AirOps vs. AthenaHQ

AthenaHQ tracks AI visibility. AirOps turns insights into content that wins AI search and SEO.

  • Track AI visibility, search, and competitors in one unified analytics view.
  • Orchestrate content creation, review, and publishing across thousands of pages.
  • Maintain brand accuracy with built-in Brand Kits and Knowledge Bases.
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JOIN THE BEST BRANDS IN THE WORLD WINNING ON AIROPS
6% increase in AI-atttributed signups in days

Webflow 5xed content refresh velocity and increased visibility across Google and ChatGPT

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3x increase in AI search citations

Chime went from being recommended in 24 to 68 priority questions

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"The quality of our content since using Air Ops has honestly increased pretty significantly. "

George Bonaci VP of Growth, Ramp

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"AirOps isn’t just about velocity. It’s allowing us to scale without losing our brand’s human touch."

Nicole Baer, CMO, Carta

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How To Use AirOps for Reddit with Connor Beaulieu of LegalZoom

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How Docebo Captured a 25% Share of Voice Lead with AirOps

50% cut in production costs, thanks to the elimination of external agencies and manual tasks.

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“As CMO at Apollo.io, I've witnessed firsthand how AI is transforming marketing from a cost center into a precision revenue engine.”

Marcio Arnecke, CMO, Apollo

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Why Customers Choose AirOps to Go Beyond Visibility

Watching trends while traffic slips away is not a winning strategy. Only AirOps gives you the system to produce quality content that earns citations.

Win over humans
and agents alike

Get prime placement in AI Search by improving the structure, clarity, and quality of your content.

Fuel better content with
Brand Kits

Create content that sounds like your brand by weaving in your brand voice, personas, and expertise.

Content engineers, working alongside your team

Our experts help brands like Carta and Rippling build workflows and train their teams to move faster with confidence.

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What sets AirOps apart from AthenaHQ

AthenaHQ shows you the problem. AirOps solves it at scale. We connect AI search insights directly to workflows, so you can refresh hundreds of pages and close content gaps without leaving the platform.

Capabilities
Track visibility across AI search
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Benchmark competitors in AI search
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Analyze AI citations and sentiment
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Track AI visibility, SEO, and conversions in one dashboard
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Identify content gaps and opportunities
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Create, refresh, and publish content through workflows
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Publish content directly to CMS platforms
7 Platforms
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Manage brand through a centralized system
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Access SEO tools natively
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Sync with project management tools
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Track and optimize offsite AI visibility
Limited

AI ONLY

30+

What our customers are saying

“AirOps is unlike any other AI tool we’ve seen. We’ve been able to drop our agency and focus on the highest value initiatives 
in weeks”

Nick Fairbain

VP Growth Marketing, Chime

“Our brand visibility score hit a high of 28% after we refreshed content. We saw a 56% increase in subscriptions in 30 days that corresponds to content engineered for agents."

George Bonaci

VP of Growth and Demand, Ramp

“With AirOps, we grew AI-attributed signups from 2% to over 10% in under a year with zero headcount growth. Just sharper workflows and faster loops.”

Josh Grant

VP of Growth, Webflow

Ready to Win in AI Search

Schedule a demo to get your AEO visibility audit and learn how to boost your performance across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity.

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AirOps vs. AthenaHQ

Which platform is right for your team?

Search VISIBILITY

AirOps gives you the complete picture: AI visibility and SEO in one place

AthenaHQ provides AI monitoring but keeps SEO, analytics, and AI citations siloed. AirOps' Page360 unifies GSC, GA4, and AI signals into one prioritized roadmap, plus gives you control with 20+ models and BYO API keys.

Features
AI platforms tracked
5+
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
AI search visibility
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Unified AI visibility, SEO, and web analytics dashboard
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Content opportunity prioritization
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
AI offsite visibility and optimization
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
WORKFLOW AUTOMATION

Don't just recommend. Take action with AirOps.

AthenaHQ stops at recommendations and drafts. AirOps orchestrates execution, running multi-step workflows across thousands of pages and publishing directly to your CMS with your proprietary data and brand voice built in.

Features
Content creation, refresh & publishing
workflows
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Power Agents

Pre-built, reusable

workflow components

Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Multi-step content workflow
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Centralized brand context hub
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Centralized knowledge bases
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Real-time collaboration
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
integrations

Connect AirOps with your entire stack from day one

Built as a content operations hub, AirOps connects data warehouses, 20+ AI models, CMSs, and SEO tools for end-to-end execution. AthenaHQ offers limited integrations.

Features
Native integrations
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
MCP / Claude Connector
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Data warehouses

BigQuery,

Snowflake,

Postgres

Limited

AI ONLY

30+
CMS integrations

SEVERAL CMS platforms

(Webflow, Contentful,

WordPress, Ghost,

and more)

Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Web analytics

Google Analytics and

Google Search Console

Limited

AI ONLY

30+
SEO research tools

SEMrush, Ahrefs,

Moz, and more

Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Project management tools

Asana, ClickUp,

Airtable, Notion,

and more

Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Support AND Enablement

AirOps pairs hands-on support with built-in enablement

We don't just manage the help desk. Our solution architects, content engineers, and live training programs build lasting capability across your entire team, plus fully managed offsite services when you need them.

Features
Email and live chat support
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Embedded content engineer / solution architect
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Fully managed Offsite service
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Private enterprise enablement
Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Live cohort trainings

300+ Content Engineers

trained to date

Limited

AI ONLY

30+
Case studies

How Webflow scaled content 5x in days with AirOps

Frequently Asked Questions

AirOps vs Profound: Which is better?

Which is better: AirOps or AthenaHQ?

AirOps is better for teams that need to execute on AI search insights at scale. AthenaHQ excels at tracking visibility across 8+ AI models with proprietary analytics (ACE, QVEM), but it stops at recommendations and single drafts. AirOps combines visibility tracking with workflow automation. You can refresh hundreds of pages, publish directly to your CMS, and operationalize insights without manual execution. AthenaHQ shows the problem; AirOps fixes it.

What features does AirOps offer that AthenaHQ does not?

AirOps offers several capabilities AthenaHQ lacks:

  • Content creation & refresh workflows with multi-step automation and human review checkpoints
  • Grid for bulk content operations across thousands of pages
  • Knowledge Bases for grounding content in proprietary data via semantic search
  • Power Agents for pre-built, reusable workflow components
  • Page360 unified performance intelligence combining AI citations, GSC, and GA4
  • Real-time collaboration with version history, comments, and approval workflows

Does AthenaHQ help fix problems, or just identify them?

AthenaHQ identifies where you're visible across 8+ AI models and generates single AI-optimized content drafts via their Action Center. But teams must export data via CSV, create content in external tools, and publish manually through their CMS.

AirOps automates the entire process in one platform. Page360 identifies underperforming pages, Workflows generate optimized content using your Brand Kits and data, Grid enables bulk review and approval, and direct CMS integrations publish changes automatically.

How do refresh workflows differ?

AthenaHQ: Recommends pages needing optimization, generates single drafts, requires manual export/creation/publishing in separate tools. No integrated version control or bulk review.

AirOps: Page360 identifies underperforming pages, Workflows refresh hundreds simultaneously, Grid provides bulk review with side-by-side comparison, and the platform publishes directly to 7+ CMSs with a full audit trail.

The Difference: AthenaHQ gives you a draft. AirOps automates the operation from insight to published content.

How does AI visibility tracking compare?

AthenaHQ: Monitors 8+ AI models with proprietary ACE (citation prediction) and QVEM (volume estimation). Strong analytics focused on visibility metrics. Separate AI Traffic dashboard via GA4.

AirOps: Tracks AI citations across major engines. Page360 unifies AI citations with GSC performance and GA4 engagement in one view, making it easier to prioritize based on business impact, not just visibility.

The Difference: Both track effectively. AthenaHQ excels at deep AI analytics. AirOps provides 360° performance intelligence for better prioritization.

Can AirOps replace both AthenaHQ and my content tools?

Yes. AirOps consolidates AI visibility monitoring, content creation with 20+ AI models and Brand Kits, bulk execution via Grid, CMS publishing across 7+ platforms, SEO integrations, and team collaboration in one system.

Teams using AthenaHQ still need separate content tools, external workflow management, manual data transfers, and independent publishing workflows. AirOps eliminates 3-4 tool subscriptions and reduces agency dependency.

What's the pricing difference?

AthenaHQ: No free tier; starts at $295/month ($95/month annually). Credit-based model: "1 credit = 1 AI response" (unclear consumption by action type). Advanced features (ACE, Deep Research Agent, multi-country) gated to Enterprise. Value: Visibility tracking only; still need content creation and publishing tools.

AirOps: Starts free at $0/month Solo plan. Task-based metering with transparent overage ($0.025/task). Unlimited seats on Pro+ plans. BYO model keys (40+ models) for cost control. Advanced features available at Pro tier. Value: Visibility + execution in one platform.

The Difference: AthenaHQ charges you to see the problem. AirOps gives you the tools to fix it at lower total cost of ownership.

How hard is AthenaHQ to operationalize day to day?

AthenaHQ: Review dashboards, export CSV, build workflows externally, manage content creation separately, publish manually to CMS. Requires multiple tools and handoffs.

AirOps: Grid command center, automated workflows, bulk review, direct CMS publishing. Everything in one platform.

The Difference: AthenaHQ requires stitching together multiple tools. AirOps is built for daily operations in one system.

How does AI model flexibility differ?

AirOps: 40+ models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Groq) with BYO API keys. Choose the best model per content type. Full cost control and future-proof flexibility.

AthenaHQ: Monitors 8+ models for visibility. Proprietary ACE and QVEM for analytics. Credit-based billing tied to platform consumption. No public BYO key option.

The Difference: AthenaHQ's proprietary models power strong analytics. AirOps gives operational control over which models execute your workflows with transparent cost management.