Elmo replaces 5 paid apps

One open-source tool, 5 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.

Elmo $0replaces $271/mo230 · active aug 2026docker to self-host📈 seo & marketing
what it lets you cancel
ProfoundKINDA$99/mo

A real self-hosted AI visibility dashboard; crawler-log analysis is the conspicuous thing it does not replace.

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AmICitedKINDA$57.73/mo

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.

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LLM PulseKINDA$56.52/mo

Tracks mentions, citations and competitors across the major engines; sentiment and referral traffic are still on the road map.

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CueScoutKINDA$49/mo

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.

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100 QuestionsKINDA$9/mo

Prompt-by-prompt AI visibility with citations and competitors across the major engines; the queries still need model or scraper credentials.

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last updated 2026-08-09 · up to $3,252/yr replaced · no votes, no pay-to-list

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