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AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog vs Essential AI SEO: AI Blog Post (2026): which should you pick?

As of Oct 23, 2026, AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog grades higher than Essential AI SEO: AI Blog Post: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.

Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA

AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog grades higher on the free plan and features. Essential AI SEO: AI Blog Post grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and ease of use.

Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.

AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog

Shopify app that writes and publishes SEO blog posts on a schedule

Free plan · from $8.99/mo

Essential AI SEO: AI Blog Post

Shopify app that writes SEO blog posts with AI in 13 languages

Free plan · from $9.99/mo

Which one is for you

Pick AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog if

  • Fits if you want a Shopify blog running without daily effort
  • Works for small stores that need only a few posts a week

Look elsewhere if

  • Skip it if your store isn't on Shopify, as it installs only from the Shopify App Store
  • Not for you if every post must be checked first, as the listing doesn't say posts can be held as drafts
  • Tight if you want more than 3 posts a week, as the next step is $8.99 a month for 7
  • Watch out: there's no help center, only a short page for the app and direct support from Go Plus NZ

Pick Essential AI SEO: AI Blog Post if

  • Fits if you're starting a Shopify blog and need a few posts a month
  • Works for stores writing for shoppers in several languages

Look elsewhere if

  • Skip it if your store isn't on Shopify, as it installs only from the Shopify App Store
  • Tight if you stay free, at 3 posts a month, and there's no trial of the paid plans
  • Watch out: posts arrive as hidden drafts, and layout and publishing are left to Shopify and your theme
  • Watch out: Essential's own site calls the app completely free, while the listing caps the free plan at 3 posts
  • Too light for meta tags, schema or redirects, which the listing doesn't cover

How we grade them

2.4GPAAI Blog Agent | SEO Auto BlogFair2.2GPAEssential AI SEO: AI Blog PostFair
Value for money
CStarter is $8.99 every 30 days for 30 posts, under this category's $10.99 middle, or $89.90 a year. 60 posts is $14.99 and 160 is $23.99, every plan with the same features.
CStarter is $9.99 every 30 days for 30 posts, just under this category's $10.99 middle, or $95.88 a year. 100 posts a month is $29.99 and 300 is $99.99, with the same features on each.
Free plan and trial
BThe free plan writes 3 posts a week, about 12 a month, with every feature including automatic posting, images and product links. A small store could run its blog on that.
CFree for 3 posts a month with every feature, which is enough to try it but not to run a blog on. The listing shows no free trial of the paid plans.
Features
CKeyword-led posts written with ChatGPT, related images, product features, internal links and automatic scheduling and publishing. It runs a blog fully, but that's a smaller job, with no meta tag, schema or redirect work.
DWrites posts from a topic, keywords, tone, length and outline in 13 languages, in bulk from Starter, with AI featured images. That's one narrow function: drafts only, with layout and publishing left to Shopify and your theme.
Ease of use
BNo rating on record, but after a short setup of keywords and topics it creates, schedules and publishes posts with nothing more to do.
BNo rating on record, but there's nothing to set up: type a topic and keywords, and the post arrives as a hidden draft in your Shopify blog.
Platforms and integrations
CWeb only, inside the Shopify admin, with OpenAI's ChatGPT behind the writing and no other connection listed. No phone or desktop app.
BWeb, inside the Shopify admin, using ChatGPT and listed as working with Bloggle, DropInBlog, Avada and SEOAnt. No phone or desktop app.
Best fora Shopify blog that posts by itselfAI blog drafts for a Shopify store

The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog and Essential AI SEO: AI Blog Post. How we grade

Price against what you get

AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog starts at $8.99 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Essential AI SEO: AI Blog Post starts at $9.99 a month and scores 2.3.

They score the same, and AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog starts $1 a month lower. Of the other SEO plugins and apps on the chart, 8 score higher than AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog for less, and 11 score higher than Essential AI SEO: AI Blog Post for less.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$2$5$10$20$50$100$200$500More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessAI Blog Agent | SEO A…Essential AI SEO: AI…

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

  • The best score at each price
  • Has a free plan
  • No free plan
The full chart of SEO plugins and apps, and the best at every price

Where they differ

  • AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog also covers internal linking.
  • Essential AI SEO: AI Blog Post also covers image generation.
In commonFree planWebAI featuresLong-form writing

At a glance

AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto BlogEssential AI SEO: AI Blog Post
PricingFree planFree plan
Starts at$8.99 per month for 30 posts, billed every 30 days$9.99 per month for 30 posts, billed every 30 days
Free planLifetime FREE plan: 3 blog posts a week (12 a month) with every feature, including automatic posting, images, product features and internal links.3 blog post generations a month, SEO-optimized articles and, as the listing puts it, all premium features.
Free trial14-day free trial on the Starter, Growth and Pro plansNone listed
Web
Made byGo Plus NZEssential Apps
Price read fromapps.shopify.comapps.shopify.com
CheckedOct 23, 2026Oct 23, 2026

Worth knowing

AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog

  • Works only on Shopify stores; it is installed from the Shopify App Store.
  • The free plan writes 3 posts a week; more posts need a paid plan, from 7 a week for $8.99 a month.
  • It is built to publish without you; the listing does not say whether posts can be held as drafts for review first.
  • No help center is linked: Go Plus NZ has a short page for the app, and support comes directly from its team.

Essential AI SEO: AI Blog Post

  • Works only on Shopify stores; it is installed from the Shopify App Store.
  • The free plan generates 3 posts a month; more needs a paid plan, from 30 posts for $9.99 a month, and the listing shows no free trial.
  • Posts arrive as hidden drafts; the help center says the app does not control layout or publishing, which is left to Shopify and the theme.
  • Essential's own site calls the app completely free, while the listing caps the free plan at 3 posts a month.

Key features

AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog

Automated posting
After a short setup, the app creates, schedules and publishes posts on its own at the weekly rate your plan allows.
Keyword-led articles
Writes SEO articles for the keywords and topics you set, using OpenAI's ChatGPT according to the listing.
Product features
Picks out the store's own products and links them inside posts to send readers toward a purchase.
Internal links and on-page SEO
Adds internal links and on-page SEO elements to each post automatically.
Related images
Adds images related to each post's topic without manual uploads.
Works with existing blog apps
Publishes to the Shopify blog and theme and, per the listing, works alongside blog builder and SEO optimizer apps.

Essential AI SEO: AI Blog Post

AI blog post generator
Writes a post from a topic, keywords, tone and length setting, following an outline you write or one the AI suggests first.
13 languages
Writes the title and body in any of 13 languages, set per post.
Bulk generation
Creates several articles in one run, listed as a feature from the Starter plan.
AI featured images
A toggle generates a featured image for the top of the post from an image description you write.
Works with other blog apps
Posts are sent to the Shopify blog as hidden drafts, and the listing names Bloggle, DropInBlog, Avada and SEOAnt as compatible apps.

Plans

AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog

  • Lifetime FREE$0

    3 posts a week (12 a month), fully automated posting, related images, product features, internal links and all premium features.

  • Starter$8.99

    per month for 30 posts, billed every 30 days

    7 posts a week (30 a month) with every feature of the free plan. $89.90 a year.

  • Growth$14.99

    per month for 60 posts, billed every 30 days

    15 posts a week (60 a month) with every feature. $149.90 a year.

  • Pro$23.99

    per month for 160 posts, billed every 30 days

    40 posts a week (160 a month) with every feature. $239.90 a year.

Essential AI SEO: AI Blog Post

  • Free$0

    3 blog post generations a month, SEO-optimized articles and all premium features.

  • Starter$9.99

    per month for 30 posts, billed every 30 days

    30 blog post generations a month, all AI writing features, bulk article creation and AI images. $95.88 a year.

  • Essential$29.99

    per month for 100 posts, billed every 30 days

    100 blog post generations a month with the same features as Starter. $287.88 a year.

  • Professional$99.99

    per month for 300 posts, billed every 30 days

    300 blog post generations a month with the same features as Starter. $959.88 a year.

Ways to pay less

AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog

  • Annual discount

    Save 17% with yearly billing

    The listing offers each paid plan yearly at 17% less, for example Starter at $89.90 a year instead of $8.99 a month.

Essential AI SEO: AI Blog Post

  • Annual discount

    Save 20% with yearly billing

    The listing offers each paid plan yearly at 20% less, for example Starter at $95.88 a year instead of $9.99 a month.

Common questions

Which is cheaper, AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog or Essential AI SEO: AI Blog Post?

As of Oct 23, 2026, AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog is cheaper to start with: $8.99 a month, against $9.99 a month for Essential AI SEO: AI Blog Post. AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog starts at $8.99 per month for 30 posts, billed every 30 days, and Essential AI SEO: AI Blog Post starts at $9.99 per month for 30 posts, billed every 30 days.

Which has a free plan, AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog or Essential AI SEO: AI Blog Post?

As of Oct 23, 2026, both AI Blog Agent | SEO Auto Blog and Essential AI SEO: AI Blog Post have a free plan.

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How this page was made

  • The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
  • The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
  • Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
  • The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.
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