How do By the Numbers and Perplexity compare in monthly traffic?

By the Numbers has 11,605 monthly visits, while Perplexity has 88,310,223. Traffic estimates describe audience size, not product quality.

How do their growth rates compare?

By the Numbers has a month-over-month growth rate of -43.6%; Perplexity has -3.7%.

How does pricing compare?

By the Numbers: Free Trial, Paid. Free 14-day trial with no credit card required, then paid plans starting from about $19/month. Agency plans and a consulting service are available; exact tiers scale with store size and are listed on the pricing page. Perplexity: Freemium. Offers a permanent Free tier with unlimited Quick Searches, 3 Pro Searches per day, and 1 Deep Research query per month; Perplexity Pro costs $20/month ($200/year) and Perplexity Max costs $200/month ($2,000/year) for individuals. Team plans start at $40/seat/month ($400/seat/year) for Enterprise Pro and $325/seat/month for Enterprise Max, alongside usage-based Sonar API billing.