Rankmind vs Profound
An honest comparison from one founder to another
TL;DR
Profound is a great tool for Fortune 100 brands with enterprise budgets. They raised $35M and optimize for large contracts.
Rankmind is for bootstrapped founders who need results without the enterprise tax. We're 25% cheaper, track 5x more prompts, and you can start in 60 seconds.
Feature-by-feature comparison
💰 Pricing
- • Starter: $99/mo
- • Pro: $299/mo
- • Transparent, public pricing
- • No sales calls required
- • Starter: $99/mo
- • Growth: $399/mo
- • Enterprise: Custom
- • Sales calls for enterprise
Winner: Rankmind. Same starter price, but Pro is $100/mo cheaper than Growth.
📊 Prompts Tracked
- • 500 prompts tracked
- • 20 topics organized
- • Daily updates
- • 100 prompts tracked
- • Topics not specified
- • Daily updates
Winner: Rankmind. 5x more prompts for 25% less money.
⚡ Getting Started
- • Instant access
- • No application required
- • Start in 60 seconds
- • Application required
- • "We'll review your application"
- • Wait time varies
Winner: Rankmind. Your time matters. Start immediately.
🎯 Feature Focus
- • AI visibility tracking
- • Competitive benchmarking
- • Actionable insights
- • Clean, focused interface
- • AI visibility tracking
- • Content generation (3-6 articles/mo)
- • Workflows & automation
- • ChatGPT Shopping optimization
Winner: Depends. Want content generation? Choose Profound. Want focused tracking without bloat? Choose Rankmind.
Who should choose what?
Choose Rankmind if you:
- ✓ Are a bootstrapped founder or small team
- ✓ Want transparent, fair pricing
- ✓ Need to track 100+ prompts
- ✓ Value instant access over applications
- ✓ Want focused insights, not content generation
- ✓ Prefer tools built by bootstrappers
Choose Profound if you:
- • Are a Fortune 100 brand
- • Have enterprise budget ($399+/mo)
- • Need content generation features
- • Want ChatGPT Shopping optimization
- • Need SOC2 compliance immediately
- • Prefer VC-backed tools with press coverage
The bottom line
Profound is great for enterprises. Rankmind is great for bootstrappers. Both track AI visibility. We just do it with better value and no sales calls.