Best AI SEO Tools (2026): 53 Compared | AI Tools for Marketers

Key takeaways

The job decides the tool. A suite such as Semrush or Ahrefs supplies keyword and backlink data, while Surfer SEO, Clearscope or Frase score a draft, and trackers such as LLMrefs or Otterly measure mentions in AI answers.
Each plan counts something different: sites, documents, articles, credits, tracked prompts or seats. The unit you outgrow first sets your real price, so compare that number rather than the headline monthly fee.
AI visibility tracking now ships inside suites (Semrush, SE Ranking, Surfer, Frase, Clearscope, Writesonic) and as separate products (Ahrefs Brand Radar from 179 EUR a month, LLMrefs at a flat 79 USD).
Entry prices run from free or about 5 USD a month up to 999 USD a month. Enterprise GEO platforms such as Profound and several MarketMuse plans publish no price at all.
Every card shows the date its facts were last verified against vendor pages. Older entries from August 2026 are the first to re-check before you buy.

In this post17 sections

Quick comparison of every tool
What are AI SEO tools, and which jobs do they do?
Which AI SEO tool fits your situation?
What do AI SEO tools cost, and what does each plan count?
Do you need a separate tool to track AI answers, or does your SEO suite cover it?
Can ChatGPT or an AI agent do SEO on its own?
How is this guide ranked and checked?
Full SEO suites with AI features
Content optimization and brief tools
Keyword research and clustering tools
On-page automation, internal links and outreach
WordPress SEO plugins with AI features
AI writers and SEO agents that publish
Done-for-you and local SEO services
Image SEO and alt text tools
AI visibility tracking with published prices
Enterprise and managed GEO platforms

How the order works. Compiled from vendor documentation and published pricing, with each tool's facts last verified between August and 29 October 2026. Inside each job the order rests on three things: how much of the job the vendor documents the product doing, how clearly it publishes price and plan limits, and whether free access lets a buyer check fit before paying. Price alone does not set rank.

Quick comparison of every tool

Rank	Tool	Best for	Starting price	Free access
Full SEO suites with AI features
1	Semrush	Marketers who need keywords, audits, rank tracking and AI visibility from one vendor	112.52 EUR/mo annual (SEO plan)	Free plan, 10 reports a day
2	Ahrefs	Teams that put backlink and keyword data first and want an AI mentions product	119 EUR/mo (Lite)	Ahrefs Free, limits not published
3	SE Ranking	Budget-conscious teams that want rank tracking and audits on a published price	87.20 EUR/mo annual (Core)	14 day trial, no card
Content optimization and brief tools
1	Surfer SEO	Publishers who need a consistent pre-publish check across many articles	49 EUR/mo (Discovery)	None, 7 day money-back
2	NeuronWriter	Solo marketers who want a low fixed document allowance	$23/mo (Bronze)	7 day test under Gold terms
3	Frase	One-site marketers producing around 10 articles a month	39 USD/mo yearly (Starter)	7 day trial, no card
4	Clearscope	Editorial teams with many writers on one plan	129 USD/mo (Essentials)	14 day trial, terms unpublished
5	MarketMuse	Strategists planning content clusters from an existing site	Paid prices not published	Free plan, 10 queries/mo
Keyword research and clustering tools
1	Keyword Insights	Content teams clustering keyword lists into pages and drafting from briefs	58 USD/mo (Basic)	1 USD 7 day trial
2	KeywordsPeopleUse	Content marketers building question-led outlines	15 USD/mo (Lite)	7 day trial, card required
3	SEOSpark	Freelance SEOs clustering very large keyword lists	49 USD/mo yearly (Pro)	None published
4	Wope	Freelancers who want backlink and competitor keyword research cheaply	27 USD/mo (Basic)	14 day trial, no card
5	Keywrds	Quick keyword, question and outline ideas from one seed term	19 USD/mo (Beta)	Free start, limits unpublished
On-page automation, internal links and outreach
1	Otto SEO	Agencies and in-house teams applying fixes across 1 to 10 sites	99 USD/mo (Starter)	7 day trial
2	Alli AI	Teams applying one on-page rule across thousands of pages	299 USD/mo (Business)	10 day trial
3	Nytro SEO	Site owners who want titles and meta tags rewritten at scale	59 USD/mo (Business)	Free plan, 1 site, 50 pages
4	CanIRank	Small site owners who want a task list per keyword	49 USD/mo (DIY Individual)	Free plan, 1 site
5	BacklinkGPT	Founders promoting one site who will approve each publisher fee	149 USD/mo (Starter)	Free prospect preview
WordPress SEO plugins with AI features
1	Rank Math Content AI	Rank Math users who want AI drafts and fixes inside the editor	5.99 EUR/mo annual (Starter)	15 day Pro trial
2	SEOPress	Agencies wanting AI meta tags and alt text in bulk across many sites	49 USD/yr (PRO, 1 site)	Free core plugin
3	Yoast SEO	Site owners who want free analysis, schema and sitemaps first	118.80/yr Premium (1 site)	Free core, no AI tools
4	Link Whisper	WordPress publishers fixing orphan pages and internal links	97 USD/yr (Starter)	Free site audit tool
5	Squirrly SEO	WordPress owners who want to see real visits from ChatGPT and Perplexity	19.99 USD/mo annual (PRO)	Free plan, 1 site
6	Hack the SEO	WordPress owners who want audit fixes queued for approval and can pay more	249 EUR/mo (WP plugin)	Free 20 min video call
AI writers and SEO agents that publish
1	Scalenut	Teams wanting prompt tracking and article production on one plan	59 USD/mo (Starter)	7 day trial
2	seo.ai	Businesses with 1 to 3 sites wanting content written and published with approval	149 USD/mo (Single Site)	7 day trial
3	Seomaker	Small sites wanting writing, tracking and audits under one login	39 USD/mo (Start)	None, no trial published
4	Post Cheetah	Agencies running 1 to 25 sites that want keyword research and branded reports	99 USD/mo (Solopreneur)	7 day trial
5	Konvart	Freelancers and small teams wanting every tool on one per-seat price	30 USD/mo (Individual)	7 day trial, no card
6	Xari	Growth teams that can fund a single high-volume plan	999 USD/mo	Free trial on request
Done-for-you and local SEO services
1	Ranked	Local or niche businesses wanting an SEO team to do the work	99 USD/mo per website	7 day trial
2	hikeseo	Small businesses with no SEO staff	89 USD/mo annual (Single Site)	None, 14 day money-back
3	Keyword Caddy	Local service businesses wanting rank tracking and an AI writer on one plan	29 USD/mo annual	3 day trial, no card
4	seoaiagent.ai	Local SEO agencies managing up to 5 client business profiles	50 USD/mo (Pro)	7 day trial
Image SEO and alt text tools
1	AltTextLab	Catalogues that want product names and target keywords in every description	5 USD/mo (Pro)	Free, 25 credits/mo
2	namethispic	Teams with a backlog of generically named image files	9 USD/mo (Pro)	Demo, 3 images a day
3	Alt Text Generator AI	Agencies that prefer a one-time credit pack to a subscription	10 USD one time, 200 credits	None listed
AI visibility tracking with published prices
1	LLMrefs	Teams that want one flat price covering every engine	79 USD/mo flat	7 day trial, no card
2	OtterlyAI	Testing whether AI visibility matters to you, cheaply	29 USD/mo (Lite)	Free trial
3	Rankscale	Brands that need coverage beyond the usual four or five engines	20 USD/mo (Essentials)	7 day trial on Pro
4	GetIntel	SaaS marketing teams tracking a fixed list of buyer questions daily	29 USD/mo (Monitor)	7 day trial
5	KIVA by Wellows	Brands and agencies wanting citation tracking across five engines	29 USD/mo (Basic)	7 day trial
6	Writesonic	Marketers wanting tracking, AI crawler audits and GEO page fixes together	$79/mo annual (Starter)	Start free, terms unpublished
7	AthenaHQ	Teams that want a fully published price list and unlimited seats	295 USD/mo (Starter)	Free plan, 300 credits
8	Peec AI	Teams that want a detailed feature matrix before talking to sales	Not published	Trial referenced
9	Creaitor	Marketing teams tracking up to 7 domains across four assistants	Not published	7 day trial, no card
10	XFunnel	Growth teams that want a one-time audit before paying	Custom (Enterprise)	One-time 50 query audit
Enterprise and managed GEO platforms
1	Profound	Enterprises that need crawler-level data on how AI fetches their site	Quote only	Trial tier, terms unpublished
2	Scrunch AI	Sites with heavy client-side rendering that AI crawlers struggle to read	250 USD/mo annual (Starter)	7 day trial, no card
3	Evertune	Brands that want an AI visibility number backed by repeated sampling	800 USD/mo (Pro)	None published
4	Goodie	Brands that want execution with measurement, or products that must surface in AI shopping	275 USD/mo (agency Growth)	7 day trial (Core)
5	GetCito	Brands whose visibility question is regional rather than national	599 USD/mo (Growth)	Free self-host plan
6	WordLift	E-commerce, travel or media teams wanting a knowledge graph and a project manager	799 EUR/mo yearly	Free audit, scope unstated

What are AI SEO tools, and which jobs do they do?

AI SEO tools are software that applies machine learning to search optimization work: finding keywords, scoring drafts, fixing pages, writing content, building links or measuring brand mentions in AI answers. The label covers ten different jobs, and most tools do one or two of them well.

The ten groups below are the jobs this guide ranks inside. Comparing a keyword suite with an alt text generator tells you nothing, so every ranking is within one job.

Which AI SEO tool fits your situation?

Match your situation to the job first, then read the ranked group. This table points to the groups and the tools to open first, based on the documented limits in each profile.

Your situation	Start with
One WordPress site and a small budget	Rank Math Content AI (5.99 EUR a month on annual billing), SEOPress (49 USD a year) or the free core of Yoast SEO
No keyword or backlink data source yet	Semrush, Ahrefs or SE Ranking
Publishing 10 to 40 articles a month and want a pre-publish check	Surfer SEO, NeuronWriter or Frase
A large keyword list to group into pages	Keyword Insights or SEOSpark
Thousands of pages needing titles, schema or links	OTTO SEO, Alli AI or Nytro SEO
Want to know if ChatGPT or Perplexity mention you, cheaply	LLMrefs (79 USD flat), OtterlyAI or GetIntel (29 USD)
Enterprise site, regional brand or JavaScript-heavy pages	Profound, Scrunch AI or GetCito
No SEO staff and want the work done for you	Ranked or hikeseo
Thousands of images missing alt text	AltTextLab (free 25 credits a month)

What do AI SEO tools cost, and what does each plan count?

Entry prices range from free or about 5 USD a month to 999 USD a month, and several enterprise tools publish no price. What matters more is the unit a plan counts, because that unit sets your real cost as you grow.

Plan counts	Examples from this guide	Watch for
Sites or domains	Ranked (99 USD per website), seo.ai (149 USD for one site and one language), Link Whisper (97 USD a year for one site)	Whether subdomains, languages and client sites each count
Documents or articles	Surfer SEO (120 documents), NeuronWriter (25 documents at $23), Frase (10 articles at 39 USD yearly)	Whether updating an old article uses a new document
Credits	Keyword Insights (10,000 credits), AltTextLab (25 free a month)	What one article or one image costs in credits
Tracked prompts, questions or answers	LLMrefs (500 prompts), GetIntel (25 questions), KIVA (1,800 AI answers), Writesonic (50 prompts)	How often each prompt is sampled, since AI answers vary between runs
Seats	Konvart (45 USD per user for teams)	Cost growth as the team grows
Quote only	Profound, paid MarketMuse plans, Peec AI, Creaitor	Budget approval before price discovery

Do you need a separate tool to track AI answers, or does your SEO suite cover it?

Often the suite covers a first look. Semrush, SE Ranking, Surfer SEO, Frase, Clearscope, NeuronWriter and Writesonic each list AI visibility tracking, and Ahrefs sells Brand Radar as a separate product. A dedicated tracker earns its place when you need more engines, more prompts or repeated sampling.

Check two things in any tracker: how many prompts the plan includes, and how often each is run. A single run of a nondeterministic model is noise, while repeated sampling is measurement. Evertune, for example, states 100 samples per prompt across 11 models, and LLMrefs states 500 prompts on one flat plan.

Can ChatGPT or an AI agent do SEO on its own?

Not reliably on its own. An assistant can draft titles, outlines and schema, but it has no view of your Search Console data, your crawl or your rankings unless a tool supplies them. The tools above add that data and a review step before anything changes on your site.

Several vendors in this guide state that fixes wait for approval (Yoast bulk metadata, Hack the SEO, seo.ai review-first mode). Where a tool applies changes automatically, confirm whether you can undo them, as Link Whisper’s activity log with undo does for links.

How is this guide ranked and checked?

Each tool here has a full profile on this site, and every price, limit and free-tier statement on its card is read from that profile. Profiles are compiled from the vendor’s own pricing and product pages, with the verification date shown on the card.

Within a job, the order follows three questions: how much of the job the vendor documents the product doing, how clearly it publishes price and plan limits, and whether free access lets you check fit first. A tool whose prices are not published ranks below a comparable one that publishes them. Nothing here was installed or run, so the order is editorial judgement from documentation, not a benchmark. Rank is never changed for commission or link arrangements. One tool here, GetIntel, has an agreed follow link on its directory profile, and it is ranked on the same three questions as the rest. This guide contains no affiliate links, and vendor links in it are nofollow.

Full SEO suites with AI features

Keyword databases, rank tracking, audits and backlink data from one vendor, now with AI visibility reporting added. Start here if you have no SEO data source yet.

Semrush

SEO suite for keyword research, audits, backlinks and AI visibility tracking

Best for: Marketers who need keywords, audits, rank tracking and AI visibility from one vendor

Ranked first because it documents the widest scope and is the only suite here whose free plan has published limits. AI visibility reporting sits inside the paid plans, with 50 prompts daily on Starter and 100 on Pro+. Seat counts and Advanced pricing are not published.

Starting price: 112.52 EUR per month on annual billing (134 EUR billed monthly) for SEO, 5 websites and 500 daily keywords
Free access: Free plan: 1 demo project and 10 reports a day, no credit card required. Paid plans offer a free trial; the footer states seven days.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Keyword research, competitor analysis and market analysis toolkits
Rank tracking with 500 daily keywords on SEO and Starter, 1,500 on Pro+
Technical site audit and backlink analysis

Documented limits

The pricing page does not state user counts for the SEO, Starter or Pro+ plans, and extra users are an add-on from 43 EUR a month
The SEO plan lists no AI prompt limit

Worth it if: Semrush fits a marketer who needs keyword research, rank tracking, audits and AI visibility reports from one vendor, from 112.52 EUR a month on annual billing.

Skip it if: You need published user seat counts or an AI prompt cap on the entry plan, or you only need one narrow job, since the entry plan lists 5 websites and 500 daily keywords.

Full Semrush profile Vendor pricing page

Ahrefs

Backlink, keyword and rank data suite with Brand Radar for AI mentions

Best for: Teams that put backlink and keyword data first and want an AI mentions product

Strong documented data tools (Site Explorer, Keywords Explorer, Rank Tracker) plus an MCP server and API for AI assistants. Brand Radar, its AI mention tracker, is sold separately from 179 EUR a month, so budget for two products if AI visibility matters.

Starting price: 119 EUR per month for Lite, 750 keywords and 1 user (Starter is listed at 27 EUR a month without stated limits)
Free access: Ahrefs Free is offered; the pricing page lists no limits or trial terms for it.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Site Explorer, Keywords Explorer, Site Audit and Rank Tracker
Brand Radar tracking brand mentions, citations and sentiment across AI chatbots
Content Explorer and AI Content Helper

Documented limits

Each of Lite, Standard and Advanced includes 1 user; extra seats are paid add-ons
Annual prices were not listed on the page; only a saving of up to 17% is stated

Worth it if: Ahrefs suits a marketer who wants backlink and keyword data with rank tracking, from 119 EUR a month for Lite with 750 keywords and 1 user.

Skip it if: You need several seats on one price, since each plan includes 1 user, or want AI visibility bundled, since Brand Radar AI starts at 179 EUR a month on its own.

Full Ahrefs profile Vendor pricing page

SE Ranking

Rank tracking, keyword research and audits with an AI Search add-on

Best for: Budget-conscious teams that want rank tracking and audits on a published price

The lowest entry price of the three suites, with 10 projects and 2,000 daily keywords on Core. AI Search tracking is a paid add-on at 79 EUR a month on monthly billing, which narrows the price gap once you add it.

Starting price: 87.20 EUR per month on annual billing (109 EUR billed monthly) for Core, 10 projects and 2,000 daily keywords
Free access: No free plan. Core and Growth offer a 14 day free trial with no credit card required.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Rank tracking, Keyword Suggestion Tool and Keyword Grouper
Website Audit, On-Page SEO Checker and Backlink Checker
Content Editor and AI Writer, with 25 articles on Core and 50 on Growth

Documented limits

Core has 1 manager seat and Growth has 3; extra seats are from 14.40 EUR a month
AI Search is an add-on at 79 EUR a month (63.20 EUR annual), with 5 projects and 75 prompts daily

Worth it if: SE Ranking suits a marketer who wants rank tracking, audits and keyword research on a published price, from 87.20 EUR a month on annual billing with a 14 day trial.

Skip it if: You need AI visibility inside the base plan, since AI Search is a paid add-on, or need more than 3 manager seats without paying for extras.

Full SE Ranking profile Vendor pricing page

Content optimization and brief tools

Score a draft against what ranks for a keyword, build a brief, and in newer versions watch how AI engines cite you. Plans are capped by documents, articles or tracked queries.

Surfer SEO

Content optimization scoring plus AI answer tracking, sold by document credits

Best for: Publishers who need a consistent pre-publish check across many articles

Ranked first for pairing content scoring with AI answer tracking at a published price: 1 seat and 120 documents on Discovery. There is no free plan, and the guarantee excludes add-ons, AI credits and overages.

Starting price: 49 EUR per month for Discovery, 1 seat and 120 documents
Free access: No free plan. A 7 day money-back guarantee applies to first-time monthly subscribers, excluding add-ons, AI credits and overages.
Facts verified: August 2026

Documented strengths

Content Editor reliably surfaces subtopics competitors cover that your draft missed
Topical Map turns a subject into a plannable cluster rather than a list of keywords
AI Tracker monitors prompts across answer engines, which most SEO platforms still treat as an afterthought

Documented limits

Pricing is per document rather than per seat, so cost tracks output volume in a way that is easy to underestimate
The Discovery plan is a single seat, which rules it out for most teams

Worth it if: You publish enough content to need a consistent pre-publish check, at 49 EUR a month for 1 seat and 120 documents.

Skip it if: Your problem is technical health or links rather than content coverage, or you publish at low volume, since credits expire against a monthly allowance.

Full Surfer SEO profile Vendor pricing page

NeuronWriter

Content editor with NLP term scoring and AI visibility monitoring, capped per plan

Best for: Solo marketers who want a low fixed document allowance

The lowest-priced paid editor in this group, from 25 documents and 2 projects at $23 a month up to 150 documents at $117. It also lists AI Visibility monitoring for 5 to 20 questions depending on plan. Bronze and Silver content-analysis caps are not published.

Starting price: $23 a month for Bronze, 25 documents and 2 projects
Free access: No permanent free tier. The FAQ states a free 7 day test after creating an account, under Gold plan terms. A refund can be requested on the first plan purchased within 30 days.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Content Writer editor that scores a draft using NLP terms drawn from search results for a target keyword
Autoinsert terms, which uses AI to add keywords and facts to raise the content score
Content Ideas, which suggests AI topics based on SERP intent

Documented limits

Each plan caps documents (25 to 150), projects (2 to 50) and AI monitored questions (5 to 20).
Bronze and Silver have no custom AI templates, Content Designer or unlimited team members, which start at Gold.

Worth it if: NeuronWriter fits a marketer who publishes a steady number of optimized articles and wants a fixed document allowance, from 25 documents at $23 a month to 150 at $117.

Skip it if: You need technical audits or backlink data, which the plans do not list, or you need more than 20 AI monitored questions, the highest cap on the published plans.

Full NeuronWriter profile Vendor pricing page

Frase

SEO and GEO content research, writing and monitoring, sold by monthly article caps

Best for: One-site marketers producing around 10 articles a month

Research, writing and monitoring in one plan, capped by articles: 10 on Starter, 40 on Professional at 129 USD monthly. Content Guard drafts fixes for ranking decay for approval, and publishing reaches WordPress, Webflow, Wix and others.

Starting price: 39 USD per month billed yearly (49 USD month to month) for Starter, 1 seat and 10 articles
Free access: No free plan published. A 7 day trial with no credit card is offered on Starter, Professional and Scale, capped at 5 articles, 50 audit pages, 25 AI prompts and up to 3 seats.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Research, writer and images are included on all plans, with SEO and GEO scores
AI Visibility monitors prompts across AI answer engines, with more engines on higher plans
Content Guard watches for ranking decay and drafts fixes for approval

Documented limits

Starter caps at 1 seat, 1 site, 10 articles, 50 audit pages and 25 AI generations a month
Starter holds at its limits, while Professional and Scale offer optional pay-as-you-go overages that are off by default

Worth it if: Frase suits a single-site marketer producing about 10 articles a month, or a small team on Professional at 129 USD monthly for 3 seats and 40 articles.

Skip it if: You need a published free tier or more than 10 sites without Enterprise, since Scale tops out at 10 and no free plan is published.

Full Frase profile Vendor pricing page

Clearscope

Content optimization and AI query tracking, sold by tracked queries and pages

Best for: Editorial teams with many writers on one plan

Users are unlimited, so cost scales with tracked queries and pages rather than headcount: 50 of each on Essentials. It also lists query tracking across ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude. The highest entry price in this group and no free plan.

Starting price: 129 USD per month for Essentials, 50 tracked queries and 50 pages
Free access: No free plan. A 14 day free trial is mentioned on the pricing page. Trial limits and card requirement are not published.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Query Tracking monitors where a brand appears in ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude, and where competitors are recommended
Query Discovery finds queries driving search and AI visibility from a topic or website URL
Search intent analysis shows the reasons behind a search so content can match it

Documented limits

Essentials caps tracked queries at 50 and pages at 50, with 20 Discoveries and 20 Drafts a month
Business raises tracked queries and pages to 300 but keeps Drafts at 20 a month

Worth it if: Clearscope fits a team that needs many writers on one plan, since users are unlimited, and can work within 50 tracked queries and 50 pages at 129 USD a month.

Skip it if: You need published integrations or plan-level report credit amounts before buying, since the pricing page lists neither.

Full Clearscope profile Vendor pricing page

MarketMuse

Content planning and brief generation, sold by briefs, topics and queries

Best for: Strategists planning content clusters from an existing site

Ranked last in this group only because paid prices are demo-only. It is the planning-focused option: cluster analysis, topic difficulty scoring and briefs. The free plan gives 1 user and 10 queries a month but no briefs or strategy documents.

Starting price: Free plan with 10 queries a month. Paid plan prices are not published.
Free access: Free plan with 1 user and 10 queries a month, with no briefs, tracked topics, site inventory or strategy documents. A free trial link is shown, but its terms are not published.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Content clusters analysis finds topic clusters and quick wins based on existing authority
Content planning scores topics by personalized ranking difficulty and produces a roadmap
Content briefs recommend structure, expertise and depth, with a generative AI component in Optimize

Documented limits

Prices for Optimize, Research and Strategy are not published, and their call to action is Book a demo
Free allows 10 queries a month and no briefs, tracked topics, site inventory or strategy documents

Worth it if: MarketMuse suits a marketer who wants to start on the free plan at 10 queries a month and plan content from a site inventory before deciding on a paid tier.

Skip it if: You must see a price before booking a demo, or need a published integration list, since the pricing page shows neither.

Full MarketMuse profile Vendor pricing page

Keyword research and clustering tools

Specialist tools for finding questions and grouping large keyword lists into pages. They are cheaper than suites and cover less.

Keyword Insights

Keyword clustering, briefs and AI writing sold as monthly credit allowances

Best for: Content teams clustering keyword lists into pages and drafting from briefs

Ranked first for documenting clustering, briefs and AI writing together. Basic gives 10,000 credits a month, which the entry equates to about 8 articles from its writing agent, so check what one article costs in credits before comparing plans.

Starting price: 58 USD per month for Basic with 10,000 credits, rising to 99 USD for Professional
Free access: No free plan. 7 day trial for 1 USD with 5000 one-time credits, then the account moves to pay as you go.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Keyword Discovery from Google Autocomplete, Reddit, Quora and People Also Ask, with search volume, keyword difficulty and CPC
Clustering by SERP similarity so each cluster maps to a page, with search intent split across the top 10 results and competitor visibility benchmarking
Content briefs built from live search results, at 100 credits a brief

Documented limits

Credit allowances are fixed per plan: 10,000 on Basic and 20,000 on Professional. Whether unused credits expire or roll over is not stated in the cached pricing text.
Basic has 1 user seat and 5 workspaces. Professional has 3 seats and 10 workspaces. Team sharing starts on Professional.

Worth it if: Keyword Insights fits an SEO or content team that clusters keywords into pages and drafts from briefs, and can plan around 10,000 credits a month on Basic, which is about 8 AI Writing Agent articles.

Skip it if: You write mostly with the AI Writing Agent at 1200 credits an article, or you need to know whether unused credits carry over, which the cached pricing text does not answer.

Full Keyword Insights profile Vendor pricing page

KeywordsPeopleUse

Question and autocomplete keyword research priced by monthly credits and alerts

Best for: Content marketers building question-led outlines

A narrow, cheap tool for question and autocomplete research, with alerts when new questions appear. Lite allows 150 credits a month and Standard 500 at 39 USD. The trial needs a card up front.

Starting price: 15 USD per month for Lite with 150 credits, rising to 299 USD for Unlimited
Free access: No free plan. 7 day free trial with full access, credit card required to start and no charge until the trial ends.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

People Also Ask search that crawls Google, follows the questions and groups them into clusters by intent, returning the answer text, source URL and page title
Google autocomplete with intent modifiers such as who, what and how, and a keyword generator that mines the top suggestions further
Reddit and Quora question mining filtered by country and language

Documented limits

Credits are fixed per plan: 150, 500 and 1500 a month on Lite, Standard and Pro. They reset at the end of each month and do not roll over.
The credit cost of a search, a cluster or an AI assistant question is not shown in the cached pricing text.

Worth it if: KeywordsPeopleUse fits a content marketer building question-led outlines who can work inside 150 credits a month on Lite at 15 USD, or 500 on Standard at 39 USD, and wants alerts when new questions appear.

Skip it if: You need to know what one search costs in credits before buying, or you want credits to carry over, since subscription credits reset at the end of each month.

Full KeywordsPeopleUse profile Vendor pricing page

SEOSpark

Keyword clustering and content briefs sold as two credit-based yearly plans

Best for: Freelance SEOs clustering very large keyword lists

Credit-based clustering and briefs: 20,000 monthly credits on Professional cover clustering 20,000 keywords or 40 briefings. No free plan or trial is published, which is why it sits below the tools that let you test first.

Starting price: 49 USD per month on yearly billing for Professional (69 USD on monthly billing), rising to 189 USD for Agency
Free access: No free plan. No trial is published.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Clusters keywords by SERP overlap into content blocks, with the Agency plan sized for clustering 100,000 keywords a month
Generates keyword suggestions and specific questions for content, with keyword research counted against the same credits
Creates content briefings and takes a plan through to an article

Documented limits

No free plan and no trial are published on the pricing page.
Professional is limited to 1 user, 5 projects and 20,000 rows per export. Unlimited export starts on Agency.

Worth it if: SEOSpark fits a freelance SEO or agency that clusters large keyword lists, since 20,000 monthly credits on Professional cover clustering 20,000 keywords or 40 briefings.

Skip it if: You need a free plan or trial to test the clusters, or you need more than 5 projects and 1 user without paying 189 USD a month for Agency.

Full SEOSpark profile Vendor pricing page

Wope

SEO backlink and keyword research with an AI content assistant, sold by research credits

Best for: Freelancers who want backlink and competitor keyword research cheaply

Backlink and keyword research with an AI content assistant, sold by research credits: 500 credits at 100 results each on Basic. The 14 day no-card trial is the longest in this group.

Starting price: 27 USD per month for Basic, rising to 275 USD for Elite
Free access: No free plan. 14 day free trial, unlimited, with no credit card required.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Backlink profile analysis showing link sources, anchor texts and authority scores of linking domains
Shared SEO keywords: enter two websites and see the keywords both rank for, to find gaps
Ranked keyword analysis with search volume, CTR, historical trends and keyword intent, for organic SEO and Google Ads

Documented limits

Every plan is capped by research credits, from 500 on Basic to 5,000 on Elite, at 100 results per credit.
No free plan is listed. The 14 day unlimited trial is on the Basic plan.

Worth it if: Wope fits an SEO freelancer or small agency that wants backlink and competitor keyword research from 27 USD a month, with 500 research credits at 100 results each and a 14 day trial with no card.

Skip it if: You need a free plan, a documented index size or data freshness, or an AI content workflow beyond the assistant mentioned on the homepage, since none are described in detail.

Full Wope profile Vendor pricing page

Keywrds

AI keyword and question generation from one seed term, on a single credit plan

Best for: Quick keyword, question and outline ideas from one seed term

A single credit plan of 1,500 credits at 19 USD a month, and the page states the price rises to 99 USD once out of beta. The free allowance is not published.

Starting price: 19 USD per month for the Beta Package with 1500 credits, with the page stating a rise to 99 USD out of beta
Free access: Free to start through the 'Get started for free' button, but the free allowance and its limits are not published.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Generates hundreds of keywords from a single seed keyword, with estimated search volume and keyword difficulty
Generates questions, topics and blog post outlines from the keyword list, including pain-point and unconventional angles
Fetches Google People Also Ask questions for a keyword and generates 4 answers per question

Documented limits

One plan is listed: Beta Package at 19 USD a month billed monthly, with 1500 credits. The page says the price rises to 99 USD out of beta.
The credit cost of a keyword, a question or a blog post outline is not published. The page says only that each action consumes credits.

Worth it if: Keywrds fits a content marketer who wants keyword, question and outline ideas from a seed term, and who will accept a 1500 credit Beta plan at 19 USD a month that the page says rises to 99 USD.

Skip it if: You need full articles written, since the site says it focuses on keyword research and topic ideation, or you need the credit cost of each action, which is not published.

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On-page automation, internal links and outreach

Tools that change pages for you, in bulk, or place links. Check whether each fix waits for approval and whether it can be undone.

Otto SEO

SEO automation sold inside Search Atlas plans, priced by credits, sites and seats

Best for: Agencies and in-house teams applying fixes across 1 to 10 sites

Ranked first for the clearest published plan structure in this group: sites, tracked keywords (2,000 to 50,000) and seats are all stated, from 99 USD a month. It is sold inside the Search Atlas plans.

Starting price: 99 USD a month for Starter, rising to 399 USD for Pro and from 999 USD for Agency
Free access: No free plan. 7 day free trial.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

OTTO SEO is described as running technical fixes, on-page improvements and content on its own, for the sites each plan covers
Every plan lists Atlas Agent, OTTO SEO, Content Genius and an AI content suite, with connect-and-publish to any CMS including WordPress, Shopify and Webflow
Growth adds AI Visibility tracking across ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode, plus Meta and Google Ad Studio. Pro adds Copilot and Perplexity for 5 AI platforms.

Documented limits

OTTO SEO has no standalone price or plan. It is only available inside Search Atlas subscriptions, which start at 99 USD a month.
The credit cost of an individual OTTO fix, audit or rank check is not published. The page gives only rounded examples per plan, such as about 1,500 rank checks or 50 premium AI articles for 50,000 credits.

Worth it if: Otto SEO fits an in-house team or agency that wants OTTO on 1 to 10 sites, with 2,000 to 50,000 tracked keywords, and can budget from 99 USD a month on Starter up to 999 USD a month on Agency.

Skip it if: You want OTTO priced on its own, since it is only sold as part of Search Atlas, or you need AI visibility tracking below the 199 USD a month Growth plan, because Starter lists 0 LLM Visibility projects.

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Alli AI

Bulk on-page SEO and AI crawler pre-rendering, priced by sites, keywords and pages

Best for: Teams applying one on-page rule across thousands of pages

Writes and deploys titles, schema and internal links in bulk from one rule, and serves pre-rendered pages to AI crawlers with a bot-traffic monitor. The highest entry price here, and Enterprise pricing is not published.

Starting price: 299 USD a month for Business, or 249 USD a month billed annually at 2,990 USD
Free access: No free plan. 10 day free trial on all plans.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Writes and deploys titles, schema and internal links across a site in bulk, from one optimisation rule applied to matching pages
Serves pre-rendered, AI-readable versions of pages to AI crawlers, with a live monitor of AI bot traffic
Lists an AI schema markup generator, AI internal linking automation, a visual SEO editor, a site speed optimizer, keyword tracking and SEO A/B testing

Documented limits

Business covers 5 sites, 5 team members, 500 keywords and 1,250 pages, so large catalogues need extra capacity bought per 250 pages.
Enterprise has no published price, only a request demo button.

Worth it if: Alli AI fits an agency or in-house team applying one on-page rule across thousands of pages on 5 to 15 sites, and able to budget 299 to 599 USD a month.

Skip it if: You run one small site, since the lowest published plan covers 5 sites and 1,250 pages, or you need a published Enterprise price, which is shown only as request a demo.

Full Alli AI profile Vendor pricing page

Nytro SEO

Rewrites titles, meta tags and alt text for keywords, priced by sites and pages

Best for: Site owners who want titles and meta tags rewritten at scale

Rewrites titles, meta tags and alt text for target keywords, sold by sites and pages. The free plan covers 1 website, 5 keywords and 50 pages, which is enough to judge the output before paying.

Starting price: 59 USD per month for Business, rising to 499 USD for Agency
Free access: Free plan with 1 website, 5 keywords and 50 pages. A 30 day free trial is also advertised.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Rewrites page titles, meta descriptions, OG tags, image alt text and link anchor text around chosen keywords and conversational questions
Keyword optimisation limits run from 5 keywords on Free to 1,100 on Agency, with SERP monitoring from 10 to 4,100 keywords
Monitors 1 search engine on Free, 2 on Business and Professional, and 3 on Agency

Documented limits

Free is capped at 1 website, 5 keywords, 50 pages, 1 processing run a month and 463 credits a month.
Business is capped at 1 website, 20 keywords, 500 pages and 1 processing run a month, and Professional at 10 processing runs.

Worth it if: Nytro SEO fits an agency or site owner who wants meta tags rewritten at scale, with a free plan for 50 pages and 119 USD a month covering 10 websites and 3,000 optimised pages.

Skip it if: You need to know how a credit translates into work, since credits run to 2,516,500 a month with no rate card, or you want more than one processing run a month below the Professional plan.

Full Nytro SEO profile Vendor pricing page

CanIRank

SEO action recommendations per keyword, priced by sites and daily reports

Best for: Small site owners who want a task list per keyword

Recommends SEO actions per keyword, priced by sites and daily reports. The free plan allows 1 website and 5 keyword reports in total, so it is a sample rather than a working allowance.

Starting price: 49 USD a month for DIY Individual, rising to 299 USD for DIY Agency, with a Free plan
Free access: Free plan with 1 website, 5 keyword reports and 5 SEO reports in total. Paid plans list a 7 day free trial.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Keyword research reports that rank keywords by search volume, ad value and ranking difficulty for a specific site
SEO optimisation reports that give specific actions, such as related words to include and where to find links
Rank tracking, with notifications about rank changes, competitors on the move and new link opportunities

Documented limits

The Free plan is capped at 1 website, 5 keyword reports in total, 5 SEO reports in total and 20 link opportunities in total, with limited content ideas and rank tracking.
Report limits are daily on paid plans: 5, 20 or 80 keyword reports and 3, 10 or 40 SEO reports a day.

Worth it if: CanIRank fits a small site owner or agency that wants SEO tasks per keyword, with 1 website free, 7 sites at 79 USD a month or 25 sites at 299 USD.

Skip it if: You need more than 5 keyword reports total on the free plan, or want a published price for the full-service and hybrid options, which are not listed.

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BacklinkGPT

Link building outreach agent priced by inboxes and daily pitch volume

Best for: Founders promoting one site who will approve each publisher fee

A link-building outreach agent priced by inboxes and daily pitch volume, about 2,000 pages screened and up to 6 pitches drafted a day on Starter. A free preview shows your first prospects and a sample draft before a card is needed.

Starting price: 149 USD per month for Starter, rising to 999 USD for Scale
Free access: No free plan and no trial. A free preview shows your first prospects and a sample draft before a card is needed.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Reads your site, scans search results and competitor backlinks, and gives each page a keep, drop or second look verdict with a written reason
Finds the editor, founder or writer behind each kept page and ranks the contacts, with email and LinkedIn
Drafts a pitch around what the target page published, and holds every pitch and every fee for approval until the agent earns auto-send

Documented limits

Built for owners promoting their own site. The pricing page states it is not built for agencies or resellers managing client sites.
Publisher fees are not in the plan price. Most good sites ask 75 to 250 USD, you approve each one, and with a 0 USD budget the agent sticks to free asks, so expect fewer links and a slower start.

Worth it if: BacklinkGPT fits a founder promoting one site who wants about 2,000 pages screened and up to 6 pitches drafted a day for 149 USD a month, and will approve each publisher fee.

Skip it if: You manage client sites as an agency or reseller, which the pricing page says it is not built for, or you need a stated number of links, since no plan names one and sites often charge 75 to 250 USD.

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WordPress SEO plugins with AI features

AI added to plugins you may already run. Compare the monthly cap on AI actions against the same plugin's free tier.

Rank Math Content AI

AI writing and SEO fixes inside the WordPress plugin, capped per plan

Best for: Rank Math users who want AI drafts and fixes inside the editor

Ranked first for the lowest AI price with stated caps: 15 long-form articles on Starter at 5.99 EUR a month, 60 on the 10.99 EUR plan. It also suggests SEO fixes and internal links in the editor.

Starting price: 5.99 EUR a month for Starter on annual billing, excluding VAT, rising to 16.99 EUR a month for Expert
Free access: No free plan allowance is published on the pricing page. Each plan lists a free 15 day trial of Rank Math PRO, and a 30 day money back guarantee is stated for new purchases.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

More than 40 AI tools for ideas, outlines, long-form articles, rewrites and SEO titles and descriptions, with 125+ curated prompt templates
RankBot, a chat assistant for SEO questions, with multiple chat sessions
AI Link Genius, which suggests internal links, and AI-generated image alt text

Documented limits

The tools run inside the Rank Math WordPress plugin, so a WordPress site is required.
Starter caps long-form articles at 15, SEO fixes at 500, RankBot assists at 100 and image alt texts at 50. Limits reset monthly.

Worth it if: Rank Math Content AI fits a WordPress site owner already running the Rank Math plugin who wants article drafts, SEO fixes and internal link suggestions in the editor for 5.99 EUR a month (15 long-form articles) or 10.99 EUR (60).

Skip it if: Your site is not on WordPress, since the tools run inside the plugin, or you need the 125 plus prompt templates and tracked AI brands without an annual commitment.

Full Rank Math Content AI profile Vendor pricing page

SEOPress

WordPress SEO plugin with AI meta tags and alt text, sold per site or by AI credits

Best for: Agencies wanting AI meta tags and alt text in bulk across many sites

Priced per year by site count: 49 USD for one site, 149 USD for unlimited. The free plan keeps core SEO settings and the MCP server, while AI generation, site audit and llms.txt need PRO.

Starting price: 49 USD per year for SEOPress PRO on 1 site, 59 USD for 5 sites, 149 USD for unlimited sites
Free access: Free plan with core SEO settings and the MCP server. AI generation, site audit and llms.txt need PRO.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

PRO connects to OpenAI GPT, Claude, Gemini, Mistral, Pixtral and DeepSeek to propose title tags, meta descriptions, Open Graph and X card tags from the content of a post or page
AI image alt text, captions and descriptions, with bulk actions to generate titles, meta descriptions and alt texts across many posts
A virtual llms.txt file and an Agent Readiness toggle that blocks training bots while allowing citation bots

Documented limits

AI generation, the site audit and llms.txt are PRO features. The free version does not include them.
AI Credits usage is quoted as estimates only: the pricing page says actual use varies with content length and the AI model selected.

Worth it if: SEOPress fits a WordPress site owner or agency that wants AI-written meta tags and alt text in bulk, at 49 USD a year for one site or 149 USD a year for unlimited sites.

Skip it if: Your site is not on WordPress, or you need rank tracking, which is the separate SEOPress Insights product at 99 USD a year per site.

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Yoast SEO

WordPress SEO plugin with a free core and a Premium plan that adds AI metadata tools

Best for: Site owners who want free analysis, schema and sitemaps first

The free plugin lists real-time analysis, sitemaps, schema and an llms.txt feature but no AI tools. Premium adds AI titles and descriptions with bulk approval, where nothing is saved until reviewed, plus redirects and internal link suggestions.

Starting price: Free core plugin, with Premium at 118.80 a year ex VAT for one site
Free access: The core Yoast SEO plugin is free. The free plugin lists no AI tools. A changelog entry mentions an AI free trial with no length or limits stated.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Free: real-time SEO and readability analysis, inclusive language analysis, SERP previews, XML sitemaps, canonical URLs and schema output
Premium: AI Generate for SEO titles and descriptions across posts, pages, products, categories and tags, plus product image alt text
Premium: AI Optimize suggestions, an AI Summarize block and bulk approval of AI drafted metadata, with nothing saved until reviewed

Documented limits

AI features are a Premium feature, and the free plugin lists no AI tool or free usage quota.
A Sparks counter tracks AI use across features, and the plan size, any cap and the rate limit numbers are not stated in the help article.

Worth it if: Yoast SEO fits a WordPress site owner who wants on-page analysis, schema and sitemaps free, and AI metadata drafting, redirects and internal linking suggestions for 118.80 a year per site.

Skip it if: Your site is not on WordPress, or you need keyword research, rank tracking or AI visibility monitoring, which the plugin pages do not list.

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Link Whisper

WordPress internal linking plugin sold per year by site count, with AI credits

Best for: WordPress publishers fixing orphan pages and internal links

Focused on one job, internal linking, with suggestions approved one click at a time, an orphan page report and rule-based auto-linking with undo. Links are written to the database, so they stay if the plugin is removed. Priced per year by site count, 1 to 50 sites.

Starting price: 97 USD a year for Starter, covering 1 WordPress site and 2,000 AI credits
Free access: No free plan on the pricing page. A free site audit tool, with no install needed, is linked from it.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Shows a ranked list of internal link suggestions with anchor text pre-written in the WordPress editor, approved one click at a time
Reports orphaned posts with no inbound links and broken links including 404s, redirects, 500 errors and timeouts
Inserts links from keyword rules (Auto-Linking), with a review mode, link frequency caps, exclusions and an activity log with undo

Documented limits

Every plan is a fixed number of WordPress sites (1, 3, 10 or 50), and each site in a multisite network counts as one.
AI credits are a fixed annual allowance (2,000, 3,000, 5,000 or 10,000), and extra credits are sold separately as AI Credit Plans.

Worth it if: Link Whisper fits a WordPress publisher or agency with 1 to 50 sites that wants internal link suggestions, orphan page fixes and auto-linking, paying 97 to 497 USD a year with a 14 day guarantee.

Skip it if: Your site is not on WordPress or Shopify, or you want a free plan, since the pricing page lists only paid annual plans and a separate free audit tool.

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Squirrly SEO

WordPress GEO plugin with AI traffic reports, priced by site and research limits

Best for: WordPress owners who want to see real visits from ChatGPT and Perplexity

Reports AI-referred visits in Google Analytics and prepares pages for AI search. The free plan covers 1 site, 1 focus page and 5 AI keyword researches a month.

Starting price: 19.99 USD per month for PRO, paid annually, rising to 71.99 USD for Business
Free access: Free plan with 1 site, 1 focus page, 5 AI keyword researches and 1 audit suite page a month.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

A GEO audit rebuilt around signals for AI engines, and page-level GEO inspections
AI Research uses LLM patterns to find questions people ask and validates keyword opportunities with search volume data
Inner links finds contextual internal links for a target URL and keyword, and custom schema can be added per page

Documented limits

Free allows 1 site, 1 focus page, 5 keyword researches a month with AI and 1 audit suite page a month.
SERP Checker Credits are 0 on Free and PRO, so ranking data comes from Google Search Console averages rather than exact positions.

Worth it if: Squirrly SEO fits a WordPress owner who wants to measure real visits from ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity in Google Analytics and prepare pages for AI search, starting on the free plan with 1 site.

Skip it if: You need exact keyword positions on demand, since Free and PRO include 0 SERP Checker credits and use Google Search Console averages, or you need more than 5 sites on PRO.

Full Squirrly SEO profile Vendor pricing page

Hack the SEO

WordPress SEO and AI visibility tool, sold as a 249 EUR plugin or a managed service

Best for: WordPress owners who want audit fixes queued for approval and can pay more

Audit fixes, article drafts and internal links queued for approval, sold as a plugin or a managed service from 490 EUR. Ranked last in this group on price: 249 EUR a month, excluding VAT, with no free plan.

Starting price: 69 EUR per month for AVA alone, 249 EUR for the WordPress plugin, from 490 EUR for the SEO GEO Pilot
Free access: No free plan. A free 20 minute video call on your own site is offered.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Continuous audit of technical, content, linking and schema issues, ranked by impact, with one-click fixes and PDF reports by category
Proposes topics to write about, produces article drafts for review and places internal links once approved
Every action needs approval, can be undone for 30 days and is written to a full log

Documented limits

No free plan is listed. The plugin is 249 EUR a month excluding VAT, and the only free offer is a 20 minute video call on your own site.
The SEO GEO Pilot price is given as from 490 EUR a month, and the exact figure and commitment terms are set during a call.

Worth it if: Hack the SEO fits a WordPress site owner who wants audit fixes, article drafts and internal links queued for approval, and can pay 249 EUR a month excluding VAT with no commitment.

Skip it if: You want a free SEO plugin, since none is listed, or your site is not on WordPress, or you need a fixed price for managed work, which the SEO GEO Pilot gives only after a call.

Full Hack the SEO profile Vendor pricing page

AI writers and SEO agents that publish

Tools that draft or publish content, or run tasks on their own. Look at what one article costs in plan units and whether a person reviews before publishing.

Scalenut

GEO article writing, AI answer tracking and an expert-run service tier

Best for: Teams wanting prompt tracking and article production on one plan

Ranked first for pairing GEO article writing with AI answer tracking on a published price: 10 prompts and 5 articles on Starter. A custom VIP tier adds a dedicated strategist.

Starting price: 59 USD a month for Starter, rising to 199 USD a month for Professional, with a promotional 24 USD to 80 USD also shown
Free access: No free plan is listed on the pricing page. Starter, Plus and Professional show a 7 day free trial.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Tracks up to 10, 25 or 100 prompts by plan with a weekly refresh, across ChatGPT and Google AIO, with Perplexity added on Professional
Creates and optimizes GEO articles, and builds keyword clusters, with monthly caps by plan
GEO content audit of 200 webpages a month on Plus and 1,000 on Professional

Documented limits

Prompt tracking is capped at 10, 25 and 100 prompts on the listed plans and is shown with a weekly refresh.
Starter lists tracking on ChatGPT and Google AIO, and Perplexity appears from Professional.

Worth it if: Scalenut fits a team that wants prompt tracking and article production in one place, from 59 USD a month for 10 prompts and 5 articles, or a brand that wants a dedicated strategist and 7 AI agents under the custom VIP Service.

Skip it if: You need to track more than 100 prompts, or you need prompt tracking on engines beyond ChatGPT, Google AIO and Perplexity from a listed plan.

Full Scalenut profile Vendor pricing page

seo.ai

AI SEO agent that writes, publishes and builds backlinks, priced per site and language

Best for: Businesses with 1 to 3 sites wanting content written and published with approval

An agent that writes, publishes and builds backlinks through a link exchange network, with auto-publish, review-first or saved-draft modes. Plans are per site and language, and no article or credit caps are published.

Starting price: 149 USD a month for Single Site (1 website, 1 language), excluding VAT
Free access: No free plan. A 7 day trial is advertised, with no other trial terms on the page.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Creates and publishes SEO pages and articles to the website, with automatic publishing, saved drafts or review first, and an email preview before publication
Places backlinks through a link exchange network and tracks gained backlinks and Domain Rating over time
Lists Google and ChatGPT visibility targeting, content recommendations and a publishing plan

Documented limits

Single Site covers 1 website and 1 language, and Multi Site up to 3 websites or languages.
The pricing page lists no word, article, credit or user limits.

Worth it if: seo.ai fits a business with 1 to 3 websites or languages that wants content written and published with an approval step, and can budget 149 to 299 USD a month.

Skip it if: You need a published price beyond 3 sites or languages, since the selector goes to 10 and above without listed prices, or you want a free plan.

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Seomaker

SEO writing, rank tracking and site audits sold as three monthly usage tiers

Best for: Small sites wanting writing, tracking and audits under one login

Three usage tiers, with 30,000 AI words and 100 tracked keywords on Start. No free plan or trial is published.

Starting price: 39 USD per month for Start, rising to 299 USD for Advanced
Free access: No free plan. No trial is published.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

AI Writer produces SEO content in more than 25 languages and shows real-time tips for word count, headings and NLP keywords
Rank Tracker monitors keyword positions, with monthly keyword allowances of 100, 300 and 1100 by plan
Competitor Analysis and Keyword Gap list keywords competitors rank for that the site does not

Documented limits

No free plan and no free trial are published, so the first payment is 39 USD a month on Start.
Usage is capped monthly: Start allows 4 health score requests and 5 competitor analysis requests, and Pro allows 9 and 12.

Worth it if: Seomaker fits a small site or agency that wants writing, tracking and a health score under one login and can live within 30000 AI words and 100 tracked keywords on the 39 USD Start plan.

Skip it if: You need a free plan to test first, or you need a published list of the search engines and data sources behind the rank tracker and keyword research.

Full Seomaker profile Vendor pricing page

Post Cheetah

Keyword research, AI articles and rank reports, priced by sites and article credits

Best for: Agencies running 1 to 25 sites that want keyword research and branded reports

Keyword research, AI articles (30 to 120 a month by plan) and branded rank reports, priced by sites and article credits.

Starting price: 99 USD a month for Solopreneur on monthly billing, rising to 299 USD for Agency
Free access: No free plan. 7 day free trial.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

AI keyword research, with 150, 300 or 750 research searches a month depending on the tier
A content idea tool built on Google suggestions, with 250, 500 or 1,500 content idea searches a month
An AI article generator that asks questions about the piece and produces an SEO-oriented draft, with an SEO editor included on every tier

Documented limits

AI articles are capped at up to 30, 50 and 120 a month by tier, expressed as 75, 125 and 300 credits.
Websites are capped at 1, 5 and 25 and tracked keywords at 500, 1,000 and 2,500 by tier.

Worth it if: Post Cheetah fits an agency or site owner running 1 to 25 websites that wants keyword research, up to 30 to 120 AI articles a month and branded rank reports, from 99 to 299 USD a month.

Skip it if: You need a free plan, a stated list of publishing integrations, or an article allowance above 120 a month, since none is published.

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Konvart

SEO and AI answer visibility suite sold per seat, with every tool on both plans

Best for: Freelancers and small teams wanting every tool on one per-seat price

SEO content, audits, link building and AI citation tracking, with every tool on both plans: 30 USD for one user, 45 USD per user for teams of two or more.

Starting price: 30 USD per month for Individual with 1 user, or 45 USD per user per month for Team with a 2 user minimum
Free access: No free plan. 7 day free trial, no card required.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Keyword overview, ideas, Search Console opportunities and competitor keyword gap research
Content briefs, an AI writer, a custom AI writer trained on brand voice, and a content editor with scoring
Optimizer builds a prioritised plan from performance, keyword, backlink and competitor data, in manual, co-pilot or autopilot mode, and can apply fixes directly to a site

Documented limits

Individual allows 1 user with no additional seats and 1 AI Visibility brand or site. Team needs a minimum of 2 users and includes 5 brands or sites. More are expandable, with no price shown.
The Optimizer LLM allocation is 0 USD on Individual, so use is by top-up, and 10 USD per user shared on Team. The top-up rate is not published.

Worth it if: Konvart fits a freelancer at 30 USD a month, or a team of 2 or more at 45 USD a user, that wants SEO content, audits, link building and AI citation tracking under one price with every tool included.

Skip it if: You need MCP and API connections or shared workspaces on a single seat, since both start on the Team plan with a 2 user minimum, or you need a published top-up price for the Optimizer.

Full Konvart profile Vendor pricing page

Xari

AI SEO and social platform sold as one 999 USD a month plan with up to 30 blogs

Best for: Growth teams that can fund a single high-volume plan

One plan with up to 30 AI blogs a month, 1,000 tracked keywords and a technical SEO task list. The highest published price in this guide, and the free trial is requested rather than started.

Starting price: 999 USD per month for the AI x SEO plan
Free access: No free plan. The pricing page lists a Free Trial card (2 free blogs, a technical SEO report, a customer mindmap and a keyword plan) that is requested by contacting the company, while its FAQ says there is no free trial and offers a demo on your data.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Smart keyword suggestions, unlimited site SEO reports and ranking tracking for 1,000 keywords with competitor ranks
Up to 30 AI blogs a month with internal linking, keyword insertion and research, publishable to Medium, WordPress, Shopify, Wix and LinkedIn
Technical SEO task list with AI-suggested content, an image optimizer and alt text generator, broken-link auto-fix, backlink monitor and site speed monitor

Documented limits

Only one paid plan is published, at 999 USD a month. Annual discounts are discussed on a call and no other tiers are shown.
The trial package (2 blogs, a technical SEO report, a customer mindmap and a keyword plan) is obtained by contacting the company, and the pricing FAQ says there is no free trial.

Worth it if: Xari fits a growth team that wants up to 30 AI blogs a month, 1,000 tracked keywords and a technical SEO task list in one plan, and can pay 999 USD a month.

Skip it if: You want to self-serve a trial or pay less than 999 USD a month, since only one paid plan is shown and the trial is arranged by contacting the company.

Full Xari profile Vendor pricing page

Done-for-you and local SEO services

Software plus a person or agent doing the work. Ask what you keep and can export if you stop paying.

Ranked

Done-for-you SEO with rank and AI visibility tracking, priced per website

Best for: Local or niche businesses wanting an SEO team to do the work

Ranked first for pairing done-for-you work with rank and AI visibility tracking, priced per website with no contracts. Agencies can resell the dashboard and reports under their own logo.

Starting price: 99 USD a month per website for Standard on monthly billing, rising to 349 USD a month for Enterprise
Free access: No free plan. 7 day free trial, month to month with no contracts.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

A human team handles implementation: blog articles written and published (1, 2 or 4 a week by plan), unlimited web copy pages, on-page and technical optimization, schema and Core Web Vitals fixes
Daily rank tracking across desktop, mobile, maps and AI Mode, plus AI visibility checks across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok and Meta
White-hat backlink outreach of about 4, 8 or 16 backlinks a month depending on plan

Documented limits

Each plan covers one website, on every tier.
The team works on a fixed set of focus keywords: 25 on Standard, 50 on Plus and 100 on Enterprise. Tracked keywords and AI prompts are unlimited.

Worth it if: Ranked fits a local or niche business that wants an SEO team to do the work for 99 USD a month on one website, or an agency that wants to resell the dashboard and reports under its own logo.

Skip it if: You need one plan across several websites, since each plan covers one site, or you want software only, because the tracking tools are sold bundled with the managed service.

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hikeseo

Done-for-you small business SEO run by an AI agent and an account manager, priced per site

Best for: Small businesses with no SEO staff

An AI agent plus an account manager handling keyword tracking, monthly blog content and Google Business Profile management. Priced per site; there is no trial, only a 14 day money-back guarantee.

Starting price: 89 USD per month on annual billing for Single Site (149 USD on monthly billing)
Free access: No free plan. There is no trial. A 14 day money-back guarantee applies to any plan.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Kit agent learns the business at onboarding, builds an SEO strategy and applies optimizations through the Onsite Optimiser snippet, which works across WordPress, Webflow, Wix, Shopify, Squarespace, Framer and Magento
Monthly deliverables listed are website optimizations, technical SEO improvements, blog content, directory listings, Google Business management and review tracking
AI search optimization is listed as part of the monthly work, with up to 300 keywords tracked on Single Site

Documented limits

No free trial is offered. A 14 day money-back guarantee applies to any plan instead.
Single Site tracks up to 300 keywords, and GoDaddy Website Builder is not supported.

Worth it if: hikeseo fits a small business or local service firm with no SEO staff that wants keyword tracking, monthly blog content and Google Business Profile management done for it at 89 USD a month on annual billing.

Skip it if: You want a free trial, since none is offered, you track more than 300 keywords on one site, or your site is built on GoDaddy Website Builder, which is not supported.

Full hikeseo profile Vendor pricing page

Keyword Caddy

Local SEO platform with an AI writer and rank tracking, sold as one annual plan

Best for: Local service businesses wanting rank tracking and an AI writer on one plan

A local SEO platform with an AI writer and rank tracking for up to 3 domains, sold as one annual plan: 348 USD charged yearly.

Starting price: 29 USD per month on annual billing for the SaaS Platform (348 USD charged yearly), with the Done-For-You plan on a custom quote
Free access: No free plan. 3 day free trial, no credit card required.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Keyword research with a live keyword counter, a keyword spotter and content SEO analysis
Daily SERP rank tracking for up to 1200 keywords, with competitor monitoring and alerts on shifts
Backlink checker and explorer, plus monitoring of backlinks, internal links and outgoing links

Documented limits

One self-serve plan is published, at 29 USD a month billed annually. It is capped at 3 domains, 1200 SERP tracking keywords and 5000 monthly searches.
The monthly-billing price is not shown in the cached pricing text. The page labels annual billing 25% off and says it saves 120 USD a year.

Worth it if: Keyword Caddy fits a local service business or small agency that wants rank tracking and an AI writer for up to 3 domains on one plan, and can pay 348 USD for a year upfront.

Skip it if: You manage more than 3 domains on the one published plan, or you want to know the monthly-billing price before paying, since the cached pricing text shows only the annual rate.

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seoaiagent.ai

Per-client AI agents for local SEO agencies, on one 50 USD plan after a trial

Best for: Local SEO agencies managing up to 5 client business profiles

Per-client AI agents for audits, local rank grids and Google Business Profile drafts queued for team approval, with 10 members on the 50 USD plan.

Starting price: 50 USD a month for Pro after a 7 day free trial
Free access: No free plan. 7 day free trial with 5 USD of GLM-5.2 agent credits, 1 Google Business Profile and 2 members.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Technical audits, with rendered audits and PDF exports on Pro, and a standard technical audit in the trial
Local rank grids showing where a business ranks street by street, with 3 keywords per business checked weekly on Pro
Google Business Profile posts, review replies, profile checks and service suggestions, held as drafts for team approval

Documented limits

Pro covers 5 business profiles and 10 members, and no larger plan is listed.
Checks are capped: 60 Local Grid checks a month and 200 prompt checks a month in total on Pro, and 100 Listing Intelligence captures a month shared across the account.

Worth it if: seoaiagent.ai fits a local SEO agency managing up to 5 client business profiles that wants audits, local rank grids and GBP drafts queued for team approval, at 50 USD a month for 10 members.

Skip it if: You manage more than 5 business profiles, since no larger plan is listed, or you want the tool to publish changes on its own, because the workflow is review-first.

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Image SEO and alt text tools

Alt text and filenames for large image libraries. Credits are the unit, so count images before comparing.

AltTextLab

Context-aware image alt text with bulk processing, sold as credits or pay-as-you-go

Best for: Catalogues that want product names and target keywords in every description

Ranked first because it has a recurring free allowance: 25 credits a month, 130+ languages and bulk processing in plugins. Paid plans run from 5 USD for 100 credits to 189 USD for 10,000.

Starting price: 5 USD a month for Pro with 100 credits (4 USD a month billed yearly), up to 189 USD a month for 10,000 credits
Free access: Free plan with 25 credits a month, unlimited websites, 130+ languages, bulk processing in plugins and custom SEO keywords.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Reads each image in context, including objects and embedded text, and writes a description meant for screen readers and image search, in 130+ languages
Accepts custom SEO keywords, an e-commerce mode that includes product names, colours and materials, a chosen writing style and a set output length
Bulk-processes an entire image library in one run through plugins, and by default only fills images with an empty or missing alt attribute

Documented limits

Credits are the unit and one credit equals one image, so cost scales with image count: from 0.05 USD a credit at the entry Pro tier.
The web snippet that adds alt text to every image automatically is available on subscription plans only, not on pay-as-you-go.

Worth it if: AltTextLab fits an e-commerce team or agency with a large image backlog that wants product names and target keywords in every description, starting free at 25 credits a month or at 5 USD for 100.

Skip it if: You need Scale's custom credit volume without a sales conversation, or you need a published price above 189 USD a month, since Scale starts at 200 USD with no credit figure.

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namethispic

Bulk image renamer that writes SEO filenames and alt text, sold in monthly credit plans

Best for: Teams with a backlog of generically named image files

Renames files and writes alt text in batches of up to 100: 150 images a month on Pro, 5,000 on Enterprise at 79 USD.

Starting price: 9 USD per month for Pro, rising to 79 USD for Enterprise
Free access: No free plan. A demo analyses up to 3 images a day without an account or card.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Generates a descriptive, hyphenated filename and alt text for each uploaded image
Accepts target keywords and suggests synonyms to work into the names
Analyses image content and context before naming

Documented limits

Credits are capped per month: 150 on Pro, 1,000 on Plus and 5,000 on Enterprise. No overage price is published.
Batch size is 50 images on Pro and Plus and 100 on Enterprise.

Worth it if: namethispic fits an SEO or e-commerce team with a backlog of generically named images, since 9 USD a month covers 150 images and 79 USD a month covers 5,000 in batches of up to 100.

Skip it if: You need a permanent free plan, an API or a rate card for overage, since only a demo of 3 images a day is free and no overage price is published.

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Alt Text Generator AI

Image alt text from AI, bought as one-time credit packs with 30+ integrations

Best for: Agencies that prefer a one-time credit pack to a subscription

Credits are sold once and never expire: 10 USD for 200, 15 USD for 500, 40 USD for 1,600, with 30+ integrations. No subscription and no free allowance.

Starting price: 10 USD one time for the Basic pack of 200 credits, rising to 40 USD for 1,600 credits
Free access: No free plan is listed on the pricing page. The homepage links free alt text generator tools, but their limits are not published.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Analyses an uploaded image and writes a description for use as alt text, with the length adjusted automatically and manual editing before publishing
Accepts AVIF, SVG, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF and WEBP files and generates alt text in over 35 languages
Ships as plugins, apps and extensions for WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, HubSpot, Webflow, Figma, Framer, Magento, BigCommerce, Joomla and Drupal, plus browser add-ons

Documented limits

Credits are the only pricing unit and one credit equals one alt text description, so cost scales with image count.
No subscription or recurring plan is listed, and the pricing page shows no free allowance. Free generator tools are linked from the homepage without published limits.

Worth it if: Alt Text Generator AI fits a site owner or agency filling alt text on a WordPress, Shopify or Webflow catalogue that prefers a one-time pack, such as 15 USD for 500 descriptions with no subscription.

Skip it if: You want a monthly plan or a free allowance you can rely on, or you need bulk volume priced beyond the 1,600 credit pack, since only three packs are listed.

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AI visibility tracking with published prices

Measure whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews mention or cite your brand. Answers vary between runs, so look at how often each prompt is sampled.

LLMrefs

One plan, 500 prompts, every engine, unlimited seats

Best for: Teams that want one flat price covering every engine

Ranked first for the simplest published plan in the category: 500 prompts, every engine, unlimited projects and seats at 79 USD a month. There is no free plan.

Starting price: 79 USD per month, single tier
Free access: No free plan. 7 day free trial with no credit card required.
Facts verified: August 2026

Documented strengths

A single plan at 79 dollars a month with 500 prompts, unlimited projects and unlimited team members, which is a fraction of enterprise alternatives
Coverage spans 11 or more engines including ChatGPT, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Grok, Copilot, Meta AI and DeepSeek
Geo-targeting across more than 50 countries and 20 languages, which most competitors restrict by tier

Documented limits

One paid tier only, so there is no plan with a larger base allowance to grow into, and no published price for the extra keywords sold on top of the 500
No SSO, audit logs or enterprise contracting terms are offered, which rules it out of some procurement processes

Worth it if: You want AI search tracking at a flat 79 USD a month with 500 prompts, unlimited projects and unlimited seats.

Skip it if: You need more than 500 tracked prompts, since there is no larger tier, or you need SSO and enterprise support terms.

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OtterlyAI

AI search monitoring from 29 USD, with newer engines sold separately

Best for: Testing whether AI visibility matters to you, cheaply

Daily tracking and unlimited seats on every tier from 29 USD a month (25 USD billed annually). Newer engines are sold separately.

Starting price: 29 USD per month for Lite, or 25 USD billed annually
Free access: No free plan. A free trial is offered for new users.
Facts verified: August 2026

Documented strengths

Entry pricing at 29 dollars a month is the lowest credible option reviewed in this category
Daily update frequency on every tier including the cheapest, where competitors often reserve refresh rate for higher plans
Unlimited team members on all tiers, so the data is not rationed by seat cost

Documented limits

Claude, Google AI Mode and Gemini are add-ons rather than included, so real engine coverage costs more than the headline price
The jump from Lite at 29 dollars to Standard at 189 is more than sixfold, with 15 prompts against 100

Worth it if: You want to test whether AI search visibility matters to you at 29 USD a month, with daily tracking and unlimited seats on every tier.

Skip it if: You need Claude, Gemini or AI Mode coverage without paying extra, or you track more than 400 prompts.

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Rankscale

Tracks 17 or more AI engines, with page audits and prompt volume research

Best for: Brands that need coverage beyond the usual four or five engines

Tracks 17 or more engines including DeepSeek, Grok and Mistral, with page audits and prompt volume research, from 20 USD a month.

Starting price: From 20 USD a month for Essentials
Free access: No free plan. 7 day free trial on Pro, with no charge until day 7.
Facts verified: August 2026

Documented strengths

Coverage of 17 or more engines including DeepSeek, Grok and Mistral alongside the obvious ones, which is the broadest in this category
Page audits evaluating more than 200 technical factors address retrieval, which is the one causally clear part of AI visibility
Prompt research with volume estimation tackles the guesswork most competitors leave to the customer

Documented limits

No pricing published, which is now the exception in this category rather than the norm, since several competitors publish full tier lists
Founded in October 2024, so the product, the data history and the company are all young

Worth it if: You need coverage beyond the four or five engines most tools track, at 17 or more including DeepSeek, Grok and Mistral.

Skip it if: Your procurement requires a long vendor track record, or you need published pricing to shortlist.

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GetIntel

AI visibility tracker that checks answer engines daily, priced by question count

Best for: SaaS marketing teams tracking a fixed list of buyer questions daily

Checks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews daily for a defined set of questions: 25 on the 29 USD Monitor plan. A free 60-check score needs no signup.

Starting price: 29 USD per month for Monitor (25 questions)
Free access: No free plan. A 7 day trial with Pro access covers 25 questions checked daily. A free score check of 60 checks needs no signup.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Four engines checked daily on every plan: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews, with Claude added weekly on Growth
Each question gets an answer state per engine (recommended, mentioned, absent or open), an average position when named, the full answer text and the cited domains and pages
Questions are grouped into buyer topics, each scored on a 7 day rolling measure with trend and week over week change

Documented limits

Claude is covered only on Growth and only weekly. The other four engines are daily.
Question counts are capped per plan: 25 on Monitor, 60 on Pro and 120 on Growth.

Worth it if: GetIntel fits a SaaS marketing team or agency that wants daily tracking of a defined list of buyer questions across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews, from 29 USD a month.

Skip it if: You need Claude tracked daily, since it is weekly and Growth only, you need more than 120 questions on one plan, or you cannot enter a card for the trial.

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KIVA by Wellows

AI citation tracking for brands and agencies, sold as monthly AI answer allowances

Best for: Brands and agencies wanting citation tracking across five engines

Sold by AI answers a month, 1,800 on Basic up to Scale at 497 USD, with unlimited projects. Trial is 7 days on every plan with no charge during it.

Starting price: 29 USD per month for Basic with 1,800 AI answers, rising to 497 USD for Scale
Free access: No free plan. 7 day free trial on every plan, with no charges during the trial.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Tracks citations in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews and AI Mode, separating explicit mentions from implicit ones
Reads how the brand is described inside the cited pages themselves, not only in the answer wording
Daily updates down to the URL, with historical views of which pages cited a brand then and now

Documented limits

Plans are billed monthly only. The balance resets on the billing date and unused answers do not roll over.
The AI answer allowance is 1,800, 6,500, 18,000 or 36,000 a month. How many answers one tracked prompt uses per engine and day is not stated on the pricing page.

Worth it if: KIVA by Wellows fits a brand or agency that wants citation tracking across five AI engines with unlimited projects, and can work within 1,800 AI answers a month on Basic at 29 USD.

Skip it if: You need annual billing or credits that roll over, since the plans are monthly only and unused answers reset on the billing date.

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Writesonic

AI visibility tracking, site audits and GEO content fixes, capped by prompts and seats

Best for: Marketers wanting tracking, AI crawler audits and GEO page fixes together

Tracks prompts across AI platforms daily and audits whether GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot hit errors on your pages, with an agent that rewrites pages for GEO. 50 prompts and 1 user on Starter.

Starting price: $79 a month for Starter on annual billing, with 50 prompts and 1 user
Free access: The page states start free with no credit card needed and shows Start free trial buttons, but gives no trial length or permanent free allowance. A 7 day no-questions-asked refund is stated.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Prompt tracking across AI platforms, using recommended prompts or your own, run daily with visibility, citations and sentiment shown
Action Center, which ranks opportunities such as missing prompts, citation gaps, content fixes and technical issues
Site audit covering robots.txt, schema, indexing and broken pages, flagging 404 and 500 errors served to GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot

Documented limits

Starter, Basic and Growth track ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews, and only Enterprise tracks all 9 platforms.
Action Center is a trial on Growth at 5 off-page and 5 on-page actions a month, and absent on Starter and Basic.

Worth it if: Writesonic fits a marketer who wants AI visibility tracking, AI crawler audits and GEO content fixes in one plan, from 50 tracked prompts at $79 a month to 200 at $399.

Skip it if: You need a published monthly price, since the page shows annual billing only, or you need more than 2 projects, which requires Enterprise.

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AthenaHQ

AI search visibility tracking with a fully published price list

Best for: Teams that want a fully published price list and unlimited seats

Publishes every tier, with unlimited seats including on the free Essential plan of 300 credits and 5 AI platforms. Paid Starter is 295 USD a month, with a 17 percent annual discount.

Starting price: 295 USD per month for Starter, with a 17 percent annual discount
Free access: Essential plan with 300 credits and 5 AI platforms, unlimited seats.
Facts verified: August 2026

Documented strengths

Pricing is fully published, from a free tier to a 295 dollar Starter plan, which is close to unique in this category
One credit equals one AI response, so cost can be calculated from prompts times engines times refresh frequency
Unlimited seats on every tier including the free plan, so the tool does not tax collaboration

Documented limits

API access on the Starter plan is a paid add-on billed separately, so the 295 dollar figure is a floor rather than a total
Credits are consumed per response, so tracking many prompts across many engines daily exhausts an allowance faster than the headline number suggests

Worth it if: You need a published price to benchmark GEO quotes against, and unlimited seats on every tier including the free 300-credit plan.

Skip it if: You track many brands, where credit consumption multiplies, or you need API access on the entry paid plan rather than as a billed add-on.

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Peec AI

AI visibility analytics with a published feature matrix and unpublished prices

Best for: Teams that want a detailed feature matrix before talking to sales

Daily tracking across six engines on every tier with a detailed published feature matrix, but Starter, Pro and Advanced carry no prices on the site.

Starting price: Not published. Starter, Pro and Advanced tiers are named without prices.
Free access: No free plan published. A free trial is referenced on the site.
Facts verified: August 2026

Documented strengths

Daily tracking on every tier including the entry plan, where competitors often reserve frequency for higher tiers
Six engines covered on all plans, including AI Mode, AI Overviews and Copilot alongside ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini
Source identification shows which publications engines cite, not only whether you appear

Documented limits

No prices published on any tier, despite a fully published feature comparison, which is the worst of both worlds for budgeting
Projects are capped at 1, 2 and 5 across the self-serve tiers, which is restrictive for agencies

Worth it if: You want daily AI visibility tracking across six engines on every tier, with the feature matrix published in detail.

Skip it if: You are an agency, since project limits of 1 to 5 constrain multi-client work, or you operate in more than three countries per project.

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Creaitor

Tracks how AI assistants mention a brand, sold by domains, credits and models

Best for: Marketing teams tracking up to 7 domains across four assistants

Tracks mentions across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude with 10,000 credits a month and up to 7 domains. No price is published.

Starting price: Not published
Free access: No free plan. 7 day free trial, no credit card required.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Discovers buyer questions and groups them by intent, deduplicated across ChatGPT, Google AI, Gemini and Perplexity
Reports visibility score, share of voice, source citations, brand sentiment and competitor benchmarks
Models included by tier: 2 on Starter (ChatGPT, Gemini), 3 on Plus (adds Perplexity), 4 on Pro (adds Claude), and a wider set on Enterprise

Documented limits

No plan price is shown. The pricing page text lists Starter, Plus and Pro with a per-month label and no amount, and Enterprise as Custom.
Claude and API access start at Pro. Starter tracks ChatGPT and Gemini only, and Plus adds Perplexity.

Worth it if: Creaitor fits a marketing team tracking up to 7 domains on 10,000 credits a month across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude, and willing to start from the 7 day free trial.

Skip it if: You need a published price before a trial, or Claude and API access below Pro, since Starter and Plus omit Claude and no plan price appears on the page.

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XFunnel

AI search visibility tracking with a one-time free audit and custom Enterprise pricing

Best for: Growth teams that want a one-time audit before paying

Covers nine AI search platforms. The free Starter is a one-time audit of 50 queries in one language and region, not a recurring allowance, and paid plans are custom.

Starting price: 0 USD for the one-time Free Starter audit, then custom Enterprise pricing on request
Free access: Free Starter is a one-time audit of 50 search queries in 1 language and 1 region with community support, not a recurring allowance.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Tracks visibility across ChatGPT, ChatGPT with Browsing, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot and Grok
Measures share of voice, competitor ranking and brand sentiment, with persona-level analysis
Analyzes responses and citations to find gaps, high-impact content and what competitors are doing

Documented limits

Enterprise has no published price. It is custom and quoted on request.
Free Starter is a one-time audit with 50 one-time search queries, 1 language and 1 region, and community support. Daily monitoring, all languages and regions and SSO start on Enterprise.

Worth it if: XFunnel fits an SEO or growth team that wants to see how its brand appears across nine AI search platforms, and can start from a one-time 50 query audit before paying for Enterprise.

Skip it if: You need a self-serve paid plan with a posted price, since Enterprise is quoted on request, or you need Meta AI or DeepSeek coverage, which are listed as coming soon.

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Enterprise and managed GEO platforms

Higher-priced or quote-only platforms that add crawler data, delivery layers, services or knowledge graphs to monitoring.

Profound

Enterprise AI search visibility, including how AI crawlers read your site

Best for: Enterprises that need crawler-level data on how AI fetches their site

Documents how ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity fetch and interpret your site. Pricing is by demo request only, so budget approval comes before price discovery.

Starting price: Not published. Pricing is quote only, via demo request.
Free access: A Trial tier listed as free, with no terms published.
Facts verified: August 2026

Documented strengths

Agent Analytics tracks how ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity crawl and interpret your site, which most competitors do not attempt
Prompt Volumes data addresses the question everything else in the category dodges, which is what people actually ask AI
Coverage spans eight named engines including Grok, DeepSeek and Copilot alongside the obvious ones

Documented limits

No pricing published anywhere, so there is no way to assess affordability without entering a sales process
Quote-only pricing in a young category means you cannot benchmark the proposal against anything public except AthenaHQ

Worth it if: You need crawler-level data on how ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity fetch and interpret your site, with budget approved before price discovery.

Skip it if: You are a small team or a startup, where a quote-only process is a poor use of scarce time, or you want to start small and expand.

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Scrunch AI

AI visibility monitoring that also serves separate page versions to AI agents

Best for: Sites with heavy client-side rendering that AI crawlers struggle to read

Monitoring plus a delivery layer that serves separate page versions to AI agents. Starter is 250 USD a month billed annually, 300 USD month to month.

Starting price: 250 USD a month for Starter billed annually, or 300 USD month-to-month
Free access: No free plan. 7 day free trial of Starter, instant signup with no credit card.
Facts verified: August 2026

Documented strengths

Monitoring covers ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini and Copilot with citation rankings and competitor benchmarking
Error detection for crawl issues addresses the one part of AI visibility with a clear causal chain
A 7 day free trial exists, which is rare in a category that mostly gates everything behind demos

Documented limits

The Agent Experience Platform serves AI-optimized page versions to bots, which sits close to cloaking and carries risk the marketing does not discuss
No pricing published on the homepage, so comparison requires a sales conversation

Worth it if: Your site is heavy on client-side rendering and AI crawlers struggle with it, and you want monitoring plus a delivery layer.

Skip it if: You are unwilling to serve crawlers different content from users, or crawlability is not your constraint.

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Evertune

Samples each prompt 100 times, and sells ad placement inside AI answers

Best for: Brands that want an AI visibility number backed by repeated sampling

Samples each prompt 100 times across 11 models, and also sells ad placement inside AI answers. No free access is published.

Starting price: 800 USD a month for Pro
Free access: None published.
Facts verified: August 2026

Documented strengths

Samples each prompt 100 times across every model, which addresses nondeterminism rather than ignoring it
Benchmarks across 11 AI models rather than reading a single engine
EverPanel, a stated panel of over 150 million user prompts, grounds prompt selection in observed demand rather than guesswork

Documented limits

Selling ad placement in AI answers while also measuring AI visibility puts the vendor on both sides of the metric it reports
No pricing published, so affordability cannot be assessed without a sales conversation

Worth it if: You want an AI visibility number with sampling behind it, at 800 USD a month for Pro: each prompt sampled 100 times across 11 models.

Skip it if: You want measurement kept strictly separate from media sales, since the same vendor sells ad placement inside AI answers.

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Goodie

Answer engine optimization sold as software and service, including AI shopping

Best for: Brands that want execution with measurement, or products that must surface in AI shopping

Answer engine optimization sold as software and service, including AI shopping. Brand Core is 399 USD a month and the agency Growth tier 275 USD.

Starting price: 275 USD a month for the agency Growth tier, or 399 USD for brand Core
Free access: No free plan. 7 day free trial on the Core tier.
Facts verified: August 2026

Documented strengths

Scope extends past measurement into content production, technical gap analysis and attribution
The Agentic Commerce Suite addresses product visibility inside AI shopping agents, which almost nothing else covers yet
The Agent Experience Suite targets technical retrievability, which is the causally clearest part of this work

Documented limits

Case study figures such as a 127 percent increase in AI conversions are published without control groups or measurement methodology
Being part software and part service makes the comparison against pure software vendors uneven on price and on scope

Worth it if: You want GEO execution alongside measurement, or you sell products that need to surface inside AI shopping agents.

Skip it if: You want software only and will do the work yourself, or you need published pricing to shortlist.

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GetCito

AI visibility monitoring with a local and regional emphasis

Best for: Brands whose visibility question is regional rather than national

Local and regional emphasis, with 34 hours a month of content and citation work bundled into the 599 USD Growth tier. A free self-hosted plan is distributed on GitHub.

Starting price: 599 USD per month for Growth, 999 USD for Scale, with a free self-hosted plan
Free access: Free Self-Host Plan, distributed via GitHub. The managed tiers carry no free option.
Facts verified: August 2026

Documented strengths

A free self-hosted plan distributed through GitHub, which no other tool in this category offers
Managed tiers bundle human delivery with the software, at 5 content pieces and 10 hours of brand mention work a month on Growth, and 10 pieces and 20 hours on Scale
Prompt monitoring is quantified per tier, at 50 on Growth and 100 on Scale, so the allowance can be sized before buying

Documented limits

The company presents itself as both a software product and an agency across its own pages, which makes what you are buying unclear
Open-source positioning appears in some material without a clear statement of what is open and under which licence

Worth it if: Your visibility question is regional rather than national, and you want 34 hours a month of content and citation work bundled with the software at 599 USD.

Skip it if: You need contractual support commitments, or a low-cost managed entry point, since Growth starts at 599 USD a month.

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WordLift

Knowledge graph and AI visibility platform for large sites, sold as one managed plan

Best for: E-commerce, travel or media teams wanting a knowledge graph and a project manager

A knowledge graph and AI visibility platform sold as one managed plan, with a dedicated SEO project manager for 2,500 URLs. 999 EUR a month on monthly billing.

Starting price: 799 EUR per month for Business+ billed yearly, or 999 EUR per month billed monthly
Free access: No free plan. No trial is published. The homepage offers a free AI visibility audit, and its scope is not described.
Facts verified: October 2026

Documented strengths

Builds a knowledge graph from content and product data, with schema markup and data integration tools
AI-powered content creation using smart credits for Q&A generation, product descriptions, internal linking suggestions and WordLift Agent interactions
AI search and SEO research and analysis, content optimization and audits, and performance and rank tracking

Documented limits

Business+ is the only priced plan, at 799 EUR a month billed yearly or 999 EUR a month billed monthly, and Enterprise has no price.
Usage is capped at 2,500 URLs and 5KG total usage on Business+, and the page does not define 5KG.

Worth it if: WordLift fits an e-commerce, travel or media team that wants a knowledge graph and a dedicated SEO project manager for 2,500 URLs, and can pay 799 EUR a month on a yearly term.

Skip it if: You want a low-cost or self-serve entry plan, since the only published price is 799 EUR a month, or you cannot use credits that expire at the end of the month or year.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best AI SEO tools in 2026?

It depends on the job. In this guide Semrush ranks first among full suites, Surfer SEO for content optimization, Keyword Insights for clustering, OTTO SEO for bulk on-page fixes, Rank Math for WordPress, and LLMrefs for AI visibility tracking. Each ranking rests on documented scope, published price and free access.

Which AI SEO tool is best for a small budget?

The lowest published entry points here are AltTextLab at 5 USD a month, Rank Math Content AI at 5.99 EUR, KeywordsPeopleUse at 15 USD, Rankscale at 20 USD, NeuronWriter at 23 USD, and SEOPress at 49 USD a year. Each covers one job, not a full suite.

Is there a free AI SEO tool worth using?

Several offer free access with limits: Semrush gives 10 reports a day, Nytro SEO covers 1 site and 50 pages, AthenaHQ gives 300 credits, SEOPress and Yoast have free core plugins, and MarketMuse allows 10 queries a month. Check each card for what the free tier leaves out.

Do I need a separate tool to track visibility in ChatGPT and AI Overviews?

Not always. Semrush, SE Ranking, Surfer SEO, Frase, Clearscope and Writesonic bundle AI visibility tracking, though SE Ranking sells it as an add-on. Dedicated trackers such as LLMrefs at 79 USD a month cover more engines. Ahrefs sells Brand Radar separately from 179 EUR a month.

Can AI SEO tools replace an SEO professional?

Not on their own. Tools produce data, drafts and queued fixes, but a person still decides which fixes to approve and checks claims before publishing. Done-for-you services in this guide pair software with an account manager or agent, which is a different product from the software alone.

How do I compare AI SEO tool pricing fairly?

Find the unit each plan counts: sites, documents, articles, credits, tracked prompts or seats. Then estimate your monthly volume in that unit. The unit you exceed first sets your real cost, which is why a 49 EUR plan can cost more than a 129 USD plan for your workload.

How current are the prices in this guide?

Each card shows the date its facts were last verified against the vendor's pages, between August and 29 October 2026. Prices on vendor sites can change without notice, and some are shown in local currency, so confirm on the vendor's pricing page before buying.