At a glance
| Profound | Searchable | |
|---|---|---|
| Known for | Enterprise analytics | AI visibility platform |
| Starting price | Custom pricing (Enterprise) | $125 a month (Professional, 100 prompts) |
| Trial | Free trial: 50 set prompts for 7 days on 3 engines | 14 days, no card needed |
| AI engines | Up to 9 on Enterprise | 8 engines: ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Copilot, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek |
| API access | Enterprise | Scale plan ($400 a month) |
| Countries and languages | Custom on Enterprise | Scale plan |
| Last checked | October 2026 | October 2026 |
From each vendor's public pricing and plan pages. Prices change, so confirm on their sites before you buy.
Who should choose Profound
Large enterprises that prefer a sales led setup with a custom contract.
Worth knowing: Pricing is custom, and the trial uses a fixed set of prompts on a limited number of engines.
Who should choose Searchable
Teams that want broad engine coverage from the first plan and a trial without a card.
Worth knowing: API access and multi market tracking sit on the higher Scale plan.
The key differences
- Price: Profound uses custom pricing, while Searchable starts at $125 a month (Professional, 100 prompts).
- Trial: Profound: free trial: 50 set prompts for 7 days on 3 engines. Searchable: 14 days, no card needed.
- AI engines: Profound lists up to 9 on Enterprise. Searchable lists 8 engines: ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Copilot, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek.
- API: Profound: Enterprise. Searchable: Scale plan ($400 a month).
- Markets: Profound: Custom on Enterprise. Searchable: Scale plan.
How to decide
- 1Write down the AI engines your buyers actually use, and check each tool covers them on the plan you can afford.
- 2Count the prompts, brands and countries you need now and in a year, and price both tools at that size.
- 3Check whether you need an API or exports for your own reports.
- 4Run a trial with 20 to 50 of your own buyer questions, and compare what each tool shows with what you see when you ask the same questions yourself.
- 5Pick the one that shows you something you can act on fastest.
A third option to consider
If neither fits, Variask is another option. It starts at $99 a month (75 prompts), has a trial of 7 days for $1, tracks 9 engines: ChatGPT, ChatGPT app, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Grok, DeepSeek, Copilot, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, and includes API access and multiple countries on every plan. Compare it on the same checklist above.