How much does Profound cost?

Profound shows no price as of 16 October 2026: after a free trial, the Enterprise plan is on quote, and an Agency Growth plan is mentioned without an amount. Its former Starter plan at $99 per month and Growth plan at $399 per month were removed in September 2026 according to pricingsaas.com. Citead shows €29 per month on Starter and €79 on Pro.

What does Profound's free trial include?

The trial lasts 7 days with 50 prompts checked every day on ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews, limited to one language and one region. Citead offers 14 days without a credit card, and its page analysis works without an account.

Is Profound available in French?

No. Profound's website is in English only, without hreflang tags, as of 16 October 2026. Citead offers its website in French and English, its support in French and an interface in 9 languages.

Where is the data hosted and what does each tool measure?

Every week, Citead records whether your domain is cited by ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, the cited excerpt and the competitors cited, on Scaleway servers in Paris. Profound tracks mentions daily on up to 9 engines; where its data is hosted is not stated in our sources.

Comparison surveyed on 16 October 2026

Citead or Profound: AI citation tracking, from the SMB to the enterprise

Profound is a New York platform that tracks visibility in AI answer engines, with 451 people on LinkedIn and a $180 million Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation. It shows customers such as Plaid, MongoDB, Ramp and Zoom and claims a third of the Fortune 100. This page compares its offer with Citead's, for a marketing or SEO lead who wants to know whether their budget and scope call for an offer on quote or a €29 per month subscription.

Citead

Citead suits an SMB, an agency or a marketing team that wants a price known in advance, a page score and weekly citation tracking on four engines.

Profound

Profound suits an enterprise that needs tracking on up to 9 engines, by region and by language, with sales support and a negotiated budget.

Criterion by criterion

Criterion	Citead	Profound
Entry price	€29 per month (Starter, 50 credits, 1 site), €25 per month billed annually, surveyed on 16 October 2026	No price shown: free trial then Enterprise plan on quote; an Agency Growth plan is mentioned without a price; the former Starter ($99 per month) and Growth ($399 per month) plans were removed in September 2026 according to pricingsaas.com; surveyed on 16 October 2026
Free trial	14 days, no credit card	7 days, 50 prompts checked every day, 1 language, 1 region; credit card required: not stated
Language	Interface in 9 languages, website in French and English, support in French	Website in English only, without hreflang tags
Engines tracked	ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, checked weekly (10 prompts per week and per site on Starter, 25 on Pro)	Trial: ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, daily checks; Enterprise: up to 9 engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, DeepSeek, Claude, Google AI Overviews, Exa Search)
Analysis without an account	Yes: GEO score of any URL, online editor, llms.txt generator and public ranking, no sign-up	No brand analysis without an account (the AEO report redirects to the login); only the Profound Index, a public ranking by sector refreshed weekly, is accessible
Page score	GEO score from 0 to 100 with the detail of each criterion and the fixes to apply, published method	A URL score exists, accessible after login
Fix editor	Yes, the score updates while the text is edited	No; recommendations pushed through the CMS, without a built-in editor
Content generation	1 credit per article, 0.5 to 2 credits per rewrite (50 credits on Starter, 200 on Pro)	Not stated; the website presents agents and content optimization, accessible after login
Integrations	WordPress publishing, free public MCP server, ChatGPT Ads and Google Ads Editor exports; no documented public API besides MCP	47 integration pages listed on the website, detail not surveyed; 61 agent templates
White label	No	Not stated
Affiliate program	20% to 30% of the amount before tax for 12 months, depending on the number of active paying customers	No commission; partner directory
Headquarters and team	TW3 Partners SAS, Paris; hosted by Scaleway in Paris	New York; 451 people on LinkedIn; $180 million Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation

The facts about Profound come from its public pages, surveyed on 16 October 2026; prices are those displayed on that date. Report a discrepancy to support@citead.com.

What Profound does that Citead does not

Up to 9 engines tracked on Enterprise (including Microsoft Copilot, DeepSeek, Claude, Google AI Mode and Exa Search), against 4 at Citead.
Daily prompt checks from the trial onwards, with settings per language and per region.
A team of 451 people and $180 million raised in Series D, with references such as Plaid, MongoDB, Ramp and Zoom.
A large documentary base: a glossary of 351 terms, 32 webinars, a podcast, data reports (680 million citations analyzed).
The Profound Index, a public AI visibility ranking across more than 50 sectors, refreshed weekly.

What Citead does that Profound does not

A displayed price without a quote: €29 per month on Starter, €79 on Pro, where Profound removed its public prices in September 2026.
14-day trial without a credit card, against 7 days at Profound.
Free page analysis without an account and a GEO score published with its method; at Profound, the URL score and the AEO report require a login.
A built-in fix editor, which Profound does not offer.
Website in French and English, support in French, data hosted in France; Profound is in English only.

Where Citead falls short

Citead does not track Microsoft Copilot, DeepSeek, Claude, Google AI Mode or Exa Search.
Citead checks citations every week, Profound every day.
Citead offers neither dedicated sales support on quote in its standard plans (the Enterprise offer is on request), nor a comparable base of webinars and podcasts.
Citead has no documented public API besides its MCP server.

Which one to choose

Choose Profound: Choose Profound if you are an enterprise that must track up to 9 engines every day, by region and by language, and if you have the budget and the time for a sales negotiation on quote.
Choose Citead: Choose Citead if you want to start within minutes at a known price (€29 per month), score and fix your pages, and track your citations every week on ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.

To get an idea without an account, the free analysis of a page gives the score and the fixes in under a minute; the 14-day trial asks for no card.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Profound cost?: Profound shows no price as of 16 October 2026: after a free trial, the Enterprise plan is on quote, and an Agency Growth plan is mentioned without an amount. Its former Starter plan at $99 per month and Growth plan at $399 per month were removed in September 2026 according to pricingsaas.com. Citead shows €29 per month on Starter and €79 on Pro.
What does Profound's free trial include?: The trial lasts 7 days with 50 prompts checked every day on ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews, limited to one language and one region. Citead offers 14 days without a credit card, and its page analysis works without an account.
Is Profound available in French?: No. Profound's website is in English only, without hreflang tags, as of 16 October 2026. Citead offers its website in French and English, its support in French and an interface in 9 languages.
Where is the data hosted and what does each tool measure?: Every week, Citead records whether your domain is cited by ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, the cited excerpt and the competitors cited, on Scaleway servers in Paris. Profound tracks mentions daily on up to 9 engines; where its data is hosted is not stated in our sources.