Otterly.AI vs Semrush
Plans, prices and documented capabilities side by side, from each vendor's own documentation.
A side-by-side reference, not a recommendation. Neither product has been independently tested.
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Otterly.AI
Lowest listed plan
Lite · $29/mo month-to-month
Vendor-checked26 Oct 2026 · Not independently tested
Lowest listed plan
SEO · $139/mo month-to-month
Vendor-checked26 Oct 2026 · Not independently tested
Summary
Otterly.AI focuses on GEO & AI visibility; Semrush focuses on SEO platforms.
- 7documented differences
- 4documented the same for both
- 9documented for one tool only
- 1unknown for both
- Billing
- Otterly.AI: Month-to-month billing
- Semrush: Month-to-month billing
- Free plan
- Otterly.AI: Unknown
- Semrush: Yes · Free
- Free trial
- Otterly.AI: Yes · no card required
- Semrush: Yes · 7 days
- AI engines tracked
- Otterly.AI: ChatGPT, AI Overviews, Perplexity and Copilot (confirmed from Lite, the lowest paid plan); AI Mode, Gemini and Claude as paid add-ons
- Semrush: ChatGPT, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Perplexity and Gemini (confirmed from Starter)
Documented differences
Both tools documented, and the support or plan differs.
- Automated content generation
- Otterly.AI: Not offered
- Semrush: OfferedPlan not specified
- Content optimization
- Otterly.AI: OfferedConfirmed from Lite, the lowest paid plan
- Semrush: OfferedConfirmed from Pro+Availability on lower plans not verified.
Documented for one tool only
No documentation was found for the other tool. That is unknown, not a missing capability.
- Unknown for Otterly.AI: Keyword research, Rank tracking, Technical site audit, Backlink analysis, Backlink building, Link-building outreach
- Unknown for Semrush: Content briefs
Pricing
- The lowest listed plans are not necessarily equivalent. Check plan limits before comparing prices.
- Plans
- Otterly.AI:
- Lite$29/mo month-to-month$25/mo billed annually
Limits of Lite
15 search prompts; 1 workspace; 3 recommendations per week; 1,000 GEO URL audits/month; no API/MCP/Data Studio connector; extra prompt packs not available. Claude, AI Mode, Gemini are paid add-ons. Unlimited team members; daily tracking.
- Standard$189/mo month-to-month$160/mo billed annually
Limits of Standard
100 search prompts; can add up to 300 extra prompts ($99/month per 100) before moving to Premium; 2,000 API & 2,000 MCP requests/month; 5,000 GEO URL audits/month. Claude, AI Mode, Gemini are paid add-ons. Unlimited team members and workspaces; daily tracking; Agent Analytics (200k events/month).
- Premium$489/mo month-to-month$422/mo billed annually
Limits of Premium
400 search prompts; 5,000 API & 5,000 MCP requests/month; 10,000 GEO URL audits/month; personal onboarding. Claude, AI Mode, Gemini are paid add-ons. Unlimited team members and workspaces; daily tracking; Agent Analytics (1M events/month).
- EnterpriseContact sales — Custom pricing
Limits of Enterprise
Custom pricing; includes SSO, customizable prompt tracking, dedicated CSM.
- Lite$29/mo month-to-month$25/mo billed annually
- Semrush:
- FreeFree
Limits of Free
1 demo project, 10 reports per day.
- SEO$139/mo month-to-month$117.33/mo billed annually
Limits of SEO
5 websites, 500 keywords tracked daily, 'Basic keyword research and competitor analysis'. Lists AI visibility reports and custom prompt monitoring, with no prompt limit stated; the plan is not labelled 'SEO + AI Search'. 1 user seat included; additional users from $45/mo.
- Starter$199/mo month-to-month$165.17/mo billed annually
Limits of Starter
Semrush One tier. 5 websites, 500 keywords daily, 50 AI prompts daily, 1 domain for AI brand performance. 1 user seat included; additional users $45/mo each, plus $99/mo per added user for AI Visibility Toolkit access.
- Pro+$299/mo month-to-month$248.17/mo billed annually
Limits of Pro+
Semrush One tier. Adds historical SEO data, content optimization, multi-location/device tracking, 100 AI prompts daily. 1 user seat included; additional users $80/mo each, plus $99/mo per added user for AI Visibility Toolkit access.
- AdvancedContact sales — Custom pricing
Limits of Advanced
40+ websites, 5,000+ keywords daily, SEO share of voice, 'Advanced API data integration'. 1 user seat included; additional users $100/mo each, plus $99/mo per added user for AI Visibility Toolkit access.
- FreeFree
- Prices last verified
- Otterly.AI: 27 Oct 2026
- Semrush: 26 Oct 2026
Capabilities
OfferedPartialPaid add-onNot offeredUnknown* Not yet verified
Not offered means the vendor says so. Unknown means we found no vendor documentation either way; the capability may still exist.
AI visibility5 differences · 2 documented for one tool only
- AI visibility monitoring
Evidence for AI visibility monitoring
- Otterly.AI: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Otterly.AI
- Semrush: Verified 27 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Semrush
- Otterly.AI: OfferedConfirmed from Lite, the lowest paid plan
- Semrush: OfferedConfirmed from SEO, the lowest paid planAvailability on the free plan not verified.
- ChatGPT trackingDiffers
Evidence for ChatGPT tracking
- Otterly.AI: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Otterly.AI
- Semrush: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Semrush
- Otterly.AI: OfferedConfirmed from Lite, the lowest paid plan
- Semrush: OfferedConfirmed from StarterAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- Google AI Overviews trackingDiffers
Evidence for Google AI Overviews tracking
- Otterly.AI: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Otterly.AI
- Semrush: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Semrush
- Otterly.AI: OfferedConfirmed from Lite, the lowest paid plan
- Semrush: OfferedConfirmed from StarterAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- Google AI Mode trackingDiffers
Evidence for Google AI Mode tracking
- Otterly.AI: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentationVendor notes: Add-on: $9/mo (Lite), $59/mo (Standard), $149/mo (Premium); annual $93/$610/$1,540. Source for Otterly.AI
- Semrush: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Semrush
- Otterly.AI: Paid add-onAdd-on from Lite, the lowest paid plan
- Semrush: OfferedConfirmed from StarterAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- Perplexity trackingDiffers
Evidence for Perplexity tracking
- Otterly.AI: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Otterly.AI
- Semrush: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentationVendor notes: Covered in Brand Performance reports. Prompt Tracking lists Google AI Overviews, AI Mode and ChatGPT. Source for Semrush
- Otterly.AI: OfferedConfirmed from Lite, the lowest paid plan
- Semrush: PartialConfirmed from StarterAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- Gemini trackingDiffers
Evidence for Gemini tracking
- Otterly.AI: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentationVendor notes: Add-on: $9/mo (Lite), $59/mo (Standard), $149/mo (Premium); annual $93/$610/$1,540. Source for Otterly.AI
- Semrush: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentationVendor notes: Covered in Brand Performance reports. Prompt Tracking lists Google AI Overviews, AI Mode and ChatGPT. Source for Semrush
- Otterly.AI: Paid add-onAdd-on from Lite, the lowest paid plan
- Semrush: PartialConfirmed from StarterAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- Claude trackingOne side unknown
Evidence for Claude tracking
- Otterly.AI: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentationVendor notes: Add-on: $29/mo (Lite), $109/mo (Standard), $439/mo (Premium); annual $300/$1,100/$4,400. Source for Otterly.AI
- Semrush: No vendor documentation found.
- Otterly.AI: Paid add-onAdd-on from Lite, the lowest paid plan
- Semrush: Unknown
- Microsoft Copilot trackingOne side unknown
Evidence for Microsoft Copilot tracking
- Otterly.AI: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Otterly.AI
- Semrush: No vendor documentation found.
- Otterly.AI: OfferedConfirmed from Lite, the lowest paid plan
- Semrush: Unknown
- Citation and source tracking
Evidence for Citation and source tracking
- Otterly.AI: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Otterly.AI
- Semrush: Not yet verified
- Otterly.AI: OfferedConfirmed from Lite, the lowest paid plan
- Semrush: Offered (not yet verified)Plan not specified
- AI competitor benchmarking
Evidence for AI competitor benchmarking
- Otterly.AI: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Otterly.AI
- Semrush: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Semrush
- Otterly.AI: OfferedPlan not specified
- Semrush: OfferedConfirmed from StarterAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- Prompt tracking
Evidence for Prompt tracking
- Otterly.AI: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Otterly.AI
- Semrush: Verified 27 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Semrush
- Otterly.AI: OfferedConfirmed from Lite, the lowest paid plan
- Semrush: OfferedConfirmed from SEO, the lowest paid planAvailability on the free plan not verified.
Content & publishing2 differences · 1 documented for one tool only
- Automated content generationDiffers
Evidence for Automated content generation
- Otterly.AI: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Otterly.AI
- Semrush: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Semrush
- Otterly.AI: Not offered
- Semrush: OfferedPlan not specified
- Automated publishing
Evidence for Automated publishing
- Otterly.AI: No vendor documentation found.
- Semrush: No vendor documentation found.
- Otterly.AI: Unknown
- Semrush: Unknown
- Content optimizationDiffers
Evidence for Content optimization
- Otterly.AI: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Otterly.AI
- Semrush: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Semrush
- Otterly.AI: OfferedConfirmed from Lite, the lowest paid plan
- Semrush: OfferedConfirmed from Pro+Availability on lower plans not verified.
- Content briefsOne side unknown
Evidence for Content briefs
- Otterly.AI: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Otterly.AI
- Semrush: No vendor documentation found.
- Otterly.AI: OfferedPlan not specified
- Semrush: Unknown
SEO research2 documented for one tool only
- Keyword researchOne side unknown
Evidence for Keyword research
- Otterly.AI: No vendor documentation found.
- Semrush: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Semrush
- Otterly.AI: Unknown
- Semrush: OfferedConfirmed from SEO, the lowest paid planAvailability on the free plan not verified.
- Rank trackingOne side unknown
Evidence for Rank tracking
- Otterly.AI: No vendor documentation found.
- Semrush: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Semrush
- Otterly.AI: Unknown
- Semrush: OfferedConfirmed from SEO, the lowest paid planAvailability on the free plan not verified.
Technical SEO1 documented for one tool only
- Technical site auditOne side unknown
Evidence for Technical site audit
- Otterly.AI: No vendor documentation found.
- Semrush: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Semrush
- Otterly.AI: Unknown
- Semrush: OfferedPlan not specified
Backlinks3 documented for one tool only
- Backlink analysisOne side unknown
Evidence for Backlink analysis
- Otterly.AI: No vendor documentation found.
- Semrush: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Semrush
- Otterly.AI: Unknown
- Semrush: OfferedPlan not specified
- Backlink buildingOne side unknown
Evidence for Backlink building
- Otterly.AI: No vendor documentation found.
- Semrush: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Semrush
- Otterly.AI: Unknown
- Semrush: OfferedPlan not specified
- Link-building outreachOne side unknown
Evidence for Link-building outreach
- Otterly.AI: No vendor documentation found.
- Semrush: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Semrush
- Otterly.AI: Unknown
- Semrush: OfferedPlan not specified
Integrations
- Google Analytics
- Otterly.AI: Unknown
- Semrush: Documented
- Google Search Console
- Otterly.AI: Unknown
- Semrush: Documented
- Looker Studio
- Otterly.AI: DocumentedConfirmed from StandardAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- Semrush: Listed (not yet verified)
- Public API
- Otterly.AI: DocumentedConfirmed from StandardAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- Semrush: Listed (not yet verified)
- Wix
- Otterly.AI: Unknown
- Semrush: Documented
- WordPress
- Otterly.AI: Unknown
- Semrush: Documented
- Zapier
- Otterly.AI: Unknown
- Semrush: Documented
“Unknown” means we found no vendor documentation for it, not that it is unavailable.
Who they are for
- Built for (vendor-stated)
- Otterly.AI: Small businesses, Agencies, Enterprises
- Semrush: Freelancers and consultants, Small businesses, Agencies, Enterprises, Ecommerce brands
- Best suited for (SEOFinder editorial)
- Otterly.AI:
- Agencies reporting AI visibility to clients.
- Semrush:
- Teams managing several websites (5 on SEO and Starter, 15 on Pro+).
- Competitor research in organic search.
Sources
Each vendor's own pages, read on the dates shown. SEOFinder has not independently tested these products.
Otterly.AI
Full profile of Otterly.AIChecked 26 Oct 2026