Koala vs SEO Bot (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Koala grades higher than SEO Bot: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Koala grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Koala
AI article writer with SERP analysis, internal links and an SEO agent
SEO Bot
Autopilot AI agent that plans, writes and publishes blog articles
Which one is for you
Pick Koala if
- Fits if you run a blog or affiliate site and publish articles in volume
- Works for WordPress and Shopify sites that want drafts sent straight to the site
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a free plan, as the free allowance is one-time
- Watch out: word allowances assume one model, and the others count double or triple
- Tight if you lean on the SEO agent, at 25 messages a month on Starter and 50 on Professional
- Pricey if you write for several brands, as each extra one is $29 a month
- Watch out: refunds come only within 15 days, and only if under 15,000 words and 100 credits were used
Pick SEO Bot if
- Fits if you're a founder who wants a blog that runs without daily attention
- Works for sites publishing in languages other than English
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try it first, as no free trial is advertised
- Watch out: prices come from a help article dated September 2025, and the full list only shows after onboarding
- Watch out: backlinks are one placement attempt per article, and you must allow links in your own articles
- Pricey if you upgrade, as you pay the new plan's full price at once rather than the difference
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAKoalaFair | 1.8GPASEO BotWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $25 a month for 45,000 words and 500 credits, between this category's cheaper quarter ($20) and its middle ($45). The SEO-scored editor, the Search Console dashboard and Deep Research start at Professional, $49. | C$49 a month for 9 articles, a little above this category's middle ($45), or about $5.44 an article. Unused credits carry over. Upgrading charges the full price of the new plan at once, with no proration. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo ongoing free plan. A new account gets a one-time 5,000 words and 25 credits with no card, which is enough for a look and not much more. | FNothing free: no free trial is advertised. The $49 plan can be refunded if you're unhappy after the first article, but a refund is not a trial. |
| Features | BAn article writer working from the ranking pages, an SEO agent that plans from Search Console, automatic internal links, publishing to four CMSs, Amazon affiliate articles, an API and an MCP server. The whole job, though the scored editor starts at Professional. | CA content plan, researched articles up to 4,000 words with cited sources, internal links that update monthly, programmatic pages, news posts, mini-tools and publishing to nine CMSs. It writes and publishes fully, but no content score or editor is on record. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. There's Brand DNA to set up, Search Console and a CMS to connect, and words and credits counted separately. | CNo rating on record. Once a website is onboarded it runs on its own, but there's a CMS to connect and articles to approve or decline by email. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, publishing to WordPress, Shopify, Webflow and Ghost, with Zapier, Make, Search Console, Analytics, an API and an MCP server. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb, publishing to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Ghost, Framer, Wix, Notion, HubSpot and Unicorn Platform, with a REST API, webhooks, Zapier and Make. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | AI blog articles published straight to your CMS | a blog that writes and publishes itself |
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: Koala and SEO Bot. How we grade
Price against what you get
Koala starts at $25 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SEO Bot starts at $49 a month and scores 2.3.
Koala scores higher and starts $24 a month lower. Of the other SEO content tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Koala for less, and 17 score higher than SEO Bot 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
- Koala also covers content optimization.
At a glance
| Koala | SEO Bot | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $25 per month, billed monthly | $49 per month for 9 articles |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free account with a one-time 5,000 words and 25 credits, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | F5 Media, LLC | SEObot AI |
| Price read from | koala.sh | docs.seobotai.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Koala
- There is no ongoing free plan; new accounts get a one-time 5,000 words and 25 credits.
- Word allowances assume the GPT-6 Luna model; GPT-6.1 Sol and Claude Sonnet 5 count double and Claude Opus 5.5 triple.
- The SEO agent is capped at 25 messages a month on Starter and 50 on Professional; Boost removes the cap.
- Extra brands cost $29 a month each; refunds are given within 15 days only if under 15,000 words and 100 credits were used.
SEO Bot
- Prices come from a help-center article dated September 2025; the vendor says the full plan list appears only after you onboard a website.
- No free trial is advertised. The $49 plan is refundable if you are unhappy after the first article, and unused credits within 7 days of purchase.
- Backlinks are a bonus, not a deliverable: each new article earns one placement attempt, and you must allow links in your own articles.
- Upgrading charges the full price of the new plan at once rather than a prorated amount, though unused credits carry over.
Key features
Koala
- KoalaWriter
- Drafts articles that cover the entities and terms shared by the ranking pages, with Deep Research sources from Professional, AI images and a bulk mode.
- Brand DNA and SEO agent
- Reads your website or Google Maps listing once, then plans topics from your Search Console and Analytics with built-in keyword, backlink and SERP data.
- Automatic internal linking
- KoalaWriter indexes your site and places internal links in each article; KoalaLinks adds links and schema markup across existing pages from Professional.
- One-click publishing
- Publishes drafts or finished posts to WordPress, Shopify, Webflow and Ghost, or anywhere else through webhooks for Zapier and Make.
- Amazon affiliate articles
- Writes product roundups and single-product reviews from live Amazon data, including product details and customer reviews.
- API and MCP server
- Every paid plan can write by API or connect an AI assistant to 62 SEO tools; research calls cost 0.1 to 4 credits each.
SEO Bot
- Autopilot content plan
- Researches your site, audience and keywords, builds a content plan and produces articles every week. You can approve or decline each one by email.
- Researched long articles
- Articles run up to 4,000 words with Google research, fact checking with cited sources, generated images, tables and related YouTube videos.
- Internal linking
- Links new articles to each other and to your site's pages, and re-links older articles each month as the library grows.
- Programmatic pages, news and mini-tools
- Builds data-driven page templates, writes news posts from current stories, turns YouTube videos into articles and generates small interactive SEO tools.
- CMS publishing and API
- Publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Ghost, Framer, Wix, Notion, HubSpot and Unicorn Platform, or through a REST API, webhooks, Zapier and Make.
- 50+ languages
- Writes articles in about 50 languages, from Arabic and Bengali to Swedish and Ukrainian.
Plans
Koala
Starter$25
per month for 45,000 words, billed monthly
500 credits a month, 1 brand, 25 agent messages, bulk writing, publishing integrations, the API and MCP server.
Professional$49
per month for 100,000 words, billed monthly
1,000 credits, 50 agent messages, Search Console and Analytics dashboard, SEO-scored editor, Deep Research and KoalaLinks for 50 sites.
Boost$99
per month for 250,000 words, billed monthly
2,500 credits a month, the full Brand DNA experience with no agent message cap, and content calendar autopilot.
Growth$179
per month for 500,000 words, billed monthly
Everything in Boost with 5,000 credits a month and 3 brands.
Elite$350
per month for 1,000,000 words, billed monthly
Everything in Boost with 10,000 credits a month and 7 brands.
Advanced$500
per month for 1,500,000 words, billed monthly
Everything in Boost with 12,500 credits a month and 12 brands. Scale plans go on up to $2,000 a month.
SEO Bot
9 articles a month$49
per month for 9 articles
The entry plan. Each article uses one credit; unused credits do not expire and carry over to the next month.
Pro$99
per month for 20 articles
20 article credits a month, named Pro in the help center's billing article.
50 articles a month$199
per month for 50 articles
50 article credits a month.
Enterprise$499
per month for 100 articles
100 article credits plus 20 directory listings a month.
150 articles a month$570
per month for 150 articles
150 article credits a month.
300 articles a month$1,050
per month for 300 articles
300 article credits a month. Agencies ordering 300 or more articles pay $3.50 per article.
Ways to pay less
Koala
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
Koala's pricing page offers 20% off every plan with annual billing, with the whole year's words and credits given up front.
SEO Bot
- Other savings
$3.50 per article for agencies
SEO Bot's help center gives agencies ordering 300 or more articles a rate of $3.50 per article, which it calls its lowest price.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Koala or SEO Bot?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Koala is cheaper to start with: $25 a month, against $49 a month for SEO Bot. Koala starts at $25 per month, billed monthly, and SEO Bot starts at $49 per month for 9 articles.
Which has a free plan, Koala or SEO Bot?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Koala nor SEO Bot has a free plan. Koala 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.