BrandPulse AEO vs Profound: Which Should You Choose in 2026?
Both prices below were read from each vendor's own pricing page on the date shown.
Pricing side by side
| Plan | BrandPulse AEO | Profound |
|---|---|---|
| tier 1 | $119/mo — 50 prompts, weekly share-of-voice calculation, ChatGPT & Perplexity tracking | $99/mo — ChatGPT tracking only, 50 prompts, 100 agent credits a month |
| tier 2 | $499/mo — 250 prompts, real-time alerts, sentiment trajectory, full API access | $399/mo — 3 answer engines, 100 prompts, 400 agent credits |
| tier 3 | — | On request — Up to 9 answer engines, SSO/SAML, SOC 2 |
read from both vendors' pricing pages · 22 Aug 2026 · how we verify
Choose BrandPulse AEO if
- Marketing VPs presenting AI search visibility metrics to executive boards
- Product marketing managers running competitive AEO benchmarks
Choose Profound if
- Brands whose buyers now start in an AI assistant
Where each one disappoints
BrandPulse AEO
- Automated email list verification
Profound
- Small sites — pricing is quoted and enterprise-shaped
Compiled by Stepan Noianov from both vendors' own sites. Something wrong? Report an inaccuracy.