Autorank vs SEO Bot (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Autorank grades higher than SEO Bot: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Autorank 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.
Autorank
Writes and publishes SEO blog posts from Search Console data
SEO Bot
Autopilot AI agent that plans, writes and publishes blog articles
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 SEO Bot if
- Fits if you're a founder who wants a blog that runs without daily attention
- Works for sites publishing in languages other than English
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try it first, as no free trial is advertised
- Watch out: prices come from a help article dated September 2025, and the full list only shows after onboarding
- Watch out: backlinks are one placement attempt per article, and you must allow links in your own articles
- Pricey if you upgrade, as you pay the new plan's full price at once rather than the difference
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAAutorankFair | 1.8GPASEO BotWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | C$49 a month for 9 articles, a little above this category's middle ($45), or about $5.44 an article. Unused credits carry over. Upgrading charges the full price of the new plan at once, with no proration. |
| 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. | FNothing free: no free trial is advertised. The $49 plan can be refunded if you're unhappy after the first article, but a refund is not a trial. |
| 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. | CA content plan, researched articles up to 4,000 words with cited sources, internal links that update monthly, programmatic pages, news posts, mini-tools and publishing to nine CMSs. It writes and publishes fully, but no content score or editor is on record. |
| 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. Once a website is onboarded it runs on its own, but there's a CMS to connect and articles to approve or decline by email. |
| 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, publishing to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Ghost, Framer, Wix, Notion, HubSpot and Unicorn Platform, with a REST API, webhooks, Zapier and Make. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | a WordPress or Webflow blog filled on a schedule | a blog that writes and publishes itself |
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 SEO Bot. 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. SEO Bot starts at $49 a month and scores 2.3.
On this chart the two sit in the same place: the same score for the same starting price. Of the other SEO content tools on the chart, 17 score higher than Autorank for less, and 17 score higher than SEO Bot 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
- Autorank also covers schema markup.
- SEO Bot also covers keyword research and image generation.
At a glance
| Autorank | SEO Bot | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $49 per month | $49 per month for 9 articles |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 3 days free; a $1 card verification is charged and refunded at once | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Autorank | SEObot AI |
| Price read from | autorank.so | docs.seobotai.com |
| 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.
SEO Bot
- Prices come from a help-center article dated September 2025; the vendor says the full plan list appears only after you onboard a website.
- No free trial is advertised. The $49 plan is refundable if you are unhappy after the first article, and unused credits within 7 days of purchase.
- Backlinks are a bonus, not a deliverable: each new article earns one placement attempt, and you must allow links in your own articles.
- Upgrading charges the full price of the new plan at once rather than a prorated amount, though unused credits carry over.
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.
SEO Bot
- Autopilot content plan
- Researches your site, audience and keywords, builds a content plan and produces articles every week. You can approve or decline each one by email.
- Researched long articles
- Articles run up to 4,000 words with Google research, fact checking with cited sources, generated images, tables and related YouTube videos.
- Internal linking
- Links new articles to each other and to your site's pages, and re-links older articles each month as the library grows.
- Programmatic pages, news and mini-tools
- Builds data-driven page templates, writes news posts from current stories, turns YouTube videos into articles and generates small interactive SEO tools.
- CMS publishing and API
- Publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Ghost, Framer, Wix, Notion, HubSpot and Unicorn Platform, or through a REST API, webhooks, Zapier and Make.
- 50+ languages
- Writes articles in about 50 languages, from Arabic and Bengali to Swedish and Ukrainian.
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.
SEO Bot
9 articles a month$49
per month for 9 articles
The entry plan. Each article uses one credit; unused credits do not expire and carry over to the next month.
Pro$99
per month for 20 articles
20 article credits a month, named Pro in the help center's billing article.
50 articles a month$199
per month for 50 articles
50 article credits a month.
Enterprise$499
per month for 100 articles
100 article credits plus 20 directory listings a month.
150 articles a month$570
per month for 150 articles
150 article credits a month.
300 articles a month$1,050
per month for 300 articles
300 article credits a month. Agencies ordering 300 or more articles pay $3.50 per article.
Ways to pay less
Autorank
No public discounts listed.
SEO Bot
- Other savings
$3.50 per article for agencies
SEO Bot's help center gives agencies ordering 300 or more articles a rate of $3.50 per article, which it calls its lowest price.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Autorank or SEO Bot?
As of Oct 23, 2026, they start at the same price. Autorank starts at $49 per month, and SEO Bot starts at $49 per month for 9 articles.
Which has a free plan, Autorank or SEO Bot?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Autorank nor SEO Bot has a free plan. Autorank 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.