Updated March 2026
Found by AI vs PromptMonitor
Both monitor AI visibility. One also improves it.
PromptMonitor tracks 8 AI platforms from $29/mo with unique features like publisher contact extraction and AI crawler analytics. Found by AI starts at EUR 29/mo with 2x-5x verification per prompt for statistically reliable data, adds a monthly optimization playbook at Growth (EUR 179/mo), and offers optional content creation from EUR 129/mo. PromptMonitor helps you find the publishers who get cited. Found by AI publishes the content that gets you cited.
The Core Difference
Monitoring dashboard vs. monitoring + improvement service.
PromptMonitor is a well-built self-service monitoring dashboard with an exceptional price-to-feature ratio. For $29-39/mo it covers 8 AI platforms -- ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok, Perplexity, Google AI Overview, and AI Mode -- with daily refresh, unlimited seats on Growth, and unique features no competitor matches: publisher contact extraction (emails and social profiles from cited sources) and AI crawler analytics (tracking which AI bots visit your site). It ships fast, with weekly releases and a growing user base of 1,450+ companies.
Found by AI is a monitoring + improvement service. A freelance writer costs EUR 500-2,000/mo and an SEO agency charges EUR 1,000-3,000/mo -- before you even add monitoring. Found by AI Growth (EUR 179/mo) combines 4-platform monitoring with 5x verification per prompt -- generating 1,000 verified data points per cycle, whereas PromptMonitor uses single-pass scans -- plus a monthly optimization playbook with prioritized actions. Google AI Overview and ChatGPT together account for 87%+ of AI referral traffic, and both are included from The Minimum tier. When you are ready to accelerate, content creation is available separately from EUR 129/mo. PromptMonitor tells you who is getting cited. Found by AI creates the content that gets you cited.
Where each excels
Where PromptMonitor excels
- 8 AI platforms on every plan from $29/mo with daily refresh and unlimited seats on Growth ($39/mo) -- the strongest price-to-monitoring-value ratio in the category
- Publisher contact extraction (emails and social profiles from cited sources) -- a genuinely unique feature no competitor offers, enabling direct outreach to publishers AI platforms cite
- AI crawler analytics tracking which AI bots visit your site, what they read, and how often -- actionable intelligence for technical optimization
Where Found by AI excels
- 5x verification per prompt on Growth -- 50 prompts across 4 platforms equals 1,000 verified data points per cycle, whereas PromptMonitor uses single-pass scans with undisclosed sampling methodology
- Monthly optimization playbook with prioritized actions included at Growth (EUR 179/mo) -- PromptMonitor provides data dashboards but no playbook or optimization guidance at any tier
- Content creation available separately from EUR 129/mo with editorial directory listings and schema markup -- PromptMonitor helps you find publishers, Found by AI publishes the content
Feature comparison
| Found by AI | PromptMonitor | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | EUR 29/mo (The Minimum: 2 platforms, 15 prompts) | $29/mo (Starter: 8 platforms, 25 prompts, twice-weekly refresh) |
| AI platforms tracked | 2 (The Minimum), 4 (Growth), 7+ (Enterprise) | 8 platforms on every plan (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok, Perplexity, AI Overview, AI Mode) |
| Verification methodology | Each prompt verified 2x (The Minimum) or 5x (Growth) for statistical reliability | Multi-sampling added July 2025 (sample count undisclosed) |
| Monthly optimization playbook | Prioritized actions based on your data (Growth, EUR 179/mo) | No -- data dashboards only, no optimization guidance |
| Publisher contact extraction | No | Yes -- emails and social profiles from cited publishers (unique feature) |
| AI crawler analytics | No | Yes -- tracks AI bot visits to your site in real time |
| Managed content service (done-for-you) | Available separately from EUR 129/mo -- not required for monitoring | No |
| Agentic commerce readiness | Preparing -- learn about AEO | No dedicated features |
Key Differences
Choose PromptMonitor if...
- You want the broadest AI platform coverage (8 platforms) at the lowest price -- $39/mo for daily monitoring with unlimited seats
- You want to extract publisher contacts for your own outreach campaigns -- a unique feature no other tool offers
- You have a content team that can act on monitoring data and want a self-service sign-up-and-go dashboard
Choose Found by AI if...
- You want verified data you can trust -- each prompt checked up to 5x, producing 1,000 verified data points per cycle on Growth
- You want a monthly playbook telling you exactly what to prioritize next -- not just a dashboard to explore
- You want the option to add done-for-you content creation when ready -- published articles, directory listings, and schema markup instead of just publisher contacts
- You want a provider actively building toward the agentic AI future
Frequently asked questions
How does Found by AI compare to PromptMonitor on pricing?
For monitoring only, PromptMonitor is significantly cheaper at scale. PromptMonitor Growth costs $39/mo for 50 prompts across 8 platforms with daily refresh and unlimited seats. Found by AI Growth costs EUR 179/mo for 50 prompts across 4 platforms with weekly scans and 5x verification per prompt. At the entry level, both start around $29/EUR 29 per month, but PromptMonitor's $29 plan includes 25 prompts across 8 platforms while Found by AI's EUR 29 plan includes 15 prompts across 2 platforms. The price difference reflects a different product: Found by AI Growth includes a monthly optimization playbook with prioritized actions, and content creation is available separately from EUR 129/mo -- a service PromptMonitor does not offer.
Does PromptMonitor create content for AI visibility?
No. PromptMonitor is a pure monitoring tool. It tracks brand mentions across 8 AI platforms, provides sentiment analysis, competitor visibility scoring, and publisher contact extraction. However, PromptMonitor does not create content, implement schema markup, or maintain editorial directory listings. Its publisher contact extraction helps you identify outreach targets, but you must do the outreach and content creation yourself. Found by AI offers content creation as a separate service from EUR 129/mo, producing 4-12 AI-optimized articles per month with schema markup included.
PromptMonitor tracks 8 AI platforms. How does Found by AI compare?
PromptMonitor tracks 8 platforms on every paid plan: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok, Perplexity, Google AI Overview, and Google AI Mode. Found by AI monitors 2 platforms on The Minimum (Google AI Overview, ChatGPT), 4 on Growth (adding Copilot and Perplexity), and 7+ on Enterprise (adding Claude, Gemini, Grok). PromptMonitor covers more platforms at the entry tier. However, Google AI Overview and ChatGPT together account for 87%+ of AI referral traffic -- both are included from Found by AI's lowest tier. Found by AI compensates with verification depth: each prompt is checked 2x-5x per cycle for statistical reliability, generating up to 1,000 verified data points on Growth.
What is PromptMonitor's publisher contact extraction?
PromptMonitor extracts contact details -- emails and social profiles -- from publishers whose content is cited by AI platforms in your category. This is a genuinely unique feature that helps teams running their own outreach campaigns identify who to contact for citation building. Found by AI takes a different approach: instead of helping you find publishers to pitch, Found by AI creates and publishes content for you (from EUR 129/mo), including an editorial directory listing that serves as a third-party citation source. PromptMonitor helps you find publishers. Found by AI publishes the content.
Is Found by AI a replacement for PromptMonitor?
It depends on what you need. For pure AI monitoring at the lowest cost, PromptMonitor wins -- $39/mo for 8 platforms, daily refresh, unlimited seats, plus unique features like publisher contact extraction and AI crawler analytics. For monitoring combined with improvement, Found by AI is the stronger choice -- 5x verification per prompt on Growth, monthly optimization playbooks with prioritized actions, and optional content creation from EUR 129/mo. If you have a team to act on monitoring data and want the cheapest, broadest dashboard, choose PromptMonitor. If you want verified data, actionable playbooks, and the option to have content created for you, choose Found by AI.
Bottom line
PromptMonitor is an excellent-value monitoring dashboard that tracks 8 AI platforms from $29/mo with unique features like publisher contact extraction and AI crawler analytics -- for pure monitoring at the lowest cost, it is hard to beat. Found by AI is a monitoring + improvement service starting at EUR 29/mo, with 5x verification per prompt on Growth (EUR 179/mo), monthly optimization playbooks, and optional content creation from EUR 129/mo. Choose PromptMonitor if you have a content team and want the broadest, cheapest monitoring dashboard. Choose Found by AI if you want verified data, prioritized playbooks, and the option to have content created for you. The simplest test: if you need someone to create the content that improves your AI visibility, Found by AI is the only option in this comparison that does that.
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