GenWrite vs Outrank (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, GenWrite and Outrank share a 2.2 GPA, neither has a free plan, and GenWrite starts cheaper, at $16.60 a month against $99 a month.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
GenWrite grades higher on value for money. Outrank grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
GenWrite
Credit-based AI blog writer with scheduled posting to WordPress
Outrank
Autopilot SEO blog writer that publishes daily and trades backlinks
Which one is for you
Pick GenWrite if
- Fits if you want posts written and published on a schedule for under $20 a month
- Works for occasional writers who'd rather buy credits that never expire than subscribe
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: extras add credits, such as +20 for AI images, +20 for humanizing and 1.5x for Claude
- Tight if you're on Basic, with one scheduled job and no competitor analysis or rewriting
- Not for you if you want a free look, as the trial costs $1 and lasts 3 days
- Watch out: fees are non-refundable outside the 3-day guarantee, under its terms
Pick Outrank if
- Fits if you run one business site and want an article posted to it every day without writing it
- Works for agencies running several sites, as the bill drops 10% to 20% across 2 to 25 sites
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $99 for one site against $999 for a whole year
- Watch out: backlinks are a swap, so your own articles carry links to other customers' sites
- Tight if you need more than 30 articles a month, as 60 or 90 cost $85 or $160 a month on top
- Watch out: human editing is a separate $1,399 a month, and extra backlink plans run $199 to $1,899
- Watch out: the trial's length isn't stated, and articles written during it carry an Outrank watermark
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAGenWriteFair | 2.2GPAOutrankFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BBasic is $16.60 a month billed yearly ($199), or $20 monthly, inside this category's cheapest quarter ($20). That's about ten 1,000-word posts a month, fewer once add-ons are switched on. A $5 pack of 500 credits works with no subscription. | D$99 a month for one site and 30 articles, which is where this category's dearest tenth starts. Paying $999 for the year brings it to about $83.25 a month, the dearer quarter. 60 or 90 articles cost $85 or $160 a month more. |
| Free plan and trial | DNo free plan. The trial is 3 days for $1, so it's both paid and shorter than a week, followed by a 3-day money-back guarantee. Fees are otherwise non-refundable. | CNo free plan. You can sign up and see the keyword research and articles before paying, but the trial's length isn't stated and trial articles carry an Outrank watermark. |
| Features | CPosts of 500 to 5,000 words with headings, FAQs and meta text, scheduled publishing, images, add-ons such as brand voice and internal linking, and Search Console figures. Its own gaps: competitor analysis, rewriting and proofreading need Pro. | BKeyword research with live volume and difficulty, a 30-day plan, a daily article with images, publishing to seven CMSs, backlink swaps and flags on articles that need a rewrite. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You connect a site for auto-posting and work out credit costs: a 1,000-word post is about 100 credits, and every add-on and model choice changes that. | CNo rating on record. You connect a CMS or a webhook and look over a 30-day plan, and the backlinks depend on hosting other sites' links in your posts. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It posts to WordPress and Shopify and links to Search Console, Google Analytics, HubSpot and Ahrefs. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Framer, Wix, Notion and Ghost, or through a webhook, and has an API. |
| Best for | scheduled blog posts paid for in credits | a blog that posts an article a day for you |
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: GenWrite and Outrank. How we grade
Price against what you get
GenWrite starts at $16.60 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Outrank starts at $99 a month and scores 2.7.
Outrank scores higher, and starts $82.40 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other SEO content tools on the chart, 3 score higher than GenWrite for less, and 1 scores higher than Outrank 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
At a glance
| GenWrite | Outrank | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $16.6 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) | $99 per month for 30 articles, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 3-day trial of Basic or Pro for $1, followed by a 3-day money-back guarantee | Free trial before subscribing; trial articles carry an Outrank watermark |
| Web | ||
| Made by | DigitalShift Pvt. Ltd. | Outrank SAS |
| Price read from | genwrite.co | outrank.so |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
GenWrite
- A 1,000-word post costs about 100 credits on the base model; extras such as AI images (+20) or humanizing (+20) and the Claude model (1.5x) raise that.
- Competitor analysis, rewriting, proofreading and custom AI models need Pro; Basic allows only one scheduled job.
- The trial is a paid $1 for 3 days, and the terms say fees are otherwise non-refundable outside the 3-day guarantee.
Outrank
- The plan covers 30 articles a month for one site; 60 or 90 articles cost $85 or $160 a month more.
- Backlinks work as an exchange: your own articles host links to other sites. Extra backlink plans cost $199 to $1,899 a month.
- Human editing of every article is a separate service at $1,399 a month.
- The trial length is not stated, and articles written during the trial carry an Outrank watermark.
Key features
GenWrite
- Blog posts from a keyword
- Enter a topic and length from 500 to 5,000 words and get a structured post with H1 to H3 headings, an FAQ section and a written meta title and description.
- Scheduled jobs and auto-posting
- Recurring jobs write and publish posts on a set schedule to a connected site: 1 job on Basic and 5 on Pro.
- Choice of AI model
- Posts can be written with Gemini, ChatGPT or Claude models; ChatGPT costs 1.25 times and Claude 1.5 times the base credit rate.
- Images in the post
- Adds stock photos or AI-generated images with alt text, or images you upload yourself.
- Add-ons per post
- Brand voice, competitor research, internal linking, FAQ generation, humanizing, extended thinking and deep research can each be switched on for extra credits.
- Search Console data
- Pulls Google Search Console figures into the app to track how published posts perform.
Outrank
- Daily article autopilot
- Builds a 30-day content plan from your niche and competitors, then writes and publishes one article a day with titles, meta descriptions and images.
- Keyword research
- Unlimited keyword research on autopilot or in chat, with live search volume and difficulty, dropped straight onto the content calendar.
- Automated backlinks
- Places links to your site inside relevant articles on other blogs and checks each one. You earn the credits by hosting links in your own articles.
- Publishing and a free blog
- Publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Framer, Wix, Notion and Ghost or a webhook, or to a free Outrank-hosted blog on your own domain.
- Brand voice and 150+ languages
- Matches the style of articles you have already published and writes in more than 150 languages, with in-article images and YouTube videos.
- Review and refresh
- Scheduled articles can be generated up to 7 days early for review, and underperforming articles are flagged for a rewrite.
Plans
GenWrite
Basic Plan$16.6
per month for 1,000 credits, billed annually ($20 monthly)
About ten 1,000-word posts a month, keyword research, 1 scheduled job, 50 AI images and automatic posting. Billed $199 a year.
GenWrite Pro$41.6
per month for 4,500 credits, billed annually ($50 monthly)
About 45 posts a month, 5 scheduled jobs, 200 AI images, competitor analysis, rewrites, proofreading and priority support. Billed $499 a year.
EnterpriseCustom
Usage set to need, custom integrations, approval workflows and a dedicated support manager. Through sales.
Credit Pack$5
one-time for 500 credits; more at $0.01 per credit
Credits bought without a subscription that never expire, with the Basic plan's features unlocked as they are used.
Outrank
Organic Growth$99
per month for 30 articles, billed monthly
One website, 30 articles a month, unlimited users, keyword research, automated backlinks and every integration. Shown as reduced from a crossed-out $199.
Ways to pay less
GenWrite
- Annual discount
Save with annual billing
GenWrite's pricing page advertises up to 20% off for annual billing: Basic is $199 a year instead of $20 a month, and Pro $499 a year instead of $50 a month.
Outrank
- Annual discount
$999 a year with yearly billing
Outrank's pricing page offers the Organic Growth plan at $999 a year, which it says saves $189 against paying $99 monthly.
- Other savings
Up to 20% off for several websites
Volume discounts apply to the whole subscription: 10% for 2 to 4 sites, 15% for 5 to 19 and 20% for 20 to 25. Over 25 sites is quoted on request.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, GenWrite or Outrank?
As of Oct 23, 2026, GenWrite is cheaper to start with: $16.60 a month, against $99 a month for Outrank. GenWrite starts at $16.6 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly), and Outrank starts at $99 per month for 30 articles, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, GenWrite or Outrank?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither GenWrite nor Outrank has a free plan. Both have 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.