THE LANDSCAPE · HISTORICAL JULY SCORES

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The ranked scores below belong to the July 2026 panel. They have not been re-scored for September. Use the filters to browse, then check review dates and current vendor terms before making a purchase.

All 14 Monitoring Optimization Under $100 Enterprise SEO suites

# Tool Best for Engines Prompt cap From Score

01 CiteCue ★ Editor's pick Teams that want tracking and fixes in one place 6 500 $79/mo 9.2

02 Profound Teams evaluating AI visibility and agent workflows at enterprise scale Up to 9 Custom Custom 8.8

03 Peec AI Marketing teams tracking a focused prompt set across chosen AI models 3 chosen 50 prompts $95/mo 8.4

04 Otterly.AI Affordable prompt tracking, strong AI Overviews 4 100 $29/mo 7.9

05 Conductor AEO inside a mature enterprise SEO suite 4 Custom Custom 7.6

06 Scrunch AI Agent-experience and crawler optimization 5 200 $300/mo 7.4

07 Semrush AI Toolkit Teams already using Semrush that need AI visibility and prompt-level tracking 5 surfaces 25 prompts $99/mo annual 7.2

08 Ahrefs Brand Radar Teams connecting AI citations with search, links and offsite source research 7 groups 2,500 checks/mo $50/mo prompts 7.0

09 Goodie AI Content optimization briefs for AI answers 4 150 $249/mo 6.8

10 Athena Conversational share-of-voice dashboards 4 120 $295/mo 6.6

11 BrandRank.ai Brand safety + presence audits in AI answers 5 Audit-based Custom 6.4

12 xfunnel Buyer-journey framing of AI visibility 4 100 $199/mo 6.2

13 Gauge Lightweight weekly AI-visibility snapshots 3 50 $49/mo 6.0

14 Rankscale DIY prompt tracking for solo operators 3 60 $20/mo 5.8

Scores are historical July 2026 values. Plan limits, engine coverage, and prices may change. New source-checked reviews can be unscored; see each review for its evidence and date.

Beyond the panel

More tool reviews

These source-based reviews sit outside the July 2026 scored edition. They have no weighted score or ranking.

Writesonic GEO →
A promising workflow for connecting answer gaps with editorial work on paper. Starter's daily answer allocation and higher-tier action access need a demo. Unscored research review.
LLMrefs →
Worth a pilot for keyword-led topic monitoring and portable source analysis. Prompt control, allowance units and sampling remain buyer checks. Unscored research review.
Mangools AI Search Watcher →
A documented route into weekly prompt monitoring, especially for teams already using Mangools. Confirm paid terms, matching rules and raw evidence access in a pilot. Unscored research review.
ZipTie.ai →
A flexible monitoring choice when you know which prompts and engines matter; budget from your actual configuration, not the starter preset.
SE Ranking AI Search Toolkit →
A practical extension of an SEO suite for teams that want AI answers beside their existing projects; understand the check allowance before scaling.
Surfer AI Search Analytics →
A clear standalone tracker for teams that want daily prompts and source views; Surfer’s content editor is a separate plan decision.
BrightEdge AI Catalyst →
Broad enterprise workflow on paper; verify scope and exports in a pilot. Unscored research review.
Similarweb Gen AI Intelligence →
A useful visibility-to-traffic workflow on paper; confirm prompt control, engine scope and billing terms in a trial. Unscored research review.

HOW TO READ THIS TABLE

A dated snapshot, not a live leaderboard

The 14 scores shown here were published for July 2026. Their underlying prompt exports and reviewer score sheets are not currently published, so they should be treated as editorial historical assessments. Future monthly editions will be added only after the run evidence is checked. Source-based reviews published between panels carry no new score.

Historical scored edition July 2026

Scored entries in that edition 14

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