Pixis vs Smartly (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Pixis grades higher than Smartly: 2.0 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Pixis grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Pixis
AI ad optimization, creative and AI-search visibility products
Which one is for you
Pick Pixis if
- Fits if you want to see how your brand shows up in ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity
- Works for one brand on the free plan's starter credits
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 850 credits to start, and the page doesn't say they refill
- Watch out: the $100 and $400 prices have no stated billing period
- Skip it if you want Prism or Adroom priced, as both are custom after a demo
- Watch out: other pages mention 6+ AI engines while the pricing page names four
Pick Smartly if
- Fits if you are a large advertising team that wants creative, media and measurement together
- Makes sense if you buy through sales and a demo
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price before talking to anyone: none is shown
- Not for you if you are a small team, as the site shows no self-serve or free plan
- Watch out: which channels and features come with each suite is not itemized
- Tight if you want to compare features first, since little detail is public
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAPixisFair | 1.6GPASmartlyWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CVisibility Growth is $100 and Premium $400, between the category's middle of $49 and its dearer quarter. Prism and Adroom are custom. | CNo price is published, which is where unpublished prices sit. Access starts with a demo request. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free Visibility plan with 850 credits to start for one brand. The page doesn't say whether they refill. | FNothing free: no plan and no trial on record, and the site shows no self-serve option. |
| Features | CVisibility covers SEO, GEO, audits and content on credits; Prism and Adroom are sold after a demo. Three products, none priced beyond Visibility. | CCreative, media and intelligence suites, channel coverage and team solutions. The pages do not itemize what each suite includes. |
| Ease of use | CCredits to budget and engines to set up. We found no store rating. | CNo store rating on record. A sales-led rollout comes before use. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no integrations listed on its record. | CA web platform. No integrations list, API or apps were found. |
| Best for | AI search visibility tracking | enterprise ad creative, media and measurement |
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: Pixis and Smartly. How we grade
Where they differ
- Pixis also covers AI search visibility.
- Smartly also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Pixis | Smartly | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $100 per month for Pixis Visibility, billing basis not stated | Not published |
| Free plan | Visibility Free plan: 850 credits to start, with SEO, GEO, technical and execute features and tracking across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Pixis | Smartly.io Solutions Oy |
| Price read from | pixis.ai | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Pixis
- Only Visibility has published prices; Prism and Adroom are custom and sold after a demo.
- The pricing page does not state a billing period for $100 and $400, though the credits are described as monthly.
- The Free plan gives 850 credits 'to start'; the page does not say whether they refill.
- Other pages mention tracking across 6+ AI engines, while the pricing page names four.
Smartly
- No prices are published on the pages read; access starts with a demo request, so cost is unknown.
- Built for larger advertising teams; the site shows no self-serve or free plan.
- Which ad channels and features come with each suite is not itemized publicly.
Key features
Pixis
- Prism
- Predicts outcomes and automates spend and optimization across ad channels. Pricing is custom.
- Adroom
- Generates on-brand ad creative and product images. Pricing is custom.
- Visibility
- Tracks a brand's citation position across AI engines and covers SEO, GEO, technical audits and content execution.
- Credit-based plans
- Visibility plans run on credits that cover prompt analysis, briefs, drafts and audits.
Smartly
- Smartly Creative
- Builds, personalizes and scales ad creative across platforms, with an AI Studio for personalized content and generative AI for production.
- Smartly Media
- Launches, manages and updates campaigns across channels with automation, aimed at scaling work without adding manual effort.
- Smartly Intelligence
- Brings planning, performance and measurement signals into one view to guide where to invest and scale.
- Channel coverage
- Solution pages cover social media, conversational commerce, connected TV across 200+ streaming services, the open web via DSPs, and video.
- Team-based solutions
- Separate pages for agency, performance, brand, creative and B2B teams describe how the suites fit each workflow.
Plans
Pixis
Visibility Free$0
850 credits to start for a single brand; the page does not say whether credits renew.
Visibility Growth$100
per month, billing basis not stated
1,000 credits every month, automations and scheduled reports, email support.
Visibility Premium$400
per month, billing basis not stated
5,000 credits every month, priority support and the lowest cost per credit.
Visibility EnterpriseCustom
Custom AI engines, custom content and clusters, a dedicated account manager and all-time history.
Smartly
Pricing could not be confirmed. See smartly.io.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Pixis or Smartly?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Pixis starts at $100 per month for Pixis Visibility, billing basis not stated, and Smartly has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Pixis or Smartly?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Pixis has a free plan. Smartly does not.
More comparisons
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.

