Rankscale
Track rankings inside AI search engines.
Key facts
- Lowest listed plan
- $17/moEssentials plan
- Billing
- Annual billing required
- Free plan
- Unknown
- Free trial
- Yes, 7 daysPlans covered not recorded
- Prices last verified
- 30 Oct 2026
- Verification
- Vendor-checkedVerified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation. Not independently tested.
What Rankscale does
A GEO tool for tracking brand rankings and citations within AI-powered search experiences.
Built for (vendor-stated)
- Agencies
- Enterprises
- Ecommerce brands
- SaaS companies
SEOFinder editorial summary
Best suited for
- Tracking how a brand appears across many AI engines within a monthly credit budget.
Strengths
- Every plan lists 17+ AI engines, with citation, competitor and prompt tracking.
- 7-day free trial of the Pro plan.
Trade-offs
- Doesn't generate content or offer classic rank tracking (vendor-stated).
- Usage is credit-based, and Claude runs use more credits than ChatGPT.
- Page audits are in beta.
Strengths, trade-offs and fit are SEOFinder's editorial summary of Rankscale's own documentation, reviewed on 27 Oct 2026. They are not user reviews, and SEOFinder has not tested the product.
Rankscale pricing and plans
Vendor documentation, 30 Oct 2026. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.Prices as listed by Rankscale; annual totals only where the vendor lists them. Lowest plans differ in limits between tools, so compare what each plan includes. How we check prices
| Plan | Month-to-month | Billed annually | Limits and inclusions (vendor-listed) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EssentialsAnnual commitment | Month-to-monthNot listed | Billed annually$17/mo | Yearly only (monthly $20 shown struck through). 120 credits/month (up to 480 AI answers), 2 brand dashboards, 10 page audits; no sentiment, data exports, Data Studio, REST API or team workspaces. MCP is included. |
| Pro | Month-to-month$99/mo | Billed annually$84/mo | 1,200 credits/month (up to 4,800 AI answers); 10 brand dashboards; 50 page audits; Data Studio integration; no REST API. |
| Pro+ | Month-to-month$229/mo | Billed annually$195/mo | 3,000 credits/month (up to 12,000 answers); 25 dashboards; 100 page audits; REST API. |
| Growth | Month-to-month$385/mo | Billed annually$327/mo | 5,500 credits/month (up to 22,000 answers); 50 dashboards; 200 page audits; agency program benefits; white-labeled dashboard links with API. |
| Enterprise | Month-to-month$780/mo | Billed annually$663/mo | 12,000 credits/month (up to 48,000 answers); 100 dashboards; 200 page audits. |
| Custom Plan | Contact sales — Custom pricing | Quoted individually. | |
Paid add-ons
Rankscale capabilities
Checked against Rankscale's documentation on 26 Oct 2026 unless a row says otherwise; not independently tested. The plan column shows where a capability is confirmed, not that lower plans lack it.
- Offered11
- Partial2
- Paid add-on0
- Not offered2
- Unknown4
- * Not yet verified
| Capability | Availability | Confirmed plan | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI visibility11 | |||
| AI visibility monitoringTracks brand mentions or citations in AI assistants and AI search answers. | Availability: Offered | Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Essentials, the lowest paid plan | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for AI visibility monitoringChecked against vendor documentation on 26 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Visibility performance tracking | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included” Notes: Credit-based usage. |
| ChatGPT trackingMonitors answers from ChatGPT. | Availability: Offered | Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Essentials, the lowest paid plan | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for ChatGPT trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 26 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “OpenAI ChatGPT, Perplexity AI, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews, Gemini, DeepSeek AI, Mistral AI, Anthropic Claude, Microsoft Copilot” Notes: All plans: 'AI engines | 17+'. |
| Google AI Overviews trackingMonitors Google AI Overviews. | Availability: Offered | Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Essentials, the lowest paid plan | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Google AI Overviews trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 26 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “OpenAI ChatGPT, Perplexity AI, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews, Gemini, DeepSeek AI, Mistral AI, Anthropic Claude, Microsoft Copilot” |
| Google AI Mode trackingMonitors Google AI Mode answers. | Availability: Offered | Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Essentials, the lowest paid plan | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Google AI Mode trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 26 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “OpenAI ChatGPT, Perplexity AI, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews, Gemini, DeepSeek AI, Mistral AI, Anthropic Claude, Microsoft Copilot” |
| Perplexity trackingMonitors Perplexity answers. | Availability: Offered | Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Essentials, the lowest paid plan | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Perplexity trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 26 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “OpenAI ChatGPT, Perplexity AI, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews, Gemini, DeepSeek AI, Mistral AI, Anthropic Claude, Microsoft Copilot” |
| Gemini trackingMonitors Google Gemini answers. | Availability: Offered | Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Essentials, the lowest paid plan | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Gemini trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 26 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “OpenAI ChatGPT, Perplexity AI, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews, Gemini, DeepSeek AI, Mistral AI, Anthropic Claude, Microsoft Copilot” |
| Claude trackingMonitors Claude answers. | Availability: Offered | Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Essentials, the lowest paid plan | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Claude trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 26 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “OpenAI ChatGPT, Perplexity AI, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews, Gemini, DeepSeek AI, Mistral AI, Anthropic Claude, Microsoft Copilot” Notes: Costs more credits per run (calculator: Claude 2 credits vs 0.25 for ChatGPT). |
| Microsoft Copilot trackingMonitors Microsoft Copilot answers. | Availability: Offered | Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Essentials, the lowest paid plan | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Microsoft Copilot trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 26 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “OpenAI ChatGPT, Perplexity AI, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews, Gemini, DeepSeek AI, Mistral AI, Anthropic Claude, Microsoft Copilot” |
| Citation and source trackingShows which pages AI answers cite as sources. | Availability: Offered | Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Essentials, the lowest paid plan | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Citation and source trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 26 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Citations analysis | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included” |
| AI competitor benchmarkingCompares brand visibility against competitors in AI answers. | Availability: Offered | Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Essentials, the lowest paid plan | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for AI competitor benchmarkingChecked against vendor documentation on 26 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Competitor benchmarking | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included” |
| Prompt trackingTracks a defined set of prompts over time. | Availability: Offered | Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Essentials, the lowest paid plan | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Prompt trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 26 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Search terms | Unlimited ... Scheduling frequency | Hourly to monthly” Notes: Creation unlimited; execution uses credits. |
| Content2 | |||
| Automated content generationGenerates drafts or full articles with AI. | Availability: Not offered | — | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Automated content generationChecked against vendor documentation on 26 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Not a Generative AI: Rankscale analyzes output but does not generate text or media itself.” |
| Content optimizationScores or guides content against ranking competitors. | Availability: Partial | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Content optimizationChecked against vendor documentation on 26 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Rankscale provides content improvement suggestions and side-by-side comparisons of your current content with optimized versions.” Notes: Guidance only; 'it doesn't create content from scratch'. |
| Research1 | |||
| Rank trackingMonitors positions in traditional search results over time. | Availability: Not offered | — | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Rank trackingChecked against vendor documentation on 26 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Not a Keyword Tool: Unlike traditional SEO tools, it does not track blue links on SERPs.” |
| Technical SEO1 | |||
| Technical site auditCrawls a site to find technical and on-page issues. | Availability: Partial | Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Essentials, the lowest paid plan | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Technical site auditChecked against vendor documentation on 26 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Page Audit V2 (Beta): Comprehensive page-level audit with 90+ checks covering SEO readiness and AI search optimization signals” Notes: Beta, page-level; 10/50/100/200/200 page audits per month by plan. |
Unknown: 4 capabilitiesNo vendor documentation found either way. Unknown is not the same as Not offered.
Publishing
- Automated publishingPushes content directly to a CMS such as WordPress.
Research
- Keyword researchKeyword discovery with volume or difficulty data.
Backlinks
- Backlink analysisExplores referring domains and link profiles.
- Backlink buildingHelps acquire new backlinks, for example through outreach tooling or link exchanges.
Integrations
4 verified in vendor documentation, 0 not yet verified.
- Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.Looker StudioConfirmed from ProAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.Public APIConfirmed from Pro+Availability on lower plans not verified.
- Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.Google Analytics
- Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.Google Search Console
Sources
Official Rankscale pages read on 26 Oct 2026. These are the vendor's own claims; SEOFinder has not independently tested them.
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