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6 AirOps Alternatives: AI Visibility Tools Compared

Updated 25 October 2026 · Generative Engine Optimization · By Matt

AirOps bundles AI visibility tracking, content production and Offsite outreach, and shows no prices. These six tools cover one or more of those jobs, each checked on its own site on 25 October 2026.

Verdict

Pick by the job you bought AirOps for. Mentions on other sites: MentionAgent. Articles plus tracking: Writesonic. Deep enterprise tracking: Profound. A cheap tracker: Otterly.

Outreach for mentions: MentionAgent, from $99 a month. Details

Lowest listed price: Otterly Lite, $29 a month or $25 billed yearly. Details

Our data

Asked about AI visibility tools, ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini named AirOps in 6 of 111 answers. Profound came up in 29.

AirOps alternatives at a glance

ToolMain jobEntry enginesOutreach for mentionsFrom
AirOps (baseline)Content operations plus trackingChatGPT (Solo)Yes, OffsiteNo public price
MentionAgentOutreach to bloggers plus trackingChatGPT, Claude, GeminiYes, emails sent for you$99 a month
ProfoundEnterprise tracking plus content agentsChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overviews (trial)Correction drafts onlyFree trial, then custom
WritesonicAI articles plus trackingChatGPT, Gemini, AI OverviewsDrafts, on Enterprise$79 a month, billed yearly
ScrunchTracking plus page optimizationChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, CopilotNo$250 a month
OtterlyLow-cost tracking plus content briefsChatGPT, AI Overviews, Perplexity, CopilotNo$29 a month ($25 yearly)
Peec AIBrand and competitor trackingAny 3 of 6 modelsNoCould not check

The 6 AirOps alternatives

1. MentionAgent

Best for: earning mentions on other sites without a managed-service contract.

  • Asks ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini your buyer questions and records whether you're mentioned and which pages they cite.
  • Finds blog posts in your niche and emails each site's owner a pitch about that post, from a warmed inbox on a separate domain it registers for you.
  • Doesn't pay publishers, write your articles, or track Perplexity, Copilot or Google AI Overviews.

Pick it if AirOps Offsite is the part you wanted. From $99 a month with a 14-day full refund. See the outreach agent.

2. Profound

Profound homepage
The Profound homepage, captured October 2026.

Best for: enterprise brands that need tracking across many engines, regions and personas.

  • Profound lists "Up to 9 Answer Engines tracked" on Enterprise and runs prompts daily.
  • Its agents draft and publish content to your CMS after an approval step.
  • Brands get a free 7-day trial, then custom pricing. Agencies pay $399 a month per client workspace.

Pick it if measurement depth matters more than content volume. See our Profound review and AirOps vs Profound.

3. Writesonic

Writesonic homepage
The Writesonic homepage, captured October 2026.

Best for: teams that want AI articles and AI visibility tracking in one tool, like AirOps.

  • Writesonic calls itself "The AI Search Growth Engine". Starter is $79 a month billed annually, with "15 AI articles per month".
  • Starter tracks ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews.
  • It says it will "draft the outreach for you" to cited listicles and threads, but that Action Center is Enterprise-only, with a 5 off-page action trial on Growth.

Pick it if you used AirOps mainly for content.

4. Scrunch

Scrunch homepage
The Scrunch homepage, captured October 2026.

Best for: brands that want to change what AI agents read on their site (on Enterprise).

  • Scrunch Core is $250 a month with a 7-day free trial. We couldn't check whether that is billed monthly or yearly.
  • Core tracks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Copilot. Enterprise lists 9 engines.
  • On Enterprise, its Agent Experience Platform serves AI agents a version of your pages. Core includes basic content generation and one page optimization a month. No outreach.

Pick it if your problem is how AI reads your own site. See Scrunch alternatives.

5. Otterly

Otterly homepage
The Otterly homepage, captured October 2026.

Best for: a small team that only needs a tracker.

  • Otterly Lite is $29 a month, or $25 a month billed annually.
  • Tracks ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Copilot, with Claude, AI Mode and Gemini as paid add-ons.
  • Writes content briefs. It doesn't publish or run outreach.

Pick it if price is the reason you're leaving AirOps. See Otterly alternatives.

6. Peec AI

Peec AI homepage
The Peec AI homepage, captured October 2026.

Best for: tracking your brand against named competitors.

  • Peec AI lets you "Choose 3 models" from ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Copilot, Gemini and Naver AI on its standard plans.
  • It offers a free trial and "a 15% discount for customers who choose annual billing". The plan prices load by script and we couldn't read them.
  • No content publishing or outreach.

Pick it if competitor benchmarking is the job. See Peec AI alternatives.

Reasons to look elsewhere

  • No price on the page. AirOps says "Our pricing is based on your task volume and specific needs."
  • One engine on Solo. Solo includes "ChatGPT Insights Only".
  • Claude costs more. Claude tracking is on by default only for Enterprise, and "Claude Answers use four times the standard amount".
  • Mixed engine counts. AirOps' own pages say 5, 7+ and 8 engines. Its docs list 9.

Which tools AI engines name

MentionAgent's AI visibility scans put buyer questions about AI visibility, GEO and AEO tools to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini between 27 July and 18 October 2026. Of 111 answers, the share that named each tool:

ToolAnswers naming it (of 111)
Profound29
Otterly22
Peec AI21
Scrunch13
AirOps6

Gemini accounted for 4 of the 6 AirOps mentions. In our panel, the engines named Profound, Otterly and Peec AI far more often than AirOps.

Method: MentionAgent production records, answers marked ok, questions matching AI visibility, GEO, AEO or LLM tracking tools, generated buyer-question panel only. "Profound" matched case-sensitively, the others as words in the answer text. Writesonic wasn't counted. 111 answers is a small sample: read it as direction.

How to choose

  • You wanted Offsite: MentionAgent pitches bloggers for you. Writesonic drafts outreach on Enterprise.
  • You wanted content at volume: Writesonic, or Profound if you're an enterprise.
  • You only read the dashboard: Otterly or Peec AI.
  • You care how AI agents read your site: Scrunch.

AirOps pricing, for reference

AirOps pricing lists Solo, Pro and Enterprise, with no dollar amounts. Solo includes 35,000 tasks, ChatGPT insights only and one user. Pro includes 100,000 tasks, "Insights Across 7+ Answer Engines" and unlimited seats. Extra Solo tasks cost $0.025 each. Offsite outreach, launched in June 2026, comes as a Platform Approach that writes outreach copy for your team, or a managed service that covers "daily publisher outreach and inbox management, content development, negotiation and payment management".

AirOps pricing page: Solo with ChatGPT Insights Only and 35,000 tasks, and Pro with insights across 7+ answer engines, 100,000 tasks and unlimited seats, both marked Start for free, with no dollar prices
AirOps Solo and Pro plans, 25 October 2026.

The outreach half of AirOps, from $99/mo

MentionAgent finds blogs in your niche, emails the person who runs each one and brings their reply to you. No per-link fees.

See how MentionAgent works

Frequently asked questions

What is the best AirOps alternative?

MentionAgent if you want AI visibility tracked and bloggers pitched for mentions, from $99 a month. Writesonic if you want AI articles plus tracking. Otterly if you only need a low-cost tracker, from $29 a month.

How much does AirOps cost?

AirOps shows no dollar prices. Solo and Pro say Start for free and pricing is based on task volume. Its pricing FAQ also describes a 14-day free trial. Solo includes 35,000 tasks and ChatGPT insights only, and extra Solo tasks cost $0.025 each. Checked 25 October 2026.

Is there a cheaper alternative to AirOps for AI visibility?

Otterly Lite is $29 a month ($25 billed annually) and tracks ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Copilot. Writesonic Starter is $79 a month billed annually. Peec AI offers a free trial but its price didn't load for us.

Which AirOps alternative does outreach for mentions?

MentionAgent emails blog owners for you. Writesonic drafts outreach on its Enterprise plan, with a 5-action trial on Growth. Profound drafts corrections for publishers repeating wrong claims. Scrunch, Otterly and Peec AI don't run outreach.