Keytomic vs Scalenut (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Scalenut grades higher than Keytomic: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Scalenut grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Keytomic
SEO automation that plans, writes and publishes blog posts
Scalenut
AI article writing and optimization with AI answer tracking
Which one is for you
Pick Keytomic if
- Fits if you're a founder who wants posts planned, written and published once you approve them
- Works for brands that want Reddit threads to join tracked next to their SEO work
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: the trial costs $1 and becomes $99 a month after 3 days unless you cancel it
- Pricey if you run several sites, as each plan covers one site and Pro allows 3 seats
- Skip it if you need Claude or Perplexity tracked, which only the $999 managed plan covers
- Watch out: a refund needs no more than one article written and under 10% of any allowance used
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
| 2.0GPAKeytomicFair | 2.4GPAScalenutFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPro is $99 a month for one site and 30 blog credits, where this category's dearest tenth starts, with no yearly price on record. The managed Agency plan is $999 a month for one site. | 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 | DNo free plan. The trial is 3 days of Pro for $1, with 3 blog credits, and it turns into $99 a month unless you cancel it in Account Settings. | 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 | BKeyword research and topical maps, a 30-day calendar, a writer that publishes posts and submits them for indexing, AI answer tracking, technical and backlink audits and a Reddit agent. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. | 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 | CNo rating on record. You connect your CMS, Search Console and Analytics, then approve calendar topics before anything is written. | 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, with no desktop or phone app. It publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Framer, Notion and Contentful, and reads Search Console and Google Analytics. | 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 | blog posts planned and published once you approve | 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: Keytomic and Scalenut. How we grade
Price against what you get
Keytomic starts at $99 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Scalenut starts at $59 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Scalenut starts $40 a month lower. Of the other SEO content tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Keytomic 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
- Keytomic also covers site audit, backlink analysis and image generation.
- Scalenut also covers content optimization and internal linking.
At a glance
| Keytomic | Scalenut | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $99 per month for 1 site, billed monthly | $59 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 3-day trial of Pro for $1 (the plan card calls it free), then $99 a month unless cancelled | 7-day free trial on monthly plans; no refunds after the trial ends |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Keytomic | Scalenut Inc. |
| Price read from | keytomic.com | scalenut.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Keytomic
- The trial costs $1 and becomes the $99 Pro plan after 3 days unless it is cancelled in Account Settings.
- Each plan covers one project or site; Pro allows up to 3 seats.
- Pro tracks AI answers on ChatGPT and Gemini only; Claude and Perplexity come with the $999 managed plan.
- Refunds require no more than one article generated and under 10% of any allowance used; annual plans are not refunded.
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
Keytomic
- Keyword research and topical maps
- Finds keywords, competitors, search intent and demand for your site, then groups the opportunities into topical maps and content clusters.
- 30-day SEO calendar
- Turns the plan into a 30-day calendar of topics with intent and demand to approve. Pro holds up to 60 active calendar topics and 150 in the backlog.
- AI blog writer with auto-publishing
- Writes brand-aware articles with internal links, author details and images, publishes approved posts to the CMS and submits them for indexing.
- AI visibility tracking
- Tracks prompts for brand mentions, citations, sentiment and competitors. Pro checks 20 prompts on ChatGPT and Gemini three times a week.
- Technical and backlink audits
- A technical SEO audit and a backlink audit with link opportunities come with every plan, alongside Search Console and Analytics data.
- Reddit AI agent
- Watches Reddit for threads where your product could be mentioned, drafts replies and tracks your brand's visibility against competitors.
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
Keytomic
Pro$99
per month for 1 site, billed monthly
Up to 3 seats, 30 blog credits and 50 custom images a month, 60 calendar topics, 20 AI prompts on ChatGPT and Gemini, and daily Reddit automation.
Agency (DFY)$999
per month for 1 managed site, billed monthly
Everything in Pro run by a dedicated SEO manager, with unlimited seats, monthly reports, Slack support and AI tracking on ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity.
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
Keytomic
No public discounts listed.
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, Keytomic or Scalenut?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Scalenut is cheaper to start with: $59 a month, against $99 a month for Keytomic. Keytomic starts at $99 per month for 1 site, billed monthly, and Scalenut starts at $59 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Keytomic or Scalenut?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Keytomic nor Scalenut 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.