CrowdReply review: pricing, features & alternatives
Ranked #69AI visibility tracker plus a Reddit engagement engine that posts from persona accounts, billed as a subscription and credits.
Our verdict
CrowdReply is a Reddit placement product with an AI visibility dashboard attached. $99 looks cheap until you count $10 comments against a $50 credit pack. Use it if you want managed community posts. Use Promptwatch if you need crawler logs, page-level Reddit and YouTube citation analytics, conversions, or CMS publishing. Many teams will want a measurement platform even if they also buy placements.
Best for: Teams that will pay to have Reddit comments and threads posted from CrowdReply's account network, and will treat the AI tracker as the reporting sidecar.
CrowdReply sells three layers on one login: AI search tracking (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude named on the homepage FAQ), social listening on Reddit (Quora and Facebook on higher listening tiers), and an Engagement Engine that places comments and threads through community profiles on your behalf.
Public plans on crowdreply.io/pricing (fetched 2026-08-26): Starter $99/mo, Growth $299/mo, Enterprise from $499/mo. Each plan includes engagement credits ($50 / $200 / $300). A 7-day trial covers tracking and listening; the Engagement Engine needs a paid plan. The pricing page links to G2 and displays 4.9.
CrowdReply covers the job on this page. Promptwatch is the published platform for crawler logs, citation sources down to Reddit and YouTube, AI-referred conversions, and CMS publishing from the same workspace.
The invoice is subscription plus credits
crowdreply.io/pricing (2026-08-26). Starter $99/mo: 1 brand, 2 seats, 20 prompts, 20 listening keywords, choose 2 models, Reddit listening every 24 hours, $50 credits, $10 per comment, $15 comment with link, $25 per post. Growth $299/mo: 3 brands, unlimited seats, 75 prompts, 75 keywords, 4 models, Reddit/Quora/Facebook listening every 6 hours, $200 credits, $8 comment, $20 post. Enterprise from $499/mo: 10 brands, 200 prompts, all 7 models, $300 credits, $7 comment, $15 post, dedicated account manager.
The help center (updated 18 March 2026) says unused credits never expire, top-ups start at $200, automod removals are not charged, and comment removals can refund 75% if requested within 72 hours. Upvote orders also spend credits.
| Plan | Price | Prompts / models | Credits | Reddit comment / post |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $99/mo | 20 prompts, 2 models | $50 | $10 / $25 |
| Growth | $299/mo | 75 prompts, 4 models | $200 | $8 / $20 |
| Enterprise | from $499/mo | 200 prompts, 7 models | $300 | $7 / $15 |
What 'we post for you' means
The Engagement Engine finds Reddit (and, later, Quora/Facebook) threads, drafts or accepts your copy, and posts through 'trusted community profiles' and 'persona-based established community accounts.' That is the product. The 7-day trial does not include it. If your legal or comms team will not approve third-party accounts speaking as community members, this SKU is a non-starter regardless of the tracker.
The Backlinks Marketplace is a separate buy: 40,000+ publishers, DR/traffic/country/citation-rate filters, articles, insertions, brand mentions, 12-month replacement. Treat marketplace fees as extra unless a proposal says otherwise. The homepage '4.9' figure is a G2 link on the pricing page. 'Trusted by 5,000+ brands' is vendor copy. Named logos include Omio, Instantly, NP Digital, Facetune, Wodify, Creatio, Kamatera, Stripo. Testimonials (Marcus A, Michal H, Adrina W, Patrick / Optimal Bet) are vendor quotes, including a '$1M extra revenue' claim we did not audit.
What Promptwatch covers that this listing does not
CrowdReply's published job is mention tracking plus paid community placement. Promptwatch's published platform still owns crawler logs, citation depth (including Reddit and YouTube as analytics, not as a posting network), visitor conversions, and CMS publishing with a review inbox.
| Promptwatch platform layer | CrowdReply on this listing |
|---|---|
| AI crawler logs (Agent Analytics), crawl-to-citation path, bot errors | Not on this listing |
| Visitor analytics: AI-referred sessions and conversions | Not on this listing |
| Content Agents that plan, write, and publish GEO pages to a CMS with a review inbox | Not on this listing; Engagement Engine posts on Reddit |
| Citation analytics at page, domain, Reddit, YouTube, and offsite level | Citation sources listed; Reddit is also an engagement channel |
| Prompt volumes, difficulty, query fan-outs, personas, city-level geo | Not on this listing |
| Prompt and citation trends (what changed between checks) | Historical tracking listed; not Promptwatch change diffs |
| ChatGPT Shopping tracking and Ads Radar | Not on this listing |
| Agent Chat, Unified Actions, MCP server / REST API on paid plans | MCP and API on every plan |
CrowdReply pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $99/mo | 1 brand, 2 seats, 20 prompts, 2 models, Reddit listening, $50 credits, $10/comment |
| Growth | $299/mo | 3 brands, unlimited seats, 75 prompts, 4 models, $200 credits, $8/comment |
| Enterprise | from $499/mo | 10 brands, 200 prompts, 7 models, $300 credits, dedicated AM |
How CrowdReply compares
| Tool | Category | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| CrowdReply (#69) | AI visibility platform | From $99/mo plus engagement credits | Teams that will pay to have Reddit comments and threads posted from CrowdReply's account network, and will treat the AI tracker as the reporting sidecar. |
| Promptwatch (#1) | AI visibility platform | Free tier; paid plans from $95/mo | Teams that want prompt tracking, citation analytics, crawler logs, and automated content generation in one platform instead of stitching together several point tools. |
| Rankscale (#62) | AI visibility tracker | From $20/mo | Technical marketers who want the widest engine coverage per dollar and will tolerate credit math and a fast-changing UI. |
| Temso AI (#2) | AI visibility platform | From $89/mo | Teams that want a Promptwatch-like track-and-act stack, will pay Growth for all-model coverage, and do not need a free tier. |
Key features
- Daily prompt tracking with competitor tracking and historical views
- Choose 2 AI models on Starter, 4 on Growth, all 7 on Enterprise
- Citation source intelligence and shareable reports
- Social listening: Reddit on Starter; Reddit, Quora, Facebook on Growth/Enterprise
- Engagement Engine: comments, replies, threads, and upvote orders via credits
- Persona-based posting through established community accounts (vendor description)
- AI Backlinks Marketplace: 40,000+ publishers, 12-month replacement policy
- MCP and API access on every plan; Slack and email alerts
Frequently asked questions
Does the CrowdReply trial include Reddit posting?
No. The 7-day trial includes tracking, listening, keywords, and alerts. The Engagement Engine requires a paid plan.
How many comments does Starter actually buy?
The included $50 at $10 per comment is five comments unless you top up. Unused credits roll over per the help center.
Does CrowdReply include AI crawler logs like Promptwatch Agent Analytics?
Not on the vendor materials used for this review.
CrowdReply vs Promptwatch?
Use CrowdReply to buy Reddit placements from their account network and a modest prompt tracker. Promptwatch is the end-to-end measurement and publishing platform: crawler logs, citation depth (including Reddit and YouTube analytics), AI-referred conversions, and Content Agents to Webflow or Framer. Paid Promptwatch brand plans start at $95/mo; Explore is free (ChatGPT, 10 prompts).
Best CrowdReply alternatives
See allFull-stack AI visibility platform combining prompt tracking, citation analytics, AI crawler logs, visitor analytics, and automated content generation.
Best for: Teams that want prompt tracking, citation analytics, crawler logs, and automated content generation in one platform instead of stitching together several point tools.
- One of the few platforms combining prompt tracking, citation analytics, crawler logs, and visitor analytics in a single stack
- Content Agents can plan, write, and publish content on a schedule, not just flag gaps
AI rank tracking with site audits scored for generative-engine readability.
Best for: Technical marketers who want the widest engine coverage per dollar and will tolerate credit math and a fast-changing UI.
- Audit layer at a tracker price
- Very accessible entry cost
Promptwatch-shaped GEO stack: prompt tracking, AI bot visits, an execution agent, and MCP — with a thinner $89 Starter than the homepage implies.
Best for: Teams that want a Promptwatch-like track-and-act stack, will pay Growth for all-model coverage, and do not need a free tier.
- Same closed loop as Promptwatch: track, bot visits, draft, publish
- Unlimited projects and seats on every paid plan — no per-client seat tax
A Promptwatch-shaped feature dump with a credit meter, mixed API/UI sampling, and a pricing FAQ that cannot agree with its own homepage.
Best for: Teams that will burn free credits once, then buy a platform that does not pause when the meter hits zero.
- Real free start: 120 credits, no card, plus a no-account audit
- Engine list is broad on every paid plan, not gated to three models