
- Checks whether an answer names the brand outright and whether the brand's domain appears among the cited pages without being named.
- Sourced sentiment
- Reads how the brand is described inside the cited pages themselves, not only in the wording of the AI answer.
- Quick Wins and Content Opportunities
- Ranks changes by expected effect and suggests pages not yet written, each with a title and buyer intent, avoiding cannibalizing your own pages.
- KIVA writing agent
- Drafts pages inside the platform using your Google Search Console data, aimed at earning citations.
- Outreach list
- Lists cited URLs that leave you out, refreshed daily, with a verified contact and a ready-made email template for each.
- White-label client dashboards
- Per client and per country dashboards carrying the agency's name, with per-project reports, exports and full run history.
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.
Wellows
Wellows Basic$29
per month for 1,800 AI answers
One answer is 1 prompt on 1 engine on 1 day: about 12 prompts on all 5 engines daily. All features, unlimited projects and seats.
Wellows Standard$97
per month for 6,500 AI answers
About 43 prompts on all 5 engines daily, or 216 on one engine. The plan the vendor starts most customers on.
Wellows Growth$249
per month for 18,000 AI answers
About 120 prompts on all 5 engines daily; the vendor sizes it at six sites or clients at 20 prompts a day.
Wellows Scale$497
per month for 36,000 AI answers
About 240 prompts on all 5 engines daily, or twelve sites or clients at 20 prompts a day.
Custom planCustom
A quoted balance for more than 240 prompts a day or more sites than Scale covers. Managed services are also offered.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Otterly.AI or Wellows?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Otterly.AI is cheaper to start with: $25 a month, against $29 a month for Wellows. Otterly.AI starts at $25 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly), and Wellows starts at $29 per month for 1,800 AI answers.
Which has a free plan, Otterly.AI or Wellows?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Otterly.AI nor Wellows 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.