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The Otterly.ai alternative built for SEO and AI visibility

Otterly is a cheap AI visibility dashboard, but API and MCP need the $189 plan and it does no SEO. Trackee ships both on every plan.

100 free credits every month. No card required.

Track visibility across

  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Gemini
  • Grok
  • Perplexity
  • Google

Trackee vs Otterly.ai

One API for SEO, GEO, AEO, and brand visibility across search and AI. API and dashboard on one plan, same credits. Unlimited brands, an MCP server, and a coding skill.

API-first · SEO + GEO + AEO + brand visibility

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Otterly.ai tracks how your brand shows up in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and other AI search, for marketers who want a simple read.

Best for: Marketing teams who want a low-cost AI visibility dashboard

Otterly.ai limitation

API needs the $189 plan, and no SEO

The cheapest plan is $29, but API and MCP only unlock at $189. Otterly also stops at AI visibility, with no rank tracking, keywords, or backlinks.

With Trackee

API, MCP, and SEO on every plan

Trackee ships the API, MCP server, and coding skill on every plan, free included. The same credits buy rank tracking, keywords, backlinks, and audits.

Feature comparison

Trackee covers 17 of 17. Otterly.ai covers 6.

Capability
Trackee
Otterly.ai
REST API
Standard plan+
Hosted MCP server
Standard plan+
Agent coding skill
AI visibility (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity)
Google AI Overviews
AI citations & sources
Real AI answer monitoring
Sentiment analysis
Google rank tracking
Keyword research & volume
Backlink data
On-page SEO audit
Competitor & share of voice
No-code dashboard
Unlimited brands / projects
Free plan
Pay-as-you-go credits

Which one fits your use case?

Both can help. Here is the honest split, so you pick the one your team actually needs.

Choose Otterly.ai when you want

  • Cheapest AI visibility tracking at $29/mo
  • A dashboard is enough, no API needed
  • You want ChatGPT Ads and share of voice

A good fit if you mainly need Marketing teams who want a low-cost AI visibility dashboard.

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Choose Trackee when you want

  • API and MCP without a $189 plan
  • A coding skill on every plan
  • AI visibility and SEO from one tool

One API for SEO, GEO, AEO, and brand visibility, with an MCP server and a coding skill. Starts free.

One platform instead of a stack

Where Otterly.ai covers part of the picture, Trackee puts AI visibility and classic SEO behind one API and one dashboard.

AI visibility

Track ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity plus Google AI Overviews for any prompt.

Classic SEO

Google rank tracking, keyword research and volume, backlinks, on-page audits, and domain data.

Citations & mentions

Read the real AI answers that name your brand and the sources those answers cite.

API, MCP & skill

A REST API, a hosted MCP server, and a coding skill so agents and products build on it.

Unlimited brands

Track as many brands or client sites as you want on every plan, including free.

One plan, one balance

The API and the dashboard share the same credits. Free tier, plus pay-as-you-go top-ups.

Your agents already know how you rank

A first-party Claude Code skill, a hosted MCP server, and a plain REST API. All official, all maintained.

Agent skill

A drop-in skill for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex. It teaches them to check rankings, AI mentions, citations, and competitors through Trackee.

terminal
$ npx skills add \
    trackee-API/skills --all
  ✓ added 5 Trackee skills

> does ChatGPT recommend us for
  "best crm software"?
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MCP server

One config block. Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client gets every Trackee tool as a first-class tool.

mcp config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trackee": {
      "url": "https://mcp.trackee.dev/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}
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REST API

Pipe-friendly and framework-agnostic. Check visibility, rankings, mentions, and citations from OpenAI, LangChain, CrewAI, or anything with function-calling.

terminal
$ curl -X POST https://api.trackee.dev/\
    v1/visibility \
    -H "x-access-key: YOUR_KEY" ...

  → mentioned · chatgpt #1
    share of voice 100%
Read the docs

Pricing compared

One plan, API + dashboard
Free$0

100 credits / month

Starter$49/mo

5,000 credits · $9.80 / 1k

Standard$99/mo

15,000 credits · $6.60 / 1k

Most popular

Pro$199/mo

50,000 credits · $3.98 / 1k

Pay-as-you-go top-ups (credits never expire):

Starter Pack$30

1,000 credits · never expires

Growth Pack$59

3,000 credits · never expires

Otterly.ai plans

Lite$29/mo

15 prompts

Standard$189/mo

100 prompts

Adds API + MCP

Premium$489/mo

400 prompts

EnterpriseCustom

From $1,000/mo

API and MCP require the $189 Standard plan or higher. Plans are billed per tracked prompt.

Pricing

Get Started for Free

Track your brand's mentions, rankings, and citations across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google, and more with one API.

Free

$0/ month
  • 100 credits / month
  • Perfect for testing
  • 40 requests / minute
  • 1 team member
  • Every plan includes
  • All SEO, AEO & GEO APIs
  • MCP server
  • Dashboard & playground
  • Scheduled trackers & history

Starter

$49/ month
  • 5,000 credits / month
  • $9.80 per 1k credits
  • 60 requests / minute
  • Up to 5 team members
  • Every plan includes
  • All SEO, AEO & GEO APIs
  • MCP server
  • Dashboard & playground
  • Scheduled trackers & history
Most popular

Standard

$99/ month
  • 15,000 credits / month
  • $6.60 per 1k credits
  • 180 requests / minute
  • Up to 20 team members
  • Every plan includes
  • All SEO, AEO & GEO APIs
  • MCP server
  • Dashboard & playground
  • Scheduled trackers & history
  • Priority support

Pro

$199/ month
  • 50,000 credits / month
  • $3.98 per 1k credits
  • 600 requests / minute
  • Unlimited team members
  • Every plan includes
  • All SEO, AEO & GEO APIs
  • MCP server
  • Dashboard & playground
  • Scheduled trackers & history
  • Priority support

Frequently asked questions

Does Otterly.ai have an API?

Yes, but only on the $189 Standard plan and up. The $29 Lite plan has no API or MCP.

Does Otterly track Google rankings or keywords?

No. Otterly is AI search visibility only. Trackee covers both AI visibility and classic SEO.

Which AI engines does Otterly cover?

ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Copilot, with Claude, Gemini, and AI Mode as add-ons. Trackee tracks the main engines on every plan.

How is Otterly priced?

Per tracked prompt, from $29/mo up to Enterprise. Trackee prices on shared credits with pay-as-you-go top-ups that never expire.

How do I move from Otterly.ai to Trackee?

Start on the free plan with 100 credits a month, or try the free tools with no setup. Add your brand and prompts, then read everything through one REST API, a hosted MCP server, or the dashboard. See pricing for credit costs.

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