rocketblue vs ShowIn AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, rocketblue and ShowIn AI share a 2.0 GPA, neither has a free plan, and ShowIn AI starts cheaper, at $99 a month against $159 a month.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
rocketblue grades higher on the free plan. ShowIn AI grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
rocketblue
AI visibility tracking that also writes the content to close the gaps
ShowIn AI
AI visibility tracking plus an article engine that publishes for you
Which one is for you
Pick rocketblue if
- Fits if you want AI visibility gaps worked on with articles and videos, not only reported
- Works for brands that already run a blog and a YouTube channel it can post to
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you only want tracking: Growth is $159 a month billed yearly, or $199 month to month
- Skip it if Claude or Copilot answers matter, as both come only with the custom managed plan
- Watch out: AI Mode, the API, MCP, prompt volumes and data export all start at Pro, $399 a month
- Tight if you want lots of articles: Growth's 300 action credits a month cover 10 at 30 each
- Not for you if you want Reddit and outreach done for you (custom plan only) or won't publish AI-drafted posts
Pick ShowIn AI if
- Fits if you want articles written and published for you each month
- Works for sites on WordPress or Shopify, the two places it publishes to
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you track more than 15 prompts, which is all Starter's $99 a month gives
- Skip it if Gemini, Claude, Copilot or AI Mode matter, as they're Enterprise only
- Not for you if you won't hand over a card to try it, since it's charged on day 8
- Too light for several brands, as every self-serve plan has one project
- Watch out: the homepage says four engines are monitored, but the pricing table lists three below Enterprise
How we grade them
| 2.0GPArocketblueFair | 2.0GPAShowIn AIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DGrowth is $159 a month billed yearly ($199 monthly) for 100 prompts, in this category's dearest tenth. The API, MCP, AI Mode and data export wait on Pro at $399. | CStarter is $99 a month for 15 prompts on 3 engines and about 10 articles, at the start of this category's dearer quarter. Two months are free on yearly billing, and every other engine needs Enterprise. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but there's a 7-day free trial of the self-serve plans. The listing doesn't say whether it needs a card. | DNo free plan. The 7-day trial needs a card on file and charges it on day 8. |
| Features | CTracking with citations and sentiment, articles posted for you, YouTube videos, outreach, Reddit drafts and brand perception scores. The gap is in its own listing: Growth tracks five platforms, and Claude and Copilot only come with the custom managed plan. | CA GEO readiness audit, daily tracking of cited versus mentioned, citation sources, an article engine and publishing to WordPress and Shopify. The gap is in its own listing: self-serve plans track 3 engines, and Gemini, Claude, Copilot, AI Mode and Grok need Enterprise. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. There are domains, seats and action credits to manage, and at 30 credits an article the budget needs watching. | CNo rating on record. There's a CMS to connect and content credits to plan, though the publishing then runs for you. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, linked to GA4, Search Console, Cloudflare and YouTube, with an API and an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT from Pro. | BWeb only, publishing to WordPress and Shopify, with Google Search Console data shown beside the AI figures. |
| Best for | acting on AI visibility gaps, not just seeing them | getting articles written and published for AI |
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: rocketblue and ShowIn AI. How we grade
Price against what you get
rocketblue starts at $159 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. ShowIn AI starts at $99 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and ShowIn AI starts $60 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 24 score higher than rocketblue for less, and 20 score higher than ShowIn 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
- rocketblue also covers reports and link outreach.
- ShowIn AI also covers long-form writing, site audit and schema markup.
At a glance
| rocketblue | ShowIn AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $159 per month for 100 prompts, billed annually ($199 billed monthly) | $99 per month for 15 prompts on 3 AI engines, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of self-serve plans | 7-day free trial on every plan; a card is kept on file and charged on day 8 |
| Web | ||
| Made by | rocketblue | ShowIn AI, Inc. |
| Price read from | rocketblue.ai | showin.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
rocketblue
- Growth tracks five AI platforms; AI Mode starts at Pro, and Copilot and Claude only come with the Custom plan.
- API and MCP access, data export, prompt volumes and custom perception properties are not on Growth.
- Content work runs on action credits: 300 a month on Growth, 1,500 on Pro, with prompt research costing 50.
- Reddit and offsite outreach done for you are part of the Custom managed plan only.
ShowIn AI
- Self-serve plans track ChatGPT, AI Overviews and Perplexity only; Gemini, Claude, Copilot, AI Mode and Grok need Enterprise.
- The homepage says four engines are monitored, but the pricing table lists three below Enterprise.
- Every self-serve plan includes a single project, so several brands mean Enterprise.
- Starting the trial needs a card on file.
Key features
rocketblue
- AI visibility tracking
- Brand presence, average position, citation share and cited sources per AI model, with competitor comparison and weekly reports.
- Content written and published
- Drafts articles from what AI already cites for a prompt and posts them to your blog; paid for with action credits (30 per article).
- YouTube videos
- Scripts, produces and uploads videos to your channel aimed at prompts where your brand is missing.
- Outreach and Reddit replies
- Finds the pages AI cites for your prompts and pitches them, and drafts replies to Reddit threads AI reads for you to post yourself.
- Brand perception
- Scores how chatbots describe a brand on themes such as value or support, with sentiment and the sources behind weak scores.
- MCP, API and site data
- Run it from Claude, ChatGPT or other chatbots through an MCP server (Pro and up), and add GA4, Search Console and Cloudflare data.
ShowIn AI
- GEO technical audit
- A 0 to 100 readiness score covering AI crawler access, llms.txt, JSON-LD schema, server-side rendering and on-page citability, with fixes.
- Daily AI visibility monitoring
- A daily visibility score, cited versus mentioned tracking, sentiment and competitor share of voice, with history.
- Citation source analysis
- Shows which sources AI answers cite for competitors and where your content is missing.
- Article engine
- Writes long-form articles with charts, FAQs and JSON-LD from live search and People Also Ask research; 10 credits per article.
- Multi-channel publishing
- Auto-publishes articles to WordPress and Shopify and drafts platform-native posts for LinkedIn, Quora, X, Reddit and guest posts.
- SEO and GEO reporting
- Shows AI visibility trends next to Google Search Console performance in one place.
Plans
rocketblue
Growth$159
per month for 100 prompts, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
1 domain, 5 seats, weekly reports and 300 action credits. Tracks ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok and Google AI Overviews.
Pro$399
per month for 300 prompts, billed annually ($499 billed monthly)
3 domains or regions, 10 seats, 1,500 action credits, adds AI Mode, automated content, prompt volumes, data export, API and MCP.
CustomCustom
Managed service: all 8 AI platforms including Copilot and Claude, daily reports, a GEO strategist, Reddit and offsite outreach, SSO.
ShowIn AI
Starter$99
per month for 15 prompts on 3 AI engines, billed monthly
Daily scans of ChatGPT, AI Overviews and Perplexity, 100 content credits (about 10 articles), 1 project and 3 seats.
Growth$295
per month for 50 prompts on 3 AI engines, billed monthly
Daily scans, 500 content credits (about 50 articles), 1 project and unlimited seats.
Scale$495
per month for 100 prompts on 3 AI engines, billed monthly
Daily scans, 1,000 content credits (about 100 articles), 1 project and unlimited seats.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom prompts and credits, and adds AI Mode, Claude, Gemini, Copilot and Grok, a Slack channel and hands-on onboarding.
Ways to pay less
rocketblue
- Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
The pricing section says yearly billing saves 20%: Growth drops from $199 to $159 a month and Pro from $499 to $399.
ShowIn AI
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
The pricing FAQ says yearly billing charges for 10 months and gives 12.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, rocketblue or ShowIn AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, ShowIn AI is cheaper to start with: $99 a month, against $159 a month for rocketblue. rocketblue starts at $159 per month for 100 prompts, billed annually ($199 billed monthly), and ShowIn AI starts at $99 per month for 15 prompts on 3 AI engines, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, rocketblue or ShowIn AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither rocketblue nor ShowIn AI 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.