Elmo replaces 7 paid apps
One open-source tool, 7 subscriptions it can stand in for. Each pairing below is curated and verified by hand, with the honest catch spelled out. No votes, no pay-to-list.
A real self-hosted AI visibility dashboard; crawler-log analysis is the conspicuous thing it does not replace.
the verdict →all Profound alternatives →
A self-hosted AI visibility dashboard that runs your prompts across the major engines and records mentions and citations; the white-label reporting is the part you keep paying for.
the verdict →all BrandGEO alternatives →
Tracks the citations honestly. Writing the article and pushing it to your CMS is still your evening.
the verdict →all Rankwise alternatives →
Self-hosted AEO tracker covering the API-proxy scoring loop; it queries model APIs, which is exactly the faithfulness gap the paid product exists to cross.
the verdict →all AmICited alternatives →
Tracks mentions, citations and competitors across the major engines; sentiment and referral traffic are still on the road map.
the verdict →all LLM Pulse alternatives →
Covers the visibility-check half well; it has no Reddit/HN buyer-thread mining and no writing-plan or draft generation on top of the scores.
the verdict →all CueScout alternatives →
Prompt-by-prompt AI visibility with citations and competitors across the major engines; the queries still need model or scraper credentials.
the verdict →all 100 Questions alternatives →last updated 2026-08-10 · up to $4,908/yr replaced · no votes, no pay-to-list