Floyi vs Surfer (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Floyi grades higher than Surfer: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Floyi 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.
Floyi
Topical maps, briefs and drafts, with topical authority scoring
Surfer
Content editor that scores articles for search and AI citations
Which one is for you
Pick Floyi if
- Fits if you're an SEO consultant or agency building topical maps and briefs for clients
- Works for in-house teams that want strategy, briefs and drafts in one tool
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, as briefs and drafts are paid-only and you get one topical research run, ever
- Watch out: a finished article costs 300 credits, monthly credits don't roll over, and extra ones are $7 per 1,000 on Pro
- Skip it if your site isn't on WordPress, as one-click publishing supports only WordPress so far, apart from GitHub
- Pricey if your team grows, as extra seats are $15 a month on Pro and $10 on Scale
- Watch out: the homepage calls the free 500 credits a one-off start, while the pricing table lists them per month
Pick Surfer if
- Fits if you write articles meant to rank and want a score to aim for, from $49 a month
- Works for writers who draft in Google Docs or WordPress and want the guidelines there
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try it without a card, since the 7-day trial needs one and becomes a paid plan unless cancelled
- Pricey if AI answer tracking is why you're here: Discovery has none, and Standard at $99 tracks 25 prompts weekly in ChatGPT only
- Not for you if you need a full SEO suite, as its research and audits are about content
- Watch out: on yearly plans credits reset once a year, and unlimited documents fall under a fair usage policy
- Pricey if you need the API, which needs Peace of Mind at $299 a month, Enterprise or an add-on
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAFloyiFair | 2.2GPASurferFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $82.50 a month billed yearly ($990 a year), or $99 monthly, with 3 seats and up to 50 full articles. That's just under this category's dearer quarter at $83, and briefs and drafts start here. | CGraded against other content editors. Discovery is $49 a month billed yearly ($59 monthly) for 1 seat and 120 documents: more than Frase's $39 and NeuronWriter's $19, well under Clearscope's $129. Standard, with 3 seats, is $99. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with 500 credits, 1 brand and 1 lifetime topical research run, but briefs and drafts need a paid plan. Pro can be tried for 14 days at $7, then it's $99 a month unless you cancel. | DNo free plan. The 7-day trial gives new accounts Pro, but it needs a card and turns into a paid plan unless you cancel. The free Keyword Surfer extension is a small consolation. |
| Features | BBrand profiles from a URL, topical maps from Google, YouTube and AI search, briefs, drafts from a knowledge base, an editor that flags missing entities, WordPress publishing, an authority scorecard and AI answer comparisons. It covers the whole job. | BA live Content Score and guidelines, an AI writer with humanizer and plagiarism checks, keyword research, topical maps, content audits with drop alerts and AI answer tracking. The whole content job, though Discovery has no AI prompt tracking. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You build a brand profile, run topical research, load a knowledge base and learn what each step costs in credits before drafts come out. | CNo rating on record. Writing against a score is easy to grasp, but topical maps, audits and the AI tracking spaces are more to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It publishes to WordPress and GitHub, works with Claude, ChatGPT and Codex, and has MCP and an API from Pro. | BWeb plus Chrome extensions, one bringing the guidelines into Google Docs. It connects to WordPress, Zapier, Contentful, Jasper, ChatGPT and Claude; the API needs Peace of Mind or an add-on. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | topical maps turned into briefs and drafts | scoring articles as you write them |
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: Floyi and Surfer. How we grade
Where they differ
- Floyi also covers AI search visibility and content optimization.
At a glance
| Floyi | Surfer | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $82.50 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) | $49 per month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free / PAYG: 500 credits, 1 brand, 1 lifetime topical research run and the free strategy tools. Briefs and drafts need a paid plan. | None |
| Free trial | 14 days of Pro for $7, then $99 a month unless cancelled | 7-day free trial with Pro access for new accounts; card required, converts to the chosen plan |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Floyi | Surfer Sp. z o.o. |
| Price read from | floyi.com | surferseo.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Floyi
- Briefs and drafts are paid-only: each costs 150 credits, so a finished article is 300 credits.
- Monthly credits do not roll over; extra credits cost $7 per 1,000 on Pro and $6 on Scale and never expire.
- One-click publishing supports WordPress only so far; extra seats are $15 a month on Pro and $10 on Scale.
- The homepage gives the free plan's 500 credits as a one-off start while the pricing table lists them per month.
Surfer
- Discovery has no AI prompt tracking and one seat; Standard tracks 25 prompts weekly in ChatGPT only.
- On annual plans, credits reset once a year, and unlimited documents fall under a fair usage policy.
- The trial needs a card and becomes a paid plan after 7 days unless cancelled; it is for new accounts only.
- API access needs Peace of Mind, Enterprise or an API add-on.
Key features
Floyi
- Brand foundation
- Builds your positioning, voice, audience and personas from a URL in about a minute, free on every plan, and feeds it into every brief and draft.
- Topical maps
- Maps the topics to own from Google, YouTube and AI search behavior, grouped by intent, with a topic hierarchy, URL slugs and anchor texts.
- Briefs and drafts
- Writes briefs from the map, the live results and your personas, then drafts in your voice from a knowledge base of up to 500 or 2,000 documents.
- Content editor and publishing
- Flags missing entities, topics and keywords in a draft, then publishes drafts and images to connected WordPress sites or GitHub.
- Topical Authority Scorecard
- Scores content, market and AI authority, with mentions in AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT Search and Gemini tracked on a schedule.
- AIRS analyzer and audits
- Compares answers and citations from AI Mode, AI Overviews, Copilot, Claude, Gemini, OpenAI and Perplexity, and audits any domain's topic coverage.
Surfer
- Content Editor and Content Score
- Write or paste an article and get live guidelines on terms, structure and length, scored against the pages that rank for the topic.
- AI writing assistant
- Surfy drafts and edits inside the editor, with an AI detector, humanizer, plagiarism check and 1-click optimization of existing text.
- AI visibility tracking
- Track set prompts in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Mode and AI Overviews, with mention gaps and brand sentiment.
- Content Audit and drop alerts
- Monitor 10 to 500 published pages, get alerts when rankings drop and suggestions for which articles to refresh.
- Keyword research and Topical Map
- Plan clusters of related articles around a topic, and check search results with the SERP Analyzer.
- Keyword Surfer extension
- A free Chrome extension shows search volume and keyword ideas on Google results; another brings Surfer's guidelines into Google Docs.
Plans
Floyi
Free / PAYG$0
500 credits, 1 brand, brand foundation, personas and topic hierarchy, SERP insights and clustering; more credits at $10 per 1,000.
Pro$82.50
per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
15,000 credits a month (up to 50 full articles), 3 seats, 3 WordPress sites, 5 topical research runs, bulk briefs, MCP and API.
Scale$249.17
per month, billed annually ($299 billed monthly)
50,000 credits a month (up to 166 full articles), 8 seats, 10 WordPress sites, 15 research runs, priority support and onboarding.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credit packages, unlimited seats and workspaces, white-glove onboarding, advanced governance and SSO. Sold through sales.
Surfer
Discovery$49
per month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly)
1 seat, 120 documents to create or optimize, 10 tracked pages, AI writing assistant and humanizer. No AI prompt tracking.
AI Search Analytics$82
per month, billed yearly ($95 billed monthly)
AI visibility only: 50 prompts tracked daily across all models, mention gaps and sentiment, 5 brand spaces, 5 seats and MCP.
Standard$99
per month, billed yearly ($119 billed monthly)
3 seats, 360 documents, 50 tracked pages, 1-click optimization, plagiarism checks and 25 prompts tracked weekly in ChatGPT.
Pro$182
per month, billed yearly ($219 billed monthly)
5 seats, 360 documents, 200 pages, 50 prompts daily across all models, 5 brand spaces, internal linking, cannibalization report and MCP.
Peace of Mind$299
per month, billed yearly ($359 billed monthly)
10 seats, unlimited documents under fair use, 500 pages, 100 prompts daily, API access and a dedicated success manager.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom limits, SSO, white-label, advisory program and tailored onboarding, through sales.
Ways to pay less
Floyi
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
Floyi's pricing page bills Pro at $990 a year ($82.50 a month) instead of $99 monthly, and Scale at $2,990 a year instead of $299 monthly.
Surfer
- Annual discount
Save up to 17% with yearly billing
Surfer's pricing FAQ gives up to 17% off for annual plans, paid upfront: Pro is $182 a month billed yearly instead of $219 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Floyi or Surfer?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Surfer is cheaper to start with: $49 a month, against $82.50 a month for Floyi. Floyi starts at $82.50 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly), and Surfer starts at $49 per month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Floyi or Surfer?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Floyi has a free plan. Surfer does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Floyi and Surfer run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Surfer lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.