The Knowatoa Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Knowatoa 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.
Knowatoa
The Insider’s Guide
AI search visibility tracking with an AI crawler console
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI search visibility tools, read from Knowatoa’s own pages.
Made by Knowatoa · 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 Knowatoa’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Knowatoa’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
Knowatoa tracks the questions people ask AI search services and reports whether a brand appears in the answers, where competitors show up instead, which sites the models cite and when sentiment turns negative. It covers ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode on Starter, and adds Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Meta AI on Growth. An AI Search Console reports how AI bots crawl your site, and AI agents research and draft content.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Knowatoa, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You set questions per language and location and add your sites before the gaps start to show.
- 1
Best for spotting the AI answers you're missing from
Knowatoa shows the AI answers your brand is missing from, where rivals turn up instead, and when the models start saying wrong things about you, plus an AI Search Console for how AI bots crawl your site.
- 2
Paid plans start at $59 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $59 per month.
- 3
You can try it first
Free trial of Starter and Growth; its length is not stated on the pricing page
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Answer and competitor gaps
Shows the AI answers your brand is missing from and where competitors appear in your place, tracked daily.
- 6
Citation sources
Lists which sites the AI models trust and cite most for the questions you track.
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Sentiment alerts
Flags when AI answers start saying negative or wrong things about a brand, its products or its people.
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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
To replace Knowatoa you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Knowatoa at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $59 per month
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Free trial of Starter and Growth; its length is not stated on the pricing page
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Knowatoa
- Category
- AI Search Visibility (AEO & GEO)
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for spotting the AI answers you're missing from
Knowatoa shows the AI answers your brand is missing from, where rivals turn up instead, and when the models start saying wrong things about you, plus an AI Search Console for how AI bots crawl your site. But Starter at $59 covers only ChatGPT and Google's AI answers, the API, MCP and Looker Studio wait for Growth at $199, and the page doesn't say how many questions a plan tracks or how long the trial lasts.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Starter is $59 a month, in this category's usual range between $29 and $95. The page doesn't say how many questions each plan tracks, though, and Claude, Gemini and Perplexity need Growth at $199. |
| Free plan and trial | C | No free plan. There's a free trial of Starter and Growth, but the pricing page doesn't say how long it lasts. |
| Features | C | Answer and competitor gaps tracked daily, citation sources, sentiment alerts and an AI Search Console for crawler errors, with AI agents to draft content. The gap the listing names: Starter covers only ChatGPT, AI Overviews and AI Mode. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. You set questions per language and location and add your sites before the gaps start to show. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with no desktop or phone app. It works with WordPress, Payload CMS and GitHub, and Growth adds an API, MCP for Claude and ChatGPT, Looker Studio and NinjaCat. |
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 Knowatoa is for
- Fits if you want an alert when AI answers start saying wrong things about your brand
- Works for teams with several sites, since one account tracks unlimited sites on a shared question limit
Who it is not for
- Skip it if Claude, Gemini, Perplexity or Meta AI matter, as they need Growth at $199 a month
- Not for you if you need the API, MCP or Looker Studio on a budget, since they start at Growth
- Tight if you want to know your question limit before you buy, as the page doesn't say
- Watch out: the trial's length isn't stated, and annual prices are offered but not listed
- Watch out: agencies are priced on a separate calculator by sites, questions, services and refresh rate
Good to know
Good for
- Small teams starting to track a focused set of AI search questions
- Agencies feeding AI visibility data into Looker Studio or NinjaCat reports
- Sites that want to know whether AI crawlers can reach their pages
Worth knowing
- Starter covers only ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode; Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Meta AI need Growth.
- The API, MCP server and Looker Studio connector start at Growth ($199 a month).
- The pricing page does not state how many questions each plan tracks; annual pricing is available but not listed.
- Agencies get a separate calculator that prices by client sites, questions per site, services and refresh frequency.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$59
A month to start
Knowatoa is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $59 per month.
There's a free trial of Starter and Growth, but the pricing page doesn't say how long it lasts.
Starter
$59
per month; annual billing also offered
ChatGPT, AI Overviews and AI Mode; answer gaps, competitor gaps, citations, sentiment alerts, weekly digest and AI agents.
Growth
$199
per month; annual billing also offered
All 7 AI services, higher question volume, API, MCP server, Looker Studio and NinjaCat, and a dedicated account rep.
Enterprise
Custom
Custom volume and scale, custom integrations and priority feature requests.
Trying it first
Free trial of Starter and Growth; its length is not stated on the pricing page
Read from knowatoa.com on Oct 23, 2026.
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 search visibility tracking with an AI crawler console. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI agents, reports, AI search visibility.
The gap the listing names: Starter covers only ChatGPT, AI Overviews and AI Mode.
- Answer and competitor gaps
- Shows the AI answers your brand is missing from and where competitors appear in your place, tracked daily.
- Citation sources
- Lists which sites the AI models trust and cite most for the questions you track.
- Sentiment alerts
- Flags when AI answers start saying negative or wrong things about a brand, its products or its people.
- AI Search Console
- Reports how AI bot crawlers reach your site, with status codes such as 403 and 404 and the failures to investigate.
- Languages, locations and many sites
- Questions can be set per language and location, and an account can track unlimited sites sharing one question limit.
- MCP, API and reporting
- Growth connects to Claude, ChatGPT, Codex and other assistants over MCP, and feeds a REST API, Looker Studio and scheduled CSV exports.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Google Looker Studio
- NinjaCat
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- WordPress
- Payload CMS
- GitHub
Knowatoa is made by Knowatoa.
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
Knowatoa'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 $59 a month, against a middle price of $59 for the category: 64 of the 128 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 11 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. Knowatoa’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. Knowatoa 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
To replace Knowatoa you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $708 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- The same prompts asked of ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google's AI answers every day, and the answers kept.
- It plugs into other products, Google Looker Studio, NinjaCat and Claude among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Knowatoa’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
LLMrefs, Otterly.AI, Peec AI, Rankscale AI and Promptwatch
The 5 tools Knowatoa is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
LLMrefs
Free trial · from $79/mo
Keyword-based AI search visibility tracker with one flat plan.
- Knowatoa also covers AI agents.
- 2.4GPA
Otterly.AI
Free trial · from $25/mo
Daily brand and citation tracking across AI search engines.
- Knowatoa also covers AI agents.
- Otterly.AI also covers site audit.
- 2.2GPA
Peec AI
Free trial · from $95/mo
AI search analytics that tracks brand prompts across AI models.
- Knowatoa also covers AI agents.
- Peec AI also covers web analytics.
- 3.0GPA
Rankscale AI
Free trial · from $17/mo
Credit-based AI visibility tracker covering 17+ AI engines.
- Knowatoa also covers AI agents.
- Rankscale AI also covers web analytics.
- 2.4GPA
Promptwatch
Free trial · from $95/mo
AI visibility tracking with agents that write content to get cited.
- Knowatoa also covers reports.
- Promptwatch also covers web analytics and content optimization.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
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 Knowatoa free?
No, Knowatoa is a paid product, but you can try it first. Free trial of Starter and Growth; its length is not stated on the pricing page.
How much does Knowatoa cost?
Knowatoa lists 3 plans. Starter: $59 per month; annual billing also offered.
What platforms does Knowatoa work on?
Knowatoa is available on Web.
Does Knowatoa have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Knowatoa is listed for Web.
Does Knowatoa have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Knowatoa is listed for Web.
Is Knowatoa open source?
Knowatoa is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does Knowatoa have an API?
Yes. Knowatoa offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Knowatoa integrate with?
Knowatoa's listing names Google Looker Studio, NinjaCat, Claude, ChatGPT, WordPress, Payload CMS and GitHub.
Who makes Knowatoa?
Knowatoa is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Knowatoa?
The closest alternatives to Knowatoa in our directory are LLMrefs, Otterly.AI, Peec AI, Rankscale AI and Promptwatch.
How does Knowatoa compare with other AI search visibility tools?
Knowatoa's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 68 of the 157 other AI search visibility tools we grade, and level with 56.
Is Knowatoa good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Knowatoa C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $59 a month, against a middle price of $59 for the category: 64 of the 128 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Knowatoa?
To replace Knowatoa you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Knowatoa’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 23, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Knowatoa'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 Knowatoa. Prices change, so check knowatoa.com 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.
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tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Knowatoa, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/knowatoa
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- 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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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Knowatoa’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. Knowatoa is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Knowatoa. Prices and plans change: check knowatoa.com before you buy.