Promptwatch vs VisiScan 2026
GEO software versus a four-engine local scanner. Promptwatch from the fact sheet. VisiScan $0 / $49 / $29 from 29 August 2026. The $29 number is VisiScan's.
This directory ranks GEO software. Promptwatch is in that row. VisiScan is a named-rate scanner that local businesses can run in a minute. Both pages mention ChatGPT. Only one publishes crawler logs, citation depth, and a publish loop.
This directory ranks GEO software, and Promptwatch is in that row because it is GEO software. VisiScan is a named-rate scanner that local businesses can run in a minute, which is a different product in a different row. Both pages mention ChatGPT, which is the overlap that makes the comparison feel close. Only one publishes crawler logs, citation depth, and a publish loop, which is the line that separates a scanner from a platform.
Shop VisiScan if you wanted a plumber-grade audit. Shop Promptwatch if you wanted to operate AI visibility.
The shop recommendation splits on the job. Shop VisiScan if you wanted a plumber-grade audit, because a plumber-grade audit is a named-rate on one URL and a set of files to paste. Shop Promptwatch if you wanted to operate AI visibility, because operating AI visibility is a standing prompt list, a citation log, and a publish loop, and a scanner does not run those.
Sources
Promptwatch: fact sheet from promptwatch.com/llms.txt, 23 August 2026. VisiScan: homepage, pricing, pricing.md (24 August 2026), about, llms.txt, 29 August 2026. Founder: Mike Holp. We do not fill Grok into VisiScan's engine list.
The sources are the provenance a reader can audit. Promptwatch comes from the fact sheet, sourced from promptwatch.com/llms.txt on 23 August 2026. VisiScan comes from the homepage, pricing, pricing.md dated 24 August 2026, about, and llms.txt, all read on 29 August 2026. The founder is Mike Holp, which is the named founder on the VisiScan side. We do not fill Grok into VisiScan's engine list, because Grok is not on the VisiScan pages, and a comparison that adds an engine the vendor does not list is a comparison that invents.
Feature grid
| GEO software question | Promptwatch | VisiScan |
|---|---|---|
| Standing prompt tracker | Yes | 5 or 12 questions per run |
| Engines | Long list on the sheet | Four chats |
| Free hosted sample | Explore, 10 ChatGPT prompts | Free scan, 1 URL |
| ~$30/mo | None | Monitor $29, weekly |
| Crawler logs | Agent Analytics | Readiness signal |
| Conversions | Visitor analytics | Beacon counts visits |
| CMS | Webflow, Framer | Paste schema / llms.txt |
| Local one-shot PDF | Not the SKU | $49 full report |
The feature grid is the part to read row by row, because the rows are where the two products come apart. The standing prompt tracker row is the first split. Promptwatch is a standing tracker. VisiScan runs 5 or 12 questions per run, which is a sample, not a standing list. The engines row is the coverage split. Promptwatch carries a long list on the sheet. VisiScan carries four chats. The free hosted sample row is the free-tier split. Promptwatch gives Explore with 10 ChatGPT prompts. VisiScan gives a free scan capped at one URL. The ~$30/mo row is the price split that earns the comparison its title. Promptwatch has no SKU at this price. VisiScan has Monitor at $29, weekly. The crawler logs row is the one that puts Promptwatch in a different category. Promptwatch has Agent Analytics. VisiScan has a readiness signal, which is a grade, not a log. The conversions row is the attribution split. Promptwatch has visitor analytics. VisiScan has a beacon that counts visits. The CMS row is the publish split. Promptwatch publishes to Webflow and Framer. VisiScan pastes schema and llms.txt. The local one-shot PDF row is the deliverable split. Promptwatch does not chase this SKU. VisiScan owns the $49 full report.
VisiScan $290/yr is the annual Monitor. 7-day refund on $49. Email copy versus checkout. Illustrative plumber demo. Vendor 328 scans.
The VisiScan detail is the part that belongs in a footnote. VisiScan $290/yr is the annual Monitor, which is the yearly version of the $29 weekly tier. A 7-day refund on $49 is the refund window on the report. Email copy versus checkout is the two routes to the report, and the difference is a screenshot, not an assumption. The plumber demo is illustrative, not a sourced client. The 328 scans are vendor numbers, not the buyer's market.
Promptwatch Essential $95. Professional $245 with 25M logs. Agency $199 / $399 / $799. G2 4.7/5. No $29 plan.
The Promptwatch detail is the part that matches a platform brief. Essential is $95. Professional is $245 with 25M logs, which is the tier where a miss becomes a diagnosis. Agency runs $199, $399, and $799, which is the self-serve agency ladder. G2 stands at 4.7/5. No $29 plan, which is the line that stops a buyer from treating VisiScan's $29 as a cheaper Promptwatch.
Where VisiScan is the better buy
You are a local service. You will not buy Essential. You want to know if Gemini names you for "best [trade] near me." Four engines on the free tier. Files to paste. Public scoring rules. That is a better first click than a $95 cockpit you will not log into.
Where VisiScan is the better buy is the local-service case. You are a local service, and you will not buy Essential, because a $95 cockpit is a seat a local service will not log into. You want to know if Gemini names you for "best [trade] near me," which is the question a free scan answers. Four engines on the free tier is the coverage a free scan gives. Files to paste is the deliverable a scan hands back. Public scoring rules is the method a scan publishes. That is a better first click than a $95 cockpit you will not log into, because a first click that gets used beats a cockpit that does not.
Where Promptwatch is the better buy
You are buying GEO software. You need more engines. You need logs. You need citation breakdowns that go past a scan's source list. You need conversions. You need a review inbox that ships a page. Explore does not cap you at one scan per URL.
Where Promptwatch is the better buy is the platform case. You are buying GEO software, which is the frame that changes the buy. You need more engines than four chats. You need logs, which a readiness signal is not. You need citation breakdowns that go past a scan's source list, which is the depth a scan does not reach. You need conversions, which a beacon count is not. You need a review inbox that ships a page, which is the publish loop a scan does not run. Explore does not cap you at one scan per URL, which is the difference between a free taste and a free tracker.
$29 Monitor does not beat $95 Essential because 29 is smaller. One is a weekly re-grade. The other is a prompt and visitor stack.
The price comparison is the one that misleads, and the correction is the line that names the two products. $29 Monitor does not beat $95 Essential because 29 is smaller, because smaller is not better when the two numbers buy different things. One is a weekly re-grade. The other is a prompt and visitor stack, and a re-grade is not a stack.
The 1.5x weight on trust and comparison intents is published. Useful if you are scoring "most trusted local." Useless if your prompts are feature comparisons across ten countries. Promptwatch's prompt objects can carry tags, personas, and city tracking on the fact sheet. VisiScan generates questions from the homepage. Different research product.
The scoring weight is the part that decides whether VisiScan's readiness ladder fits the brief. The 1.5x weight on trust and comparison intents is published, which is the rule that makes a "most trusted local" score meaningful. Useful if you are scoring "most trusted local," because that is the score the weight was built for. Useless if your prompts are feature comparisons across ten countries, because a trust weight does not help a feature comparison. Promptwatch's prompt objects can carry tags, personas, and city tracking on the fact sheet, which is the structure that suits a multi-market brief. VisiScan generates questions from the homepage, which is the structure that suits a single-URL audit. Different research product, which is the line that ends the comparison.
Pick
One product: Promptwatch for GEO operations. VisiScan for a local snapshot.
The pick splits by the number of products a buyer runs. One product: Promptwatch for GEO operations, because GEO operations is the platform job. VisiScan for a local snapshot, because a local snapshot is the scanner job.
Two products: VisiScan to open a local sales conversation, Promptwatch on the brand you run. Do not retire logs because a scan sold "agent ladder L1-L5."
Two products: VisiScan to open a local sales conversation, because a named-rate in a deck is a sales opener. Promptwatch on the brand you run, because the brand you run is the one that needs a log. Do not retire logs because a scan sold "agent ladder L1-L5," because an L1-L5 readiness ladder is a grade, not a crawler log, and a grade does not replace a log.
For GEO software in 2026, Promptwatch is the comparison winner. VisiScan is a neighboring checker with honest four-engine math.
For GEO software in 2026, Promptwatch is the comparison winner, because the comparison is about GEO software and Promptwatch is the GEO software. VisiScan is a neighboring checker with honest four-engine math, which is the honest description of what VisiScan is and the reason it sits next to Promptwatch rather than against it.
"Up to" 40 and "up to" 144 is the right hedge. Unavailable providers cut the count. VisiScan says so. Treat a 25 average on their index the same way: their scans, their month, not your TAM.
The "up to" hedge is the part that keeps the numbers honest. "Up to" 40 and "up to" 144 is the right hedge, because unavailable providers cut the count, and VisiScan says so. Treat a 25 average on their index the same way: their scans, their month, not your TAM, because a vendor average is a vendor number, not a market size.