Citradar vs Profound
Profound is a broad answer-engine suite, with content agents, crawler analytics and up to nine engines on Enterprise. Citradar does one job — tracking how ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity talk about your brand — and gives you more of it on every plan, from $49/month. The choice comes down to a wide suite versus focused tracking you can start today.
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Best for teams that want all four major AI assistants tracked daily, in every market they sell in, without an enterprise contract.
Best for larger teams that want Google AI Overviews, content agents and enterprise controls in one suite.
At a glance
| Citradar | Profound | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $49/month, billed monthly | $99/month, billed yearly |
| AI assistants on the first plan | ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini | ChatGPT only |
| Claude and Gemini | Gemini on every plan, Claude from $99/month | Enterprise only |
| Answers tracked for $99/month | 6,000 a month | 1,500 a month |
| Countries | 10 on every plan, set per question | 1 region below Enterprise |
| Competitors | Unlimited, with new ones suggested weekly | Competitive tracking included |
| Citation gaps | A to-do list of sites citing competitors, not you | Citation tracking included |
| Google AI Overviews and AI Mode | Not tracked | AI Overviews from $399/month, AI Mode on Enterprise |
Based on public information from both companies, last verified . Sources are listed at the end of this page.
Where Citradar wins
- Every plan tracks ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini, and Claude joins at $99/month. Profound keeps Gemini and Claude for Enterprise.
- More tracking for the money: 6,000 answers a month for $99, against 1,500 on Profound's $99 plan.
- Ask each question from any of 10 countries on every plan, so every market is measured where your buyers are.
- Track unlimited competitors. New ones are suggested weekly, and companies AI keeps naming that you don't track are flagged for you.
- Read every answer in full, with your brand and competitors highlighted, and turn the sites citing competitors into a to-do list.
Where Profound wins
- Tracks up to nine engines on Enterprise, including Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Copilot and Grok.
- Profound Agents write and optimise content inside the same tool.
- Agent Analytics reads AI crawler traffic from Cloudflare, Vercel, AWS and other hosts.
- Enterprise adds an API, SSO/SAML, SOC 2 and a support SLA.
Which one is right for you?
Choose Citradar if
- You want ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity tracked every day without an enterprise contract.
- You sell in more than one country and need each market measured on its own.
- You want competitor and citation gaps your team can act on this week.
$49/month for 25 questions on 3 assistants, $99/month for 50 on all 4, or $199/month for 100 across 3 brands. Billed monthly, cancel anytime.
Get startedChoose Profound if
- Google AI Overviews or AI Mode bring you more traffic than chat assistants do.
- You want content agents and crawler analytics in the same tool.
- Procurement needs SSO, SOC 2 or an API.
$99/month billed yearly for ChatGPT only, $399/month billed yearly for three engines, Enterprise priced on request.
Frequently asked questions
For AI visibility tracking, yes. Both ask AI assistants your buyers' questions every day and measure how often your brand is mentioned and cited against competitors. Citradar covers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity from $99/month. It does not include Profound's content agents, crawler analytics or Google AI Overviews tracking.
Yes. Citradar starts at $49/month billed monthly for ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. Profound starts at $99/month billed yearly for ChatGPT only, and adds Perplexity at $399/month billed yearly.
Profound lists Claude and Gemini among the engines available on Enterprise, which is priced on request. Citradar tracks Gemini on every plan and Claude from $99/month.
No. Citradar tracks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. If Google AI Overviews matter most to you, Profound covers them from its $399/month plan.
