Promvia vs Rankscale AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, we pick Rankscale AI: it is first in our ranking of AI search visibility tools, and it grades higher too, 3.0 against 2.2.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
Rankscale AI grades higher on value for money and features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Promvia
AI answer tracking that shows the sample size behind every rate
Rankscale AI
Credit-based AI visibility tracker covering 17+ AI engines
Which one is for you
Pick Promvia if
- Fits if you want each share-of-voice figure shown with the number of answers behind it
- Works for online stores that want AI-referred visits and revenue counted on a free plan
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to pay today, as checkout isn't open and paid plans will be for businesses only
- Tight if you stay free: 5 questions on Perplexity alone, checked once a month
- Pricey if you need the API, MCP server or content drafts, which start on Pro at €179 a month before VAT
- Skip it if Microsoft Copilot matters, as it isn't measured yet, and engines are read through APIs rather than the chat apps
- Watch out: prices are in euros before VAT, white-label reports are €29 a month extra and 50 more questions €79
Pick Rankscale AI if
- Fits if you want 17+ AI engines on one plan and can do the credit sums
- Works for brands where local results matter, as it shows your place in AI map packs
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you track a lot every day, since monitoring pauses when the credits run out until renewal or a top-up
- Skip it if you want the cheapest plan paid monthly, as Essentials is yearly only and the trial is for Pro
- Pricey if you need the REST API, which starts at Pro+ for $229 a month, or white label at $385
- Watch out: Claude costs 2 credits a run against 0.25 for ChatGPT, so Essentials' 120 credits go fast
- Watch out: extra brand dashboard slots are bought separately in the app
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAPromviaFair | 3.0GPARankscale AIVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is €49 a month before VAT, roughly $57, for 25 questions on one site. That's above this category's $49 middle and under the $95 dearer quarter. Paid checkout isn't open yet, so no plan can be bought today. | A$17 a month on yearly billing is just under $17.40, the line for an A in this category. But Essentials' 120 credits cover about five prompts a day on ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity at 0.25 a run. Pro, at $99 a month for 1,200 credits, is where daily tracking gets room. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree for good with no card: 1 site, 5 questions checked once a month on Perplexity only, 3 readiness audits a day and AI traffic and revenue counts. Five monthly questions on one engine is a cap you'll hit. | CNo free plan, just a 7-day trial of Pro with a limited credit allowance. Enough to see how fast credits drain, not much more. |
| Features | CSix engines, rates with a 95% interval, AI traffic and revenue counts, a readiness audit, an off-site plan and content drafts on Pro. The gaps are in the listing: Microsoft Copilot isn't measured, and engines are read through their APIs, not the chat apps. | AAll 17+ engines on every plan, Claude and DeepSeek included, with visibility, sentiment, citations and query fan-out, plus things few rivals track: your place in AI local and map packs, and the questions ChatGPT asks before it recommends brands. Page audits cover what to fix. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Revenue counts need a snippet on your site, and paid plans make you trade engines against questions and weekly against daily checks. | CNo rating on record. A run costs 0.25 to 2 credits depending on the engine, and tracking pauses when credits run out, so there are sums to do before you set a schedule. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. Pro and Agency add a REST API and an MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Perplexity. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. Looker Studio, Google Sheets, Cloudflare and an MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, with the REST API from Pro+ at $229. |
| Best for | AI answer rates shown with their sample sizes | 17+ AI engines from $17 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: Promvia and Rankscale AI. How we grade
Price against what you get
Promvia starts at about $54.91 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Rankscale AI starts at $17 a month and scores 3.0.
Rankscale AI scores higher and starts $37.91 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 11 score higher than Promvia for less, and none scores higher than Rankscale AI 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
- Promvia also covers site audit and content optimization.
- Rankscale AI also covers reports.
At a glance
| Promvia | Rankscale AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | €49 per month, billed monthly, excluding VAT | $17 per month, billed yearly only (Essentials) |
| Free plan | Free: 1 website, 5 tracked questions checked on Perplexity once a month, 3 GEO readiness audits a day and AI traffic and revenue attribution. No card needed. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial of the Pro plan with a limited credit allowance |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Atlaven | Rankscale GmbH |
| Price read from | promvia.app | rankscale.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Promvia
- As of 23 October 2026 paid checkout is not open; only the free plan can be used, and paid plans will be sold to businesses only.
- Prices are in euros and exclude VAT. White-label reports are a €29 a month add-on on Starter and Pro; +50 questions cost €79 a month.
- Engines are read through their APIs and search data, not the consumer apps, and Microsoft Copilot is not measured yet.
- The free plan checks only Perplexity, once a month; the API and MCP server need Pro or Agency.
Rankscale AI
- Tracking is limited by credits, not prompts: each engine run costs 0.25 to 2 credits, and monitoring pauses when credits run out until renewal or a top-up.
- Essentials is sold on yearly billing only; the 7-day trial is for Pro.
- The REST API starts at Pro+ ($229 a month); white-label dashboards start at Growth.
- Extra brand dashboard slots are bought separately in the app.
Key features
Promvia
- Answer tracking on 6 engines
- Checks each question on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, AI Overviews and AI Mode; choosing fewer or cheaper engines allows up to three times the questions.
- Rates with their sample sizes
- Share of voice and the other rates come with the answer count and a 95% Wilson interval, and small samples show counts instead of percentages.
- AI traffic and revenue attribution
- A one-line snippet on your site separates visits and revenue referred by AI assistants from direct traffic, with the evidence shown. On every plan.
- GEO readiness audit
- A weighted checklist of signals it can verify on your pages, with a fix for each finding; deep scans run 8 to 1,500 pages depending on plan.
- Off-site plan and content drafts
- Lists the pages AI answers cite for your category with drafted outreach messages, and Pro and Agency add content briefs, drafts and page rewrites.
- REST API and MCP server
- Pro and Agency can read the data over REST or connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Perplexity through the MCP server with OAuth sign-in.
Rankscale AI
- Wide engine coverage
- All plans can query 17+ engines, from ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity at 0.25 credits a run to Claude at 2 credits, on schedules from hourly to monthly.
- Visibility, sentiment and citations
- Tracks a visibility score over time, benchmarks competitors, analyzes sentiment and shows which sources AI engines cite.
- Query fan-out and ChatGPT follow-ups
- Shows the internal searches AI engines run while answering, and the clarifying questions ChatGPT asks before recommending brands.
- Shopping, ads and local results
- Analyzes shopping cards and sponsored ads in ChatGPT, AI Mode and Copilot, and brand placement in AI local and map packs.
- AI visits from Cloudflare
- A read-only Cloudflare connection reports AI crawler and assistant visits, top pages and the 404 errors AI bots hit.
- Sharing, API and MCP
- Shareable dashboard links, CSV and Google Sheets exports, Data Studio, an MCP server for AI assistants and, from Pro+, a REST API.
Plans
Promvia
Free€0
1 website, 5 questions checked monthly on Perplexity only, 1 seat, GEO readiness audits and AI traffic attribution.
Starter€49
per month for 25 questions, billed monthly, excluding VAT
1 website, weekly checks on 3 engines and all 6 on demand, up to 75 questions on fewer engines, unlimited seats and a monthly coaching plan.
Pro€179
per month for 100 questions, billed monthly, excluding VAT
5 websites, daily checks on 4 engines with a weekly check on ChatGPT and Claude, content briefs and rewrites, and API and MCP access.
Agency€499
per month for 250 questions, billed monthly, excluding VAT
Everything in Pro for 15 websites, with white-label client reports and bulk CSV export.
Rankscale AI
Essentials$17
per month for 120 credits, billed yearly only
For individuals and startups: 2 brand dashboards and 10 page audits a month. Shown as $20 crossed out.
Pro$99
per month for 1,200 credits, billed monthly
Up to 4,800 AI answers a month, 10 brand dashboards, 50 page audits, Looker Studio and MCP. Unused credits roll over up to 2x.
Pro+$229
per month for 3,000 credits, billed monthly
Up to 12,000 answers, 25 brand dashboards, 100 page audits, REST API access and 5 prompt researches a month.
Growth$385
per month for 5,500 credits, billed monthly
For agencies: up to 22,000 answers, 50 brand dashboards, 200 page audits, white-label dashboards and the agency program.
Enterprise$780
per month for 12,000 credits, billed monthly
Up to 48,000 answers, 100 brand dashboards, REST API access, a dedicated partner, and credit rollover up to 3x.
Custom PlanCustom
Built around credit volume and team size, with options such as SSO, custom API work, SLA guarantees and a success manager.
Ways to pay less
Promvia
- Annual discount
10% off with yearly billing
Promvia's pricing page lists yearly prices at 10% off: €529 for Starter, €1,933 for Pro and €5,389 for Agency, excluding VAT. Packs get no discount.
Rankscale AI
- Annual discount
15% off with yearly billing
Rankscale's pricing FAQ says yearly billing is 15% cheaper than monthly, paid 12 months upfront, with credits still renewing each month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Promvia or Rankscale AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Rankscale AI is cheaper to start with: $17 a month, against about $54.91 a month for Promvia. Promvia starts at €49 per month, billed monthly, excluding VAT, and Rankscale AI starts at $17 per month, billed yearly only (Essentials).
Which has a free plan, Promvia or Rankscale AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Promvia has a free plan. Rankscale AI does not, though it has 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.