The CitePulse Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about CitePulse in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
CitePulse
The Insider’s Guide
AI answer scans scored on one citation visibility index
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI search visibility tools, read from CitePulse’s own pages.
Made by Fyndability Labs · checked Oct 23, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from CitePulse’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on CitePulse’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 68 of the 157 other AI search visibility tools we grade
CitePulse runs scans that ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, Google AI Overviews and other engines a brand's target prompts, then reports how often the brand is mentioned, cited and recommended as a Citation Visibility Index, with citation share and competitor coverage. A free page check looks at structured data, AI crawler access and answer readiness. Plans are sold by scans per month for one brand.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about CitePulse, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You set target prompts and ration scans across the month, since they pause when the allowance runs out.
- 1
Best for one citation score per AI engine
CitePulse puts your prompts to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, Google's AI Overviews and other engines, and rolls the results into one Citation Visibility Index per engine.
- 2
Paid plans start at $40 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $40 per month, billed annually ($50 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
5 AI visibility scans a month for 1 brand on all tracked engines, with basic reporting and community support. No card needed.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
AI visibility scans
Each scan asks the configured AI engines your target prompts and analyzes whether the brand is mentioned, cited, trusted and recommended.
- 6
Citation Visibility Index
A single score per engine and overall, tracked over time alongside citation share, mention depth and answer coverage.
- 7
Competitor tracking
Shows which competitors the answers recommend instead; Starter follows 1 competitor and Professional and Scale track them fully.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 68 of 157
That is against the other AI search visibility tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
Nothing CitePulse does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company.
CitePulse at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $40 per month, billed annually ($50 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- Free trial of paid plans; length not stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Fyndability Labs
- Category
- AI Search Visibility (AEO & GEO)
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for one citation score per AI engine
CitePulse puts your prompts to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, Google's AI Overviews and other engines, and rolls the results into one Citation Visibility Index per engine. But every self-serve plan covers one brand, Starter follows one competitor and has no API, and scans stop when the month's allowance runs out. The trial's length isn't stated.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Starter is $40 a month billed yearly, or $50 monthly, for 50 scans on 1 brand with 1 competitor. That's between this category's cheaper quarter at $29 and its $49 middle. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free plan with no card: 5 scans a month on all tracked engines for 1 brand, with basic reports. Paid plans have a free trial too, of unstated length. Five scans a month is a cap you'll hit. |
| Features | C | Scans that score mentions, citations and recommendations per engine, citation share, competitor coverage and a free page readiness check. The gaps are in the listing: one brand per plan, and site auditing sits on Enterprise. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. You set target prompts and ration scans across the month, since they pause when the allowance runs out. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with no desktop or phone app and no ready-made integrations. An API comes from Professional at $80 a month billed yearly. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who CitePulse is for
- Fits if you report on one brand and want a single score per AI engine
- Works for high-volume teams that want to run scans on their own model API keys, from Scale
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you run several brands, as each self-serve plan covers one and more need Enterprise
- Tight if you scan a lot, since scans pause when the monthly allowance runs out until the next cycle
- Pricey if you need the API or full competitor tracking, which start on Professional at $80 a month billed yearly
- Watch out: free trials of paid plans are offered, but the page doesn't say how long they last
- Not for you if you want site audits or content workflows, which sit on the custom Enterprise plan
Good to know
Good for
- Teams tracking one brand that want a single score to report
- Site owners who want a free check of crawler access and structured data
- High-volume teams that prefer to pay model providers directly with their own keys
Worth knowing
- Every self-serve plan covers one brand; several brands, site auditing and Content Lab workflows are listed under the custom Enterprise plan.
- Scans pause when the monthly allowance runs out, until the next billing cycle or an upgrade.
- Starter tracks a single competitor and has no API access; the API starts at Professional.
- The pricing page offers free trials on paid plans but does not say how long they last.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$40
A month to start. There is a free plan too
CitePulse has a free plan. Paid plans start at $40 per month, billed annually ($50 billed monthly).
Paid plans have a free trial too, of unstated length.
Free
$0
5 scans a month, 1 brand, all tracked engines, CVI scoring and basic reporting for 1 team member.
Starter
$40
per month for 50 scans, billed annually ($50 billed monthly)
1 brand, 1 competitor tracked, scans run on keys managed by CitePulse, and email support.
Professional
$80
per month for 200 scans, billed annually ($100 billed monthly)
1 brand with full competitor tracking, advanced analytics, API access, 5 team members and priority support.
Scale
$200
per month for 1,000 scans, billed annually ($250 billed monthly)
1 brand, mention depth analysis, a coverage heatmap, 15 team members and the option to bring your own model API keys.
Enterprise
Custom
Several brands, site auditing, Content Lab workflows, custom reporting, API access and rollout support. Sold through sales.
The free plan
5 AI visibility scans a month for 1 brand on all tracked engines, with basic reporting and community support. No card needed.
Trying it first
Free trial of paid plans; length not stated
Read from citepulse.io on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
CitePulse's pricing page lists annual billing at 20% off: Starter $40, Professional $80 and Scale $200 a month, against $50, $100 and $250 monthly.
Stated on citepulse.io
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
AI answer scans scored on one citation visibility index. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, site audit, AI search visibility.
Scans that score mentions, citations and recommendations per engine, citation share, competitor coverage and a free page readiness check.
- AI visibility scans
- Each scan asks the configured AI engines your target prompts and analyzes whether the brand is mentioned, cited, trusted and recommended.
- Citation Visibility Index
- A single score per engine and overall, tracked over time alongside citation share, mention depth and answer coverage.
- Competitor tracking
- Shows which competitors the answers recommend instead; Starter follows 1 competitor and Professional and Scale track them fully.
- Free readiness check
- Checks a page's structured data, AI crawler access, retrieval signals and answer readiness in about 30 seconds, with no signup.
- Coverage matrix and mention depth
- Scale adds a heatmap of which engines answer which prompts and a deeper read of how the brand is mentioned.
- Bring your own keys
- Scale can run scans on the team's own model provider API keys to control cost; other plans use keys managed by CitePulse.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
CitePulse is made by Fyndability Labs.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
68/157
Other AI search visibility tools it is graded above
CitePulse's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 68 of the 157 other AI search visibility tools we grade, and level with 56.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 51 of 157) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $40 a month, against a middle price of $59 for the category: 50 of the 128 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 10 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 158 AI search visibility tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. CitePulse’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 19 of 157
- CFree plan and trialAbove 63 of 157
- CFeaturesAbove 6 of 157
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 157
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 51 of 157
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 131 AI search visibility tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. CitePulse is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
Nothing CitePulse does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company.
It costs $480 a year.
What you could not
- The same prompts asked of ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google's AI answers every day, and the answers kept.
- A crawler that checks every page of a site.
- An API that other software can build on.
What this rests on. CitePulse’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Otterly.AI, Peec AI, Rankscale AI, LLMrefs and PromptScout
The 5 tools CitePulse is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Otterly.AI
Free trial · from $25/mo
Daily brand and citation tracking across AI search engines.
- CitePulse has a free plan. Otterly.AI does not, though it has a free trial.
- Otterly.AI also covers reports.
- 2.2GPA
Peec AI
Free trial · from $95/mo
AI search analytics that tracks brand prompts across AI models.
- CitePulse has a free plan. Peec AI does not, though it has a free trial.
- CitePulse also covers site audit.
- Peec AI also covers reports and web analytics.
- 3.0GPA
Rankscale AI
Free trial · from $17/mo
Credit-based AI visibility tracker covering 17+ AI engines.
- CitePulse has a free plan. Rankscale AI does not, though it has a free trial.
- CitePulse also covers site audit.
- Rankscale AI also covers reports and web analytics.
- 2.2GPA
LLMrefs
Free trial · from $79/mo
Keyword-based AI search visibility tracker with one flat plan.
- CitePulse has a free plan. LLMrefs does not, though it has a free trial.
- CitePulse also covers site audit.
- LLMrefs also covers reports.
- 2.4GPA
PromptScout
From $15/mo
Low-cost AI answer tracking across five providers, with weekly to-dos.
- CitePulse has a free plan. PromptScout does not.
- PromptScout also covers reports and content optimization.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is CitePulse free?
CitePulse has a free plan. 5 AI visibility scans a month for 1 brand on all tracked engines, with basic reporting and community support.
How much does CitePulse cost?
CitePulse lists 5 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does CitePulse work on?
CitePulse is available on Web.
Does CitePulse offer any discounts?
CitePulse publicly lists the following: Save 20% with annual billing.
Does CitePulse have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. CitePulse is listed for Web.
Does CitePulse have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. CitePulse is listed for Web.
Is CitePulse open source?
CitePulse is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does CitePulse have an API?
Yes. CitePulse offers a public API, according to its own site.
Does CitePulse have a free trial?
Yes. Free trial of paid plans; length not stated.
Who makes CitePulse?
CitePulse is made by Fyndability Labs.
What are the alternatives to CitePulse?
The closest alternatives to CitePulse in our directory are Otterly.AI, Peec AI, Rankscale AI, LLMrefs and PromptScout.
How does CitePulse compare with other AI search visibility tools?
CitePulse's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 68 of the 157 other AI search visibility tools we grade, and level with 56.
Is CitePulse good value for money?
ToolGPA grades CitePulse C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $40 a month, against a middle price of $59 for the category: 50 of the 128 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of CitePulse?
Nothing CitePulse does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from CitePulse’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 24, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from CitePulse's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Fyndability Labs. Prices change, so check citepulse.io before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- CitePulse, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/citepulse
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Prices and grades as they are today
Quoting this guide?
Please name ToolGPA and link to the live page, so readers can check the figures for themselves:
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See our other guides
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- AI Search Visibility (AEO & GEO) Insider's GuideEvery one of the 158 AI search visibility tools we grade, compared
- geoSurge Insider's GuideFree AI visibility tracking that runs on your own AI subscriptions3.0 GPA
- llms-txt.io Insider's Guidellms.txt generator, validator, API and auto-updating managed files3.0 GPA
- Rankscale AI Insider's GuideCredit-based AI visibility tracker covering 17+ AI engines3.0 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what CitePulse’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. CitePulse is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Fyndability Labs. Prices and plans change: check citepulse.io before you buy.