# Otterly.AI Alternatives in 2026: 8 AEO Tools Compared by Price and Fit

> Otterly.AI Lite costs $29/month for 15 prompts, and AI Mode, Gemini and Claude cost extra. Here are 8 alternatives with prices checked on 30 Oct 2026 and who should skip each.

URL: https://onlyaeo.com/blog/otterly-ai-alternatives · Published: 2026-10-30 · Author: Tejas Patil

- **Similar price, Gemini included, plus AI writers:** [Yozigo](https://www.yozigo.ai/pricing) Solo at $39/month gives 30 prompts on 4 engines.
- **Already on HubSpot:** [HubSpot AEO](https://www.hubspot.com/products/aeo) (Beta) at $50/month, or $45/month billed annually, with 25 prompts.
- **More prompts and engines with unlimited seats:** [SE Visible](https://visible.seranking.com/pricing) Basic at $89/month, or $71/month billed annually, with 75 prompts on 5 engines.
- **Articles drafted for you, self-serve:** [Frase](https://www.frase.io/pricing) Starter at $49/month, or $39/month billed annually.
- **Content created for you, with a team to run it if you want:** OnlyAEO. Price on a short call.

OnlyAEO publishes this page and OnlyAEO is our product. Prices were checked on each vendor's own pricing page on 30 October 2026.

Every alternative below has a "skip it if" line, OnlyAEO included. Where Otterly.AI is the better choice, we say so in its own section.

## Why do people look for an Otterly.AI alternative?

People usually look for an Otterly.AI alternative when they outgrow the entry plan or need engines it charges extra for. Here is what Otterly's [pricing page](https://otterly.ai/pricing) says on 30 October 2026.

- **15 prompts on Lite.** Lite costs $29/month, or $25/month billed annually. The next plan, Standard, jumps to $189/month for 100 prompts.
- **Some engines cost extra.** Every plan includes ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Microsoft Copilot. Google AI Mode ($9/month), Gemini ($9/month) and Claude ($29/month) are paid add-ons at Lite level.
- **The add-ons more than double the bill.** Lite with all three add-ons comes to $76 a month on monthly billing, for the same 15 prompts.
- **It does not create content.** Otterly gives audits and recommendations. Your team still writes, publishes and earns the mentions.
- **The currency depends on where you are.** Otterly's help centre says prices are in USD or EUR depending on your location.

If you need Gemini or Claude, more prompts, or someone to act on the findings, those limits matter.

## What are the best Otterly.AI alternatives in 2026?

The table lists the cheapest paid plan for each tool, as shown on its own pricing page on 30 October 2026. "Engines" means the engines on that entry plan.

| Tool | Best for | Starting price (checked 30 Oct 2026) | Engines on entry plan | Creates content? | Skip it if |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otterly.AI (for reference) | The lowest-cost start | [$29/month, or $25/month billed annually](https://otterly.ai/pricing) Lite | 4, more as paid add-ons | No, audits and recommendations | You need more than 15 prompts |
| Yozigo | Gemini included, plus AI writers | [$39/month](https://www.yozigo.ai/pricing) Solo | 4 | Yes, Content Writer drafts and publishes | You need Copilot on the entry plan |
| HubSpot AEO (Beta) | Teams already on HubSpot | [$50/month, or $45/month billed annually](https://www.hubspot.com/products/aeo) | 3 | No, recommendations on the standalone plan | You need Copilot or AI Overviews tracked |
| Frase | Self-serve article drafts plus light tracking | [$49/month, or $39/month billed annually](https://www.frase.io/pricing) Starter | 2 | Yes, 10 articles a month | You need Perplexity on the entry plan |
| Writesonic | AI articles and tracking in one self-serve tool | [$79/month, billed annually](https://writesonic.com/pricing) Starter | 3 | Yes, 15 AI articles a month | You want monthly billing or more than 1 user |
| SE Visible | More prompts and engines, unlimited seats | [$89/month, or $71/month billed annually](https://visible.seranking.com/pricing) Basic | 5 | No | You need Perplexity tracked |
| Peec AI | Daily analytics for marketing teams | [$95/month](https://peec.ai/pricing) Starter | 3 active, chosen from 6 | No, recommendations and page edits | You need Perplexity or Claude below Enterprise |
| Semrush AI Visibility | Teams already on Semrush | [$99/month per domain, billed annually](https://www.semrush.com/pricing/ai/) | 4 | No | You want monthly billing or content written |
| OnlyAEO | Content created, and a team to run it if you want | Price on a short call | Tracks 5: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok | Yes: articles, videos, third-party mentions | You only want a low-cost tracker |

Prices are shown with a dollar sign on each page. Peec shows no currency code, and HubSpot lists USD plus tax. Prices change, so confirm on the vendor page before you buy.

## How does each Otterly.AI alternative compare?

Each entry gives the facts from the vendor's own pricing page, then the case for skipping it.

### Yozigo: best for Gemini on the entry plan, plus AI writers

- **Price:** Solo is [$39/month](https://www.yozigo.ai/pricing), with 30 prompts refreshed daily, 50 page audits a month and unlimited seats. Momentum is $149/month and Authority $349/month. Yearly billing gives 12 months for the price of 10.
- **Trial:** 14 days, no credit card.
- **Engines on Solo:** ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews and Gemini. Momentum adds AI Mode and Copilot. Claude is a paid add-on on every plan.
- **Creates content:** yes. Its homepage says the Content Writer researches, writes and publishes to your CMS or LinkedIn, with drafts sent to you for approval by default.
- **Where it beats Otterly.AI:** twice the prompts and Gemini included for $10 more, plus content drafting.
- **Skip it if:** you need Copilot below the $149 Momentum plan, or Claude without an add-on.

### HubSpot AEO (Beta): best if your marketing already runs in HubSpot

- **Price:** [$50/month, or $45/month billed annually](https://www.hubspot.com/products/aeo), with 25 prompts. You can buy more prompts.
- **Trial:** free, no credit card.
- **Engines:** ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity.
- **Creates content:** not on the standalone plan, which gives recommendations. Marketing Hub Professional and Enterprise, priced separately, have content tools.
- **Where it beats Otterly.AI:** Gemini included, more prompts than Lite, and the data next to your HubSpot CRM.
- **Skip it if:** you need Copilot or Google AI Overviews tracked, or you want a product out of Beta.

### Frase: best for self-serve article drafts with light tracking

- **Price:** Starter is [$49/month, or $39/month billed annually](https://www.frase.io/pricing), with 10 articles, 20 AI visibility prompts and 1 seat. Professional is $129/month and Scale $299/month.
- **Trial:** 7 days, no credit card.
- **Engines:** ChatGPT and Google AI on Starter. Professional adds Perplexity, and Scale adds Claude and Gemini.
- **Creates content:** yes. Frase drafts finished articles.
- **Where it beats Otterly.AI:** it writes 10 articles a month, not just a list of what to fix.
- **Skip it if:** you need Perplexity or Copilot tracked at the entry price. Otterly Lite covers both.

### Writesonic: best for AI articles and tracking in one self-serve tool

- **Price:** Starter is [$79/month, billed annually](https://writesonic.com/pricing), with 50 prompts tracked daily, 15 AI articles a month, 1 user and 1 project. No monthly-billed price is shown.
- **Engines:** ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews on Starter, Basic and Growth. Enterprise tracks 9.
- **Creates content:** yes, AI articles on every plan.
- **Where it beats Otterly.AI:** more than three times the prompts of Lite, plus articles.
- **Skip it if:** you want to pay month to month, need more than 1 user, or need Perplexity tracked below Enterprise.

### SE Visible: best for more prompts and engines with unlimited seats

- **Price:** Basic is [$89/month, or $71/month billed annually](https://visible.seranking.com/pricing), with 75 prompts, 5 projects and unlimited seats. Core is $189/month and Agency $399/month.
- **Trial:** 10 days, free.
- **Engines on Basic:** ChatGPT, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini and Copilot.
- **Creates content:** no.
- **Where it beats Otterly.AI:** 75 prompts against 15, with AI Mode and Gemini included rather than sold as add-ons.
- **Skip it if:** you need Perplexity tracked, which Otterly includes on every plan.

### Peec AI: best for marketing teams that want daily analytics

- **Price:** Starter is [$95/month](https://peec.ai/pricing), with 50 prompts, daily runs and unlimited team users. Pro is $245/month.
- **Engines:** 3 active models, chosen from ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini and Naver AI.
- **Creates content:** no. It gives recommendations and helps you edit existing pages.
- **Where it beats Otterly.AI:** more prompts at the entry level and a wider choice of Google surfaces.
- **Skip it if:** you need Perplexity or Claude, which Peec lists only on Enterprise. Our [Peec AI alternatives guide](/blog/peec-ai-alternatives) covers this in more depth.

### Semrush AI Visibility: best if your SEO already runs in Semrush

- **Price:** Base is [$99/month per domain, billed annually](https://www.semrush.com/pricing/ai/). No monthly price is shown.
- **Includes:** 25 custom prompts with daily AI rankings, for 1 brand domain.
- **Engines:** mentions from ChatGPT, Google AI, Gemini and Perplexity.
- **Creates content:** no, not on this plan.
- **Where it beats Otterly.AI:** Gemini included and the data next to your Semrush SEO work.
- **Skip it if:** you want to pay month to month or want content written.

### OnlyAEO: best if you want the content created, and a team to run it if you choose

OnlyAEO is an AEO platform. It finds the questions buyers ask AI, tracks which brands the answers name and which sources they cite, and creates the content that changes them. You can run it yourself, or our team runs it for you.

- **Price:** not public yet. Price on a short call.
- **Engines:** the platform tracks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek and Grok. The work is meant to help across all major assistants, including Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Copilot, but the platform does not track those.
- **Creates content:** yes. Fact-checked, answer-first articles on your site, YouTube videos, and, on the Authority plan, mentions on third-party sites, reviews, listings and directories.
- **Checks on every piece:** facts against sources, voice, tested links, an independent quality score of 85 or more, and your approval. By default nothing goes live until you approve it.
- **Also included:** a context graph that holds one record of your company, LLM Attribution that logs 170+ AI crawlers and AI-referred visits, and an MCP server so Claude or ChatGPT can add ideas, start articles, read drafts and request edits (drafts only). OnlyAEO is SOC 2 Type II compliant.
- **Languages:** English plus Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali and other Indian and global languages.
- **Result:** [FastTrackr AI](/case-studies/fasttrackr-ai) went from 0.1% to 26.7% AI visibility, and from #338 to #3 of 458 wealth-tech brands, in about 100 days. A [New York edibles retailer](/case-studies/new-york-edibles-retailer) went from 1.5% to 25%. Neither is a forecast for your brand.
- **Where Otterly.AI is better:** a $29 entry price, a free trial, and Perplexity and Copilot tracked on every plan. The OnlyAEO platform does not track those two, has no free plan and no public self-serve price yet, and has fewer third-party reviews as a younger company.
- **Skip it if:** you only want a low-cost tracker, or you have an in-house content team that only needs the data.

The full side-by-side is in [OnlyAEO vs Otterly.AI](/compare/onlyaeo-vs-otterly-ai).

## When is Otterly.AI still the right choice?

Otterly.AI is still the right choice when you want to start measuring for very little and your team can act on what it finds. These cases favour it:

- **You want the lowest published entry price.** Lite at $29/month, or $25/month billed annually, is the cheapest paid plan in this guide.
- **Perplexity and Copilot matter to your buyers.** Both are on every Otterly plan. SE Visible, HubSpot AEO and Frase Starter do not track both.
- **You only want to pay for the engines you need.** AI Mode and Gemini cost $9 a month each at Lite level, so you can add one without changing plan.
- **You want to try it first.** Otterly says it offers a free trial to new users.
- **Someone on your team will do the writing.** If you have the hours, audits and recommendations may be all you need.

## How do I choose between these Otterly.AI alternatives?

Start with who will act on the data, then the engines your buyers use, then the total monthly cost.

1. **Decide who does the work.** If your team has time each week to write and publish, a tracker may be enough. If not, pick a tool that drafts content, or a platform with a team that runs it.
2. **List the engines your buyers use.** Then price each tool with those engines included, add-ons and all.
3. **Check prompts and seats.** A cheap plan with 15 prompts or 1 user may not cover your real buyer questions.
4. **Run the same buyer questions on every shortlisted tool.** Compare what each one reports, several times per engine.

For a wider ranking of the whole market, read [What is the best AEO platform in 2026?](/blog/best-aeo-platform).

## Questions buyers ask about Otterly.AI alternatives

### How much does Otterly.AI cost in 2026?

On 30 October 2026 Otterly.AI's pricing page listed Lite at $29 a month, or $25 a month billed annually, with 15 prompts. Standard was $189 a month for 100 prompts and Premium $489 a month for 400 prompts. Prices are in USD or EUR depending on your location.

### Does Otterly.AI track Gemini and Claude?

Only as paid add-ons. Every plan includes ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Microsoft Copilot. At Lite level, Google AI Mode costs $9 a month, Gemini $9 a month and Claude $29 a month.

### What is the cheapest Otterly.AI alternative?

Yozigo Solo costs $39 a month for 30 prompts on ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews and Gemini. HubSpot AEO costs $50 a month, or $45 billed annually, for 25 prompts. Frase Starter costs $49 a month, or $39 billed annually, and also drafts articles.

### Which Otterly.AI alternative writes the content for me?

OnlyAEO creates fact-checked articles, YouTube videos and, on its Authority plan, third-party mentions, and our team can run it for you. Frase, Writesonic and Yozigo draft content on their entry plans, which your team then reviews and publishes.

### Is Otterly.AI good enough for a small team?

Often, yes, if the team wants to start tracking cheaply and has time to act on the findings. Move on when 15 prompts are not enough, or when you need Gemini or Claude without add-ons.