Profound is a Sequoia-backed ($35M) enterprise GEO platform for Fortune 500 brands, tracking visibility across 10+ AI engines. In this comparison, we evaluate how Licheo's autonomous AI SEO agent stacks up against Profound (GEO Tool) across pricing, features, deliverables, and overall value.
| Feature | Licheo | Profound |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | Contact us | $99/month ($99 - $399/month (Enterprise: custom)) |
| Contract Length | Month-to-month | Monthly/Annual |
| Monthly Deliverables | Continuous execution | Reports and insights |
| Setup Time | 5 minutes | 1-2 hours |
| Your Time Required | 0 hours/week | 2-4 hours/week |
| Support | 24/7 AI + Human oversight | Email (Enterprise: dedicated) |
A detailed look at what each platform offers across all major SEO capabilities.
| Capability | Licheo | Profound |
|---|---|---|
| Autonomous Execution | ✓ (100% hands-off) | ✗ (Monitoring + content only) |
| AI-Powered | ✓ (AI specialists 24/7) | ✓ (AI-powered analytics) |
| GEO Optimization | ✓ (ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews) | ✓ (Core feature - 10+ AI engines) |
| Technical SEO Audits | ✓ (Continuous monitoring) | ✗ (Not included) |
| Technical SEO Fixes | ✓ (Auto-implemented) | ✗ (Not included) |
| Schema Markup | ✓ (Automatic generation) | ✗ (Not included) |
| Content Creation | ✓ (Blog posts, landing pages) | ✓ (AI content tools) |
| Content Optimization | ✓ (Automatic improvements) | ✓ (For AI visibility) |
| Keyword Research | ✓ (AI-powered discovery) | ~ (Prompt research) |
| Link Building | ✓ (Quality outreach) | ✗ (Not included) |
| Backlinks Analysis | ✓ (Continuous monitoring) | ✗ (Not included) |
| Rank Tracking | ✓ (Daily updates) | ✗ (AI visibility only) |
| Competitor Analysis | ✓ (24/7 monitoring) | ✓ (AI visibility comparison) |
| Reporting | ✓ (Real-time dashboard) | ✓ (Real-time dashboards) |
| White Label | ✗ (Not available) | ~ (Enterprise only) |
| Metric | Licheo | Profound |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Cost | Contact us | $99-$399+ |
| Traditional SEO | Full service | Not included |
| Technical SEO | Included | Not included |
| Link Building | Included | Not included |
| Execution | Fully automated | Monitoring only |
Join businesses that switched from Profound to Licheo and saw more improvements in their first month than they got in an entire quarter. Licheo's AI SEO agent works 24/7, executing SEO and GEO improvements continuously, completely hands-off.
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