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CrunchJunkie vs Rankscale

Rankscale names 11 AI engines, Meta's Muse Spark among them, and claims 17+; CrunchJunkie tracks 10, so the differences are billing, hosting and reporting. Rankscale meters every query against a credit pool, from $17/mo billed yearly, and hosts on Google Cloud in Iowa. CrunchJunkie runs in Frankfurt, doesn't meter scans on your own API keys, and reports AI visibility next to ads and analytics.

Facts about Rankscale last checked 14 Oct 2026 on rankscale.ai. The table notes and price cards name each source.

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Who should choose Rankscale

  • You want checks as often as hourly: Rankscale's pricing page lists hourly to monthly scheduling on every plan, paid from a credit pool.
  • You want Mistral tracked, which CrunchJunkie doesn't cover.
  • US hosting under SCCs and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework works for you.

Who should choose CrunchJunkie

  • Data residency matters: CrunchJunkie runs in Frankfurt.
  • You report to clients across Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, Microsoft Ads, Amazon Ads, Reddit Ads, GA4 and Search Console.
  • You want visibility shown with a ± margin and the number of answers behind it.

Feature by feature

Side by side, including where Rankscale is stronger.

CapabilityCrunchJunkieRankscale
AI-search visibility tracking
AI engines trackedRankscale's homepage names ChatGPT, Muse Spark (Meta, added 27 Sep 2026), Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek and Mistral and claims '17+ engines'. CrunchJunkie tracks 10, all available on every plan.1011 named (claims 17+)
No credit metering on your own API keysRankscale meters every AI-engine query against a monthly credit pool — typically 0.25 credit per engine per prompt (Claude 2+), Pro = 1,200 credits for 'up to 4,800 answers', rollover up to 2× on Pro and Pro+ and 3× on Growth and Enterprise. CrunchJunkie doesn't meter scans on your own keys. Managed AI is metered per check, and ChatGPT, Claude and Grok count as 3 checks each.—
No modeled 'AI prompt volume' figuresRankscale estimates prompt volume by 'semantic reconstruction' and says it imputes missing user-intent data where direct logs are unavailable. CrunchJunkie shows no AI search-volume numbers because no ground truth exists.—
Repeated runs + margin of error shownCrunchJunkie runs each prompt twice by default and shows visibility with a Wilson ± margin and the number of answers behind it. We found no runs-per-prompt figure or confidence interval published on Rankscale's pricing, facts or methodology pages.Not stated
Cross-channel reporting (ads, GA4, Search Console)Rankscale offers GA4 and Search Console imports (beta) and a Looker Studio connector for its own metrics; it reports no ad channels. CrunchJunkie reports AI visibility alongside Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Amazon, Reddit, GA4, Search Console and email.—
Cross-channel white-label reportsShareable dashboard links come on every Rankscale plan; white-labelled links start on the $385 Growth plan and cover its GEO data only.GEO-only, Growth+
GEO / technical site auditBoth audit pages. Rankscale: 50–200 page audits a month per plan. CrunchJunkie: no monthly audit cap, with live crawler probes, and crawler analytics that check hits against the IP ranges AI providers publish.
MCP serverBoth hosted; Rankscale's server launched in June 2026, with reads included and credit-spending writes behind a separate permission (clarified 21 Sep 2026).68 tools
EU data residencyRankscale's privacy policy states it is hosted on Google Cloud with its primary data centre in Iowa, USA (us-central1), transfers under SCCs / EU-US DPF. CrunchJunkie runs in Frankfurt.—
Starting priceRankscale Essentials $17/mo, yearly only; Pro $99 (1,200 credits, 10 brand dashboards), Pro+ $229 (3,000 credits, 25 dashboards, REST API), Growth $385 (5,500 credits, 50 dashboards, white-label, REST API), Enterprise $780 (12,000 credits, 100 dashboards). 15% off annual, 7-day Pro trial. CrunchJunkie from €14/mo including cross-channel reporting.€14/mo$17/mo

Pricing, side by side

Where each one starts, with the source and date under each card.

CrunchJunkie

AI visibility + reporting, one subscription.

  • Solo1 brand, 1 user, no white-label
    €14/mo
  • Starter5 brands, white-label reports
    €59/mo
  • Pro20 brands, custom domain, REST API, Looker Studio
    €149/mo
  • Agency40 brands, unlimited users
    €224/mo

All 10 AI engines on every plan (4 switched on for a new project), with no per-engine fee · Run them on your own API keys at the providers' rates, or on Managed AI from €25/mo (€0.05 a check beyond the allowance; ChatGPT, Claude and Grok count as 3 checks each) · Annual billing saves up to 17% (14% on Solo) · 14-day trial, card required; during the trial, AI-visibility scans run on Perplexity at no cost and other engines on your own keys · All prices exclude VAT.

Rankscale

GEO / AI-search visibility · credit-metered · US-hosted.

  • Essentialsbilled yearly only · entry credits
    $17/mo
  • Pro1,200 credits · 10 dashboards · 50 audits · 7-day trial
    $99/mo
  • Pro+3,000 credits · 25 dashboards · 100 audits · REST API
    $229/mo
  • Growth5,500 credits · 50 dashboards · white-labelled links · REST API
    $385/mo
  • Enterprise12,000 credits · 100 dashboards · 200 audits
    $780/mo

Credit-metered — every AI-engine query draws down a monthly credit pool (~0.25 credit per engine per prompt; 15% off annual; rollover up to 2× on Pro and Pro+, 3× on Growth and Enterprise; team workspaces with unlimited seats on the plans that include them, not Essentials; hourly to monthly scheduling on every plan, per the pricing page's scheduling row). Eleven named engines, '17+' claimed. GEO / AI-visibility only — no ad-channel reporting. Hosted on Google Cloud, Iowa (USA). Verified on rankscale.ai/pricing, the homepage, /facts, /mcp, /privacy and /changelog, 14 Oct 2026.

FAQ

Rankscale vs CrunchJunkie: common questions

Rankscale meters every AI-engine query against a monthly credit pool, typically 0.25 credit per engine per prompt (2 or more for Claude), with rollover up to 2× (Pro, Pro+) or 3× (Growth, Enterprise). CrunchJunkie doesn't meter scans that run on your own API keys; you pay the providers directly. Managed AI is metered by check: from €25/mo for 645 checks, with ChatGPT, Claude and Grok counting as 3 checks each.

Rankscale's privacy policy states it is hosted on Google Cloud with its primary data centre in Iowa, USA (us-central1), with transfers under SCCs and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. CrunchJunkie hosts customer data in the EU, in Frankfurt.

Essentials $17/mo (yearly only), Pro $99/mo (1,200 credits, 10 brand dashboards), Pro+ $229/mo (3,000 credits, 25 dashboards, REST API), Growth $385/mo (5,500 credits, 50 dashboards, white-label, REST API) and Enterprise $780/mo (12,000 credits, 100 dashboards), with 15% off annual billing and a 7-day Pro trial. Verified on rankscale.ai on 14 October 2026.

For its own GEO data: shareable dashboard links come on every plan, white-labelled links start on the $385 Growth plan, and GA4 and Search Console imports are in beta. It reports no ad channels. CrunchJunkie reports AI visibility next to ad, analytics and email channels in one white-label report.

Rankscale estimates prompt volume by 'semantic reconstruction' and says it imputes missing user-intent data where direct logs are unavailable. CrunchJunkie shows no AI search-volume figures, because no ground truth for them exists.

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