Arvow vs RankYak (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, RankYak grades higher than Arvow: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
RankYak grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Arvow
AI SEO writer and on-page agent with backlinks and AI search tracking
RankYak
Keyword planning, daily AI articles and backlinks, priced per site
Which one is for you
Pick Arvow if
- Fits if you run several client sites and want articles, on-page fixes and backlinks from one account
- Works for local businesses that also want Google Business Profile posts and review replies done automatically
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try it first, since there's no free plan and no trial
- Tight if you're on Solo, which covers one website and leaves backlinks, the SEO editor and knowledge bases to Business
- Watch out: everything costs credits, 15 an article, 25 from a feed and 6 per AI visibility prompt, and extra credits are sold as top-ups
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $69 for Solo and $169 for Business against $39 and $69 billed yearly
- Watch out: its AI tracker page puts visibility tracking on every plan while the pricing page lists it from Business, and the yearly sale timer restarts on a cycle
Pick RankYak if
- Fits if you want keywords picked and articles posted on set days for one site
- Works for agencies adding client sites, as each one is billed at the same per-site price
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you run several sites, since every website is a separate $99 monthly subscription
- Tight if you want to test it properly, as the trial lasts 3 days and the backlink exchange only opens once you pay
- Watch out: Site Guard, which fixes titles, descriptions and cannibalization on existing pages, is $99 a month on top
- Watch out: output follows your publishing days, so weekdays only means about 21 articles a month, not 30
- Skip it if you want links from outside its network, as backlinks come only from other member sites
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAArvowFair | 2.2GPARankYakFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CSolo is $39 a month billed yearly, or $69 month to month. That's an ordinary price here, between this category's cheaper quarter at $20 and its dearer quarter at $83. Backlinks and the SEO editor wait on Business, at $69 yearly or $169 monthly. | C$82.50 a month billed yearly, or $99 month to month, for one website. The yearly price sits just under this category's dearer quarter at $83, and the monthly one in its dearest tenth. Each extra site, agencies included, is another subscription. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing is free. There's no free plan and no trial on record, so the way in is a paid month: $69 on monthly billing. | DNo free plan. The trial gives full access for 3 days, shorter than a week, and the backlink exchange stays shut until the paid plan starts. |
| Features | BArticles in 150+ languages from keywords or feeds, an agent that fixes schema, meta tags and internal links, an editor for older posts, backlinks and AI search tracking. It covers the whole job, but the editor and backlinks are Business only. | BKeyword discovery, a topical map, a content calendar, researched articles up to 5,000 words in 40+ languages, refreshes driven by Search Console, a backlink exchange and an API. It covers the whole job, though fixes for older pages' titles are the Site Guard add-on. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You connect a site, pick keywords or feeds and learn what each job costs in credits before it runs on its own. | CNo rating on record. You connect your site and Search Console, approve a topical map and set publishing days before it runs. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It posts to WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Webflow, Ghost, Framer and Blogger, links to Zapier, and has API and MCP access from Solo. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It publishes to WordPress, WordPress.com, Shopify, Webflow and Wix, links to Zapier, Make and Search Console, and has an MCP server and a REST API. |
| Best for | AI articles plus on-page fixes in one account | planned, auto-posted articles, priced per website |
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: Arvow and RankYak. How we grade
Price against what you get
Arvow starts at $39 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. RankYak starts at $82.50 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Arvow starts $43.50 a month lower. Of the other SEO content tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Arvow for less, and 1 scores higher than RankYak for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
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
Where they differ
- Arvow also covers AI search visibility and schema markup.
- RankYak also covers keyword research.
At a glance
| Arvow | RankYak | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $39 per month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly) | $82.50 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 3-day free trial with full access |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Putudiva Pte. Ltd. | Height Labs |
| Price read from | arvow.com | rankyak.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Arvow
- Everything runs on credits: an article costs 15 (25 from a feed), AI images 1 to 5, and each AI visibility prompt 6. Extra credits are sold as top-ups.
- Solo covers one website; backlinks, the SEO editor and knowledge bases start at Business.
- The AI tracker page says visibility tracking is on every plan, but the pricing page lists it from Business.
- Yearly prices sit under a Summer Sale countdown that the page restarts on a cycle; the yearly price does not change when the timer is off.
RankYak
- Every website is a separate $99 monthly subscription, including for agencies.
- Site Guard, which checks existing pages daily and writes fixes for titles, descriptions and cannibalization, is an add-on at $99 a month.
- The backlink exchange opens only once the paid subscription starts after the trial, and links come from other member sites.
- Output follows the publishing days you pick: about 30 articles a month publishing daily, about 21 on weekdays only.
Key features
Arvow
- AI SEO Writer and AutoBlog
- Writes articles in 150+ languages with images, videos and links, from keywords or from RSS, YouTube and news feeds, and posts them on a schedule.
- SEO agent
- Finds on-page problems and applies fixes: schema markup, meta titles and descriptions, internal links, image alt text and canonical URLs.
- AI SEO Editor
- Reworks existing articles with custom prompts, adds internal and external links and keywords, and regenerates images. Listed from the Business plan.
- Automatic backlinks
- Places contextual links to your site on other sites each week, matched by niche, Domain Rating and topic. Included from the Business plan.
- LLM visibility tracker
- Asks set questions of ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Grok and Google AI Overviews and reports mentions, citations and sentiment.
- Google Business Profile automation
- Creates and bulk-schedules Google Business Profile posts and replies to Google Maps reviews automatically.
RankYak
- Keyword discovery and topical map
- Scores keywords monthly by volume, difficulty and your site's authority, groups them into clusters under core topics, and waits for your approval.
- Content calendar
- Schedule articles on chosen days, batch them, or turn on autopilot to fill the month, with live or draft publishing.
- Researched articles
- Each article starts from the pages ranking now, runs up to 5,000 words, and adds citations, images, YouTube embeds and links, in 40+ languages.
- Article refreshes
- Watches Search Console for articles losing ground and rewrites them on the same URL, keeping a snapshot of each earlier version.
- Backlink exchange
- Your site joins a network of vetted member sites and earns contextual links from articles in your niche, with no outreach.
- Copilot, MCP and API
- An assistant answers questions and makes changes per site, an MCP server connects Claude or Cursor, and a REST API manages sites from code.
Plans
Arvow
Solo$39
per month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)
1,000 credits a month and 1 website, with AutoBlog, Site Optimizer, AI Chat, MCP and API access, and every publishing integration.
Business$69
per month, billed annually ($169 billed monthly)
3,000 credits and 5 websites, plus automatic backlinks, LLM brand visibility, local SEO tools, the AI SEO Editor, knowledge bases and 1 sub-account.
Ultimate$249
per month, billed annually ($449 billed monthly)
9,000 credits, unlimited websites and sub-accounts, white-label SEO reports, live chat on Slack and 1-on-1 coaching.
Human + AI SEO Service$2,000
per month and up
Done-for-you service with human editors: 10 to 20 posts and one topic cluster a month, Business plan access and a traffic-growth guarantee.
RankYak
RankYak Pro$82.50
per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
One website: an article each publishing day (about 30 a month), keyword research, Search Console refreshes, auto-publishing and backlink exchange.
Ways to pay less
Arvow
- Annual discount
Save 50% or more with yearly billing
Arvow's pricing page lists yearly billing as saving 50% or more: Solo is $39 a month billed yearly against $69 monthly, a $360 saving a year.
RankYak
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
RankYak's pricing page says yearly billing gives 2 months free: $82.50 a month billed yearly against $99 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Arvow or RankYak?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Arvow is cheaper to start with: $39 a month, against $82.50 a month for RankYak. Arvow starts at $39 per month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly), and RankYak starts at $82.50 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Arvow or RankYak?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Arvow nor RankYak has a free plan. RankYak 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.