AirOps vs RankUp (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AirOps grades higher than RankUp: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
AirOps grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
RankUp
AI agents that plan, write and refresh SEO content for SaaS sites
From $35/mo
Which one is for you
Pick AirOps if
- Fits if your team wants to act on AI search visibility, not just report it
- Works for refreshing or producing content across hundreds of pages at once
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price up front, as none of the plans shows one
- Tight if you're on Solo, which is one user and tracks ChatGPT only
- Watch out: tasks past the monthly allowance are charged, at $0.025 each on Solo
- Watch out: the pricing FAQ still names old Scale and Agency plans next to Solo, Pro and Enterprise
Pick RankUp if
- Fits if you run a B2B SaaS startup without an in-house content team
- Works for teams on Webflow or a headless CMS such as Sanity or Contentful
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if your company isn't SaaS or tech with an English-language site, as RankUp won't take it
- Pricey if you want volume, as each new page adds $20 to the $35 base, so 15 pages is $335 a month
- Watch out: content audits are priced by site size, from $30 for 50 pages to $400 for 5,000
- Not for you if you want to try it first, as no free plan or trial is listed
- Watch out: the billing term isn't stated, and all three agents draw on one shared balance
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAirOpsFair | 1.8GPARankUpWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published: Solo, Pro and Enterprise are listed without figures and pricing follows task volume, so the price is only given on a sales call. On Solo, each task past the allowance is $0.025. | D$35 a month covers strategy and reports only. Each new page is $20, so the plan its price builder starts from, with 15 pages, is $335 a month, far above this category's middle ($45). Refreshes are about $5 each. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with Scale plan features and no payment details until it ends. It stops early if you use up the trial's tasks. | FNothing free: the pricing page lists no free plan and no trial. A call with a founder is offered before you commit, and that isn't a trial. |
| Features | BAI answer tracking with competitor comparisons, opportunities, workflows and agent playbooks, a bulk grid that publishes to Webflow, Sanity or Contentful, and brand kits with review. The whole job, though Solo tracks ChatGPT only. | BA strategy agent on DataForSEO data, a writer that asks your team for details, a manager that refreshes pages and finds outdated claims, reversible diffs and reports tying Search Console to signups. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Workflows and playbooks are things you build, and tasks are counted per step, so there's a lot to learn. | CNo rating on record. You pick page counts, refreshes and audits in a price builder, connect a CMS and Search Console, and answer the writer's questions. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, linked to Webflow, WordPress, Contentful, Sanity, Search Console, Analytics 4 and Slack, with MCP connectors, its own MCP server and an API. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Sanity, Contentful, Storyblok and Ghost, and reads Search Console and PostHog. |
| Best for | AI search work and bulk content refreshes | SEO content run by agents for SaaS sites |
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: AirOps and RankUp. How we grade
Where they differ
- AirOps also covers workflow automation, AI agents and AI search visibility.
- RankUp also covers long-form writing, reports, keyword research, site audit and internal linking.
In commonWebAI featuresContent optimization
At a glance
| AirOps | RankUp | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | $35 per month for strategy and planning, before any content work |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial; payment details are not needed until it ends | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | AirOps | RankUp |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | rankup.so |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AirOps
- Plan prices are not published; the vendor says pricing follows task volume and needs, and offers a free start and a 14-day trial.
- Solo is single-user and tracks ChatGPT only; Pro adds 7+ answer engines and unlimited seats.
- Tasks beyond the monthly allowance are charged; on Solo each extra task costs $0.025.
- The pricing FAQ still names older Scale and Agency plans beside the current Solo, Pro and Enterprise ones.
RankUp
- Each new page adds $20 and each refresh about $5 ($2.50 to $10) to the $35 base; all agents draw on one shared balance.
- Monthly content audits are priced by site size: $30 for up to 50 pages, rising to $400 for 5,000 pages.
- RankUp accepts only SaaS and tech companies with English-language sites; you enter your domain to check.
- The pricing page lists no free plan or free trial; a call with a founder is offered before you commit.
Key features
AirOps
- AI search insights
- Tracks visibility, citations, mentions and sentiment in answer engines, with competitor comparisons. Solo covers ChatGPT only; Pro covers 7+ engines.
- Opportunities
- Points to onsite and offsite openings to be cited, and on Pro and Enterprise also social and community ones.
- Workflows and Playbooks
- Build AI workflows and agent playbooks that research, write and refresh content, paid for in tasks counted per step that runs.
- Grids for bulk work
- A spreadsheet-style view that runs workflows across hundreds of pages and publishes the results to Webflow, Sanity or Contentful.
- Brand Kits and review
- Brand Kits and Knowledge Bases keep output on brand, with quality scores, human review and approvals, and version history.
- Data connections and API
- Connects Google Search Console and Google Analytics 4 to page data, and offers MCP connectors, the AirOps MCP server and an API.
RankUp
- Strategy agent
- Compares your product, competitors and search demand, then builds a topical map and a prioritized plan of what to publish, using DataForSEO data.
- Writer agent
- Writes articles from research and your brand voice, asks your team for details only it knows, and reviews each draft before it reaches you.
- Content manager agent
- Picks the pages most likely to improve, plans and makes the edits, and finds every page affected when a product changes or a claim goes out of date.
- Shared knowledge and style guides
- What the agents learn about your business goes into a shared knowledge base, and style guides learn from your edits so a note is given only once.
- Publishing with visible diffs
- Publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Sanity, Contentful, Storyblok or Ghost, keeps every edit as a reversible before-and-after diff, and syncs later edits.
- Performance reports
- Shows content changes on the same chart as Search Console clicks and impressions, and ties search growth to signups through PostHog.
Plans
AirOps
Pricing could not be confirmed. See airops.com.
RankUp
Strategy and planning$35
per month; billing term not stated
Keyword research, a topical map, the content plan and performance reports. New pages, refreshes and audits are priced on top.
Strategy + 15 new pages$335
per month for 15 new pages; billing term not stated
The plan the pricing builder starts from: strategy plus 15 articles written and published at $20 each. Up to 30 new pages a month can be chosen.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AirOps or RankUp?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AirOps has no price we could confirm, and RankUp starts at $35 per month for strategy and planning, before any content work.
Which has a free plan, AirOps or RankUp?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither AirOps nor RankUp has a free plan. AirOps has a free trial.
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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.