Nytro SEO vs Surfer (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Nytro SEO if

• Fits if you run one small site and want meta tags handled for you
• Works for people who track 10 keywords on 50 pages or fewer

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need backlink analysis or technical crawling, as neither is covered
• Tight if your site has over 500 pages, which is the Business cap
• Pricey if you run several sites, with Professional at $119 a month for 10 websites
• Watch out: the page does not say if prices are monthly or annual billing
• Watch out: the page labels a 30-day trial while the free plan has no stated time limit

Pick Surfer if

• Fits if you write articles meant to rank and want a score to aim for, from $49 a month
• Works for writers who draft in Google Docs or WordPress and want the guidelines there

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to try it without a card, since the 7-day trial needs one and becomes a paid plan unless cancelled
• Pricey if AI answer tracking is why you're here: Discovery has none, and Standard at $99 tracks 25 prompts weekly in ChatGPT only
• Not for you if you need a full SEO suite, as its research and audits are about content
• Watch out: on yearly plans credits reset once a year, and unlimited documents fall under a fair usage policy
• Pricey if you need the API, which needs Peace of Mind at $299 a month, Enterprise or an add-on

Nytro SEO

• The pricing page does not say whether the prices are monthly-billed or annual-billed, and shows no yearly figure.
• Plan caps on pages and keywords are low for large sites; Business covers 500 pages and Professional 3,000.
• It covers on-page meta tags and keyword monitoring, not backlink analysis or technical crawling.
• The pricing page labels a 30-day free trial, while the free plan has no stated time limit.

Surfer

• Discovery has no AI prompt tracking and one seat; Standard tracks 25 prompts weekly in ChatGPT only.
• On annual plans, credits reset once a year, and unlimited documents fall under a fair usage policy.
• The trial needs a card and becomes a paid plan after 7 days unless cancelled; it is for new accounts only.
• API access needs Peace of Mind, Enterprise or an API add-on.

Nytro SEO

Meta-tags module

Rewrites page titles, meta descriptions, Open Graph tags, image alt text and link anchor text with relevant keywords and conversational questions.

Keyword monitoring

Tracks keyword positions in search results, with 10 to 4,100 keywords monitored depending on the plan.

Content optimization prompts

Paid plans add prompts for generating and updating page content, and the free plan has basic ChatGPT link prompts.

Script-based install

The changes are applied through a JavaScript tag, so the underlying site files are not edited.

Credit allowance

Each plan includes a monthly pool of AI and system credits, from 463 on the free plan to about 2.5 million on Agency.

Surfer

Content Editor and Content Score

Write or paste an article and get live guidelines on terms, structure and length, scored against the pages that rank for the topic.

AI writing assistant

Surfy drafts and edits inside the editor, with an AI detector, humanizer, plagiarism check and 1-click optimization of existing text.

AI visibility tracking

Track set prompts in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Mode and AI Overviews, with mention gaps and brand sentiment.

Content Audit and drop alerts

Monitor 10 to 500 published pages, get alerts when rankings drop and suggestions for which articles to refresh.

Keyword research and Topical Map

Plan clusters of related articles around a topic, and check search results with the SERP Analyzer.

Keyword Surfer extension

A free Chrome extension shows search volume and keyword ideas on Google results; another brings Surfer's guidelines into Google Docs.

Nytro SEO

• Free Plan$0

  1 website, 5 keywords optimized, 10 keywords monitored in 1 search engine, 50 pages, 463 credits a month and email support.

• Business Plan$59

  per month for 1 website, billing basis not shown

  20 keywords optimized, 100 monitored, 500 pages, 2 search engines, 10,870 credits a month and online support.

• Professional Plan$119

  per month for 10 websites, billing basis not shown

  100 keywords optimized, 800 monitored, 3,000 pages, 254,350 credits a month and 10 processing runs a month.

• Agency Plan$499

  per month for 100 websites, billing basis not shown

  1,100 keywords optimized, 4,100 monitored, 30,000 pages, 3 search engines, 2,516,500 credits and 300 runs a month.

Surfer

• Discovery$49

  per month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly)

  1 seat, 120 documents to create or optimize, 10 tracked pages, AI writing assistant and humanizer. No AI prompt tracking.

• AI Search Analytics$82

  per month, billed yearly ($95 billed monthly)

  AI visibility only: 50 prompts tracked daily across all models, mention gaps and sentiment, 5 brand spaces, 5 seats and MCP.

• Standard$99

  per month, billed yearly ($119 billed monthly)

  3 seats, 360 documents, 50 tracked pages, 1-click optimization, plagiarism checks and 25 prompts tracked weekly in ChatGPT.

• Pro$182

  per month, billed yearly ($219 billed monthly)

  5 seats, 360 documents, 200 pages, 50 prompts daily across all models, 5 brand spaces, internal linking, cannibalization report and MCP.

• Peace of Mind$299

  per month, billed yearly ($359 billed monthly)

  10 seats, unlimited documents under fair use, 500 pages, 100 prompts daily, API access and a dedicated success manager.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom limits, SSO, white-label, advisory program and tailored onboarding, through sales.

Nytro SEO

No public discounts listed.

Surfer

• Annual discount

  Save up to 17% with yearly billing

  Surfer's pricing FAQ gives up to 17% off for annual plans, paid upfront: Pro is $182 a month billed yearly instead of $219 billed monthly.