data.ai alternative
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data.ai, the company once called App Annie, was acquired by Sensor Tower in March 2024. The brand has been retired and its customers moved to Sensor Tower. If you used it to watch keyword ranks, there is a lighter way.
Quick verdict
The short answer.
There is no data.ai product to compare anymore. The real choice is between Sensor Tower, which now owns the data.ai datasets and sells them on custom contracts, and a focused rank tracker. AppRankHero is free for one app and 500 keywords and $49.99 a year for Pro.
Choose Sensor Tower
If this sounds like you.
You relied on data.ai for market estimates, revenue benchmarks or ad data, and your budget allows an enterprise contract.
Choose AppRankHero
If this sounds like you.
You used data.ai mainly for keyword ranks and want them daily on both stores without a sales call.
Side by side
AppRankHero and Sensor Tower, line by line.
data.ai is no longer sold on its own, so the table compares AppRankHero with Sensor Tower, which absorbed it.
| Feature | AppRankHero | Sensor Tower (now owns data.ai) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, Pro at $5.99/month or $49.99/year, Studio at $14.99/month or $124.99/year | Custom quote, not published |
| Keywords included | 500 on Free, 10,000 on Pro, 100,000 on Studio | Not verified: Contract based, not published |
| Apps | 1 on Free, 10 on Pro, 50 on Studio | Not verified: Contract based |
| Platforms | App Store and Google Play, every App Store storefront (175+ countries) and Google Play country | App Store and Google Play |
| Rank depth | App Store top 200, Google Play top 30 | Not verified: Not published |
| Update frequency | Yes: Daily. Pro and Studio refresh on our servers every morning, Free while the Mac app is open | Not verified: Not published |
| Popularity and difficulty | Yes: Popularity and difficulty for every keyword | Not verified: Not published |
| Competitor tracking | Yes: Per keyword, with who holds each spot | Yes: Keyword rankings in App Performance Insights |
| History | Yes: Rank history with 24h, 7d and 28d changes, plus version and metadata history | Not verified: Not published |
| Reports | Yes: Scheduled email and Slack rank reports | Not verified: Not published |
| MCP and AI | Yes: Hosted remote MCP on Pro and Studio for ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, Cursor and more | Partial: Official MCP for qualifying customers, focused on ads and app performance |
| Native Mac app | Yes: Native macOS app | No: Web app |
| Free plan | Yes: 1 app, 500 keywords | No: No, demo on request |
Price comparison
What a year costs.
One app. The cheapest plan that fits the list, billed yearly where the vendor offers it.
500 keywords
Sensor Tower does not publish a price for this.
Not published. A third party review citing Vendr data puts the median around $75,000 a year. AppRankHero Free also covers 500 keywords for one app at $0, refreshing while the Mac app is open.
2,000 keywords
Sensor Tower does not publish a price for this.
Not published. A third party review citing Vendr data puts the median around $75,000 a year. AppRankHero Pro includes up to 10,000 keywords and 10 apps.
Need more room? AppRankHero Studio covers up to 100,000 keywords and 50 apps for $124.99 a year, or $14.99 a month.
Not published. Third party estimates start around $25,000 a year.
What Sensor Tower does better.
- Sensor Tower, the new home of data.ai, keeps market level download and revenue estimates.
- It adds ad intelligence and audience data that data.ai users may miss in a rank tracker.
- Your historical data.ai relationship may carry over to a Sensor Tower contract.
Why teams switch to AppRankHero.
- You see prices before you buy. AppRankHero Free costs nothing, Pro is $5.99 a month or $49.99 a year.
- Daily ranks on the App Store (top 200) and Google Play (top 30), in every App Store storefront and Google Play country.
- Popularity, difficulty, competitors per keyword and 24h, 7d and 28d changes in one native Mac app.
- A hosted MCP server, so ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor can answer questions about your ranks.
Who should stay with Sensor Tower.
If what you valued in data.ai was market estimates and competitor revenue, Sensor Tower is the natural continuation. AppRankHero does not estimate downloads or revenue. If you mostly opened data.ai to see where your keywords ranked, you can stop paying for the rest.
AppRankHero does not offer ad intelligence, review management, store A/B testing, download estimates, SSO, or a web or Windows app. If you need those, keep them. If you need daily keyword ranks on both stores, we would love to show you.
data.ai alternative: questions.
Does data.ai still exist?
Not as a standalone product. Sensor Tower acquired data.ai on March 18, 2024, and the brand has since been retired. A third party report from September 2026 says data.ai’s site now points visitors to Sensor Tower.
What happened to App Annie?
App Annie became data.ai, which Sensor Tower acquired in March 2024. Former customers were moved to Sensor Tower.
Is there a free data.ai alternative for keyword rankings?
Yes. AppRankHero Free tracks 500 keywords for one app on the App Store and Google Play every day the Mac app is open. Pro adds a server refresh every morning for $5.99 a month.
Your rank is moving.
See where.
Download AppRankHero free and know where you stand by tomorrow morning.
Notarized by Apple·Free for 500 keywords·Pro $5.99/month·Studio $14.99/month
Sources, checked October 6, 2026
- Sensor Tower acquires data.ai
- Strataigize on the retired data.ai brand (third party)
- Sensor Tower pricing
Official pricing pages are the only source for prices. Third party figures are labelled. Features we could not confirm are marked “Not verified”. Spotted something out of date? Write to hello@apprankhero.com.