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Profound vs Surfer

Compare Profound and Surfer across pricing, AI engine coverage, and capabilities.

Profound

Enterprise-grade answer engine analytics.

From $99/mo Founded 2024 New York, USA

Answer engine insights Sentiment and agent analytics Prompt volumes Shopping insights AEO-optimized FAQ generator Citation visualization

Content optimization and AI visibility tracking in one workflow.

From $49/mo (yearly) / $59/mo (monthly) Founded 2017 Wrocław, Poland

Content optimization scoring AI content humaniser Topical authority maps Auto internal links Plagiarism checker AI Tracker (Pro tier and above)

	Profound	Surfer
Pricing	From $99/mo	From $49/mo (yearly) / $59/mo (monthly)
Pricing model	Tiered	Tiered
Founded	2024	2017
Headquarters	New York, USA	Wrocław, Poland
Engines covered	ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, Microsoft Copilot, Meta AI, DeepSeek, Google AI Overviews	ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini
Feature count	6	6