Searchly vs Searchable
Searchly tracks 50 prompts on ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity for $99 a month on Starter, with the REST API and Search Console included. The same workload costs $125 a month on Searchable's Pro plan; despite the similar names, the two are separate companies.
Compared from Searchable's own pricing and documentation, checked Oct 21, 2026. How we compare
Our verdict
Our pick: Searchly
Searchly is the better choice for most teams. For 50 prompts on ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity, it costs $99 a month against $125 on Searchable Pro. Its Starter plan includes the REST API, which Searchable's pricing table starts on Scale at $400. Starter also puts Search Console data beside the AI answers for each page, with prompt suggestions and Opportunities; Searchable's pages do not say which plan includes them.
| Searchly | Searchable | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $99 a month (Starter) | $125 a month (Pro) |
| 50 prompts, 3 engines, daily | $99 a month | $125 a month |
| Engines on the entry plan | ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity | ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity |
| Site data on the entry plan | AI crawler logs once you connect a source, GA4 AI visits and Search Console | Crawler logs and AI referral visits (own tracking and GA4); Search Console, plan not stated |
| Free trial | 14 days on Pro | 14 days |
strengths
Where Searchly comes out ahead.
From each company's own pricing pages and documentation, checked Oct 21, 2026. Each point links to its source.
Where Searchly is stronger
- 50 prompts on ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity for $99 a month on Starter, or $82.50 a month billed yearly. The same workload on Searchable starts on Pro at $125, or $100 a month billed annually. Source
- Search Console beside the AI answers for each page, prompt suggestions and Opportunities (a ranked list of next steps) all come on Starter. Searchable's public pages do not document which plan includes any of them. Source
- The REST API on every plan, with an OpenAPI spec and scoped, expiring keys. Searchable's pages disagree on its API: the API docs say any paid plan can create keys, while the pricing table starts the API on Scale at $400. Source
- AI shopping on every plan, Starter included, with the engine named: the products ChatGPT shows for your prompts, whose they are, their price, rating and retailer and where they rank. Searchable names no engine for its AI shopping data, and its pages disagree on the plan: every plan in its pricing table, Scale and up on one API page. Source
- Claude for $100 a month on Starter. Full Claude costs $200 a month on Searchable Pro, and its $50 Claude Lite runs without web search. Source
Where Searchable focuses
capabilities
Feature by feature, with sources.
The same capabilities, in the same words, for both tools. A tag beside the status names the plan or the limit, and each note links to the page it came from. Not documented means we could not find it in Searchable's public pages.
| Capability |  Searchly |  Searchable |
|---|---|---|
| TrackingWhat is tracked, how often and for how many brands. | ||
| AI enginesIncluded means five or more named engines on a published plan, counting paid add-ons. | Included3 included, 2 add-ons ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity on every plan; Gemini and Claude as paid add-ons (Starter +$50 and +$100 a month, Pro +$150 and +$300, Business +$250 and +$500, Custom included); Copilot, DeepSeek, Google AI Mode and Grok coming soon. Source | Included3 included, more add-ons ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity included; Copilot, DeepSeek and Google AI Mode +$25 a month on Pro, Gemini, Claude Lite and Grok Lite +$50, Claude, Grok and Muse Standard +$200; Lite models run without web search. Source |
| Tracking cadenceIncluded means a daily run is available on a published plan. | Included Each tracked prompt runs once a day on every engine in the plan. Source | Included Daily on every published plan; daily or weekly on Custom. Source |
| Prompt suggestions and researchSuggested prompts or a prompt database; the note says whether volume data is shown. | IncludedNo volume data Buyer prompts suggested from your site and topics, tracked only after you accept them, or typed, pasted or uploaded as CSV and tracked at once; no search volume or difficulty. Source | IncludedPlan not stated AI-suggested prompts and keyword metrics in the prompt catalogue; plan gate not stated. Source |
| Competitor benchmarkingCompetitors measured on the same answers. | Included Benchmark the competitors you choose on visibility, share of voice, position and citations. Source | Included Competitor share of voice and sentiment on every plan. Source |
| Several projects or brandsTwo or more projects, brands or workspaces on one published plan. | Included2 on Pro, 3 on Business 1 project on Starter, up to 2 on Pro and up to 3 on Business, sharing one prompt budget; more on Custom. Source | IncludedPages disagree Plan boxes show 1, 10 and unlimited projects; the comparison table says unlimited on every plan. Source |
| Answer evidenceWhat you can open and take away from each answer. | ||
| Full answer textThe full answer behind each result, exportable or available through an API. | IncludedAPI fallbacks labelled Open the answer behind every score with its date and citations; API fallback answers are labelled and kept out of headline metrics, and Claude is collected through Anthropic's API; answers export as CSV. Source | Included Full answer text (through the API since September 2026), citations and cached content of cited pages; exports on every plan. Source |
| Citations and sourcesCited pages and domains for each answer, with source analysis. | Included Cited domains and pages per answer, the sources that cite competitors but not you and content types including Reddit threads and YouTube videos. Source | Included Citations, source and content types and cached content of cited pages. Source |
| SentimentHow answers describe the brand, per answer or per brand. | Included How AI answers describe you, positive, neutral or negative, and why. Source | IncludedPlan not stated Sentiment summary, history and competitor comparison (documented in the API); plan gate not stated. Source |
| Data exportsCSV or spreadsheet exports of answers, prompts or citations. | IncludedCSV CSV exports of answers, prompts, page evidence and crawler logs on every plan; articles export as Markdown, HTML or text on Pro and up. Source | Included Data exports on every plan; prompts download as CSV. Source |
| Site evidenceWhat your own site data adds. | ||
| AI crawler logsAI crawler requests read from server, CDN or edge logs. | Included Requests from AI crawlers, verified or declared, after you connect Cloudflare (Logpush or Worker), Vercel, Next.js, Netlify, WordPress or the HTTP API; 90-day retention; CSV export. Source | Included Agent Analytics on every plan from Vercel, Cloudflare, CloudFront, Netlify, Fastly, Akamai, Google Cloud, WordPress or your own code. Source |
| AI referral visitsHuman visits from AI assistants, from GA4 or the vendor's own script. | IncludedVia GA4 Visits from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot and other AI assistants, read from Google Analytics 4 through a read-only connection, with no extra script. Source | IncludedOwn tracking and GA4 First-party AI referral sessions with crawl-to-visit correlation, plus a GA4 integration. Source |
| Google Search ConsoleSearch Console data inside the product. | Included Search Console clicks, impressions, CTR and position by query, page, country and device beside the AI evidence for each page; no indexing data. Source | IncludedPlan not stated Search Console integration; docs label it with older plan names. Source |
| Site auditIncluded means a multi-page technical or AI-readiness audit. | LimitedHomepage only Site Health checks your homepage and selected root files, including AI crawler access in robots.txt, llms.txt and structured data, with a fix for each; not a whole-site crawl. Source | Included200 pages a month Technical and AEO page audits: 200, 1,000 or 3,000 pages a month. Source |
| Taking actionWhat happens after a finding. | ||
| Recommendations or action queueA ranked list of next steps or tasks. | Included Opportunities: a ranked list of next steps tied to the evidence, from setup and on-page fixes to sites worth pitching; outreach is drafted, nothing is sent. Source | IncludedPlan not stated Opportunities: prioritised fix, write and audit suggestions. Source |
| Content generationIncluded means article generation that is generally available. | IncludedPro and up Content Studio on Pro, Business and the Pro trial: full articles or writer briefs in 8 formats from verified sources, readiness checks and accept or reject revisions; English only, hourly generation caps, no monthly article quota. Source | Included20 articles a month 20, 80 or 200 articles a month (ranked lists, topic guides, comparisons, how-tos, alternatives) and Content Refresh. Source |
| CMS publishingIncluded means content sent to two or more CMSs, as drafts or live. | LimitedWebflow drafts, Pro and up Approved articles go to your Webflow CMS as drafts on Pro and up; WordPress, Framer and Shopify publishing are not built. Source | LimitedExport to 3 CMSs 'Export to WordPress, Webflow or Shopify'; docs say automated posting needs a CMS integration but name no connector setup, and list Shopify, Squarespace and Ghost as coming soon. Source |
| AI agent or assistantAn in-app agent that works on the product's own data. | Included Agent on every paid plan and the Pro trial: ask about your AI visibility in plain language; it reads your Searchly data, opens the right page and proposes changes such as new prompts or competitors that you confirm; it does not write or publish articles. Source | Included Searchable Agent on every plan, with write actions you confirm. Source |
| Access and teamsHow data leaves the tool and who can sign in. | ||
| REST APIA documented API for the visibility data. | Included REST API with an OpenAPI spec and scoped, expiring keys on every plan; operations that generate content need an active subscription or the Pro trial. Source | IncludedPlan gate disputed The pricing table puts the API on Scale ($400) and up; the API docs say any paid plan can create keys. Source |
| MCP serverA documented MCP server for the visibility data. | Included MCP server on every plan for AI tools that support Streamable HTTP and a custom Authorization header (bearer key, no OAuth). Source | Included MCP on every plan, with OAuth and Slack or Teams access. Source |
| Agency plans and client reportingAn agency plan, client workspaces or branded or shareable client reports. | Not offered No agency plan, white label, scheduled or PDF reports or share links; client data leaves as CSV or through the API. Source | IncludedAgency plans Agency plans from $250 a month with pitch prompts and white-label reports; white-label reports also on Scale and up; platform white label marked 'Soon'. Source |
| SSO (SAML or OIDC)Company identity-provider sign-in; Google sign-in does not count. | Not offered No SSO, SAML, SCIM or audit log; customers sign in with email and password or Google. Source | Sales plan onlyCustom plan Single sign-on on the Custom tier. Source |
| Shopping and adsProducts and ads inside AI answers. | ||
| AI shopping visibilityIncluded means the products AI answers show are captured and tracked; the tag names the engines. | IncludedChatGPT AI shopping on every plan: the products ChatGPT shows for your prompts, whose they are, their price, rating and retailer and where they rank. Source | IncludedEngines not stated AI shopping data on every plan per the pricing table; engines not stated (one API page still says Scale and up). Source |
| AI ads trackingIncluded means ads inside AI answers captured on two or more surfaces. | Not offered AI ads tracking is not built. Source | IncludedPlan not stated AI ads: advertisers, creatives and the prompts that surface ads (API and MCP); plan and engines not stated. Source |
| BuyingPublic prices and free trials. | ||
| Published priceA public price for a paid plan that tracks AI answers, listed on the vendor's pricing page. | Included Starter $99, Pro $239 and Business $499 a month; yearly billing is 10 times monthly; Custom is quoted. Source | Included $125, $400 and $999 a month; $100, $320 and $799 a month billed annually. Source |
| Free trial or free tierA documented free trial or free tier that includes AI-answer tracking. | IncludedOn Pro, 14 days 14-day trial on Pro ('Start for free'); Starter and Business have no trial; the free AI visibility report is a one-off sample, not a trial. Source | Included14 days 14-day trial on Pro, Scale, Agency Launch and Agency Growth. Source |
pricing
The same workload, priced on both.
One brand, 50 buyer prompts on ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity, checked once a day in one country: a common base for AI visibility tracking. Every Searchly plan includes all three engines; where Searchable counts or includes engines differently, the note says so.
| Item | Searchly | Searchable |
|---|---|---|
| Covers the workload | Covers it | Covers it |
| Plan | Starter | Pro |
| Monthly price | $99 | $125 |
| Billed yearly | $990 a year ($82.50 a month) | $100 a month billed annually |
| The three engines | All three included | Included: ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity |
| Extra cost | None | None |
| Free trial | None on Starter; a 14-day trial of Pro ($239 a month after) | 14 days |
| What the plan counts | 50 prompts on 3 engines once a day: up to 4,500 runs in 30 days, the whole Starter allowance | 100 prompts per model and 9,000 answers a month; this workload uses about 4,500 (est.) |
Searchable's plan box shows 1 project on Pro; its comparison table says unlimited.
Prices before tax, in each company's own currency, as published on Oct 21, 2026. est. marks our arithmetic from published units. Units differ: Searchly counts runs, up to 4,500 in 30 days on 50 prompts.
Sources: Searchly: Searchly pricing; Searchable: Searchable pricing (monthly, annual and add-on views)
fit
Which one to choose.
Choose Searchly if…
you want ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity tracked for 50 prompts at $99 a month, with Search Console, sentiment, Opportunities and the REST API on Starter.
Searchable may suit you if…
a fixed monthly quota of articles and page audits, or an agency plan with white-label reports, matters more to you than Search Console, Opportunities and the REST API on the entry plan.
switching
Moving from Searchable, or running both.
- Your prompts.Searchable downloads your prompts as CSV. Source In Searchly, paste or upload your prompts as CSV. Prompts you add are tracked at once; the ones Searchly suggests wait until you accept them.
- Competitors.Add the competitors you follow in Searchable. Searchly benchmarks the ones you choose.
- History.Past results stay in Searchable. Scores are not comparable between tools, because engines, collection methods and formulas differ, so compare trends from the same start date.
- Site data.Connect Google Analytics 4 and Search Console read-only, and send AI crawler logs from Cloudflare, Vercel, Netlify, WordPress, Next.js or the HTTP API by following a setup guide. Searchly installs nothing on your site.
- Run both.Track the same prompts in both tools during the 14-day Pro trial before you decide.
evaluation
Put both tools to the test.
Use your own brand, the same buyer prompts and the same dates in both tools. Ask the other vendor these three questions.
- Which plan includes the API, Search Console and Opportunities? Your pricing table and API docs disagree on the API.
- How is each answer collected, and are answers from an API fallback labelled and kept out of your scores?
- Which AI engine does your shopping data come from, and which plan includes it?
sources
Sources and scope.
How we compare. We read each company's own pricing page, documentation and changelog, noting the day we checked each one. A capability we could not find is marked Not documented; Not offered means the company's own pages say it is not part of the product. Both columns follow the same rules. We do not compare visibility scores between tools: engines, collection methods and formulas differ.
Searchable sources
- Searchable pricing (monthly, annual and add-on views)
- Searchable agency pricing
- Docs index
- Content generation
- Site audits
- Searchable Agent
- Integrations
- MCP
- API introduction
- Content feature page
Searchly sources
Spotted an out-of-date detail about Searchable? Email piotr@trysearchly.com and we will check it against Searchable's pages.
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get started
Make the comparison with your own brand.
Start a 14-day free trial of Pro. Track your own buyer prompts, open the answers and sources behind them and decide with evidence.