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Scrunch monitors how your brand shows up in AI answers and makes your site easier for AI agents to read. Upthread works off your site, on the Reddit threads those answers cite: which ones matter, a reply that fits the subreddit's rules, and what it did.

Last checked Nov 7, 2026. Every fact about Scrunch is numbered to its source at the bottom of the page.

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  1. Why look beyond Scrunch
  2. Who should choose which
  3. Scrunch 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 Scrunch
  11. Questions
  12. Sources
  13. Related comparisons

Why people look beyond Scrunch.

Scrunch says it gets your site AI-ready so you show up in answers, get cited and grow revenue. It monitors prompt results and the sources AI cites, flags changes as signals, generates content for prompts your site doesn't answer, and runs an Agent Experience Platform that delivers what AI agents need from your site. 1

Pricing is per brand, per month. Core is $250 for 125 prompts, 5,000 responses and 4 LLMs (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Copilot); agencies pay $500 for Agency Core with 3 brand workspaces. Claude, Gemini, Meta AI, Google AI Mode and Grok come with Enterprise, at a custom price. 2

Upthread doesn't change your site. It looks outward, at the Reddit threads the engines cite for your buyer questions, ranks them, drafts a reply that fits each subreddit's rules, and keeps a record of the reply after you post it.

Who should choose which.

Who should choose Scrunch

  • You want to change how AI agents read your own site. Scrunch's Agent Experience Platform does that; Upthread works on Reddit threads instead. 1
  • You need Copilot tracked, or Meta AI and Grok: Copilot is on every Scrunch plan, and Enterprise covers 9 LLMs. 2
  • Your agency pitches AI search to prospects: Scrunch has prospecting environments, multi-client workspaces and white-label outputs through its API. 3

Who should choose Upthread

  • You'd rather act on the Reddit threads AI answers already cite than wait for your own pages to be picked up.
  • You want Google AI Mode, Gemini and Claude in the mix, read alongside ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI Overviews.
  • Your team already posts on Reddit and needs drafts that respect each subreddit's rules and say how you're connected to the brand.

Scrunch in brief

AI search monitoring and citations, plus site optimization and an experience platform for AI agents.

  • Says it "gets your site AI-ready so you show up in answers, get cited, and grow revenue". 1
  • Core costs $250 a month for 125 prompts, 5,000 responses a month and 4 LLMs. Enterprise is custom, with 9 LLMs. 2
  • Agency Core costs $500 a month for 250 prompts, 3 brand workspaces, 3 pitch workspaces and unlimited user licenses. 2
  • Shows which domains and URLs AI answers cite most, broken down by type: third-party publishers, competitors, social media and more. 4
  • Its Agent Experience Platform helps you observe what AI agents say and do, and deliver what they need without disrupting the human experience. 1
  • Content Generation writes on-brand content for prompts no page on your site answers. No reply drafting is described. 1
  • Connects citation data to partners such as Noble and Stacker to secure placements and turn citations into brand mentions. 4
  • Core and Agency Core start with a 7-day free trial. 2

Pricing, plan by plan.

Scrunch

Core$250 a month
125 unique prompts, 5,000 responses a month, 4 LLMs (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AIO, Copilot), 1 brand workspace, 5 user licenses, 5 site audits a month, 5 competitors, 1 country. 2
EnterpriseCustom
Custom prompts and responses, 9 LLMs, AXP, complete site audits, API access and integrations, SSO (SAML, OIDC), a dedicated account team. Also sold to agencies. 2
Agency Core$500 a month
250 unique prompts, 10,000 responses a month, 4 LLMs, 3 brand workspaces, 3 pitch workspaces, unlimited user licenses, Looker Studio and MCP access. 2
  • Pricing is charged per brand, per month: each brand tracked needs its own subscription. 2
  • Core and Agency Core start with a 7-day free trial. 2
  • Extra users cost $25 a month each, or $75 a month for 5 more seats. 2
  • Annual discounts are for Enterprise: agreements paid upfront get the equivalent of two months free. 2
  • Going over your limits doesn't cut access; Scrunch says its team will reach out to move you to a plan that fits. 2

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.

Scrunch and Upthread, point by point.

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

What it watches

What it tracksDifferent approach
ScrunchPrompt results, cited sources and brand performance in AI answers, plus what AI agents do on your own site. 1
UpthreadThe Reddit threads Google and AI answers cite for your buyer questions, with mention rate and share of voice per engine.
AI enginesDifferent approach
Scrunch4 on Core: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AIO and Copilot. 9 on Enterprise, adding Claude, Gemini, Meta AI, Google AI Mode and Grok. 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
ScrunchNo Reddit view described. Citations are broken down by type: third-party publishers, competitors, social media and more. 4
UpthreadCited Reddit threads only, each ranked and shown with the subreddit's rules and its citation history per engine.

Replying

Acting on itDifferent approach
ScrunchSite audits, page optimizations and content generation. Enterprise adds its Agent Experience Platform. No reply drafting described. 2
UpthreadTwo drafts per thread, grounded in the thread, its top comments, the subreddit's rules and your facts. A lint and an AI judge check each one first.

After you post

After postingUpthread does more
ScrunchNo 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
Scrunch$250 a month per brand (Core), or $500 a month for agencies (Agency Core). Enterprise is custom. 7-day free trial. 2
Upthread$49 / $149 / $499 a month, or 2 months free yearly. A 7-day trial with Starter limits. No card required.
AgenciesDifferent approach
ScrunchAgency Core: $500 a month for 3 brand workspaces, 3 pitch workspaces and unlimited user licenses, with Looker Studio. 2
UpthreadAgency plan: 15 brands, 10 seats and shareable client reports. No white-label yet.

Switching from Scrunch.

There's no site audit to run first. Paste your website address and Upthread drafts a brand profile, then proposes buyer questions, competitors with aliases, keywords and focus subreddits, each with a reason you can accept or change. Write your disclosure line, set your voice, choose engines and a country, and discovery starts; a ranked inbox should be waiting in under three minutes.

What you bring across

  • Your prompt list. Each prompt becomes an Upthread buyer question, the unit that both visibility tracking and thread discovery run on.
  • The competitors you benchmark, with their aliases, so they count in share of voice and get spotted inside cited threads.
  • Your target market. Upthread asks each buyer question in the country you pick, the US unless you change it.

What works differently

  • Scrunch breaks citations down by type across third-party publishers, competitors and social media. Upthread looks only at Reddit threads and ranks each by Google rank, citations per engine, buying intent, freshness and how the subreddit treats brands. 4
  • Scrunch answers a visibility gap with your own content: generated pages and a site ready for AI agents. Upthread answers it with a reply in a thread the engines already cite, drafted twice and checked against the subreddit's rules. 1
  • Scrunch's Core plan tracks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Copilot. Upthread reads Google AI Overviews and AI Mode from live results twice a week, and asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude weekly through their APIs. 2
  • Upthread keeps going once a reply is live: its score over time, any moderator removal, and the thread's citation history before and after.

Scrunch and Upthread: questions.

Does Scrunch track Reddit threads?

Not as a separate view on the pages we read. It shows which domains and URLs AI answers cite, broken down by type such as third-party publishers, competitors and social media. Upthread starts from the Reddit threads among those citations and drafts a reply for the ones that matter. 4

What does Scrunch's Agent Experience Platform do?

It helps you observe what AI agents say and do, optimize your web presence for them, and deliver what they need without disrupting what human visitors see. Upthread doesn't touch your site; it works in the Reddit threads AI answers cite. 1

Which one costs less?

Upthread, at list price. Scrunch Core is $250 a month per brand and Agency Core $500 for 3 brand workspaces. Upthread Starter is $49 a month, and its Agency plan is $499 a month for 15 brands. 2

Is there a free trial?

Yes. Scrunch's Core and Agency Core plans start with a 7-day free trial. Upthread's trial lasts 7 days too, with Starter limits and no card required. 2

Can I use Scrunch and Upthread together?

Yes. They work on different ground: use a site-side tool for your own pages and AI crawlers, and Upthread for the Reddit conversations the engines quote, from the cited thread to the reply's record.

Sources

We read each page on the date shown. Scrunch's own pages are named, not linked. Spotted something out of date? Email [email protected] and we will fix it.

  1. [1]Scrunch homepage, checked Nov 7, 2026.
  2. [2]Scrunch pricing page, checked Nov 7, 2026.
  3. [3]Scrunch agencies page, checked Nov 7, 2026.
  4. [4]Scrunch citations page, checked Nov 7, 2026.

Run your first discovery, then judge for yourself.

Enter your website. Upthread drafts your brand profile, suggests buyer questions and subreddits, and runs your first discovery.

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