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AthenaHQ alternatives

AthenaHQ's first paid plan is $295 a month ($245 billed yearly) for 3,600 credits; API access and extra credits are add-ons priced on request, and multiple countries, personas and SAML SSO sit on Enterprise. Teams that want a lower entry price or numbers with ranges look at these.

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Checked against each vendor's own pages between October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026. Sources at the foot of the page.

The trade-offs

Why teams look beyond AthenaHQ.

  • The first paid plan is $295 a month; API access and extra credits are add-ons priced on request.[1]
  • Starter covers one region and language; multiple countries, persona targeting and SAML SSO are Enterprise only.[1]
  • Responses from Grok, Claude, DeepSeek, Meta AI and Mistral cost 5 credits each, against 1 on the other six models.[2, 3]
  • Point percentages without ranges.[4]
  • The agency page lists no prices or white-label reports.[5]
At a glance

AthenaHQ and five alternatives, side by side.

AthenaHQ alternatives compared
ToolStarting priceEnginesHow answers are collectedHow sure the numbers are
AthenaHQStarting price$245 a month billed yearly ($295 monthly)[1]Engines11 (5 on the free plan)[1]How answers are collectedAPIs for 4; rest not stated[3, 6]How sure the numbers arePoint values[4, 7]
GEOFastStarting price$29 a monthEngines6 on every planHow answers are collectedApps and Google's results; APIs for Perplexity and ClaudeHow sure the numbers are90% ranges
ProfoundStarting priceBrands by quote[8]EnginesUp to 9 (Enterprise)[8]How answers are collectedThe apps[9]How sure the numbers arePoint values[10]
ScrunchStarting price$250 a month[11, 12]Engines4 (9 on Enterprise)[11]How answers are collectedApps and APIs[13]How sure the numbers arePoint values[14]
Peec AIStarting price$80 a month billed yearly ($95 monthly)[15]Engines3 per plan, more as add-ons[15]How answers are collectedThe apps[15, 16]How sure the numbers arePoint values[17]
Otterly.AIStarting price$25 a month billed yearly ($29 monthly)[18]Engines4, plus 3 as add-ons[18]How answers are collectedThe apps[19]How sure the numbers arePoint values[20]
One by one

What each alternative is for.

  • GEOFast

    For published prices and numbers with ranges.

    Site owners, teams and agencies who want published prices and numbers that say how sure they are.

    Starts at $29 a month, or $290 for a year; AthenaHQ starts at $245 a month billed yearly ($295 month to month).

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  • Profound

    For many engines and SSO at enterprise scale.

    Enterprise brands and agencies that want many engines, content agents and SSO in one platform.

    Prices brand plans on request; AthenaHQ starts at $245 a month billed yearly ($295 month to month).[8]

    GEOFast vs Profound

  • Scrunch

    For serving AI agents their own version of your pages.

    Enterprise brands that want AI agents served their own version of the site, with bot traffic and SSO in one platform.

    Starts at $250 a month; AthenaHQ starts at $245 a month billed yearly ($295 month to month).[11, 12]

    GEOFast vs Scrunch

  • Peec AI

    For daily answers with Naver.

    Marketing teams that want daily answers, Naver, and AI crawler visits from their logs.

    Starts at $80 a month billed yearly ($95 month to month); AthenaHQ starts at $245 a month billed yearly ($295 month to month).[15]

    GEOFast vs Peec AI

  • Otterly.AI

    For daily answers at a low price.

    Small teams that want daily answers at a low price and many countries.

    Starts at $25 a month billed yearly ($29 month to month); AthenaHQ starts at $245 a month billed yearly ($295 month to month).[18]

    GEOFast vs Otterly.AI
FAQ

Questions about AthenaHQ alternatives.

  • What are the best AthenaHQ alternatives?

    Pick GEOFast for published prices and numbers with ranges, Profound for many engines and SSO at enterprise scale, Scrunch for serving AI agents their own version of your pages, Peec AI for daily answers with Naver and Otterly.AI for daily answers at a low price.

  • Which AthenaHQ alternative costs least?

    GEOFast starts lowest, at $24.17 a month billed yearly ($29 month to month). Otterly.AI starts at $25 a month billed yearly ($29 month to month), Peec AI starts at $80 a month billed yearly ($95 month to month) and Scrunch starts at $250 a month. Profound prices brand plans on request.

  • Which AthenaHQ alternative shows how sure its numbers are?

    GEOFast puts a 90% range on how often you're mentioned and picked first, and counts a change only when it beats the usual swing. The others listed here report point values.

Sources

Where each fact comes from.

Every claim about another tool links to that vendor's own page, read between October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026. Prices are as each vendor lists them, in US dollars unless marked; vendors change them, so check before you buy.

  1. 1AthenaHQ: Plans & Pricingathenahq.ai/plans/
  2. 2AthenaHQ: Credit Calculatorathenahq.ai/credit-calculator/
  3. 3AthenaHQ: API changelogdocs.athenahq.ai/api-reference/changelog
  4. 4AthenaHQ: Promptsdocs.athenahq.ai/guides/prompts
  5. 5AthenaHQ: Agency Programathenahq.ai/agency/
  6. 6AthenaHQ: Getting Starteddocs.athenahq.ai/getting-started/setup
  7. 7AthenaHQ: Glossarydocs.athenahq.ai/guides/glossary
  8. 8Profound: Pricingtryprofound.com/pricing
  9. 9Profound: Free AEO Reporttryprofound.com/aeo-report
  10. 10Profound: How metrics are calculateddocs.tryprofound.com/cookbook/metrics/how-metrics-are-calculated
  11. 11Scrunch: Pricingscrunch.com/pricing/
  12. 12Scrunch: What is the pricing for Scrunch plans?scrunch.com/faqs/what-is-the-pricing-for-scrunch-plans/
  13. 13Scrunch: What methods does Scrunch use to collect data from AI platforms?scrunch.com/faqs/what-methods-does-scrunch-use-to-collect-data-from-ai-platforms/
  14. 14Scrunch: How accurate is Scrunch at tracking brand presence across LLMs?scrunch.com/faqs/how-accurate-is-scrunch-at-tracking-brand-presence-across-llms/
  15. 15Peec AI: Pricingpeec.ai/pricing
  16. 16Peec AI: Intro to Peec AIdocs.peec.ai/intro-to-peec-ai
  17. 17Peec AI: Visibilitydocs.peec.ai/metrics/brand-metrics/visibility
  18. 18Otterly.AI: Pricingotterly.ai/pricing
  19. 19Otterly.AI: How OtterlyAI collects datahelp.otterly.ai/how-otterlyai-collects-data
  20. 20Otterly.AI: Brand report KPI definitionshelp.otterly.ai/brand-report-kpi-definition

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