GetGenie vs Scalenut (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, we pick GetGenie: it is first in our ranking of SEO content tools, and it grades higher too, 3.0 against 2.4.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
GetGenie grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
GetGenie
WordPress plugin for AI writing, keyword research and SERP analysis
Scalenut
AI article writing and optimization with AI answer tracking
Which one is for you
Pick GetGenie if
- Fits if you write in WordPress and want keyword research and a draft score inside the editor
- Works for WooCommerce stores writing product titles and descriptions
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your site isn't on WordPress, as the web Playground is the only way in elsewhere
- Tight if you write a lot, since words and analyses are capped each month and bonus packs have no published price
- Tight if you're staying free, with 2,500 AI words and 5 SERP analyses a month
- Watch out: the image generations listed on paid plans come only with yearly billing
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
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAGetGenieVery good | 2.4GPAScalenutFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AStarter is $10 a month on monthly billing for 20,000 AI words and 12 SERP analyses, under $12, which is 60% of this category's cheaper quarter. Every plan allows unlimited sites and users on one license. | CStarter is $59 a month billed monthly, between this category's middle ($45) and its dearer quarter ($83), for 5 articles, 5 optimizations and 5 clusters. Yearly plans are only shown at a time-limited Black Friday price, with no regular yearly price. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with no card: 2,500 AI words, 5 SERP analyses and 25 keyword analyses a month, with tracking for 10 pages and 10 keywords. That's a post or two, so you'll hit the cap. | CNo free plan, but monthly plans start with a 7-day trial, and the listing doesn't say it asks for a card. Once the trial is over there are no refunds. |
| Features | BNLP keyword research, topical maps, SERP breakdowns, a Blog Wizard that drafts posts, a live score for drafts, page and keyword tracking and 40+ templates. It covers the whole job of research, writing and checking, within monthly caps. | BKeyword clusters, an article writer working from SERP research, an optimizer with NLP terms and a score, page audits, internal linking and weekly AI answer tracking. The whole job, though audits and internal links start at Plus. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record, but it's a plugin that works inside the WordPress editor you already use, with free credits to claim and nothing else to build. | CNo rating on record. There's a domain to set up, prompts to pick and monthly allowances for articles, optimizations and clusters to keep track of. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only: a WordPress plugin plus a web Playground, with no desktop or phone app. It works with WooCommerce, Elementor, Bricks, Oxygen, FluentCRM and Copyscape. | BWeb only, publishing to WordPress and Shopify, with Semrush and Copyscape linked in. No API on record, and no desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | AI writing and keyword research inside WordPress | AI articles with weekly AI answer checks |
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: GetGenie and Scalenut. How we grade
Price against what you get
GetGenie starts at $10 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Scalenut starts at $59 a month and scores 2.7.
GetGenie scores higher and starts $49 a month lower. Of the other SEO content tools on the chart, none scores higher than GetGenie for less, and 1 scores higher than Scalenut 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
- GetGenie also covers image generation.
- Scalenut also covers AI search visibility and internal linking.
At a glance
| GetGenie | Scalenut | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $10 per month, billed monthly | $59 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Free plan, no card needed: 2,500 AI words, 5 SERP analyses and 25 keyword analyses a month, plus tracking for 10 pages and 10 keywords per site. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial on monthly plans; no refunds after the trial ends |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Roxnor | Scalenut Inc. |
| Price read from | getgenie.ai | scalenut.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
GetGenie
- Built around WordPress; outside it the web Playground is the only way in.
- Words and analyses are capped per month; extra words come as bonus packs that roll over, at prices the page does not list.
- The image generations listed on paid plans apply to yearly billing only.
- Paid plans carry a 14-day money-back guarantee.
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.
Key features
GetGenie
- NLP keyword research and topical maps
- Suggests related, NLP and semantic keywords for a topic and builds visual topical maps, each drawing on monthly analysis credits.
- SERP and competitor analysis
- Breaks down the pages ranking for a keyword by structure, word count, headings and images, with a head-to-head comparison against your page.
- Blog Wizard
- Writes a blog post from a keyword in one click or step by step, inside the Gutenberg or classic WordPress editor or in the web Playground.
- AI Readiness Score
- Scores a draft live on NLP keyword coverage, headings, images and answer-first structure, with builders for AI Overview answers and FAQs.
- SEO Insights
- Tracks a site's pages and keywords inside WordPress, flags new and lost keywords and low performers, and splits visitors by country and device.
- Templates and GenieChat
- Over 40 templates, including WooCommerce product descriptions, Google Business Profile posts and local service pages, plus a chat assistant.
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.
Plans
GetGenie
Free$0
2,500 AI words, 5 SERP competitor analyses and 10 Blog Wizard keyword analyses a month, with limited SEO features.
Starter$10
per month, billed monthly
20,000 AI words, 12 SERP analyses, 5 topical maps a month, and tracking for 200 pages and 100 keywords per site.
Writer$19
per month, billed monthly
60,000 AI words, 30 SERP analyses, 10 topical maps a month, and tracking for 1,000 pages and 500 keywords per site.
Pro$49
per month, billed monthly
400,000 AI words, 100 SERP analyses, 40 topical maps a month, and tracking for 14,000 pages and 2,500 keywords per site.
Agency$99
per month, billed monthly
1 million AI words, 250 SERP analyses, 100 topical maps a month, and unlimited page and keyword tracking per site.
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.
Ways to pay less
GetGenie
- Other savings
Autumn Sale: up to 45% off until 25 October 2026
The pricing page takes 45% off yearly billing (Starter at $5.50 a month) and 10% off monthly billing, with a countdown ending 25 October 2026.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, GetGenie or Scalenut?
As of Oct 23, 2026, GetGenie is cheaper to start with: $10 a month, against $59 a month for Scalenut. GetGenie starts at $10 per month, billed monthly, and Scalenut starts at $59 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, GetGenie or Scalenut?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only GetGenie has a free plan. Scalenut does not, though it has a free trial.
More comparisons
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.