Comparison
CitePrism vs Trakkr, honestly.
Trakkr is an independent, bootstrapped tool from London with one flat price per plan and all 8 of its models tracked daily. Like CitePrism, it samples most engines through the providers’ APIs, and it says so plainly. The real differences are prompt limits, engine coverage, setup and who holds the keys. Facts about Trakkr were last checked on 1 October 2026.
Side by side
| What matters | CitePrism | Trakkr |
|---|---|---|
| Cost model | ✓ Free plan on your own API keys, Pro at $29 a month; either way you can bring your own keys and pay the providers directly, with hard spend caps | ✓ Flat price: Growth is $100 a month for 1 brand, all 8 models daily, with no credits and no per-model fees |
| Setup | · The free plan needs your own API keys; Pro runs on our keys | ✓ No API keys, provider accounts or spend caps to manage on any plan |
| Free plan | ✓ Free plan with all 7 engines on your own keys, no card and no expiry | · No free plan; a 14-day Growth trial that needs a card |
| Prompts | ✓ Free: 1 brand and 25 prompts. Pro: 5 brands, 100 prompts and 25 competitors per brand. More on a Custom agreement | · 50 per brand on Growth and Scale; more needs Enterprise, from $1,000 a month |
| Engines sampled | ✓ ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, AI Mode and Copilot on every plan | · ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI and Google AI Overviews; no AI Mode or Copilot |
| How answers are collected | ✓ APIs for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity; Google AI Overviews, AI Mode and Copilot read from the product itself | ✓ Stated in their FAQ: provider APIs for 7 models, and Google AI Overviews from live Google results |
| What to do next | ✓ Gaps, search-query analysis and a weekly Opportunities action list | · Prompt research and article credits (25 a month on Growth); see their site for recommendations |
| Agencies | · 5 brands on Pro, more on a Custom agreement; no white-label reports today | ✓ Scale: 10 brands, white-label client portals, REST API and unlimited seats at $500 a month |
Competitor details change; their website is the source of truth for current plans and coverage. Corrections welcome at [email protected].
Pricing, side by side
CitePrism
- Free: $0
- 1 brand, 25 prompts, 5 competitors, 1 run a day, all 7 engines, on your own API keys
- Pro: $29 a month or $299 a year
- 5 brands, 100 prompts and 25 competitors per brand, 4 runs a day, all 7 engines, on our keys with daily usage included
Trakkr
- Growth: $100/mo or $1,000/yr
- 1 brand, 50 prompts, all 8 models daily. 3 seats, 25 article credits a month, MCP access, shareable reports, exports. 14-day trial.
- Scale: $500/mo or $5,000/yr
- 10 brands, 50 prompts per brand, all 8 models daily. Unlimited seats, 100 article credits a month, white-label client portals, REST API.
- Enterprise: From $1,000/mo, billed annually
- Unlimited brands and prompts, all 8 models, SSO, security review, SLA, custom contracts.
Every plan tracks all 8 models daily, with no per-model fee and no credit metering. There is no free plan, and the 14-day Growth trial needs a card. Prompts stay at 50 per brand until Enterprise.
Trakkr prices last checked . Source: Trakkr pricing page . Prices change; check their page before you decide. CitePrism prices are on our pricing page.
The concession
Where Trakkr wins: a flat, predictable price with nothing to set up. Growth is $100 a month for all 8 models daily, with no API keys, no credits and no per-model fees. Scale gives agencies 10 brands and white-label client portals at $500 a month. It also covers Grok, DeepSeek and Meta AI, which CitePrism does not, and it states its collection method in plain words.
Pick Trakkr if
Pick Trakkr if you want one flat bill with no API keys to manage, if Grok, DeepSeek or Meta AI matter to you, or if you run an agency that wants white-label client portals for up to 10 brands.
Pick CitePrism if
Pick CitePrism if you need Google AI Mode and Microsoft Copilot, more than 50 prompts for one brand without an Enterprise contract, a free plan with no card, or a paid plan at $29 a month.
FAQ
Do Trakkr and CitePrism collect answers the same way?
Mostly. At the time of writing (last checked 1 October 2026), Trakkr’s FAQ says it sends each prompt to the providers’ own APIs, and collects Google AI Overviews from live Google results. CitePrism samples the four API engines through their APIs and reads Google AI Overviews, AI Mode and Copilot from the product itself. ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity can also be read that way on CitePrism.
Is Trakkr’s flat price cheaper than CitePrism?
It depends on scale. Trakkr Growth is $100 a month for 1 brand and 50 prompts on 8 models daily, with nothing to set up (last checked 1 October 2026). CitePrism Pro is $29 a month for 5 brands, 100 prompts and 25 competitors per brand, and up to 4 runs a day on our keys, with a daily included usage amount. On the free plan you pay the providers about five cents per prompt across the four API engines (measured August 2026).
Which engines does each tool track?
Trakkr tracks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI and Google AI Overviews on every plan. CitePrism tracks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode and Microsoft Copilot on every plan. Pick the tool whose list matches the assistants your buyers use.
Which suits an agency better?
Trakkr Scale gives 10 brands, white-label client portals and a REST API for $500 a month, at the time of writing. CitePrism Pro covers 5 brands for $29 a month with no white-label reports today. If client-facing portals are a hard requirement, Trakkr has them.
See your own numbers first
The fastest way to evaluate any tool in this category is to measure your brand and read the raw answers. CitePrism is free to start, and Pro is $29 a month.