If you're evaluating Reddit-focused AI visibility tools, CrowdReply is probably one of the names that comes up. Worth being straight about what it actually does versus what AEOrank does, since the two overlap a lot more than tools like Profound or Peec AI do with either of us. Those two measure whether an AI cited you. CrowdReply and AEOrank both go further and get involved in the actual Reddit conversation.
What CrowdReply actually offers
Based on their own published pricing, CrowdReply runs three tiers:
| Tier | Price | What it includes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $99/mo | 1 brand, 20 AI search prompts, 20 social listening keywords, $50/mo engagement credits. Reddit replies at $10 per comment or $25 per thread | |
| Growth | $299/mo | More prompts and keywords, cheaper per-comment pricing, $200/mo credits | |
| Enterprise | from $499/mo | Dedicated account manager | Every tier includes AI search tracking, social listening, and access to a publisher backlink marketplace. |
That's a genuinely broad feature set: citation tracking, brand monitoring, and Reddit engagement, bundled into one credit-based platform.
What AEOrank offers
From AEOrank's own pricing page:
| Plan | Price | Included credits | Per comment | Per post | Per upvote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite | $199/mo | $100 | $10 | $20 | $0.10 |
| Pro | $299/mo | $200 | $7 | $15 | $0.10 |
| Max | $449/mo | $300 | $5 | $10 | $0.10 |
Every plan includes Reddit thread scans, brand and competitor mention tracking, keyword monitoring, access to high-karma accounts, one-click commenting and posting, upvoting, and analytics, with a 7-day free trial.
Where they differ
The two are closer than most tools in this category: both pair AI visibility tracking with placing replies in Reddit threads, and both price that placement per comment. Third-party reviews describe CrowdReply's engine as posting through established accounts with an upvoting feature, which is also part of AEOrank's plans, so the account model is not what separates them.
The real differences are scope and focus. CrowdReply is broader: AI search tracking across more engines, social listening beyond Reddit, and a publisher backlink marketplace. AEOrank is narrower and weighted entirely toward Reddit: it scans for the threads AI assistants actually cite and tracks brand and competitor mentions there.
Whichever you choose, read Reddit's rules on promotion and vote manipulation and decide how much of that risk you want to carry.
Which one fits which team
CrowdReply makes sense for a team that wants one platform for AI search tracking across many engines, social listening and Reddit engagement, plus backlinks.
AEOrank fits a team whose AI visibility problem is specifically Reddit: which threads the assistants cite, who is being recommended in them, and getting your brand into those conversations.
Neither tool is wrong for every team. But "which one posts for me" is a different question from "which one tells me where I stand," and it's worth answering with your eyes open. If you want a second opinion on where your brand actually stands in AI answers first, that's what a visibility audit is for.
For how to evaluate any tool in this category, ours included, see how to evaluate AI visibility tools.