Comparison
Profound and AthenaHQ are both in AEO. I copied the category, the job, the pricing note and the verdict from each listing. This page does not pick one.
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Profound and AthenaHQ are both AEO tools. Profound lists this pricing note: Free 7-day trial; Enterprise pricing on request. AthenaHQ lists this pricing note: Free plan; Starter $295/mo; Enterprise on request. Profound: For enterprise brands that need to see how they show up in AI answers and want agents to act on it. AthenaHQ: For commercial and enterprise brands that want to track and improve how they appear in AI answers. The full catalog verdicts are below. This comparison does not pick one.
| Field | Profound | AthenaHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Category | AEO | AEO |
| What it does | AI marketing platform that tracks how your brand shows up in ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and other answer engines, with agents that act on what it finds. | Agents that track and improve how your brand shows up in AI search. |
| Pricing | Free 7-day trial; Enterprise pricing on request | Free plan; Starter $295/mo; Enterprise on request |
| Best for | For enterprise brands that need to see how they show up in AI answers and want agents to act on it. | For commercial and enterprise brands that want to track and improve how they appear in AI answers. |
Best for is the opening line of that tool's verdict. The full verdict is below. Pricing is the catalog note, not a quote I calculated.
AI marketing platform that tracks how your brand shows up in ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and other answer engines, with agents that act on what it finds.
For enterprise brands that need to see how they show up in AI answers and want agents to act on it. Paid access is an enterprise contract, so it fits teams with the budget and a content team to work the findings. Use the trial to run the prompts you actually care about before you book the demo.
Agents that track and improve how your brand shows up in AI search.
For commercial and enterprise brands that want to track and improve how they appear in AI answers. It fits if someone will act on the content recommendations, since tracking alone doesn't change visibility. Pick prompts your buyers would really ask and track those instead of vanity prompts.