How is Datocat Different from Profound?

In the age of AI agents, "research tools" are becoming common. Profound and similar tools are fantastic for general corporate research—finding market trends, summarizing news, or aggregating web data.

Datocat is different. We are not a general-purpose research bot. We are a specialized SEO Operations Platform.

1. Specialized SEO Tooling (The "Hard" Skills)

General AI agents search the web like a human would. Datocat searches the web like an SEO expert. We have integrated specialized Apify actors that go far beyond simple web scraping:

• graphext/keyword-planner: Pulls CPC, search volumes, and competition metrics.
• graphext/serp-collector: Analyzes Search Engine Results Pages to identify user intent and competitor weaknesses.
• graphext/topic-extractor: Uses AI to build hierarchical topic clusters from thousands of keywords.

A general tool might tell you "People like coffee." Datocat tells you "The keyword 'best pour-over coffee' has a transactional intent, a volume of 1.2k, and the top 3 results are missing video content."

2. Client-Side Data Privacy (DuckDB)

We know agencies handle sensitive client data. Datocat is architected differently.

• Local-First: We use DuckDB Wasm to run a high-performance SQL database directly in your browser.
• Data Control: You can load CSV, Parquet, or DuckDB files locally.
• Security: Your full dataset doesn't have to live on our servers to be analyzed.

3. From Answer to Asset

Profound gives you an answer. Datocat helps you build an asset. Our workflow is designed to result in work done:

• SQL Queries: Intermediate users can run arbitrary SQL on their SEO data.
• Visualization: Create professional charts for client reports.
• Deliverables: Export tables, reports, and strategies directly.

Datocat isn't just about "knowing." It's about ranking.