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Compared as of November 2026

Answer Position vs Profound for a UK B2B team

Profound is an AI marketing platform with software agents. Answer Position is a managed UK service. What each one’s own pages state, and who each suits.

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One buyer questionA diagram. One buyer question sits at the centre. AI assistants answer it on the inner ring. On the outer ring, the tools you run yourself sit on one arc and Answer Position, which we run for you, sits on the other.Which optionfits a UKB2B team?You run itSoftware you log intoWe run itA managed UK service
Many teams use a tool and an agency together.

The short answer

Profound is software with an AI Marketer and agents, sold through a free trial and a demo, and it publishes no paid price. Answer Position is a UK managed service that runs the measurement and the evidence work. Choose Profound to run it yourself at scale, and Answer Position to have it done.

Prices and plans as published in November 2026. Last checked: .

Side by side

Ten things a UK B2B team asks first. Each cell says what the page states and links to where.

Capability checklist: what each vendor’s own page states, as of November 2026
CapabilityManaged UK serviceSoftware, demo led
How you get it
Software you log into yourself
Answer Position
Not stated. Not stated

Not today. The Intelligence platform is in development.

Profound
Yes. Stated on the vendor’s page

A platform with an AI Marketer and agents

Source
A team runs the measurement for you
Answer Position
Yes. Stated on the vendor’s page

Buyer questions agreed with you, answers observed and kept

Profound
Not stated. Not stated
A team does the work that changes the answers
Answer Position
Yes. Stated on the vendor’s page

Evidence pieces and technical fixes in the monthly programmes

Profound
Not stated. Not stated

Not stated as a service

What it tells you
Says what to change
Answer Position
Yes. Stated on the vendor’s page

A 90-day plan from an Audit; five actions a month in Monitor

Profound
Yes. Stated on the vendor’s page

Suggestions, and agents that draft content

Source
You choose the prompts or questions
Answer Position
Yes. Stated on the vendor’s page

Questions agreed with you before any answer is collected

Profound
Some plans. Stated for some plans only

On Enterprise; the free Trial uses a recommended set

Source
Getting started
A free way to start
Answer Position
Yes. Stated on the vendor’s page

A free diagnostic, reviewed by a person

Profound
Yes. Stated on the vendor’s page

Free Trial: 50 prompts daily for 7 days

Source
Fit for UK B2B
States a UK or EMEA B2B technology focus
Answer Position
Yes. Stated on the vendor’s page

Built for UK and EMEA B2B technology vendors

Profound
Not stated. Not stated

Not stated; the pricing page names no region

Prices stated in pounds sterling
Answer Position
Yes. Stated on the vendor’s page

Pounds sterling, excluding VAT

Profound
Not stated. Not stated

No paid price is published

Data and access
API access
Answer Position
Not stated. Not stated

Not today

Profound
Some plans. Stated for some plans only

On Enterprise

Source
Single sign-on for larger teams
Answer Position
Not stated. Not stated
Profound
Some plans. Stated for some plans only

On Enterprise, with SOC 2

Source
  • Yes
  • Some plans
  • Not stated

A filled tick means the vendor’s own page states it. A half-filled tick means it states it for some plans only. "Not stated" means the pages we read do not say so; for Answer Position it means we do not offer it today. This is a checklist of stated capabilities, not a rating.

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Plans as published

Profound: prices and plans as published in November 2026.

Trial
Free. 50 prompts run daily for 7 days on three answer engines; the prompt set cannot be customised.
Enterprise
Custom price through a demo. Tailored prompt tracking, up to nine answer engines, SSO, SOC 2.
Agency Growth
Mentioned in the FAQ: self-serve, 400 credits a month for each workspace an agency sets up. No price stated.

What its pages state

  • Describes itself as an AI marketing platform with an AI Marketer, software agents that research, draft and stage content for your approval. Source
  • Lists two plans: a free Trial and an Enterprise plan with a custom price. It publishes no paid price and directs you to a demo. Source
  • The Trial runs 50 prompts daily for 7 days on three answer engines (ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews). The prompt set is recommended and cannot be customised. Source
  • Enterprise names up to nine answer engines: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Gemini, DeepSeek, Claude, Google AI Overviews, Exa Search and Muse Spark. Enterprise users can edit, disable or add prompts. Source
  • Enterprise lists prompt volumes with CSV and JSON exports and API access, SSO and SAML, SOC 2, and support up to a dedicated specialist. Source
  • Its FAQ mentions a self-serve Agency Growth plan with 400 credits a month for each workspace an agency sets up, and states no price for it. Source
  • The pricing page does not mention the UK or EMEA. Source

Who each option suits

  • Answer Position

    Managed UK service

    We measure where AI assistants name your brand and do the marketing work that changes it.

    Suits UK and EMEA B2B technology teams that want the measurement run and the evidence work done by one accountable team.

    See what we do: Answer Position
  • Profound

    Software, demo led

    An AI marketing platform with software agents, sold through a free trial and a demo.

    Suits larger marketing teams that want a platform with software agents, and will go through a demo for a tailored plan.

    Read the comparison: Profound

When a rival is the better pick

We are one of the options, so here is where the others fit better.

Choose Profound when

  • You want software agents to draft the work. Profound’s pages describe an AI Marketer that rewrites pages and stages drafts for approval. That is a software workflow we do not offer today.
  • You need to cover many answer engines at enterprise scale. Its Enterprise plan names up to nine, with tailored prompt tracking, exports and an API.
  • Security review is a gate. Its pricing page lists SSO, SAML and SOC 2 on Enterprise.

When Answer Position is the better pick

  • You want the buyer questions, the observation and the evidence work handled for you. We run the measurement and the programme as a managed UK service.
  • You want pricing in pounds after one conversation. Our engagements are quoted by scope in pounds sterling, excluding VAT.
  • You want it run for you. You do not log into software. We agree the questions, observe the answers and report counts with their base.

How we checked this page

Answer Position is one of the options compared here, so read this page with that in mind. Every statement about a rival comes from that rival’s own public pages, read on the date shown, and is linked below. We left out anything a page does not state. We do not rank the options or give them scores. Vendors change their plans often, so check the linked page before you decide. We re-check this page at least every quarter.

Statements about Answer Position come from our own services and approach pages.

Sources read

Profound, Peec AI and Otterly are trademarks of their respective owners, used here to identify the products compared. Answer Position is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.

Questions buyers ask

Does Profound publish its prices?
Not for paid plans. As of November 2026 its pricing page lists a free Trial and an Enterprise plan with a custom price, and directs you to a demo. Its FAQ mentions a self-serve Agency Growth plan with 400 credits a month for each workspace an agency sets up, without a price.
Which AI assistants does Profound cover?
Its free Trial covers three: ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews. Its Enterprise plan names up to nine, adding Perplexity, Google AI Mode, DeepSeek, Claude, Exa Search and Muse Spark.
Is Profound a tool or an agency?
On its own pages Profound is a software platform, with an AI Marketer and agents that research, draft and stage content for your approval. It also lists support up to a dedicated specialist on Enterprise. It does not describe itself as an agency.
When would Answer Position suit better than Profound?
When you want a UK team to run the measurement and the evidence work, agree the buyer questions with you and be accountable for the programme, rather than log into a platform. Profound suits teams that want to run software agents themselves at scale.

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