Profound vs QuickSEO (2026)
An honest comparison of pricing, features, and who each tool is actually built for.
TL;DR
You are an enterprise marketing team with SOC2/SSO requirements, need coverage across up to 9 answer engines including Grok, Copilot and DeepSeek, and have budget for $399+/month for meaningful platform coverage — or you are an agency that can bill $399/mo per client workspace.
You want several times the prompt volume per dollar, a technical SEO audit alongside AI visibility, self-serve pricing with a 14-day free trial for new customers, or just want to start with a free AI visibility audit that needs no account at all — only a URL and an email address.
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At a glance
| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| AI visibility tracking | Profound | |
| AI platforms covered | Select any 3 of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity | Up to 9: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, AI Mode, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, AI Overviews Profound |
| Prompts tracked at $399/mo | 350 | 100 Profound |
| Google Search Console integration | Yes — clicks, impressions, average position Profound | |
| Technical SEO audit | Profound | |
| Branded vs non-branded filter | Profound | |
| MCP server (query data from any AI client) | Enterprise only Profound | |
| Free AI visibility check (no account) | AEO Report — behind a form Profound | |
| 30+ free SEO tools | Profound | |
| Monthly billing | Profound | |
| Self-serve signup | Starter, Growth & Agency Growth Profound | |
| Entry price | See live pricing | $99/mo Profound |
| Agency / multi-site dashboard | $399/mo per client workspace Profound |
Pricing breakdown
Side-by-side at QuickSEO and Profound's public tiers.
Self-serve from $99/mo. New customers start any plan with a 14-day free trial (card required). Cancel anytime. Free audit before signup.
Starter
$99/mo- 5 AI-written SEO articles per month, ready to review and export
- 1 website
- 50 tracked AI prompts
- Select any 3 AI models (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini) + Google
- Google Search Console analytics
- Technical SEO audit
Pro
$199/mo- 15 AI-written SEO articles per month, ready to review and export
- 1 website
- 150 tracked AI prompts
- Select any 3 AI models (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini) + Google
- Google Search Console analytics
- Technical SEO audit
Business
$399/mo- 30 AI-written SEO articles per month, ready to review and export
- 1 website
- 350 tracked AI prompts
- Select any 3 AI models (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini) + Google
- Google Search Console analytics
- Technical SEO audit
Starts at $99/mo. Free trial available. No free tier.
Starter
$99/mo- ChatGPT tracking only
- 50 prompts tracked
- 100 Agents credits/month
- Email support
Growth
$399/mo- 3 Answer Engines tracked
- 100 prompts tracked
- 400 Agents credits/month
- Email support
Enterprise
Custom- Up to 9 Answer Engines
- Multiple companies tracked
- Tailored prompt tracking plan
- Dedicated Slack support
- SSO/SAML + SOC2 compliance
The Growth card's call to action is "Try for free", but Profound does not publish a trial length or say whether a card is required — treat the terms as unstated rather than assuming any. Yearly billing advertises 2 months free. Content is metered in Agents credits, not articles. A separate agency plan set exists: Agency Growth at $99/mo plus $399/mo per client workspace ($199/mo per 5 trial workspaces), and a custom Agency Enterprise.
Where they differ
Pricing reality at the entry tier
Profound and QuickSEO both advertise a $99/mo entry price, but the offer is very different. Profound Starter only tracks ChatGPT and 50 prompts. To get meaningful Answer Engine coverage on Profound (3 platforms, 100 prompts) you move to the $399/mo Growth tier. QuickSEO Starter at $99/mo tracks 50 prompts on day one across any 3 AI models you pick from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity — all four are available on every plan, none is reserved for a higher tier.
Search data: both tools have it, and they use it differently
Profound used to be AI-only. It now lists Google Search Console as an integration that pulls clicks, impressions, and average position by keyword and page, so you can pair traditional search performance with AI Search performance — if you are comparing on "does it see Google at all", that gap is closed. The difference left is what each product does with search. Profound reads GSC as context for answer-engine work; QuickSEO treats organic search as a channel in its own right, with your Search Console keywords, pages and positions and a technical SEO audit sitting next to the AI visibility numbers for a single site.
Try before you buy
Profound's Growth card says "Try for free", but no trial length, card requirement, or terms appear anywhere on its pricing page — the only duration it publishes is a 7-day pitch workspace on the agency plan. QuickSEO is explicit: new customers get a 14-day free trial (card required) on any plan, and before that you can run a free AI visibility audit on your domain with no account and no card — you give it a URL and an email address. Profound's equivalent is the AEO Report.
MCP server access
Both tools ship a Model Context Protocol server, so Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP-compatible client can query your data directly — ask "which prompts is my brand losing share of voice on this week?" and get a real answer. The difference is who gets it: Profound announced its MCP as an official Anthropic connector in July 2026 and says it is available to Enterprise customers, which means a demo and a custom quote. On QuickSEO the MCP server is on every paid plan, starting at $99/mo.
Prompt volume per dollar
At $399/mo Profound Growth tracks 100 prompts across 3 answer engines. QuickSEO Business is the same $399/mo and tracks 350 prompts. Profound's engine list is genuinely broader at the top — up to 9 on Enterprise, against our four — so the trade is breadth of engines against depth of prompt coverage. If your question is "how do I show up across every answer engine my global brand touches", that is Profound. If it is "how do I show up for the 350 things my customers actually ask", the arithmetic favours us.
Who is Profound best for?
Fortune 500 and large mid-market brands with a dedicated AEO budget, compliance requirements (SOC2/SSO), and the need to track AI visibility across 5+ LLMs with hands-on content optimization support.
Where Profound wins
- Tracks the broadest LLM set: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, Claude, and Google AI Overviews — up to 9 on Enterprise
- Enterprise-grade compliance — SSO/SAML, SOC2 — and dedicated Slack support
- Agents, a credit-metered workflow builder that researches what AI engines cite, drafts to match, and publishes to a connected CMS behind an approval step
- A real agency motion — client workspaces, prospect pitch workspaces, and consolidated billing, with Golin, Edelman, Dentsu and Wpromote shown as agency logos
- Server-side Agent Analytics on unlimited domains on every tier, ingested from CDN and server logs
Where Profound falls short
- No free tier, and the "Try for free" trial on Growth has no published length or terms
- Starter at $99/mo only covers ChatGPT, one seat, and no exports; meaningful coverage starts at $399/mo Growth
- Growth is capped at 100 prompts — a third of what QuickSEO Business tracks for the same $399/mo
- Built for enterprise marketing teams; pricing and onboarding are heavy for SMBs and agencies, and the agency motion prices each client workspace at $399/mo
G2 rating: 4.6/5 across 323 reviews.
Who is QuickSEO best for?
QuickSEO is built for SMBs and solo founders who want one dashboard for both SEO and AI visibility — without an enterprise contract or six-figure budget.
- Solo founders and SMBs who want SEO + AI visibility without an enterprise contract
- Anyone who wants SEO articles written for them, not just a tracking dashboard
- Teams that want to query their SEO and AI data from Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP-compatible client
- Anyone who wants to validate AI visibility with a free audit before paying
Switching from Profound to QuickSEO
- 1Sign up and paste your site URL — QuickSEO auto-analyzes the site to suggest competitors, topics, and prompts
- 2Review the suggested competitors and adjust the list if you already track a specific set
- 3Pick the topics that match how customers describe your space
- 4Review the auto-generated AI prompts and edit any you want tracked differently
- 5Check out on a QuickSEO plan — new customers start with a 14-day free trial — then connect Google Search Console from the site dashboard for unified SEO + AI data
- 6Cancel your previous tool — your first AI visibility scan runs automatically
Frequently asked questions
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Sources & last verified
Pricing and feature claims for Profound verified on August 10, 2026. Sources:
- Profound homepage
- Profound pricing page
- Profound Google Search Console integration
- Profound MCP announcement (2026-07-21)
- Profound on G2
Pricing changes frequently — verify on the vendor site before committing.