Goodie AI vs Searchable vs LLM Pulse: Three Lightweight AEO Tools Compared for Small Teams in 2026

Key takeaways ...## Key takeaways- LLM Pulse is the cheapest real entry point (€49/mo, 50 prompts, 5 engines included) and the only one of the three that doesn't gate model coverage by tier. Searchable starts at $125/mo with 100 prompts but only 3 engines on the base plan. Goodie's cheapest tier is $399/mo, which is not lightweight by any reasonable definition.- Searchable is the only one of the three that bundles content generation and site audits into the base plan. LLM Pulse and Goodie both have optimization features, but Searchable's article generation (20/month on Pro) is the most complete execution layer at entry level.- Goodie has the broadest engine coverage of the three (up to 12 models at Enterprise, including Alexa and Sparky for shopping), but you pay enterprise prices to get it. For a small team, that coverage is mostly theoretical.- All three tools are monitoring-first at heart. If your small team wants monitoring and automated fixing in one place, Promptwatch is the alternative that closes that loop at a mid-tier price.- Whatever you pick, track weekly at minimum. Promptwatch's data shows ChatGPT's search behavior changed dramatically multiple times in 2026 (query fan-outs, citation counts, Reddit's citation share collapsing from ~4% to ~0.5% in August). Monthly tracking is flying blind.## The honest framing first: only two of these are actually lightweightThe title of this comparison says