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Profound vs ShareOfAsk

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Profound

Track how ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini mention your brand, then act with AI agents

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Verdict

Profound and ShareOfAsk are both Sales & Marketing AI tools. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Profound offers an API.

Best overall

ShareOfAsk

  • Marketing teams
  • SEO professionals
  • Brand managers
  • Agencies

Choose Profound if

  • You want a tool built for measuring brand visibility and citations across AI answer engines, and turning that data into content and page updates.
  • Covers up to nine answer engines, including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Google AI Overviews.
  • Combines monitoring with action through AI Marketer agents that draft work for approval.

Choose ShareOfAsk if

  • You want a tool built for monitoring brand mentions in AI answers, comparing share of voice against competitors, reporting AI visibility to clients, finding content gaps behind missing mentions.
  • Published methodology with every metric traceable to the recorded AI answer.
  • Covers major assistants including Google AI Overviews and AI Mode.
Best for beginners
Profound
Best for business
Profound

Features

17 features compared.

  • Answer Engine Insights
    Profound
    Available
    ShareOfAsk
    Not available
  • Prompt Volumes
    Profound
    Available
    ShareOfAsk
    Not available
  • Shopping Visibility
    Profound
    Available
    ShareOfAsk
    Not available
  • Agent Analytics
    Profound
    Available
    ShareOfAsk
    Not available
  • AI Marketer
    Profound
    Available
    ShareOfAsk
    Not available
  • Context Manager
    Profound
    Available
    ShareOfAsk
    Not available
  • FactCheck and Sentiment
    Profound
    Available
    ShareOfAsk
    Not available
  • Command Center
    Profound
    Available
    ShareOfAsk
    Not available
  • AI visibility metrics
    Profound
    Not available
    ShareOfAsk
    Available
  • Multi-model tracking
    Profound
    Not available
    ShareOfAsk
    Available
  • Brand sentiment
    Profound
    Not available
    ShareOfAsk
    Available
  • Scheduled snapshots
    Profound
    Not available
    ShareOfAsk
    Available
  • Action analyses
    Profound
    Not available
    ShareOfAsk
    Available
  • Buyer question library
    Profound
    Not available
    ShareOfAsk
    Available
  • Reports
    Profound
    Limited
    ShareOfAsk
    Available
  • Agency workspaces
    Profound
    Not available
    ShareOfAsk
    Available
  • MCP access
    Profound
    Not available
    ShareOfAsk
    Available

Limited means partial support or a paid add-on.

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Profound
    Free trial
    ShareOfAsk
    Free trial
  • Free plan
    Profound
    Yes
    ShareOfAsk
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Profound
    $0
    ShareOfAsk
    $0
  • Plans
    Profound
    2 plans
    ShareOfAsk
    4 plans

Profound plans

  • Trial

    $0

    Limited free trial to test the platform

    • 50 unique prompts tracked daily for 7 days
    • ChatGPT
    • Gemini and Google AI Overviews
    • limited AI Marketer credits
    • 5 Prompt Volumes searches
    • unlimited seats

  • Enterprise

    Most popular

    Custom/month

    Tailored plan for brands and teams, sold through the accounts team

    • Up to 9 answer engines
    • custom prompts
    • ChatGPT Shopping
    • all-time data history
    • CSV and JSON exports
    • API access
    • SSO
    • SOC 2
    • dedicated support

ShareOfAsk plans

  • Free Scan

    $0/one-time

    One-time check with no credit card, results kept for 7 days.

    • 10 questions
    • 3 models (OpenAI
    • Anthropic
    • Google)
    • 1 action analysis
    • MCP access

  • Starter

    $49/month

    One brand with daily monitoring.

    • 1 workspace
    • Up to 25 questions
    • Up to 3 models
    • 1 action analysis per month
    • 12 months history
    • 3 team members
    • CSV export
    • Basic public links
    • MCP access

  • Growth

    $199/month

    Several brands or clients.

    • 3 workspaces
    • Up to 100 questions shared across the organization
    • Up to 4 models per workspace
    • Up to 4 action analyses per workspace each month
    • Full history
    • 10 team members
    • CSV export
    • Advanced sharing
    • MCP access

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Custom limits, sharing and support, billed by invoice.

    • Custom workspaces
    • Custom questions and models
    • Custom sharing and support
    • MCP access

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Profound
7.8overall
ShareOfAsk
8.0overall

  • Ease of Use

    Profound
    7.8
    ShareOfAsk
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Profound
    8.8
    ShareOfAsk
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Profound
    6.5
    ShareOfAsk
    Not rated

  • Performance & Speed

    Profound
    8.0
    ShareOfAsk
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Profound
    8.0
    ShareOfAsk
    Not rated

  • Metric Transparency

    Profound
    Not rated
    ShareOfAsk
    8.5

  • Model Coverage

    Profound
    Not rated
    ShareOfAsk
    8.0

  • Agency Features

    Profound
    Not rated
    ShareOfAsk
    7.5

  • Reporting & Sharing

    Profound
    Not rated
    ShareOfAsk
    7.5

  • Pricing Clarity

    Profound
    Not rated
    ShareOfAsk
    8.5

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Profound

Pros

  • Covers up to nine answer engines, including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Google AI Overviews.
  • Combines monitoring with action through AI Marketer agents that draft work for approval.
  • Agent Analytics connects to CDN and cloud providers such as Cloudflare, Akamai and AWS.
  • Enterprise controls include SSO, SCIM, RBAC and SOC 2.
  • Documented API and MCP access for pulling data into reports and pipelines.

Cons

  • No published prices; paid plans require talking to the accounts team.
  • The free Trial is limited to 50 prompts for 7 days with no data history or exports.
  • Third-party reports of a mid-September 2026 pricing change removing self-serve plans make costs hard to compare.
  • API, exports and SSO are not included in the Trial.

ShareOfAsk

Pros

  • Published methodology with every metric traceable to the recorded AI answer
  • Covers major assistants including Google AI Overviews and AI Mode
  • Agency workspaces and read-only shareable reports
  • MCP access with OAuth is included on all plans
  • Entry plan at $49 per month with daily monitoring

Cons

  • No permanent free plan, only a one-time 7-day Free Scan
  • Starter is limited to 25 questions and 3 models, Growth to 100 questions and 4 models
  • No public REST API or other integrations are documented
  • Young product with a single named founder and no disclosed legal entity

Platforms

  • Web
    Profound
    Supported
    ShareOfAsk
    Supported
  • Windows
    Profound
    Not supported
    ShareOfAsk
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Profound
    Not supported
    ShareOfAsk
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Profound
    Not supported
    ShareOfAsk
    Not supported
  • Android
    Profound
    Not supported
    ShareOfAsk
    Not supported
  • API
    Profound
    Supported
    ShareOfAsk
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    Profound
    Not supported
    ShareOfAsk
    Not supported

Integrations

Profound

9 integrations
  • Akamai
  • AWS
  • Cloudflare
  • Fastly
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Netlify
  • Vercel
  • WordPress

ShareOfAsk

No integrations listed.

Company

  • Company
    Profound
    Profound
    ShareOfAsk
    ShareOfAsk
  • Founded
    Profound
    2024
    ShareOfAsk
    Not listed
  • Headquarters
    Profound
    New York, NY
    ShareOfAsk
    Deszczno, Poland
  • Listing
    Profound
    Claimed
    ShareOfAsk
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Profound better than ShareOfAsk?

It depends on your workflow. Profound is built for measuring brand visibility and citations across AI answer engines, and turning that data into content and page updates. ShareOfAsk is built for monitoring brand mentions in AI answers, comparing share of voice against competitors, reporting AI visibility to clients, finding content gaps behind missing mentions.

What are the key feature differences between Profound and ShareOfAsk?

Profound: Track how ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini mention your brand, then act with AI agents. ShareOfAsk: Track which brands AI assistants name in answers to your buyers' questions.

Does Profound or ShareOfAsk have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Profound is free trial and ShareOfAsk is free trial, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Profound or ShareOfAsk?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.