Comparison · AI search monitoring
AEOVisor vs Otterly.ai for AI search visibility
Otterly is a well-built, affordable AI search monitor and the closest tool to us on price. The difference isn't cost — it's scope. We combine AI answer tracking with Search Console evidence, SERP and AI Overviews checking, a technical audit, and eleven free tools.
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Otterly.ai does focused AI search monitoring well, at a price close to ours. Where we differ is breadth: AEOVisor joins AI answer tracking to Google Search Console demand data, checks classic SERP positions and AI Overviews, runs a technical AEO audit including AI crawler simulation, and ships eleven free tools. If you want a simple, focused prompt monitor and nothing more, Otterly is a clean choice with less to learn.
Where the two differ
Four differences that actually change which tool you should buy — each with the specific evidence behind it.
Search Console evidence, not just AI answers
Connecting GSC grounds AI visibility against real search demand from your own property. It's the difference between knowing you're invisible on a prompt and knowing that prompt represents meaningful demand worth chasing.
GSC OAuth on every paid tier
A technical audit, not only measurement
Crawl simulation against GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot, llms.txt validation, schema checks and sitemap health. Measurement tells you where you stand; the audit tells you why.
AI crawler simulation · llms.txt · schema · sitemap
Eleven free tools before you pay
Run a crawl simulation or generate a compliant llms.txt without creating an account. Useful for a quick answer, and useful for agencies pitching new clients.
11 tools · no signup
Feature by feature
Otterly publishes limited feature detail publicly, so several rows are marked unverified. Where we couldn't confirm something, we've left it open rather than assuming the answer.
| Feature | AEOVisor | Otterly.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Engine coverage | ||
| Purpose-built for AI answer engines | Yes | Yes |
| AI engines trackedChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek and AEOVisor AI | 8 | Not verified |
| Google AI Overviews tracking | Yes | Not verified |
| Engines included at entry tier | 3 engines | Not verified |
| Data & measurement | ||
| Citation tracking & source classification | Yes | Yes |
| Sentiment & framing analysis | Yes | Not verified |
| Answer prominence / mention positionWhere in the answer you appear, not just whether | Yes | Not verified |
| Google Search Console integration | Yes | Not verified |
| Classic SERP position tracking | Yes | Not verified |
| Evidence links to raw AI answersTrace any score to the sentence that produced it | Yes | Not verified |
| Score traceable to source answers | Yes | Not verified |
| Optimisation workflow | ||
| Technical AEO / site audit | Yes | Not verified |
| AI crawler simulationGPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot vs your robots.txt | Yes | Not verified |
| llms.txt generation & validation | Yes | Not verified |
| Competitor benchmarking | Yes | Yes |
| Prioritised action list | Yes | Not verified |
| White-label PDF reports | Yes | Not verified |
| Pricing & access | ||
| Public API access | Yes | Not verified |
| Permanent free tier (not a trial) | Yes | Not verified |
| Free tools with no signup | 11 tools | No |
| Entry price | $14/mo | ~$29/mo |
| Self-hosted option | No | No |
Pricing side by side
Pricing in this category moves frequently. Check Otterly's current plans directly before making a decision on cost alone.
AEOVisor
Our pricing- Free1 tracker · 5 prompts · 1 AI engine$0
- Starter2 trackers · 3 AI engines · GSC$14/mo
- Growth3 trackers · + Perplexity · SERP + AI Overviews$29/mo
- Agency10 trackers · white-label · API access$79/mo
- EnterpriseUnlimited everything · 2-year historyCustom
Otterly.ai
Their pricing- EntryConfirm current pricing with them~$29/mo
Who gets the most out of AEOVisor
AI visibility touches SEO, content, PR and engineering. Here’s what each team actually uses.
Report on AI visibility the way you report on rankings
You already own organic performance, and now leadership is asking what happens when ChatGPT answers the question instead of Google. AEOVisor gives you a defensible number, a trend line, and the evidence behind both.
- A single 0–100 AI Visibility Score, with the evidence behind it
- Week-over-week trends across every engine you track
- Google Search Console data joined to AI visibility
- Every score traceable to the AI answer that produced it
Find the prompts you're losing and the pages that would win them
Knowing you're invisible isn't useful on its own. The Action Center turns tracker data into a prioritised list of what to write, what to fix, and which competitor is being cited in your place.
- Prompt-level win/loss against named competitors
- Citation gaps — domains citing rivals but not you
- Content opportunities surfaced from real Search Console demand
- Schema and FAQ generation for answer-ready pages
Ten client brands, white-labelled reports, one $79 subscription
AI visibility is the easiest new line item to sell right now, and the hardest to prove. Run every client from one account and hand over a report with your own branding on it.
- 10 trackers on the Agency tier — no per-brand pricing
- White-label PDF reports with your logo and accent colour
- Public API access for your own dashboards
- Free tools as a lead magnet for pitching new clients
Check whether AI recommends you before you commit to anything
Eleven free tools, no signup, no sales call. Simulate an AI crawl, validate your llms.txt, check your schema, and see your visibility score in about thirty seconds.
- AI crawl simulator for GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot
- llms.txt generator and validator
- Schema markup validation
- Public API on the Agency tier for custom integrations
When Otterly.ai is the better choice
If you want a focused prompt monitor without the surrounding audit and search-data features, Otterly does that with less surface area to learn. Teams whose only question is 'am I mentioned, and where' may find our breadth to be more product than they need — and paying for capability you don't use is its own kind of waste.
We include this section on every comparison page. A comparison that wins every row isn’t a comparison — it’s an advert, and you’d be right to discount it.
Switching takes about ten minutes
There’s no data migration in AI visibility — measurement is live, so you start generating history from day one.
Add your brand and competitors
Enter your domain, brand aliases and up to three competitors. Takes about two minutes — there's no data import step because AI visibility is measured live, not backfilled.
Bring your prompts across
Paste the prompts you're already tracking, or let the prompt library suggest a set from your category and Search Console demand. Nothing is locked to a vendor.
Run your first tracker
Results stream in engine by engine, usually inside a minute. You'll have a baseline score and evidence the same day rather than waiting for a scheduled run.
Connect Search Console
Optional, but it's what turns AI visibility from a vanity metric into an opportunity list grounded in real search demand.
AEOVisor vs Otterly.ai: common questions
Straight answers, including where we're the weaker option
Both track brand mentions in AI answers. We add Google Search Console integration, SERP and AI Overviews tracking, a technical AEO audit with AI crawler simulation, and eleven free tools — a broader platform rather than a focused monitor.
Sources & verification
Every claim about Otterly.ai on this page was checked against public sources on . Pricing in this category changes often — if something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll correct it.