Best Otterly Alternatives in 2026

Beyond monitoring, with audit, action and broader engine coverage

Gabriel Toledano15 min readUpdated September 30, 2026

Otterly.ai is an excellent European entry point for monitoring mentions in AI answers, with a Lite plan at $29/month and daily tracking. But it is a monitoring tool, with no page audit module or prioritized action plan, and native coverage limited to 4 engines (Gemini and Google AI Mode as paid add-ons). If you want more engines, a free plan, or a platform that turns diagnostics into actions, here are the best Otterly alternatives in 2026. Hikoo leads as the complete European alternative.

Quick Comparison

RankToolScore
#1Hikoo9.6
#2Peec AI8.3
#3Profound8
#4Ahrefs Brand Radar7.8
#5Frase7
#1

Hikoo

Freemium, €69/mo
9.6/10

Hikoo extends Otterly's European monitoring into a full suite. Beyond mention tracking, the Site agent scores your pages, the Content agent prioritizes actions and the Reporting agent exposes the sources AI engines cite, across up to 9 engines. European hosting, GDPR compliance by design and a permanent Free plan at 0 EUR.

Key Features

  • European solution with data hosted in Europe and GDPR compliance by design (vs US players)
  • The Site agent audits each page and scores it 0 to 100, detecting missing content types (FAQ, comparisons, glossary) that AI engines look for
  • The Reporting agent runs continuous mention monitoring, with theme clustering and geographic performance by country, and exposes through Source Intelligence the sites cited by AI (review sites, forums, blogs, media)
  • The Content agent ranks recommendations by estimated impact on AI visibility and surfaces gaps where competitors rank
  • Permanent Free plan at 0 EUR with 10 prompts, 100 URL audits/month and ChatGPT
  • European player with hosting and GDPR compliance by design, an edge over US platforms
  • Permanent Free plan (10 prompts, 100 audits, ChatGPT) to validate value without commitment
  • Four agents covering the full cycle, from audit and monitoring to action and competitive analysis
  • The Content agent prioritizes by estimated impact, so you know what to do post-audit
  • Engine coverage gated by plan (Monitoring 2 engines, Growth 4, Agent 9), while Google AI Overviews and AI Mode can be added to any subscription
  • No native Looker Studio connector advertised on the site (vs Otterly/Peec)

Verdict The best Otterly alternative, with the same European footprint but a permanent Free plan, up to 9 engines, and agents on top of monitoring (the Site agent for audit, the Content agent for the action plan, the Reporting agent for competitive analysis).

Best for European teams and agencies that want to drive their AI visibility without sending data outside the EU
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#2

Peec AI

From €85/mo
8.3/10

Like Otterly, Peec AI is a European vendor (Germany), but more analytics than monitoring. It catalogs 6 standard engines and up to 11 on Enterprise, offers unlimited users and public pricing from EUR 85 to 425/month, with a model that caps each plan at 3 models and charges extras at EUR 30, 70 or 140 depending on tier.

Key Features

  • Six standard engines (ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity, Gemini), eleven with the Enterprise models
  • Select 3 models per plan, each extra model at EUR 30, 70 or 140/month depending on tier
  • Daily tracking and unlimited users on every plan
  • Source Identification to detect mention origin (review sites, social, news)
  • Sentiment analysis, competitive benchmarking, CSV export, API access, Looker Studio on Advanced
  • European vendor (Germany), data processed in the EU
  • Clear public pricing (EUR 85 to EUR 425/month), uncommon in this category
  • Unlimited users on every plan, atypical in the market
  • Source Identification that traces where mentions come from
  • Capped at 3 models per plan, covering all 6 standard engines costs EUR 90 to EUR 420/month in add-ons depending on tier
  • Claude is absent from the brand plans, it arrives with the agency and Enterprise offers
  • Starter plan limited to 50 prompts and 1 project
  • Analytics-oriented, with no prioritized action plan like the one from Hikoo's Content agent

Verdict Like Otterly, Peec AI is European, but it adds multi-country analytics and 6 standard engines, at the cost of a 3-models-per-plan limit.

Best for European marketing teams who want multi-country analytics
#3

Profound

From $99/mo
8/10

Far more premium than Otterly, Profound targets large accounts with 9 tracked engines, Profound Agents and an Agent Analytics that follows AI bot crawling. A $96M Series C and Fortune 500 customers. Its $99/month Starter covers ChatGPT alone where Otterly gives four engines for $29, and data is processed outside the EU.

Key Features

  • Tracking across 9 AI engines (Perplexity, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Microsoft Copilot, Meta AI, DeepSeek, Google AI Overviews)
  • Profound Agents automate content production and distribution aligned with brand voice
  • Agent Analytics tracks site crawling by GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot and GeminiBot
  • Shopping Module dedicated to product discovery in AI engines
  • Widest engine coverage on the market (9 platforms)
  • Backed by Lightspeed, Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, with Fortune 500 anchors
  • Unique Agent Analytics that shows how AI bots crawl your pages
  • US platform whose data is processed outside the EU, a GDPR friction point for European teams
  • Annual billing enforced on both self-serve tiers, no month-to-month option
  • The Starter tier tracks ChatGPT only, and full 9-engine coverage needs an Enterprise quote

Verdict Where Otterly focuses on affordable monitoring, Profound targets enterprise with the widest engine coverage, at the cost of a single-engine entry tier and no EU footprint.

Best for Large enterprises needing maximum engine coverage
#4

Ahrefs Brand Radar

From €47/mo
7.8/10

Where Otterly tracks a limited number of prompts, Ahrefs Brand Radar indexes over 464 million prompts a month, 308.5 million of them on AI Overviews. Six tracked engines, YouTube, TikTok and Reddit coverage, with Custom Prompts from €47/month and the AI Visibility Index at €179/month.

Key Features

  • Tracking across 6 engines (AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini)
  • Database of 464M+ monthly indexed prompts, 308.5M of them on AI Overviews
  • AI Share of Voice that measures the percentage of AI chats mentioning your brand
  • Real captured AI answers (not synthetic prompts)
  • YouTube, TikTok and Reddit coverage
  • Largest indexed prompt database on the market (464M+/month)
  • Real captured AI answers, no synthetic prompts
  • YouTube, TikTok and Reddit tracked (uncommon among competitors)
  • Two separately billed pieces, Custom Prompts from EUR 47/month and the AI Visibility Index at EUR 179/month
  • Access assumes a paid Ahrefs subscription, which inflates the bill for GEO-only teams
  • No sentiment analysis or optimization recommendations

Verdict Richer in data than Otterly, Ahrefs Brand Radar indexes hundreds of millions of real prompts, handy for teams already on the Ahrefs suite.

Best for Ahrefs users who want to unify SEO and GEO
#5

Frase

From $49/mo
7/10

Where Otterly sticks to tracking, Frase combines AI content creation, SEO optimization and GEO tracking on one platform. From $49/month, an AI agent with 80+ skills produces and optimizes, with visibility tracking across 2 to 8 platforms by plan.

Key Features

  • AI Visibility tracking on 2 platforms (Starter), 3 (Pro), 5 (Scale), 8 (Enterprise)
  • Capped production of 10 / 40 / 100 AI-optimized articles per month
  • Full AI Agent access with 80+ skills on every plan
  • SEO + GEO content optimization as core product
  • Entry price at $49/month, accessible for solos and small teams
  • Unified platform for creation + tracking
  • Clear article quotas (10/40/100), predictable for budget
  • Engine coverage capped by plan (2 to 8)
  • Article quotas capped, not ideal for large pipelines
  • GEO analysis depth behind the specialists

Verdict Where Otterly sticks to tracking, Frase combines content creation and GEO tracking from $49/month, for content teams that want to produce and measure.

Best for Content teams who want a unified solution

Methodology

We compared each Otterly alternative on feature depth, ease of use, value for money and support, favoring engine coverage without add-ons, the presence of a free plan, depth (audit and action plan beyond plain monitoring) and a GDPR-compliant European footprint.

Conclusion

Otterly remains a good low-cost European monitoring tool, but it plateaus quickly if you want more engines or an action plan. Hikoo stands out as the most complete alternative, with a free plan, up to 9 engines, GDPR compliance and four agents from audit to action. Peec AI and Profound fit if you mainly want analytics or enterprise coverage. See also our comparisons of the best alternatives to Peec AI, Profound and HubSpot.

See also

FAQ

  • Which Otterly alternative offers a free plan?

    Otterly starts at $29/month with no free tier. Hikoo offers a permanent Free plan (0 EUR, 10 prompts, 100 URL audits/month on ChatGPT), ideal to start before moving to a paid plan.

  • Does Otterly cover Gemini and Google AI Mode?

    On Otterly, Gemini and Google AI Mode are paid add-ons ($9 to $149/month). Alternatives like Hikoo (up to 9 engines) or Peec AI (6 standard engines, 11 on Enterprise) include broader coverage in their plans.

  • Which alternative goes beyond monitoring?

    Otterly focuses on mention monitoring. Hikoo adds page audit (Site agent), a prioritized action plan (Content agent) and competitive analysis (Reporting agent), to move from observation to action.

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Gabriel ToledanoGabriel ToledanoCo-founder of Hikoo, AEO and GEO expert
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