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Otterly monitors your brand and cited links across AI search engines, from $29 a month. Upthread works on the Reddit threads those engines cite: which ones matter, replies that follow the rules, and what each reply did.

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. Every fact about Otterly is numbered to its source at the bottom of the page.

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  1. Why look beyond Otterly
  2. Who should choose which
  3. Otterly in brief
  4. Pricing, plan by plan
  5. Point by point
  6. What it watches
  7. Replying
  8. After you post
  9. Price and plans
  10. Switching from Otterly
  11. Questions
  12. Sources
  13. Related comparisons

Why people look beyond Otterly.

Otterly sets out to show where your brand turns up in AI search. You write the prompts your buyers would ask, it runs them across engines such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Claude and Copilot, and it reports which brands get mentioned and which links get cited. 1

The entry price is low, $29 a month for 15 prompts, but the engine list depends on add-ons. Every plan tracks 4 engines, ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Copilot, and Claude, Google AI Mode and Gemini are paid extras whose price rises with the plan. 2

Upthread picks up where a visibility report stops. When the cited sources for your buyer questions include Reddit threads, Upthread ranks those threads, drafts a reply that follows the subreddit's rules, and keeps tracking the reply and the thread's citations afterwards. On Growth and Agency every engine it checks is included.

Who should choose which.

Who should choose Otterly

  • You want brand visibility across AI search from $29 a month. 2
  • You need visibility for every kind of source, with Reddit as one input. 2
  • You want branded client reports in Looker Studio. 2

Who should choose Upthread

  • You know Reddit threads shape your AI answers and want to reply in the right ones.
  • You want each cited Reddit thread turned into a drafted reply that fits the subreddit's rules, then tracked.

Otterly in brief

AI search monitoring: tracks where your brand shows up and which links AI engines cite.

  • Its headline: "We otter know where your brand shows up on AI Search". 1
  • Lite costs $29, Standard $189 and Premium $489 a month, with 15% off billed annually. 2
  • Tracks ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Microsoft Copilot. Claude, Google AI Mode and Gemini are paid add-ons. 2
  • Includes citation source tracking and optimization recommendations. 2
  • Offers a free trial with no credit card required. 1
  • Agencies get custom reports in Google Looker Studio with their own branding. 2

Pricing, plan by plan.

Otterly

Lite$29 a month, or $25 a month billed annually
15 search prompts, 4 engines (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Copilot), daily tracking, unlimited team members, 1 workspace, 3 recommendations a week. 2
Standard$189 a month, or $160 a month billed annually
100 search prompts, API and MCP access, agent analytics, unlimited workspaces and recommendations. 2
Premium$489 a month, or $422 a month billed annually
400 search prompts, API and MCP access, agent analytics, a personal onboarding session. Listed for mid-sized companies and agencies. 2
EnterpriseCustom
Starting from 1,000 search prompts, single sign-on, custom terms, a dedicated customer success manager. 2
  • Annual billing takes 15% off. 2
  • Engine add-ons are priced by plan: Google AI Mode and Gemini each cost $9, $59 or $149 a month, and Claude $29, $109 or $439, on Lite, Standard and Premium. 2
  • Extra prompts cost $99 a month per 100 on Standard and Premium, and are not available on Lite. 2
  • Its homepage FAQ offers a 7-day free trial with no credit card needed, while a sign-up prompt on the same page says 14 days. 1

Upthread

Starter$49 a month
1 brand, 25 keywords, 25 buyer questions, 3 engines, 150 drafts a month, 1 seat. Discovery: Daily.
Growth$149 a month
3 brands, 100 keywords, 75 buyer questions, All engines, 600 drafts a month, 3 seats. Discovery: Every 6 hours.
Agency$499 a month
15 brands, 500 keywords, 300 buyer questions, All engines, 2,500 drafts a month, 10 seats. Discovery: Every 6 hours.

Yearly billing gives 2 months free. Every workspace starts with a 7-day trial on Starter limits, with no card. See full pricing.

Otterly and Upthread, point by point.

Each row sets a sourced fact about Otterly next to what Upthread does, grouped by what you would check first.

What it watches

AI enginesBoth do this
OtterlyChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Copilot. Claude, AI Mode and Gemini as add-ons. 2
UpthreadGoogle AI Overviews and AI Mode twice a week, from live Google results. ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude weekly through their APIs, labelled API.
RedditUpthread does more
OtterlyCitation source tracking. No Reddit-specific view listed. 2
UpthreadAn inbox of threads with priority, subreddit rules and citation history.

Replying

Acting on itDifferent approach
OtterlyOptimization recommendations. 2
UpthreadDrafts grounded in the thread and its rules, plus a posting checklist.

After you post

After postingUpthread does more
OtterlyNo Reddit reply tracking listed. 2
UpthreadScore over time, moderator removals, and the thread's citation history before and after your reply. Links carry UTM tags for your own analytics.

Price and plans

PriceDifferent approach
Otterly$29 / $189 / $489 a month. Some engines cost extra. 2
Upthread$49 / $149 / $499 a month, or 2 months free yearly. A 7-day trial with Starter limits. No card required.

Switching from Otterly.

You won't have to rebuild a prompt library by hand. Upthread reads your website, drafts a brand profile and suggests buyer questions, competitors with aliases, keywords and focus subreddits for you to edit; you set voice, disclosure, engines and country, and it starts the first visibility and discovery runs. It is built to reach Discover in under three minutes.

What you bring across

  • Your prompt library, as Upthread buyer questions: 25, 75, 300 on Starter, Growth and Agency.
  • Your brand and competitor list, with the name variations you track entered as aliases.
  • Your market. Upthread checks one country you choose at setup, the US by default.
  • Your clients, on the Agency plan: each becomes a brand of its own, with a shareable read-only report.

What works differently

  • Otterly's recommendations are on-page: what to change in your content so AI engines cite it. Upthread's output is a Reddit reply, two drafts per thread, grounded in the thread, its top comments and the subreddit's rules. 1
  • Otterly names Reddit among the sources AI engines cite most, next to PR, earned media, Wikipedia and social. Upthread works only on that Reddit slice, one thread at a time. 1
  • Otterly tracks every prompt daily. Upthread checks Google AI Overviews and AI Mode twice a week from live results and the API engines weekly, so it gives you fewer data points per prompt and more detail per Reddit thread. 2
  • Once a reply is live, Upthread follows it: its score, whether it was removed or deleted, and whether the engines keep citing the thread.

Otterly and Upthread: questions.

Is Otterly cheaper than Upthread?

At the entry level, yes: Lite is $29 a month for 15 prompts, against $49 for Upthread's Starter. Adding Claude, AI Mode or Gemini to Otterly costs extra on each plan, while Upthread's Growth and Agency plans include every engine it checks. 2

Which engines does Otterly cover?

Four on every plan: ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Microsoft Copilot. Claude, Google AI Mode and Gemini are paid add-ons. Upthread checks Google AI Overviews and AI Mode twice a week, and ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude weekly. 2

Does Otterly show Reddit threads?

It tracks citation sources and link citations across engines, for every kind of site. A Reddit inbox, reply drafts and reply tracking are not on its feature list. 2

Which is better for agencies?

Otterly's Agency Partners get more prompts, a workspace per client, pitch workspaces for prospects and branded reports in Google Looker Studio. Upthread's Agency plan covers 15 brands and 10 seats with shareable read-only reports and no white-label yet, so Otterly wins on branded reporting. 2

Can I use Otterly and Upthread together?

They fit together. One tells you how AI search sees your brand overall; Upthread takes the Reddit threads inside those answers and turns them into replies whose effect you can measure.

Sources

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  1. [1]Otterly homepage, checked Nov 5, 2026.
  2. [2]Otterly pricing page, checked Nov 5, 2026.

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