Ayzeo vs Profound (2026): SMB-Friendly GEO vs Enterprise AEO

Feature comparison

Prices shown are monthly in USD. Profound's Starter ($99/mo) and Growth ($399/mo) tiers are billed yearly; Enterprise is custom-quoted. Ayzeo add-on engines are $29/mo per model per project. "Not published" means the vendor does not document the capability on its public pricing or feature pages as of the verification date. Prompt Volumes is panel-derived query-volume data as characterized by outside reviewers. Prices verified: July 14, 2026.

Each option, honestly

Ayzeo our product

Ayzeo is a GEO platform built for teams that want to change their AI visibility numbers, not just watch them: citation and sentiment monitoring paired with a JSON-LD generator, an LLMs.txt creator, AI content generation, meta-tag tools, and a WordPress plugin — all self-serve from $39/mo.

Strengths

• Optimization tools ship at every tier with no usage credits: JSON-LD, LLMs.txt, AI content generation, meta tags, and a WordPress plugin
• More engines and seats at entry: 2 engines (ChatGPT + Google AI Overviews) and unlimited seats at $39/mo, versus ChatGPT-only and 1 seat on Profound's Starter
• Agency-ready at $149/mo Pro: white-label PDF reports, GA4 + Google Search Console integration, and owned-channels tracking — with unlimited seats on every plan
• Self-serve from minute one, with a free instant audit that needs no credit card

Limitations

• 20 prompts at entry versus Profound's 50 (expandable in +10-prompt packs at $15/mo)
• Extra engines (Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok) cost $29/mo each per project
• No panel-derived query-volume data, no execution agents, and no SOC 2 or SSO/SAML — Ayzeo is smaller and newer than Profound

Best for: SMBs, agencies, and mid-market teams that want monitoring plus the tools to act on it, without an annual enterprise commitment.

Profound

Profound is the best-funded pure-play in the category — $155M+ raised, including a $96M Series C led by Lightspeed at an announced $1B valuation (February 2026) — and it has grown from monitoring into an execution platform: Agents that act on findings, an "Aim" orchestration layer, and Agent Analytics with CDN and WordPress integrations.

Strengths

• The broadest engine coverage in the category at the top end: up to 10 AI engines on the Enterprise tier
• Prompt Volumes — query-volume data described by outside reviewers as panel-derived — gives enterprise teams demand-side context no smaller tool matches
• Profound Agents, the "Aim" orchestration layer, and Agent Analytics with CDN/WordPress integrations form the deepest execution stack among GEO platforms
• Enterprise-proven: enterprise customers such as Target, Walmart, and Ramp, 100+ G2 reviews, and SOC 2 plus SSO/SAML on Enterprise

Limitations

• The $99/mo Starter (billed yearly) tracks ChatGPT only, with 50 prompts and a single seat
• Prompt Volumes, the API, SSO/SAML, and most of the 10 engines are reserved for the custom-priced Enterprise tier
• Content actioning is metered by Agent credits (100 on Starter, 400 on Growth), so heavy execution means a higher tier
• Both self-serve tiers are billed yearly, which turns a $399/mo Growth plan into a multi-thousand-dollar annual commitment

Best for: Enterprises with the budget and compliance requirements to use Prompt Volumes, 10-engine coverage, and execution agents at full depth.

Who should pick which

Pick Profound if…

• you are an enterprise team with the budget for Growth ($399/mo, billed yearly) or a custom Enterprise agreement
• panel-derived Prompt Volumes data and 10-engine coverage are decision-critical
• you need SOC 2, SSO/SAML, and a credit-based agent layer that executes at scale

Pick Ayzeo if…

• you are an SMB, agency, or mid-market team that wants monitoring plus implementation from $39/mo, month to month
• you deliver client work: white-label PDF reports, GA4 + GSC integration, and unlimited seats matter more than panel data
• you want schema, LLMs.txt, content, and WordPress tooling included at every tier instead of metered by credits — and a free instant audit (no card) to see your baseline first

Profound in 2026: self-serve tiers, Agents, and Aim

If you researched Profound in 2025, much of what you read — including an earlier version of our own comparison hub — is now out of date. Profound was long described as sales-led, with no self-serve signup and no trial. That is no longer true: it now sells a self-serve Starter tier at $99/mo (billed yearly) covering ChatGPT with 50 prompts and 1 seat, and a Growth tier at $399/mo (billed yearly) with 3 engines, 100 prompts, 3 seats, and a free trial. The custom Enterprise tier still holds the headline capabilities: coverage of up to 10 AI engines, the Prompt Volumes dataset, API access, SSO/SAML, and SOC 2.

The bigger shift is what Profound has become. Beyond monitoring, it now ships Profound Agents — credit-based agents that act on the gaps the platform finds (100 credits on Starter, 400 on Growth) — orchestrated by a layer called Aim, plus Agent Analytics with CDN and WordPress integrations for tracking how AI crawlers and agents hit your site. This execution stack is Profound's real differentiator, and it is genuinely ahead of the category. The honest caveat is packaging: execution is metered by credits, the deepest data is Enterprise-only, and both self-serve tiers require annual billing.

What $39 buys vs what $99 buys

Entry tiers are where the two platforms diverge most sharply. Profound's Starter costs $99/mo billed yearly — roughly a $1,188 upfront annual commitment — for 50 tracked prompts on ChatGPT only, a single seat, and 100 Agent credits per month. Ayzeo's entry plan costs $39/mo, month to month, for 20 tracked prompts across two engines (ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews), unlimited seats, and the full optimization toolkit: JSON-LD generator, LLMs.txt creator, AI content generation, meta-tag tools, and the WordPress plugin.

Profound genuinely wins on prompt count — 50 versus 20 is a real advantage if you need wide prompt coverage on day one, though Ayzeo can narrow that gap with stackable +10-prompt packs at $15/mo each. Ayzeo wins on everything around the prompts: a second engine, unlimited seats versus Profound's single Starter seat, no annual lock-in, and tools to fix what the monitoring finds without spending credits. Teams that need more model coverage can add Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, DeepSeek, or Grok to Ayzeo at $29/mo per model per project — so even $39 + two add-ons lands under Profound's entry price, with implementation included. For SMBs and agencies weighing cost against actionability, that is the trade that usually decides it.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ayzeo a good Profound alternative?

For SMBs, agencies, and mid-market teams, yes. Ayzeo starts at $39/mo month to month with 20 prompts, two engines (ChatGPT + Google AI Overviews), unlimited seats, and built-in optimization tools — JSON-LD, LLMs.txt, AI content generation, meta tags, and a WordPress plugin — where Profound's $99/mo Starter (billed yearly) tracks ChatGPT only with one seat. Profound remains the stronger choice for enterprises that need its 10-engine Enterprise coverage, Prompt Volumes data, SOC 2, and SSO/SAML.

How much does Profound cost?

Profound has two self-serve tiers, both billed yearly: Starter at $99/mo (ChatGPT only, 50 prompts, 1 seat) and Growth at $399/mo (3 engines, 100 prompts, 3 seats), plus a custom-quoted Enterprise tier that unlocks up to 10 engines, Prompt Volumes, API access, SSO/SAML, and SOC 2. For comparison, Ayzeo runs $39/mo (Starter) and $149/mo (Pro) with monthly billing, extra engines cost $29/mo per model per project, and prompt allowances are expandable in +10-prompt packs at $15/mo.

Does Profound have a free trial?

Yes. Profound offers a free trial on its Growth plan ($399/mo, billed yearly), so descriptions of Profound as sales-led only with no self-serve or trial are outdated. Ayzeo takes a different approach to trying before buying: a free instant audit of your site's AI visibility that requires no credit card at all.

Which is better for agencies, Ayzeo or Profound?

Agencies serving SMB and mid-market clients are usually better served by Ayzeo: the Pro plan at $149/mo includes white-label PDF reports for client delivery, GA4 and Google Search Console integration, and owned-channels tracking, with unlimited seats on every plan, and engine add-ons are priced per project so each client pays only for the models they need. A $299/mo White-Label Dashboard add-on on Pro can also put your agency's branding on the dashboard your clients log into. Profound offers 1 seat on Starter and 3 on Growth and does not publish a white-label reporting option, but agencies running enterprise accounts may still want its Prompt Volumes data and Agent Analytics at the Enterprise tier.

Do Ayzeo and Profound include optimization tools, or just monitoring?

Both go beyond monitoring, but they package action differently. Ayzeo builds optimization into every tier with no usage metering: a JSON-LD schema generator, an LLMs.txt creator, AI content generation, meta-tag optimization, and a WordPress plugin. Profound runs execution through Profound Agents, a credit-based system (100 credits on Starter, 400 on Growth) orchestrated by its Aim layer — the deepest execution stack in the category, but one that is metered and scales with your tier. Most other AI visibility trackers offer analytics and recommendations rather than built-in implementation tooling.