TrendlyAI vs Profound (2026)

Last updated: October 2026

Profound is the stronger tool for enterprises: daily tracking on up to nine engines, Prompt Volumes data and AI crawler analytics, at a custom price. TrendlyAI fits small teams and agencies: four engines, weekly scans, drafted fixes and white-label reports from $19/mo. We build TrendlyAI, so weigh that.

Key takeaways🔗

• As of October 2026, Profound lists a free 7-day trial and a custom-priced Enterprise plan. It publishes no self-serve price.

• Profound's Enterprise plan tracks up to nine answer engines daily. TrendlyAI tracks four (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews) weekly.

• Profound has two things TrendlyAI does not: Prompt Volumes (what people ask AI, and how often) and Agent Analytics (which AI bots crawl your site, from server logs).

• TrendlyAI has a published price, white-label PDF reports on every plan and a drafted fix for each visibility gap.

• If you have an enterprise budget and need demand data, pick Profound. If you need to track and act on a few brands for under $150 a month, TrendlyAI is built for that.

What is the difference between TrendlyAI and Profound?🔗

The difference between TrendlyAI and Profound is scope and buyer: Profound is an enterprise AI marketing platform with deep data, and TrendlyAI is a focused, low-cost tracker that drafts fixes for small teams and agencies.

Profound (tryprofound.com) now describes itself as "the AI marketing platform." Its product has several parts, per its website and pricing page, as of October 2026:

• Answer Engine Insights: how your brand and competitors appear in AI answers, with citations, sentiment, ranking and competitive presence.

• Prompt Volumes: keyword volumes, topic trends and intent signals from what people ask AI platforms.

• Agent Analytics: which AI crawlers visit your site and whether AI search sends human traffic.

• AI Marketer and Agents: an assistant that researches, drafts content and runs reusable workflows, billed in credits.

• Shopping: ChatGPT Shopping visibility on Enterprise.

TrendlyAI (trendlyai.com) does one job. It shows whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews name your brand or its competitors, finds the gaps where a competitor is recommended and you are not, and drafts a fix for each one: a comparison page, an FAQ page with schema, a Reddit answer, an llms.txt file, a best-of list or a product page rewrite. Later scans detect when a fix wins a citation.

TrendlyAI vs Profound at a glance🔗

This table compares the two on the points that decide most purchases. Profound details are from its pricing and feature pages, as of October 2026.

How much does Profound cost compared with TrendlyAI?🔗

Profound does not publish a price. As of October 2026, its pricing page shows two plans: a free Trial and a custom-priced Enterprise plan that you reach through a demo.

The Trial gives you 50 prompts run daily for 7 days on ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews, in one language and one region. You get a recommended prompt set for your industry and cannot edit it. There is no history, no export and no API on the trial, and Prompt Volumes is limited to 5 searches. Seats are unlimited.

Enterprise is "tailored." It includes a custom prompt plan, up to nine answer engines, daily tracking, all-time history, CSV and JSON exports, an API, SSO and dedicated support. Profound's FAQ also mentions a self-serve "Agency Growth" plan with 400 Agent credits per month per client workspace, but no price for it appears on the pricing page.

TrendlyAI's prices are on its site:

• Solo: $19/mo ($16/mo yearly), 1 brand, 25 prompts, 2 competitors, 10 fix drafts a month, white-label PDF reports.

• Pro: $49/mo ($39/mo yearly), 3 brands, 25 prompts each, 5 competitors per brand, unlimited fix drafts.

• Agency: $149/mo ($124/mo yearly), 10 client brands, 25 prompts each, extra brands $15/mo up to 40.

Ask Profound for a quote before you compare totals. A custom contract can include things no self-serve tool offers, so the right comparison is value for your use case, not list price alone.

Which AI engines does each tool cover?🔗

Profound covers more engines than TrendlyAI, and it is not close. Its pricing page lists capability for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, DeepSeek, Anthropic Claude, Google AI Overviews and Exa Search, with up to nine tracked on Enterprise. The trial covers three of them.

TrendlyAI tracks four engines on every plan: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews. It does not track Gemini, Copilot, Google AI Mode, Grok or Meta AI. If your audience leans on Copilot at work or Gemini on Android, Profound sees answers we cannot. Our guide on ranking in Gemini and AI Mode explains why those engines can return different brands.

What are Prompt Volumes and Agent Analytics, and does TrendlyAI have them?🔗

Prompt Volumes and Agent Analytics are Profound's two biggest differences, and TrendlyAI has neither.

Prompt Volumes is Profound's answer to keyword research for AI search. Its Prompt Volumes page describes keyword volumes, topic trends and intent signals drawn from "1.5 billion+ real AI conversations," with filters by platform, age range and income bracket, intent classification and co-citation mapping. It helps you decide which prompts are worth tracking in the first place. TrendlyAI has no prompt-volume data. You choose your 25 prompts yourself, based on what your buyers ask.

Agent Analytics shows which AI bots crawl your site, how often, and whether AI search drives human visits. Per its Agent Analytics page, it reads server logs rather than JavaScript tags and connects to Akamai, AWS, Cloudflare, Fastly, Google Cloud, Netlify, Vercel, WordPress and Google Analytics. TrendlyAI does not analyze crawler logs. If you want a free way to see AI referral traffic, our guide to measuring AI search traffic in GA4 covers the basics.

Both features matter most for large sites with many pages and big content teams. For a 30-page B2B site, they are useful but rarely the deciding factor.

How do scan cadence and sampling compare?🔗

Profound tracks daily. Its pricing FAQ says Enterprise "includes ongoing daily tracking," and the trial runs 50 prompts daily for 7 days.

TrendlyAI runs one full scan a week, with 1 sample per prompt per engine. AI answers vary from run to run, so daily data shows more of that variation and catches shifts sooner. Weekly data is enough to see trends for most small brands, which is what our guide on tracking ChatGPT performance over time recommends focusing on. But if you report AI visibility to an executive team every week, daily data from Profound will be steadier.

What are TrendlyAI's weak points against Profound?🔗

TrendlyAI gives up a lot against Profound, and you should know exactly what.

• Four engines, not nine. No Gemini, Copilot, Google AI Mode, Grok or Meta AI.

• Weekly scans, 1 sample per prompt. No daily tracking.

• No prompt-volume data and no crawler analytics.

• No enterprise security package. SSO and SOC 2 are not part of any TrendlyAI plan.

• Young product, small team, few public reviews. TrendlyAI is built by one founder.

TrendlyAI tracks its own domain and publishes its own score, which is low. I would rather show you that than claim results I cannot back up. The methodology and a sample report show exactly what you get.

Where TrendlyAI is ahead: a published price, a far lower entry cost, white-label PDF reports and share links on every plan, pitch audits for prospect domains, and a drafted fix for each gap instead of a general content assistant.

Who should pick TrendlyAI and who should pick Profound?🔗

Match the tool to your budget and the questions you need answered.

Pick Profound if:

• You are an enterprise or a large brand with a budget for a custom contract.

• You need Gemini, Copilot, AI Mode or DeepSeek tracked daily.

• You want Prompt Volumes to decide which topics to target.

• You want AI crawler data from your server logs.

• Procurement requires SSO, SOC 2 and dedicated support.

Pick TrendlyAI if:

• You need a known monthly price under $150.

• You track one to ten brands on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews.

• You want a specific fix drafted for each gap, ready to edit and publish.

• You are an agency or freelancer who needs branded PDF reports and pitch audits.

If you are weighing Profound against other mid-market tools too, read our Profound alternative guide and the Profound vs Peec vs Otterly breakdown, or start at the GEO hub. To see where your brand stands today, the free AI visibility check runs 5 prompts on ChatGPT and Perplexity in about 30 seconds, with no signup.

Frequently asked questions🔗

How much does Profound cost?🔗

As of October 2026, Profound does not publish a price. Its pricing page lists a free 7-day trial (50 prompts run daily on ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews) and a custom-priced Enterprise plan. You need a demo to get a quote.

Is TrendlyAI a cheaper alternative to Profound?🔗

Yes. TrendlyAI costs $19, $49 or $149 per month with prices on its website. It does less: four engines, weekly scans, and no prompt-volume or crawler data. It adds drafted fixes and white-label reports on every plan.

Does TrendlyAI have prompt volume data like Profound?🔗

No. Profound's Prompt Volumes estimates what people ask AI platforms and how often. TrendlyAI has no prompt-volume data, so you pick the prompts you track based on what your buyers ask.

Which AI engines does Profound track?🔗

Profound's pricing page lists ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, DeepSeek, Claude, Google AI Overviews and Exa Search, with up to nine tracked on Enterprise. The free trial covers ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews.

Is Profound worth it for a small business?🔗

Usually not, unless you have an enterprise-size budget. Profound is built and priced for large teams. A small business tracking a handful of prompts will often get more from a self-serve tool with a published price.

Related reading🔗

• The best Profound alternative in 2026

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