Ghostd review (2026): is it worth $175 a month, billed yearly?
AI visibility scans and content help for small businesses
Ghostd report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 24, 2026
Best for AI visibility scans for small businesses
Ghostd scans ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok and Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode for your prompts, audits your site's schema and crawlability, and adds a task queue and a writing desk. But the entry plan is $175 a month billed yearly for just 5 prompts, 1 competitor and two full scans a month. The free account is one scan for life.
Who Ghostd is for
- Fits if you want seven AI platforms checked without a sales call
- Works for small business owners who want a task list and writing desk beside the scans
Who Ghostd is not for
- Pricey if you're watching costs: Pro is $175 a month billed yearly, or $249 monthly, for 5 prompts
- Tight if you track rivals, as Pro follows 1 competitor and runs full scans twice a month
- Not for you if you want a real trial, as the free account is one lifetime scan on ChatGPT and Gemini
- Watch out: refunds come only within 7 days of first purchase and 3 scans, and yearly plans get no part refund
- Watch out: the plan cards list 7 platforms, but the pricing FAQ also names Microsoft Copilot
Why Ghostd gets a 1.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyPro is $175 a month billed yearly, $2,100 up front, or $249 monthly. That's in this category's dearest tenth, which starts at $129, for 5 prompts, 1 competitor and 2 full scans a month.
- DFree plan and trialNo free plan or trial to speak of. A free account with no card gets 1 scan for life, on ChatGPT and Gemini only, with 10 pages crawled.
- CFeaturesSeven AI platforms, pulse checks between scans, a 250-page readiness audit, a 0 to 100 score, a task queue and a writing desk. The gaps are in the listing: Pro tracks 5 prompts and 1 competitor, with full scans twice a month.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. You set the prompts for scans and a separate set for pulse checks, and connect Search Console yourself.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. Google Search Console is the one integration listed, and there's no API.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Ghostd's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Ghostd's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 1 of the 157 other AI search visibility tools we grade, and level with 11.
It stands best on features (C, above 6 of 157) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $175 a month, against a middle price of $59 for the category: 122 of the 128 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 97 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. Ghostd’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 157, level with 18
- DFree plan and trialAbove 23 of 157, level with 39
- CFeaturesAbove 6 of 157, level with 118
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 157, level with 145
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 157, level with 50
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 131 AI search visibility tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Ghostd, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Ghostd you could make: long-form writing. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 145 of the 157 other AI search visibility tools grade higher. It costs $2,100 a year.
What you could make
- Long-form writing: an app builder makes this well.
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.
What this rests on. Ghostd’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.
What is Ghostd?
Ghostd is an AI search visibility tool aimed at small businesses and marketers. Scheduled scans query ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode for a set of prompts, and between scans pulse checks watch a set of prompts for changes. It also audits a site's schema, crawlability and content structure, gives a running AI Visibility Score, and has a task queue and an AI writing desk.
Worth knowing
- Pro tracks only 1 competitor and 5 prompts, and its full scans run twice a month.
- The free account is a single lifetime scan on ChatGPT and Gemini, not an ongoing plan.
- Refunds are given within 7 days of first purchase only if no more than 3 scans were used; annual terms get no pro-rated refund.
- The plan cards list 7 AI platforms, while the pricing FAQ also names Microsoft Copilot.
Key features
- Scans across seven AI platforms
- Paid plans query ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode: twice a month on Pro and weekly on Pro Plus.
- Pulse checks and alerts
- Between scans, pulse checks watch up to 20 prompts every 12 hours on Pro or 50 every 6 hours on Pro Plus, and flag topic changes and gaps.
- AI readiness audit
- Crawls 250 or 1,000 pages per scan to check schema, crawlability and content structure, with a domain authority score.
- AI Visibility Score
- A 0 to 100 score built from brand mentions and citations; Pro Plus also tracks it over time against your starting point.
- Workbench and Writer's Desk
- A prioritized task queue that tracks completion, and a desk for drafting content with AI suggestions. Briefs and talking points are on Pro Plus.
- Traffic and Search Console
- Paid plans show live website traffic metrics and connect Google Search Console.
Ghostd pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, Ghostd is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $175 per month, billed annually ($249 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $175 per month, billed annually ($249 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free account with 1 lifetime scan on ChatGPT and Gemini, 10 pages crawled, no credit card
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | $175per month, billed annually ($249 billed monthly) | 2 scans a month on 7 platforms, 250 pages per scan, 5 prompts, 1 competitor, pulse checks on 20 prompts every 12 hours, and 1 user. $2,100 a year. |
| Pro Plus | $199per month, billed annually ($299 billed monthly) | Weekly scans, 1,000 pages, 10 prompts, 10 competitors, pulse checks on 50 prompts every 6 hours, 2 seats and the full content suite. $2,388 a year. |
Read from ghostd.ai on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Ghostd before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 30% to 33% with annual billing
Ghostd's pricing page bills Pro at $2,100 a year ($175 a month) and Pro Plus at $2,388 ($199 a month), against $249 and $299 monthly.
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Common questions
Does Ghostd have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Ghostd is listed for Web.
Does Ghostd have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Ghostd is listed for Web.
Is Ghostd open source?
Ghostd is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.