Content Raptor vs RankDots (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Content Raptor and RankDots share a 2.0 GPA, and only Content Raptor has a free plan.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Content Raptor
Picks pages to optimize from Search Console data and tests the result
RankDots
Groups keywords into topic clusters and drafts SEO articles from them
Which one is for you
Pick Content Raptor if
- Fits if you'd rather fix the pages you already have before writing new ones
- Makes sense if you want to check whether an on-page change actually moved rankings and clicks
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you run several sites, as Pro is priced per site, so 10 sites cost ten times as much, and over 20 is a custom plan
- Not for you if you don't use Google Search Console, as every recommendation comes from it
- Too light for wider rank tracking, as it's capped at 150 keywords per site
- Tight if you're staying free, as Hobby shows only the top 25 opportunities and adds 5 a week after the trial
- Skip it if you want new articles written, as it works only on pages already published
Pick RankDots if
- Fits if you plan content for a blog or affiliate site around topic clusters
- Works for a new or small site hunting for low-competition keywords
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need competitor keyword research, which is still marked coming soon
- Tight if you're on Starter, at 4 projects, 10 AI articles a month and no keyword export
- Not for you if you want posts published for you, as no CMS link is listed
- Watch out: the free trial is mentioned with no length or limits given
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $49 against $29 on yearly billing
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAContent RaptorFair | 2.0GPARankDotsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $47 a month per site, or $470 a year, just above this category's middle of $45. It's priced per site, so 10 sites cost ten times as much, and more than 20 is a custom plan. | CStarter is $29 a month on yearly billing, $49 monthly, for 4 projects and 10 AI articles. That's between this category's cheapest quarter ($20) and its middle ($45). Keyword export waits on Business at $58. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 7-day Pro trial with no card, then the free Hobby plan shows the top 25 opportunities and adds 5 a week. Enough to see how it works, not to work through a site. | CNo free plan. The site offers a free trial but gives no length or limits for it, and nothing on record says it needs a card. |
| Features | CPages ranked by traffic they could gain, an editor that shows missing keywords and entities with an AI rewrite, before-and-after tests and daily tracking of 150 keywords. It does page optimization fully, but that's a smaller job, with no new articles on record. | CKeyword discovery, topic clusters scored on demand, competition and intent, growth estimates, Search Console opportunities and AI drafts. Its own gaps: competitor keyword research is marked coming soon, and nothing on record publishes to a CMS. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Each site needs a Search Console property connected, and you work page by page in the editor before a test can report back. | CNo rating on record. You can start from a domain or a seed topic, but the opportunity lists need Search Console connected, and there are clusters and scores to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, connected to Google Search Console, WordPress through its API and SerpRobot for old ranking data. No other CMS, app or public API on record. | CWeb only, and Search Console is the only connection on record. No CMS link, desktop app or phone app is listed. |
| Best for | fixing existing pages from Search Console data | planning topic clusters for a small site |
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: Content Raptor and RankDots. How we grade
Price against what you get
Content Raptor starts at $47 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. RankDots starts at $29 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and RankDots starts $18 a month lower. Of the other SEO content tools on the chart, 32 score higher than Content Raptor for less, and 20 score higher than RankDots 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
- Content Raptor also covers rank tracking and a/B testing.
- RankDots also covers long-form writing and keyword research.
At a glance
| Content Raptor | RankDots | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $47 per site / month, billed monthly | $29 per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Hobby plan: starts with a 7-day Pro trial, then shows the top 25 optimization opportunities and adds 5 more each week. | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Pro, no credit card required | Free trial offered; the site does not state its length or limits |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Content Raptor, LLC | RankDots |
| Price read from | contentraptor.com | rankdots.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Content Raptor
- It needs a Google Search Console property for each site; recommendations come from that data.
- Pro is priced per site, so 10 sites cost ten times the single-site price; above 20 sites is a custom plan.
- Rank tracking is capped at 150 keywords per site.
- The free Hobby plan shows only a limited, weekly growing set of opportunities after the trial ends.
RankDots
- Plans cap projects and AI articles each month, from 4 projects and 10 articles on Starter.
- Keyword export starts at the Business plan.
- Competitor keyword research is marked as coming soon.
- The site mentions a free trial but gives no length or limits for it.
Key features
Content Raptor
- High-opportunity pages
- Reads every keyword each page ranks for in Search Console and sorts the site's pages by the traffic they could gain.
- Content editor with AI rewrite
- Shows the keywords and entities a page is missing, with a suggested coverage range, and can rewrite a highlighted section to work them in.
- Before-and-after tests
- After a change is published, compares rankings, clicks, impressions and click-through rate before and after. Unlimited on Pro.
- Daily rank tracker
- Tracks 150 keywords per site daily, on desktop or mobile, in 100+ languages and 300+ regions, with tags and 3 years of history.
- WordPress import and export
- Pulls content from a WordPress site and pushes optimized text back through the WordPress API, with no plugin needed.
- SerpRobot import
- Brings in historic ranking data from SerpRobot at no charge, and can import keywords from an XML sitemap.
RankDots
- Keyword discovery
- Finds keywords for a domain or seed topic from search data and AI suggestions, with language and location settings.
- Topic clustering
- Groups keywords into topic clusters and scores each on search demand, competition, intent and topical depth.
- Growth potential
- Estimates which keywords and topics are likely to gain or lose search interest before you write for them.
- Opportunities from Search Console
- Matches Search Console data to the topic plan and lists pages to create, expand, merge, split or fix for cannibalization, ranked by traffic potential.
- AI content drafts
- Writes SEO drafts for a topic cluster and suggests changes to improve existing pages.
Plans
Content Raptor
Hobby$0
The top 25 optimization opportunities, with 5 more each week, after a 7-day Pro trial.
Pro$47
per site / month, billed monthly ($470 per site / year)
Unlimited optimizer use, A/B tests and AI rewrites, and 150 keywords tracked daily per site. The price rises with each site, up to 20.
EnterpriseCustom
A custom package for larger needs, such as more than 20 sites, arranged by email.
RankDots
Starter$29
per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
4 projects and 10 AI articles a month, with up to 7,000 keywords found per project.
Business$58
per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
8 projects and 20 AI articles a month, 12,000 keywords per project and keyword export.
Agency$99
per month, billed annually ($169 billed monthly)
15 projects and 40 AI articles a month, 20,000 keywords per project and keyword export.
Enterprise$169
per month, billed annually ($299 billed monthly)
20 projects and 60 AI articles a month, 35,000 keywords per project and keyword export.
Ways to pay less
Content Raptor
- Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
Content Raptor's pricing page offers annual billing at $470 per site a year, which it describes as two months free against $47 a month.
RankDots
- Annual discount
Save 40% with annual billing
RankDots' pricing page lists annual billing at about 40% off: Starter is $29 a month billed annually against $49 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Content Raptor or RankDots?
As of Oct 23, 2026, RankDots is cheaper to start with: $29 a month, against $47 a month for Content Raptor. Content Raptor starts at $47 per site / month, billed monthly, and RankDots starts at $29 per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Content Raptor or RankDots?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Content Raptor has a free plan. RankDots 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.