BeCited vs RankScale
A credit-based AI visibility tracker with the broadest engine coverage on the market (17+ engines, 240+ countries).
RankScale's pitch is breadth: 17+ AI engines including DeepSeek, Mistral, and Copilot, 240+ countries, 94+ technical checkpoints, and credit-based pricing from $20/month. For agencies it adds white-labeled dashboard links and an affiliate program.
BeCited trades breadth for depth and provability. We measure seven engines, but every measurement is deterministic: the same audit re-run gives the same score, so a client deck can say "we moved CITE from 41 to 58" and mean it. Credits also make RankScale costs usage-dependent (a Claude check costs more credits than a ChatGPT one, per their pricing page); BeCited plans are flat.
| BeCited | RankScale | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Free instant report; paid from $39/mo (SEO) or $79/mo (GEO), flat | From $20/mo, credit-based (engine checks consume credits at different rates) |
| Engines | Up to 7, same deterministic method on each | 17+ engines |
| Scoring model | Deterministic CITE + SEO scores, 0-100; the same re-run gives the same score | Visibility scores and rankings; repeatability not claimed on their site |
| Classic SEO track | SEO Health score in the same audit | Page audits with 200+ factors |
| Fix loop | Prioritized fix list on every audit; fix tracker diffs each re-run against the last | Scout recommendations on Growth ($385/mo) and up |
| Free tier | Free instant report, no signup and no card | Essentials tier from $20/mo |
| MCP + API | MCP server + REST API, free teaser depth without a key | REST API on Growth and up; MCP not claimed on their site |
| Agency | Rollup dashboard + client-branded PDF reports on Scale | White-labeled dashboard links, affiliate program |
RankScale details read from their public site on 2026-07-24. Their product moves; check their pricing page before deciding.
Choose RankScale if
- You want the maximum number of engines tracked, including DeepSeek, Mistral, and Copilot.
- You need geo-targeted tracking across 240+ countries.
- You prefer credit-based pricing that scales down for very light usage.
Choose BeCited if
- You want repeatable scores you can put in front of a client without a variance asterisk.
- You want flat pricing instead of per-engine credit math.
- You want the audit to end in ranked work, not a dashboard to interpret.
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