Spottlo vs Rankscale
The short answer
Rankscale advertises the widest engine coverage in the category — 17+ engines across 240+ regions — with no per-seat charges and ten brand dashboards on its $99/month Pro tier, which is excellent agency economics. The complication is credits. Usage is metered, so "unlimited search terms" is bounded by a monthly credit allowance, and the $20 Essentials tier does not publish its credits, dashboards or seat count at all. Spottlo is a flat $39/month for 25 prompts and four engines, with no meter to model. Choose Rankscale for breadth and agency dashboards. Choose Spottlo if you want a bill you can predict.
Rankscale details verified July 11, 2026 from rankscale.ai. Vendors change pricing; check theirs before you buy.
Spottlo vs Rankscale at a glance
| Spottlo | Rankscale | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $39/mo |
$20/mo Essentials $99/mo Pro (realistic entry) |
| AI engines tracked | 4 — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews | 17+ advertised |
| Engines gated behind higher tiers? | No. All four on every plan | No — all engines on paid tiers |
| Tracked prompts included | 25 per brand | Unlimited terms, metered in credits |
| Brands included | 1 | 10 dashboards (Pro), 50 (Growth) |
| Each additional brand | +$19/mo | Included in tier |
| Refresh frequency | Weekly (daily +$19/mo per brand) | Credit-driven |
| Try before you buy | Free report — no signup, no card | Pro trial (length not stated) |
| Public self-serve pricing | Yes | Prices yes, Essentials quotas no |
| Built for | Founders, lean marketing teams, small agencies | SMB and agencies wanting breadth |
Which one should you actually pick?
Choose Spottlo if…
- You want a flat monthly bill with no credit meter to model.
- The four engines that decide most buyer research are enough for your market.
- You want to see a real result before entering a credit card.
Choose Rankscale if…
- You need engines well beyond the big four, including regional ones.
- You are an agency and ten brand dashboards at $99/month is the economics you need.
- You want white-label reporting and an API.
What Rankscale is
Rankscale is a bootstrapped Vienna company with the broadest advertised coverage in the category: 17+ engines, 240+ regions and languages, unlimited search terms and no per-seat charges. Its $99/month Pro tier includes ten brand dashboards, which is genuinely strong agency value, and white-label plus a REST API arrive at $385/month. Everything is metered in credits, where a credit maps to an AI response.
Where Rankscale is strong
- ↑The widest advertised engine coverage in the category, at 17+ engines across 240+ regions.
- ↑Ten brand dashboards on the $99/month Pro tier, with no per-seat charges. Strong agency economics.
- ↑White-label reporting and a REST API from $385/month.
Where it may not fit
- ↓Credit metering makes true cost hard to predict. "Unlimited search terms" is bounded by monthly credits.
- ↓The $20 Essentials tier is thinly documented — credits, dashboards and seats are unpublished — so realistic entry is closer to $99/month.
- ↓A very small team with no institutional funding, which enterprise procurement may flag.
How Spottlo is different
Rankscale optimizes for breadth; Spottlo optimizes for a number you can put in a budget. Seventeen engines sounds better than four until you notice that credits, not engines, are what you actually run out of — and that the $20 tier does not say how many credits you get. Spottlo gives you 25 prompts across four engines for $39, every week, with no meter. If you genuinely need Mistral or DeepSeek coverage, Rankscale is the tool.
Not sure what a term means? The AI visibility glossary defines Share of Voice, prompt sets and GEO in plain English. Or read how Spottlo scans.
Spottlo vs Rankscale: FAQ
What is the difference between Spottlo and Rankscale? +
Rankscale advertises the widest engine coverage in the category — 17+ engines across 240+ regions — with no per-seat charges and ten brand dashboards on its $99/month Pro tier, which is excellent agency economics. The complication is credits. Usage is metered, so "unlimited search terms" is bounded by a monthly credit allowance, and the $20 Essentials tier does not publish its credits, dashboards or seat count at all. Spottlo is a flat $39/month for 25 prompts and four engines, with no meter to model. Choose Rankscale for breadth and agency dashboards. Choose Spottlo if you want a bill you can predict.
Is Spottlo cheaper than Rankscale? +
Spottlo starts at $39/month for one brand with 25 tracked prompts across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews, with each additional brand at +$19/month. Rankscale: Essentials starts at $20/month, but its credit allowance is not published. Pro is $99/month for 1,200 credits and 10 brand dashboards. Growth is $385/month, Enterprise $780/month.
Which AI engines does Rankscale track? +
Rankscale tracks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, DeepSeek, Grok, Microsoft Copilot, Mistral, and others (17+ claimed). Spottlo tracks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews on every plan, with no engine gated behind a higher tier.
Can I try Spottlo before paying? +
Yes. Spottlo runs a free AI visibility report on any domain with no signup and no credit card. It scans your brand across all four engines and returns a result in about 30 seconds.
Also worth a look: the full list of Rankscale alternatives.
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