Contadu vs Textmetrics (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Contadu if

• Fits if you run an agency planning and scoring content for several client sites
• Works for writers working in languages other than English

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want a free plan, as there's only a 7-day trial
• Tight if you run more than 5 sites, since Freelance stops at 5 projects
• Skip it if you need extended API access or your own CMS in the editor, which wait on Enterprise at $293 a month
• Watch out: the same company sells NeuronWriter, which covers much of the same ground

Pick Textmetrics if

• Fits if your organization has many writers who must follow one writing guide
• Works for recruitment teams writing inclusive job ads inside their ATS

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to see a price first, as quotes come only through sales
• Not for you if you want to try it yourself, as a trial comes only after a demo
• Watch out: language checks cover twelve languages, and Russian only in part
• Tight if you change things often, as adding domains or users goes through a customer success manager
• Watch out: the API, single sign-on and trainable custom functions are listed under the Advanced features

Contadu

• There is no free plan, only a 7-day trial; a refund can be requested within 30 days for the first plan bought.
• Each plan caps content strategies, content writer analyses, AI words and projects; Freelance stops at 5 projects.
• Editor integration with your own CMS and extended API access come only with Enterprise.
• The company also sells NeuronWriter, which covers much of the same ground.

Textmetrics

• Prices are not published; the vendor quotes by usage and organization size, and a trial account is arranged only after a demo.
• Language checks cover twelve languages, Russian only in part; the SEO suggestions work in more than 60.
• API access, trainable custom functions and single sign-on are listed under the Advanced features.
• Changes such as adding domains or users to the dashboard go through a Customer Success Manager.

Contadu

Content strategy planner

Builds a content plan from competitor analysis, with topical maps, keyword clusters, keyword details and coverage gaps against rival sites.

NLP terms and entities

The Content Writer editor suggests terms drawn from the top Google results and the people, places and events they mention, with entities in 19 languages.

AI writing and Content Designer

Generates articles and outlines enriched with NLP terms, from built-in or custom templates; your own OpenAI or Anthropic key lifts the plan's word limit.

Plagiarism and internal links

The editor checks text for plagiarism, within a monthly allowance, and suggests internal links between related pages.

Tasks and reporting

Assign content tasks with due dates to colleagues or outside writers, and produce reports on content quality, competition and progress.

Chrome extension and WordPress

The extension brings recommendations into Google Docs, WordPress and Shopify editors, and the WordPress integration imports and exports posts.

Textmetrics

Real-time editor

Suggestions while writing on keywords in titles, headings and metadata, reading level, inclusive language, sentiment and tone of voice.

GEO guidelines

Advice on matching text to specific questions and structuring it so AI assistants such as Copilot and Gemini can draw answers from it.

Content dashboard

Monitors a website's published content weekly for SEO, readability, inclusion, accessibility and branding, broken down by team or writer.

Custom rule sets

Rules are configured from your own writing guide and policies, with separate rule sets for teams that follow different style guides.

Accessibility checks

Checks text against WCAG guidelines and a target reading level such as B1, including heading structure and semantic layout.

Plugins where people write

Add-ins for Word, Outlook and Google Docs, Chrome and Edge extensions, and plugins for CMSs and applicant tracking systems.

Contadu

• Freelance$37

  per month, billed annually ($47 billed monthly)

  5 content strategies, 50 content writer analyses, up to 150,000 AI words, 5 projects, 100 plagiarism checks and 1,000 backlink checks.

• Business$77

  per month, billed annually ($97 billed monthly)

  10 content strategies, 100 content writer analyses, up to 300,000 AI words, 10 projects, 200 plagiarism checks and 10,000 backlink checks.

• Agency$149

  per month, billed annually ($187 billed monthly)

  25 content strategies, 250 content writer analyses, up to 500,000 AI words, 25 projects and 500 plagiarism checks.

• Enterprise$293

  per month, billed annually ($367 billed monthly)

  50 content strategies, 500 content writer analyses, up to 750,000 AI words, 50 projects, editor integration with your own CMS, extended API access and onboarding.

Textmetrics

Pricing could not be confirmed. See textmetrics.com.

Contadu

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with yearly billing

  Contadu's pricing page lists yearly billing at 20% off: Freelance is $37 a month billed yearly instead of $47 billed monthly.

Textmetrics

No public discounts listed.