Alternatives

AthenaHQ alternatives for PR teams, compared on launches, phases and scale

By Newsprint · Last updated

The short answer

The closest AthenaHQ alternatives on the map are Profound, AirOps and Scrunch AI, all in AI visibility like AthenaHQ [1]. The map ranks them by disclosed scale, then by dated events. 3 of the 6 alternatives here have a dated agent launch, such as Profound [2].

AthenaHQ and its alternatives
CategoryCore phasesLatest product launchScale
AthenaHQAI visibility [1]Discover and Measure [3]YouTube citations broken down by channel, video and timestamp. Oct. 30, 2026 [4]Tier 2, established [3]
ProfoundAI visibility [5]Discover and Measure [6]Profound Ads announced in beta (announced, beta). Nov. 5, 2026 [2]Tier 2, established [6]
AirOpsAI visibility [7]Measure [8]Prompt tracking on Codex and Claude Code. Nov. 3, 2026 [9]Tier 2, established [8]
Scrunch AIAI visibility [10]Measure [11]Content Generation drafts pages for AI visibility gaps. Nov. 4, 2026 [12]Tier 2, established [11]
Otterly.aiAI visibility [13]Discover and Measure [14]Brand Reports filter by several tags and AI engines at once. Nov. 4, 2026 [15]Tier 2, established [14]
Peec AIAI visibility [16]Measure [17]API and MCP return AI-crawler error actions (v0.41.0) (beta). Nov. 4, 2026 [18]Tier 2, established [17]
Ahrefs Brand RadarAI visibility [19]Measure [20]AI adjusted volume (Brand Radar). Sept. 29, 2026 [21]Tier 2, established [20]

The 6 alternatives

Each is in AI visibility on the PR software map, ranked by disclosed scale, then by dated events.

Profound

  • What it sells. AI-search visibility tracking, now sold as an “AI Marketer” that drafts content, ads and correction outreach for approval. [6]
  • Core phases. Discover and Measure. [6]
  • Latest product launch. Profound Ads announced in beta (announced, beta). Nov. 5, 2026. [2]
  • Scale. Tier 2, established. ~$335M raised, $1.8B valuation (Sep 2026 Series D); ‘more than 2,500 brands’ (vendor, Series D post, 2026-09-16) and ‘More than 25,000 marketers in 90+ countries’ (vendor, customers page). [6]

Profound on the PR software map

AirOps

  • What it sells. “Run the strategy that wins AI discovery”: AI-search visibility tracking, content agents and, since Sept 2026, a services team that also works third-party placements. [8]
  • Core phases. Measure. [8]
  • Latest product launch. Prompt tracking on Codex and Claude Code. Nov. 3, 2026. [9]
  • Scale. Tier 2, established. $40M Series B led by Greylock, Nov 2025 (vendor blog); ‘AirOps has raised $55.5M in funding to-date’ and ‘has already helped more than a thousand brands’ (vendor, Business Wire release 2026-02-03). [8]

AirOps on the PR software map

Scrunch AI

  • What it sells. A Sitecore company since June 2026: AI visibility monitoring plus Agent Pages, which serves AI-optimized versions of a site to AI agents. [11]
  • Core phases. Measure. [11]
  • Latest product launch. Content Generation drafts pages for AI visibility gaps. Nov. 4, 2026. [12]
  • Scale. Tier 2, established. $26M raised; acquired by Sitecore in June 2026, reported at roughly $225M; ‘Trusted by 500+ leading brands and agencies’ (vendor, about page and Sitecore release, 2026-06-03). [11]

Scrunch AI on the PR software map

Otterly.ai

  • What it sells. Tracks brand mentions, citations and sentiment in ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews/AI Mode, Perplexity, Copilot, Gemini and Claude. [14]
  • Core phases. Discover and Measure. [14]
  • Latest product launch. Brand Reports filter by several tags and AI engines at once. Nov. 4, 2026. [15]
  • Scale. Tier 2, established. ‘40,000 marketing professionals using OtterlyAI, as of August 2026’; recognized as a 2025 Gartner Cool Vendor for AI in Marketing (vendor, about page). [14]

Otterly.ai on the PR software map

Peec AI

  • What it sells. AI-search analytics: daily tracking of brand visibility, sentiment and cited sources across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews and more. [17]
  • Core phases. Measure. [17]
  • Latest product launch. API and MCP return AI-crawler error actions (v0.41.0) (beta). Nov. 4, 2026. [18]
  • Scale. Tier 2, established. $29M raised; $10M ARR 16 months after launch (May 2026); ‘3,000+ marketing teams, brands, and agencies’ (vendor claim). [17]

Peec AI on the PR software map

Ahrefs Brand Radar

  • What it sells. Ahrefs’ AI-visibility tracker, sold standalone or as part of the SEO suite; also tracks YouTube, TikTok and Reddit brand mentions. [20]
  • Core phases. Measure. [20]
  • Latest product launch. AI adjusted volume (Brand Radar). Sept. 29, 2026. [21]
  • Scale. Tier 2, established. Module of Ahrefs, ‘Proudly bootstrapped’ (vendor, about page); ‘Used by 3,000+ companies’ (vendor, Brand Radar page) and ‘Over 50,000 companies choose Ahrefs’ (vendor, reviews page, data as of April 24, 2025). [20]

Ahrefs Brand Radar on the PR software map

About AthenaHQ

AI-visibility tracking and optimisation. [3]

AthenaHQ on the PR software map

Where AthenaHQ still wins

Core in Discover

AthenaHQ is built on the Discover phase [3]. Only 2 of the 6 alternatives here are.

Questions people ask

What are the main alternatives to AthenaHQ?

On the map, the companies in AI visibility closest to AthenaHQ by disclosed scale and dated events are Profound, AirOps, Scrunch AI, Otterly.ai, Peec AI and Ahrefs Brand Radar [1].

Which AthenaHQ alternatives have an AI agent?

Profound, AirOps and Ahrefs Brand Radar have a dated agent launch on the map. Profound's latest is "Profound Ads announced in beta" (announced, beta) [2]. AirOps's latest is "Quill" [22]. Ahrefs Brand Radar's latest is "Ask Ahrefs (formerly Agent B)" [23].

Which AthenaHQ alternatives publish their prices?

Profound, AirOps, Scrunch AI, Otterly.ai, Peec AI and Ahrefs Brand Radar publish some prices, as the map records them. Profound: Free 7-day trial (50 prompts/day, ChatGPT/Gemini/AI Overviews); Enterprise custom, no other published price. [6] AirOps: Solo and Pro free to start, no paid figure published; Enterprise custom; Solo overage $0.025 per task; 14-day trial. [8] Scrunch AI: Core $250/mo (125 prompts, 5 users, 4 LLMs: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Copilot); Enterprise custom (9 LLMs incl. Claude/Gemini/Meta AI/AI Mode/Grok, API, SSO, AXP). [11]

Is AthenaHQ bigger than its alternatives?

The map puts AthenaHQ in scale tier 2 [3]. No alternative here sits in a higher tier. Profound, AirOps, Scrunch AI, Otterly.ai, Peec AI and Ahrefs Brand Radar share its tier.

Sources

  1. athenahq.ai. athenahq.ai. Read .
  2. Profound Ads announced in beta. Profound on X (Nov 5, 2026). Read .
  3. AthenaHQ on the PR software map. Newsprint. Read .
  4. YouTube citations broken down by channel, video and timestamp. AthenaHQ blog (Oct 30, 2026). Read .
  5. tryprofound.com. tryprofound.com. Read .
  6. Profound on the PR software map. Newsprint. Read .
  7. airops.com. airops.com. Read .
  8. AirOps on the PR software map. Newsprint. Read .
  9. Citation lifecycle metrics in Insights. AirOps product changelog. Read .
  10. scrunch.com. scrunch.com. Read .
  11. Scrunch AI on the PR software map. Newsprint. Read .
  12. Content Generation drafts pages for AI visibility gaps. Scrunch blog (Nov 4, 2026). Read .
  13. otterly.ai. otterly.ai. Read .
  14. Otterly.ai on the PR software map. Newsprint. Read .
  15. Brand Reports filter by several tags and AI engines at once. Otterly.ai changelog (Nov 4, 2026). Read .
  16. peec.ai. peec.ai. Read .
  17. Peec AI on the PR software map. Newsprint. Read .
  18. API and MCP return AI-crawler error actions (v0.41.0). Peec AI API changelog v0.41.0 (Nov 4, 2026). Read .
  19. ahrefs.com/brand-radar. ahrefs.com. Read .
  20. Ahrefs Brand Radar on the PR software map. Newsprint. Read .
  21. AI adjusted volume (Brand Radar). Ahrefs blog. Read .
  22. Quill. Business Wire via Yahoo Finance. Read .
  23. Prompt-Based AI Overviews and AI Mode Indexes. Ahrefs blog. Read .

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