ClearVisibility vs. Profound
ClearVisibility is a full-stack AI visibility consultancy — it measures where a brand stands inside answer engines, installs the CLEAR infrastructure that produces citations, and stewards it over time. Profound is an AI search visibility monitoring platform — a SaaS tool that tracks brand mentions across LLMs so a team can measure share of voice. Buyers typically use both: a monitoring tool for continuous visibility, and ClearVisibility to build the underlying infrastructure the tool is measuring.
Side-by-side
| Dimension | ClearVisibility (consultancy) | Profound (monitoring) |
|---|---|---|
| Category | AI visibility consultancy (measure + install + steward). | AI search visibility monitoring platform (measure). |
| What you buy | A diagnostic, a CLEAR installation engagement, and ongoing authority stewardship. | SaaS access to dashboards that track brand mentions across LLMs. |
| Who does the work | ClearVisibility ships the topic map, schema pack, llms.txt, retrieval fixes, and decision-stage content. | You (or your existing agency) interpret the dashboards and execute the changes. |
| Diagnostic depth | 60-query benchmark across five domains (Clarity, Linkage, Evidence, Answerability, Revenue Alignment) plus a retrieval-readiness audit per priority page. | Continuous prompt monitoring and share-of-voice reporting. |
| Deliverables | ClearVisibility Score™, topic authority map, JSON-LD bundle, llms.txt, robots additions, per-URL retrieval checklist, 30/60/90-day roadmap. | Dashboards, alerts, competitor comparisons, and prompt-response archives. |
| Best fit | Teams that need the infrastructure built, not just measured. | In-house teams with the capacity to act on measurement data themselves. |
| Cost model | Fixed-scope diagnostic + engagement fees; optional retainer for stewardship. | Recurring SaaS subscription priced by seats or prompt volume. |
FAQ
Is ClearVisibility a competitor to AI-search monitoring tools?+
No. Monitoring platforms answer 'am I being cited?' ClearVisibility answers 'what needs to change so I get cited, and who is going to build it?' The two are complementary — many clients keep a monitoring subscription while ClearVisibility installs the underlying infrastructure.
Can I use a monitoring tool instead of hiring a consultancy?+
You can — if you have an in-house content, schema, and technical SEO team with capacity to interpret prompt data and ship structured changes on a regular cadence. Most mid-market B2B firms do not, which is the gap ClearVisibility fills.
Do you integrate with third-party AI visibility platforms?+
Yes. ClearVisibility can read from and validate against third-party trackers as part of an installation or stewardship engagement. Our own diagnostic uses a fixed 60-query panel across multiple answer engines so results are reproducible.
What if I already have a monitoring subscription?+
Keep it. Bring the data into the engagement. ClearVisibility uses it as an additional signal alongside the ClearVisibility Score™ and retrieval-readiness audit.
See where you stand today
The ClearVisibility Score™ benchmarks your AI findability across 60 category queries and returns a prioritized 30/60/90-day roadmap.