VisiScan vs HubSpot AI Search Grader 2026
We might run both free scans on a local lead. We still measure on Promptwatch. HubSpot is three engines. VisiScan is four plus a $49 PDF.
A local lead shows up with a HubSpot AEO Grader screenshot. Another shows up with a VisiScan score. We already run Promptwatch. We will look at both free artifacts. We will not replace the scoreboard with either of them.
HubSpot's grader (AEO Grader in 2026, Xfunnel in the background) is ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini. No Claude. Unpublished method. Scores not guaranteed, per their disclaimer on our listing. Sentiment can eat 40 points. The $50/mo AEO add-on is about 25 prompts. One test we keep on file showed 0% for a domain other tools still saw. We will not put that upsell in a proposal.
VisiScan is four engines, 5 questions, 2 samples, up to 40 answers, one free scan per URL. $49 for up to 144 with schema to paste. $29/mo weekly. Mike Holp. pricing.md 24 August 2026. Harborlight is illustrative.
Deck table
| VisiScan | HubSpot grader | Promptwatch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 4 engines, counted samples | 3 engines, no sample recipe | Explore 10 ChatGPT prompts |
| Paid | $49 or $29/mo | AEO ~$50/mo | Essential $95 |
| We use as | Local appendix | Slide only | KPI source |
| Logs | No | No | Professional |
We would run VisiScan free on a plumber URL because Claude is on the pass. We would run HubSpot if the client already lives in HubSpot and wants a familiar badge. We measure on Promptwatch either way. Essential $95, Professional $245 with crawler logs. VisiScan $29 is not our Promptwatch seat.
Paste-in llms.txt from VisiScan is fine if the owner will add it. We still publish and measure elsewhere. HubSpot grade is not a content task.
If they only have budget for one paid tool after the free mirrors, it is Promptwatch, not HubSpot AEO and not VisiScan Monitor.