# AthenaHQ alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 200 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where AthenaHQ holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/athenahq/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Profound: 45
- Otterly: 37
- Wellows: 8
- Scrunch: 7
- Ayzeo: 5
- Peec AI: 5

## AI visibility and answer engine tracking tools

**Small business**: 68 of 72 answers did not name AthenaHQ.

- Otterly: first choice in 27 of those 68
- Ayzeo: first choice in 5 of those 68
- Wellows: first choice in 5 of those 68
- HubSpot AEO Grader: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Peec AI: first choice in 2 of those 68
- RadarKit: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Amplitude AI Visibility: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Answer Monitor: first choice in 1 of those 68

**Mid-market**: 66 of 72 answers did not name AthenaHQ (AthenaHQ is #9 of 11 at 2%).

- Otterly: first choice in 10 of those 66
- Profound: first choice in 7 of those 66
- Rankscale: first choice in 5 of those 66
- Peec AI: first choice in 3 of those 66
- RadarKit: first choice in 3 of those 66
- SE Ranking: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Scrunch: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Wellows: first choice in 3 of those 66

**Enterprise**: 66 of 72 answers did not name AthenaHQ (AthenaHQ is #6 of 9 at 2%).

- Profound: first choice in 38 of those 66
- Scrunch: first choice in 4 of those 66
- AirOps: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Cognizo: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Conductor: first choice in 2 of those 66
- BrightEdge / OmniSEO: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Finseo: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Geoptie: first choice in 1 of those 66

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