Rankscale AI vs Strajist (2026): which should you pick?

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

Pick Strajist if

• Fits if you're worried AI answers get your product wrong and want each claim checked
• Works for teams that want recommendations sent to Slack, Linear or GitHub

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if Perplexity matters, as no plan lists it
• Pricey if you need Claude, Gemini or Grok, which start on Scale at $170 a month billed yearly
• Tight if you stay on Free or Starter, which check weekly, and only Growth and up can add prompt packs at $33 a month
• Not for you if you need an API or SSO, which are Enterprise only at a custom price
• Watch out: the prices are early-access rates for the first 50 customers, and all exclude VAT

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.

Strajist

• Free, Starter and Growth track only ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and AI Overviews; Claude, Gemini and Grok start at Scale, and Perplexity is not listed.
• The prices are early-access rates for the first 50 customers, kept while the subscription stays active; all prices exclude VAT.
• Free and Starter check weekly, and prompt packs can be added only on Growth and above.
• API access, SSO and custom volumes are on the Enterprise plan only; other plans can be refunded within 14 days of purchase.

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.

Strajist

Visibility tracking by model

Mentions, share of voice, average position and sentiment per model on ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and AI Overviews, plus Claude, Gemini and Grok from Scale.

Response analysis

Marks each sentence an AI answer says about the brand as correct, partial, wrong or missing against the brand profile, with a brand accuracy score.

AI Perception Score

On paid plans, asks models deeper questions about the brand's competitors, how customers see it and its weaknesses, to feed competitive analysis.

Perception drift and sources

Shows how a model's wording about the brand changes over time and which domains, such as review sites and Reddit, it learns from.

Action Center

Each recommendation carries the prompt, model and source behind it, and can be sent to Slack, Linear, GitHub or a CMS.

GEO audit and citation tracking

Every paid plan includes a GEO audit of the site and tracking of the citations and sources behind each answer.

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.

Strajist

• Free$0

  5 prompts checked weekly on 3 engines, 1 brand, 5 competitors, 1 user and 1 country. No AI Perception Score.

• Starter$30

  per month for 25 prompts weekly, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)

  1 brand, 10 competitors, unlimited users and countries, plus the AI Perception Score, citation tracking, GEO audit and Action Center.

• Growth$64

  per month for 50 prompts daily, billed annually ($75 billed monthly)

  1 brand, 15 competitors, PDF and CSV export and alerts; extra packs of 25 prompts cost $33 a month.

• Scale$170

  per month for 150 prompts daily, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)

  Adds Claude, Gemini and Grok to the three default engines, 5 brands, 20 competitors and scheduled reports.

• Pro$385

  per month for 350 prompts daily, billed annually ($449 billed monthly)

  All six engines, 50 brands, unlimited competitors and scheduled reports, for agencies and multi-brand portfolios.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom volumes, API access, SSO and SAML, a custom SLA and dedicated support. Sold through sales.

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.

Strajist

• Annual discount

  Save 15% with annual billing

  Strajist's pricing page lists annual billing at 15% off, for example Growth at $64 a month billed annually instead of $75 monthly.