Koala vs SEOWriting.ai (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Koala and SEOWriting.ai share a 2.4 GPA, and only SEOWriting.ai has a free plan.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Koala grades higher on features. SEOWriting.ai grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, 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
SEOWriting.ai
One-click SEO articles with bulk generation and WordPress posting
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 SEOWriting.ai if
- Fits if you run an affiliate site and publish product roundups and reviews
- Works for bloggers who want articles written and scheduled on WordPress in bulk
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: the dearer AI models use 4 or 10 credits an article, not 1
- Tight if you're staying free, at 3 articles with no bulk writing, brand voice or links
- Skip it if your site isn't on WordPress or Shopify, as no other platform is named
- Watch out: a full refund is only possible within 14 days and before 50,000 words and 5 generations
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAKoalaFair | 2.4GPASEOWriting.aiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | BStarter is $14 a month billed yearly ($19 monthly) for 50 credits, inside this category's cheapest quarter ($20). Most models use 1 credit an article, but the dearer OpenAI and Anthropic ones use 4, and the top Anthropic model 10. |
| 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. | CA free plan with 3 articles and 25,000 words, the editor, the content score and WordPress posting, with no card. No bulk writing, brand voice or links, and 3 articles go fast. |
| 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. | COne-click articles, bulk writing and scheduled posting, SERP research with a content score, automatic links, Amazon product lists and a WordPress MCP server. The gaps: no keyword research or content planning on record, and publishing reaches only WordPress and Shopify. |
| 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. One article is quick, but bulk batches, brand voices and credits that vary by model take some working out. |
| 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 and Shopify, with a WordPress plugin that lets Claude write and publish through MCP. No desktop or phone app, and no other site platforms named. |
| Best for | AI blog articles published straight to your CMS | one-click blog posts sent to WordPress |
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 SEOWriting.ai. 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. SEOWriting.ai starts at $14 a month and scores 2.3.
Koala scores higher, and starts $11 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other SEO content tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Koala for less, and 3 score higher than SEOWriting.ai 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 keyword research and image generation.
At a glance
| Koala | SEOWriting.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $25 per month, billed monthly | $14 per month for 50 credits, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | 3 articles and 25,000 words, with the AI editor, content score, real-time SERP data, AI images and WordPress posting. No card needed; no bulk generation, brand voice or linking. |
| 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 | Cybereter FZ-LLC |
| Price read from | koala.sh | seowriting.ai |
| 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.
SEOWriting.ai
- Credits per article depend on the AI model: most use 1, advanced OpenAI and Anthropic models use 4, and the most powerful Anthropic model uses 10.
- The free plan stops at 3 articles and 25,000 words, with no bulk generation, brand voice or automatic linking.
- A full refund is possible only within 14 days of the first purchase and before 50,000 words and 5 generations are used.
- Direct publishing connects to WordPress and Shopify; its pricing and help pages name no other site platforms.
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.
SEOWriting.ai
- One-click articles
- From a main keyword, pick the language (50+), length up to about 5,200 words, tone and images; the article comes with a meta title and description.
- Bulk generation and auto-posting
- Paid plans write up to 100 articles in one batch and publish them to WordPress at once or on scheduled dates.
- SERP research and content score
- Reads the pages ranking now for the keyword, suggests NLP keywords and scores a draft, including one you wrote yourself, for keyword coverage.
- Internal and external links
- Paid plans add links automatically; the pool of a site's URLs used for internal links runs from 500 on Starter to 50,000 on Professional Plus 2.
- Amazon product lists
- Add Amazon products by URL and ASIN to roundups and reviews, then generate a short name, specifications, features, pros, cons and a description for each.
- WordPress MCP server for Claude
- Its WordPress plugin lets Claude connect to a site through MCP to write, rewrite and publish posts there.
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.
SEOWriting.ai
Free$0
3 articles and 25,000 words, the AI editor, content score and WordPress posting. No bulk generation, brand voice or linking.
Starter$14
per month for 50 credits, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)
Up to 50 articles, bulk generation, 1 brand voice, external links and internal links drawn from 500 URLs per site. Most AI models use 1 credit an article.
Professional$59
per month for 250 credits, billed annually ($79 billed monthly)
Up to 250 articles, 5 brand voices and internal linking across 5,000 URLs per site.
Professional Plus 1$119
per month for 500 credits, billed annually ($159 billed monthly)
Up to 500 articles, 10 brand voices, internal linking across 15,000 URLs per site and extra credit packages.
Professional Plus 2$230
per month for 1,000 credits, billed annually ($307 billed monthly)
Up to 1,000 articles, 25 brand voices, internal linking across 50,000 URLs per site and extra credit packages.
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.
SEOWriting.ai
- Annual discount
Save 25% with yearly billing
SEOWriting.ai's pricing page lists every plan at 25% less when billed yearly: Starter is $14 a month ($168 a year) instead of $19 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Koala or SEOWriting.ai?
As of Oct 23, 2026, SEOWriting.ai is cheaper to start with: $14 a month, against $25 a month for Koala. Koala starts at $25 per month, billed monthly, and SEOWriting.ai starts at $14 per month for 50 credits, billed annually ($19 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Koala or SEOWriting.ai?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only SEOWriting.ai has a free plan. Koala does not, though it 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.