Autorank vs RankAI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, RankAI grades higher than Autorank: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Autorank grades higher on value for money. RankAI grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Autorank
Writes and publishes SEO blog posts from Search Console data
RankAI
Autopilot SEO that publishes pages and rewrites them until they rank
Which one is for you
Pick Autorank if
- Fits if you run several sites, since the one $49 plan covers unlimited sites
- Works for site owners whose Search Console shows queries they have no page for
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: the backlink exchange gives links from your articles to other member sites in return for theirs
- Not for you if you want more than 3 days to try it, and the trial needs a card
- Skip it if you haven't got Search Console data, as topics then come from a stock niche list
- Tight if you need more or fewer than 30 articles a month, as there's only the one plan
- Watch out: refunds are decided case by case, and the $99 it's set against has no end date
Pick RankAI if
- Fits if you're a founder with no marketing team and $199 a month to spend on pages
- Works for agencies running SEO for client sites, with unlimited users on every paid plan
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're one person with one blog, at $199 a month for 10 articles
- Not for you if you want it publishing before you pay, since the free plan only previews
- Watch out: all fees are non-refundable under its terms
- Watch out: the help docs put Growth at 30 pages and 250 prompts, the pricing page at 20 and 150
- Skip it if you haven't got a website yet, as it doesn't build one
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAAutorankFair | 2.2GPARankAIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | COne plan: $49 a month for 30 articles, unlimited sites and unlimited rewrites, a little above this category's middle ($45). It's shown against a crossed-out $99 with no end date, and refunds are decided case by case. | DStarter is $199 a month for 10 articles, more than four times this category's middle ($45) and well past where its dearest tenth starts ($99). Unlimited users and rewrites are included, but competitor and citation tracking wait on Growth at $499. |
| Free plan and trial | DNo free plan. The trial lasts 3 days and needs a card, checked with a $1 charge that's refunded at once. Three days isn't long to judge a monthly article plan. | CA free plan with no card: a site audit, 5 keywords with a one-time 7-day plan, 2 sample articles and 10 AI prompts checked once. It's a preview, though, and it publishes nothing. |
| Features | CTopics from Search Console gaps, articles of 2,500 to 4,000 words with FAQs and internal links, rewrites of posts sitting in positions 11 to 20, IndexNow and brand voice. Its own gap: without Search Console, topics come from a curated niche list. | BKeyword research, pages in your brand voice published with schema and internal links, rewrites until a page ranks, technical fixes and AI answer tracking on three platforms. It covers the whole job, though it needs an existing website to work on. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You connect Search Console, install the WordPress plugin or add a Webflow API key, and paste example posts to set the voice before it's useful. | CNo rating on record. You connect your CMS and Search Console, and it can pull context from Slack, Notion, Salesforce and Gong, so there's setup before the first page goes out. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It publishes to WordPress and Webflow, lists Shopify, and links to Search Console, Ahrefs, Rank Math and IndexNow. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It publishes to WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Wix, Sanity and Framer, and links to Search Console and Slack. |
| Best for | a WordPress or Webflow blog filled on a schedule | having pages written and published for you |
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: Autorank and RankAI. How we grade
Price against what you get
Autorank starts at $49 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. RankAI starts at $199 a month and scores 2.7.
RankAI scores higher, and starts $150 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other SEO content tools on the chart, 17 score higher than Autorank for less, and 1 scores higher than RankAI 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
- RankAI also covers keyword research and AI search visibility.
At a glance
| Autorank | RankAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $49 per month | $199 per month for 10 articles |
| Free plan | None | An SEO and AI search audit, 5 keywords with a 7-day content plan, 2 sample articles and 10 AI prompts checked once. It does not publish anything. No card required. |
| Free trial | 3 days free; a $1 card verification is charged and refunded at once | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Autorank | LineUpp, Corp. |
| Price read from | autorank.so | rankai.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Autorank
- One plan only: 30 articles a month for $49, shown against a crossed-out $99 with no end date.
- The backlink exchange works by giving links from your articles to other member sites in return for theirs.
- Topic quality depends on connecting Search Console; without it topics come from a curated niche list.
- Refunds are decided case by case, according to its terms.
RankAI
- The free plan is a preview: sample content and one-off checks, with no publishing.
- It needs an existing website; it does not build one from scratch yet.
- All fees are non-refundable under its terms.
- The help docs list Growth at 30 pages and 250 prompts, more than the pricing page's 20 and 150.
Key features
Autorank
- Topics from Search Console
- Finds queries with impressions but no matching page and scores them by impressions and ranking gap; without Search Console it suggests niche topics.
- Long-form articles
- Articles run 2,500 to 4,000 words and pillar pages 4,000 to 6,000, each with a table of contents, internal links and an FAQ section.
- Publishing to WordPress and Webflow
- A WordPress plugin or Webflow API key lets it publish with meta tags, categories, Rank Math fields, schema and featured images.
- Auto refresh
- Rewrites articles sitting in positions 11 to 20, and runs daily quality scoring, duplicate checks and gap analysis.
- Backlink exchange network
- Each published article gives and receives links among other sites in the Autorank network.
- Indexing and brand voice
- Submits new posts through IndexNow, and learns a writing style from a few example articles you paste in.
RankAI
- Business and keyword research
- Scans the live site and can pull context from Slack, Notion, Salesforce and Gong, then picks keywords from a large keyword database and revisits them monthly.
- Pages published to your CMS
- Writes pages in your brand voice and publishes them to WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Wix, Sanity or Framer, with schema, metadata and internal links.
- Rewrites until a page ranks
- Pages that do not rank after three weeks are flagged and rewritten; rewrites do not count against the monthly page allowance.
- AI visibility tracking
- Checks tracked prompts every 14 days on three AI platforms; the help docs name ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews.
- Technical SEO and AEO fixes
- Applies on-page and technical fixes on top of the existing site, without a migration, and flags gaps where AI answers leave the brand out.
- Results reporting
- Reports keyword rankings, impressions and clicks from RankAI pages, rewrite status and new AI mentions.
Plans
Autorank
All in One$49
per month
30 articles a month published on autopilot, unlimited sites and unlimited AI rewrites. Shown against a crossed-out $99.
RankAI
Free$0
Site audit, a one-time 7-day content plan with 2 sample articles, 10 AI prompts checked once and read-only analytics.
Starter$199
per month for 10 articles
50 AI prompts tracked on 3 AI platforms every 14 days, technical fixes, internal links, unlimited rewrites and unlimited users.
Growth$499
per month for 20 articles
150 AI prompts tracked every 14 days, AI visibility actions carried out for you, competitor and citation tracking, and Slack support.
ExpertCustom
Everything in Growth plus a named SEO and GEO strategist, a custom 90-day plan and expert-reviewed outreach.
Ways to pay less
Autorank
No public discounts listed.
RankAI
- Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
RankAI's plans and billing help page says yearly billing is 20% off the monthly price of the self-serve plans.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Autorank or RankAI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Autorank is cheaper to start with: $49 a month, against $199 a month for RankAI. Autorank starts at $49 per month, and RankAI starts at $199 per month for 10 articles.
Which has a free plan, Autorank or RankAI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only RankAI has a free plan. Autorank does not, though it 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.