Clearscope vs Scalenut (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Clearscope if

• Fits if you have several writers who all need access without paying per seat
• Works for teams whose editors live in Google Docs, Word or WordPress

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you're one marketer, at $129 a month with no yearly discount
• Tight if you publish a lot on Essentials, which watches 50 pages and 50 queries; more cost extra
• Skip it if you want a free plan to keep using, as there's only a 14-day trial
• Watch out: the pricing page names ChatGPT and Gemini for query tracking, while the homepage also names Claude
• Not for you if you want to pay by invoice on a standard plan or need an API: invoices are for custom yearly plans, and no API is on record

Pick Scalenut if

• Fits if you publish a steady stream of blog articles with AI help
• Makes sense if you want article writing and AI answer tracking in one account

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're on Starter, at 5 new articles, 5 optimizations and 5 clusters a month
• Watch out: there are no refunds once the 7-day trial is over
• Skip it if you need daily AI answer checks, as prompts are checked weekly and Perplexity needs Professional at $199
• Pricey if you want internal links, audits or auto-publishing, which start at Plus for $89 a month
• Watch out: yearly prices only show as a time-limited Black Friday deal, with no regular yearly price

Clearscope

• There is no free plan, and the pricing page shows no discount for paying yearly.
• Essentials allows 50 tracked queries and 50 monitored pages; more pages and drafts are paid add-ons.
• The pricing page names ChatGPT and Gemini for query tracking, while the homepage also names Claude.
• Invoice payment is only for custom yearly plans; other plans are paid by card.

Scalenut

• Annual plans are sold only at a time-limited Black Friday price at present; the regular annual price is not shown.
• There is no free plan, and the refund policy rules out refunds once the 7-day trial is over.
• AI answers are checked weekly, not daily; Starter and Plus cover only ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews.
• Internal linking, content audits, auto-publishing, Social UpReach and the backlinks marketplace start at Plus.

Clearscope

Term and intent guidance

Get suggested terms, questions and search intent for a target query, with a content grade that updates as you edit.

AI drafting

Generate and edit first drafts inside Clearscope; plans include 20 drafts a month, with more sold as add-ons.

Query Discovery

Enter a topic or a website to surface the queries that bring traffic and attention in Google and AI chat tools.

AI query tracking

Track chosen queries in ChatGPT and Gemini to see when your brand is mentioned and which competitors are recommended.

Content monitoring

Watch published pages with Google Analytics and Search Console data, and get alerts for 404s, indexing and crawl problems.

Internal linking

See internal link opportunities from your connected content while you write, tied to the recommended terms.

Scalenut

AI Visibility

Tracks a set of prompts weekly in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews, plus Perplexity on Professional, with insights on AI bot traffic.

GEO article writer

Cruise Mode drafts articles from keyword and SERP research, with tone of voice settings and AI images included in each plan's monthly allowance.

Content optimizer

Scores existing articles against the ranking pages with NLP terms and a content score, and suggests the changes to make.

Keyword planner

Groups keywords into topic clusters; Professional adds an advanced planner and cannibalization analysis.

Content audit and internal linking

From Plus, audits a set number of pages a month for topic gaps and suggests internal links between them.

Social UpReach and backlinks

From Plus, Social UpReach follows Reddit threads by keyword and subreddit, and a marketplace sells backlinks.

Clearscope

• Essentials$129

  per month, billed monthly

  Unlimited users and projects, 50 tracked queries, 50 pages, 20 topic explorations and 20 AI drafts a month.

• Business$399

  per month, billed monthly

  Unlimited users, 300 tracked queries, 300 pages, 50 topic explorations and 20 drafts a month, and a dedicated account manager.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom credits and agreements, crawler whitelisting and single sign-on, through sales.

Scalenut

• Starter$59

  per month, billed monthly

  1 domain, 10 prompts checked weekly in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews, and 5 new articles, 5 optimizations and 5 keyword clusters a month.

• Plus$89

  per month, billed monthly

  2 domains, 4 team members, 25 prompts, 30 articles and 30 optimizations a month, a 200-page audit, internal linking and auto-publishing.

• Professional$199

  per month, billed monthly

  Unlimited domains and members, 100 prompts with Perplexity added, 75 articles a month, 1,000-page audits, cannibalization checks and a CSM.

• VIP ServiceCustom

  Done-for-you work by a dedicated strategist, writers, editors and AI agents, with backlinks and weekly reports. Sold after a strategy call.

Clearscope

No public discounts listed.

Scalenut

• Other savings

  Black Friday early access: 65% off annual plans

  For a limited time, annual Starter is $21, Plus $31 and Professional $70 a month, with 3x usage limits. No end date is given and the deal is non-refundable.