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2026 comparison

Best AI for SEO, compared

12 AI SEO tools side by side: what each one does for you, what it measures, how much it publishes and what it costs. Every fact is taken from the vendor's own website and linked below.

Checked 17 September 202610 capabilitiesEvery claim sourced

  • 1 of 12

    covers all 10 capabilities on its entry plan

  • 4 of 12

    track AI citations without an upgrade

  • 6 of 12

    build backlinks for you

  • 1

    tracks ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini together

01 · Positioning

The AI SEO market, mapped

Most tools do one half of the job. Autopilot writers publish but can't tell you what worked; research suites measure everything but leave the writing and publishing to you. The leaders do both.

Autopilot writers

Leaders

Point tools

Research suites

  1. AutomatedSEO
  2. BabyLoveGrowth
  3. BlogSEO
  4. Frase
  5. Search Atlas
  6. Surfer
  7. Outrank
  8. AutoSEO
  9. SEO.ai
  10. Semrush
  11. SEOWriting.ai
  12. Jasper

Measures the results →

Tools positioned by how much of the SEO work they do for you and how much they measure. The full scores are in the table below.
How the map is drawn

Up the chart is how much of the work a tool does for you, out of 6: writing articles, publishing them automatically, 30 or more a month, backlinks, internal linking and fixing technical SEO. Across is how much it measures, out of 4: keyword research, rank tracking, AI citation tracking and white-label reporting.

A capability counts 1 when the cheapest paid plan includes it, 0.5 when it needs a higher plan, an add-on or comes with a stated limit, and 0 when the vendor doesn't say. Tools with the same scores share a spot; their labels are spread out with a line back to it. Hover or tap a tool to see its scores.

02 · Feature matrix

Every capability, side by side

Only AutomatedSEO covers every capability on its entry plan. The rest leave out the technical fixes, the backlinks, the tracking or the publishing, or charge more for them.

AI SEO tools compared across 10 capabilities, their integrations and starting price
PlatformDoes the work for youMeasures the resultsCMS
integrations		From
Writes articlesAuto-publishes30+ articles a monthBacklinksInternal linkingFixes technical SEOKeyword researchRank trackingAI citation trackingWhite label
#1AutomatedSEOIncludedIn your brand voiceIncluded7 platformsIncluded30 a monthIncludedPartner networkIncludedIncludedMeta, schema, speed, linksIncludedKeywords and AI promptsIncludedIncluded4 assistantsIncludedAgency plan7$99/moper site
#2BabyLoveGrowthIncludedIncluded11 platforms, plus APIIncluded30 a monthIncluded4,000+ partner sitesIncludedPartly includedSite auditIncludedWith SERP clusteringIncludedSearch ConsoleIncluded10 prompts, 3 assistantsIncludedReseller programme11£99/moGrow plan
#3BlogSEOIncludedIncluded23 platformsIncluded30 a monthIncludedUp to 15 a monthIncludedNot statedIncludedIncludedAnalyticsPartly included$89/mo add-onIncludedThrough sales23$97/mo
#4FraseIncludedIncluded5 platformsPartly included10 a monthPartly includedLink gaps and outreach draftsPartly includedFrom ProfessionalPartly includedAudits and content refreshesIncludedIncludedDecay monitoringIncludedChatGPT and Google AIPartly includedEnterprise only5$49/moStarter, monthly
#5Search AtlasIncludedIncludedAny CMSPartly includedCredit-basedPartly includedOutreach and press releasesNot statedIncludedOTTO applies fixesIncludedIncluded2,000 keywordsPartly includedFrom Growth, $159/moPartly includedFrom Pro, $319/moAny CMS$79/moStarter, billed yearly
#6SurferIncludedAI writing assistantPartly includedExport to WordPress, ContentfulPartly included120 documentsNot statedPartly includedFrom ProNot statedIncludedIncluded10 pagesPartly includedFrom Standard, $99/moPartly includedEnterprise only4$49/moDiscovery, billed yearly
#7OutrankIncludedIncluded8 platformsIncluded30 a monthIncludedBacklink exchangeNot statedNot statedIncludedNot statedNot statedPartly includedAgency page8$99/mo
#8AutoSEOIncludedIncluded11 platformsIncludedOne a dayIncluded5–10 a monthNot statedNot statedIncludedNot statedNot statedPartly includedAgency page11£115/mo
#9SEO.aiIncludedIncluded6+ platformsNot statedIncludedNot statedNot statedNot statedIncludedPerformance monitoringPartly includedTargets ChatGPT; tracking not detailedPartly includedUsed by agencies6+$149/moSingle site
#10SemrushPartly includedContent optimisation from Pro+Not statedNot statedNot statedNot statedPartly includedSite auditIncludedIncluded500 keywords dailyIncludedCustom promptsPartly includedBranded reports add-onNot stated£113/moSEO plan, monthly
#11SEOWriting.aiIncludedIncludedWordPress, ShopifyIncludedUp to 50 creditsNot statedPartly includedFrom ProfessionalNot statedNot statedNot statedNot statedNot stated2$14/moStarter, billed yearly
#12JasperIncludedMarketing contentPartly includedWebflow integrationNot statedNot statedNot statedNot statedNot statedNot statedPartly includedGEO agents on BusinessNot stated3$59/moPro, per seat
  • IncludedIncluded on the entry plan
  • Partly includedLimited, add-on or higher plan
  • Not statedNot stated by the vendor
Where the data comes from

Each row describes the vendor's cheapest paid plan, read from their own pricing and product pages on 17 September 2026. Where a vendor doesn't mention a capability we mark it “not stated” rather than guess; many tools do more than their pricing page says, so check with them before ruling one out.

AutomatedSEO's row is our own published plan. Prices show in the currency each vendor lists them in.

03 · Ranking

All 12 tools, scored

AutomatedSEO is the only tool to score 10 out of 10. BabyLoveGrowth is closest on 9.5; nobody else passes 8.5.

Does the work for you (out of 6)Measures the results (out of 4)
  1. #1AutomatedSEO10/10$99/mo
  2. #2BabyLoveGrowth9.5/10£99/mo
  3. #3BlogSEO8.5/10$97/mo
  4. #4Frase7.5/10$49/mo
  5. #5Search Atlas7/10$79/mo
  6. #6Surfer5.5/10$49/mo
  7. #7Outrank5.5/10$99/mo
  8. #8AutoSEO5.5/10£115/mo
  9. #9SEO.ai5/10$149/mo
  10. #10Semrush4.5/10£113/mo
  11. #11SEOWriting.ai3.5/10$14/mo
  12. #12Jasper2/10$59/mo

04 · Output & terms

What you get each month, and on what terms

Features don't publish articles. Volume, languages, the assistants you're tracked in and the risk of trying it decide what a plan is worth.

Monthly output, languages, AI assistants tracked, trial, guarantee and price
PlatformArticles a monthLanguagesAI assistants trackedTrialGuaranteeFrom
AutomatedSEO3039ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini3 days, free90-day money-back$99/moper site
BabyLoveGrowth3050+ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini3 days, free90-day money-back£99/moGrow plan
BlogSEO30Add-on per languageAdd-on3 days, freeNot stated$97/mo
Frase1070+ChatGPT, Google AI7 days, freeNot stated$49/moStarter, monthly
Search AtlasCredit-basedNot statedFrom Growth7 days (Growth)Not stated$79/moStarter, billed yearly
Surfer120 documentsNot statedFrom StandardNot statedNot stated$49/moDiscovery, billed yearly
Outrank30 (60 or 90 as add-ons)150+Not statedFree trialNot stated$99/mo
AutoSEO30100Not statedTrial offered7-day money-back (30 on annual)£115/mo
SEO.aiNot stated1 per planNot stated7 daysNot stated$149/moSingle site
SemrushNot statedNot statedNot listed7 daysNot stated£113/moSEO plan, monthly
SEOWriting.aiUp to 50Not statedNot stated3 free articlesNot stated$14/moStarter, billed yearly
JasperNot stated30+Not stated7 days, freeNot stated$59/moPro, per seat

05 · Verdict

Which AI SEO platform should you use?

For a site that wants the whole job done, AutomatedSEO: the only platform here with every capability on its entry plan: it fixes technical SEO as well as publishing, and tracks citations in all four major assistants, at one price per site. If something else matters more to you, one of these is the better pick.

  • Best overall

    AutomatedSEO

    The only tool with every capability on its entry plan, including technical fixes and citation tracking across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini.

    10/10 · $99/moSee the row

  • Best for keyword clustering

    BabyLoveGrowth

    Groups keywords by shared search results before planning articles.

    9.5/10 · £99/moSee the row

  • Most CMS integrations

    BlogSEO

    23 publishing integrations, including HubSpot, Strapi and Drupal.

    8.5/10 · $97/moSee the row

  • Most languages

    Outrank

    150+ languages on its single plan.

    5.5/10 · $99/moSee the row

  • Deepest keyword data

    Semrush

    The research suite to pair with any writer on this list.

    4.5/10 · £113/moSee the row

  • Lowest price

    SEOWriting.ai

    $14 a month billed yearly for up to 50 articles, written for you to publish.

    3.5/10 · $14/moSee the row

Tool by tool

  1. #1AutomatedSEO

    The only platform here with every capability on its entry plan: it fixes technical SEO as well as publishing, and tracks citations in all four major assistants, at one price per site.

  2. #2BabyLoveGrowth

    Close to complete, with a 90-day money-back guarantee like ours, but it audits technical issues rather than fixing them, and tracks three assistants to our four, leaving out Perplexity.

  3. #3BlogSEO

    The widest set of publishing integrations and a lower dollar price, but AI citation tracking costs an extra $89 a month and each extra language is an add-on.

  4. #4Frase

    A strong research-and-optimise loop with AI visibility included, but 10 articles a month on Starter and no link building for you.

  5. #5Search Atlas

    The broadest toolkit for hands-on SEO teams, and its OTTO agent applies technical fixes, but AI visibility and white label sit on higher plans and output is metered in credits.

  6. #6Surfer

    The best-known content editor for writing to a score, but you still write and publish, and AI tracking starts on a higher plan.

  7. #7Outrank

    A proven autopilot writer with a backlink exchange and 150+ languages, but no rank or AI citation tracking listed, and a long add-on menu.

  8. #8AutoSEO

    Daily articles, backlinks and 100 languages with a money-back window, but no rank or citation tracking listed and the highest autopilot price here.

  9. #9SEO.ai

    An AI agent with backlinks and Google Ads built in, but the highest entry price here and no stated article volume.

  10. #10Semrush

    The deepest keyword and competitor data, and a good partner to any of the others, but it measures the work rather than doing it.

  11. #11SEOWriting.ai

    The cheapest way to generate articles in bulk, but research, links and measurement are left to you.

  12. #12Jasper

    A capable on-brand marketing writer for teams, but not an SEO platform: no research, publishing schedule or ranking data.

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Read on 17 September 2026. Prices and plans change; where a vendor lists pounds, the chart converts at £1 = $1.35 for placement only.