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CrunchJunkie vs Rankshift

Rankshift tracks 9 named AI engines on credit-metered plans from €69/mo billed yearly (€77 month to month), with unlimited projects and users. CrunchJunkie offers 10 engines on every plan from €14/mo. Both write content briefs and analyse AI crawlers; Rankshift adds an AI writer and ChatGPT ads tracking, CrunchJunkie adds client reporting across ad and analytics channels.

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

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Who should choose Rankshift

  • You want an AI content writer alongside tracking.
  • You want unlimited projects and users on every tier.
  • You need Mistral tracked, which CrunchJunkie doesn't cover.

Who should choose CrunchJunkie

  • You don't want scans metered by credits: on your own API keys CrunchJunkie doesn't meter them.
  • You need Grok or DeepSeek, which Rankshift doesn't list.
  • You report AI visibility next to Google Ads, Meta and GA4.

Feature by feature

Side by side, including where Rankshift is stronger.

CapabilityCrunchJunkieRankshift
AI-search visibility tracking
AI engines trackedRankshift names 9 engines, all on every plan: ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity, Mistral, Meta AI, Claude and Microsoft Copilot. CrunchJunkie offers all 10 on every plan; its 10 add Grok and DeepSeek, Rankshift's 9 add Mistral.109
No credit metering on your own API keysRankshift meters credits (9,500/22,000/53,000 a month by tier); a run costs 2 credits, or 5 on Claude and Copilot, which Rankshift puts at roughly 150/350/850 prompts a day on one engine. 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.—
Content briefsBoth generate content briefs. CrunchJunkie's are built from your own scan data (the pages AI engines cited, the searches they ran) and the prompt is re-scanned afterwards to measure the change. Rankshift adds an AI content writer; CrunchJunkie drafts briefs, not articles.
AI crawler analyticsBoth analyse AI-crawler traffic. CrunchJunkie checks each hit against the IP ranges AI providers publish, where they publish them, and flags requests that use a crawler's name from outside its range.
MCP / API accessRankshift's MCP server is read-only; its REST API and MCP are on every tier. CrunchJunkie's MCP server has 68 tools, read and write, on every paid plan.68 tools
Looker Studio connectorBoth include a Looker Studio integration on their plans. CrunchJunkie's connector was Google-verified on 23 Sep 2026 and is included on Pro, Agency and Scale; Rankshift includes its BI connectors (Looker Studio, BigQuery, Tableau, Power BI and others) on all tiers.
Cross-channel reporting (ads, GA4, Search Console)—
Cross-channel white-label reportsNot stated
Starting priceRankshift Starter billed yearly (€77 month to month), excluding VAT; 30-day free trial. CrunchJunkie from €14/mo, 14-day trial.€14/mo€69/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.

Rankshift

AI-search visibility for SEO teams · credit-metered.

  • Starterbilled yearly (€77 monthly) · 9,500 credits (≈150 prompts/day on one engine)
    €69/mo
  • Professionalbilled yearly (€177 monthly) · 22,000 credits (≈350 prompts/day)
    €159/mo
  • Businessbilled yearly (€399 monthly) · 53,000 credits (≈850 prompts/day)
    €359/mo
  • Enterprisecustom coverage · SSO
    Custom

Prices in EUR excluding VAT, billed yearly (annual billing saves 10%); also shown in USD ($82/$189/$425 yearly, $92/$210/$473 monthly) and GBP. 9 engines on every plan; unlimited projects and users on all tiers; read-only MCP server, REST API and BI connectors included; 30-day free trial without a card. Re-checked from rankshift.ai/pricing, /ai-instructions and /integrations, 14 Oct 2026.

FAQ

Rankshift vs CrunchJunkie: common questions

Billed yearly: Starter €69/mo, Professional €159/mo and Business €359/mo; month to month €77, €177 and €399 (in USD $82/$189/$425 yearly or $92/$210/$473 monthly). Plans meter credits, 9,500, 22,000 and 53,000 a month; Rankshift puts that at roughly 150, 350 and 850 prompts a day, assuming daily tracking on one engine at 2 credits per run. Enterprise is custom. Prices exclude VAT, and there is a 30-day free trial. Re-checked on rankshift.ai on 14 October 2026.

Nine, all on every plan: ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity, Mistral, Meta AI, Claude and Microsoft Copilot; a run costs 2 credits, or 5 on Claude and Copilot. CrunchJunkie offers 10 on every plan: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Microsoft Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek and Meta AI.

Yes. CrunchJunkie's briefs are built from your own scan data, the pages AI engines cited and the searches they ran, and it re-scans the prompt after you publish. Rankshift adds an AI content writer; CrunchJunkie drafts briefs, not articles.

Rankshift lists no ad, GA4 or Search Console reporting; it connects BI tools such as Looker Studio, BigQuery and Power BI to its own data. CrunchJunkie reports AI visibility next to those channels in white-label client reports.

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