Outrank vs RankYak (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Outrank and RankYak share a 2.2 GPA, neither has a free plan, and RankYak starts cheaper, at $82.50 a month against $99 a month.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Outrank grades higher on the free plan. RankYak grades higher on value for money. 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.
Outrank
Autopilot SEO blog writer that publishes daily and trades backlinks
RankYak
Keyword planning, daily AI articles and backlinks, priced per site
Which one is for you
Pick Outrank if
- Fits if you run one business site and want an article posted to it every day without writing it
- Works for agencies running several sites, as the bill drops 10% to 20% across 2 to 25 sites
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $99 for one site against $999 for a whole year
- Watch out: backlinks are a swap, so your own articles carry links to other customers' sites
- Tight if you need more than 30 articles a month, as 60 or 90 cost $85 or $160 a month on top
- Watch out: human editing is a separate $1,399 a month, and extra backlink plans run $199 to $1,899
- Watch out: the trial's length isn't stated, and articles written during it carry an Outrank watermark
Pick RankYak if
- Fits if you want keywords picked and articles posted on set days for one site
- Works for agencies adding client sites, as each one is billed at the same per-site price
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you run several sites, since every website is a separate $99 monthly subscription
- Tight if you want to test it properly, as the trial lasts 3 days and the backlink exchange only opens once you pay
- Watch out: Site Guard, which fixes titles, descriptions and cannibalization on existing pages, is $99 a month on top
- Watch out: output follows your publishing days, so weekdays only means about 21 articles a month, not 30
- Skip it if you want links from outside its network, as backlinks come only from other member sites
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAOutrankFair | 2.2GPARankYakFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$99 a month for one site and 30 articles, which is where this category's dearest tenth starts. Paying $999 for the year brings it to about $83.25 a month, the dearer quarter. 60 or 90 articles cost $85 or $160 a month more. | C$82.50 a month billed yearly, or $99 month to month, for one website. The yearly price sits just under this category's dearer quarter at $83, and the monthly one in its dearest tenth. Each extra site, agencies included, is another subscription. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan. You can sign up and see the keyword research and articles before paying, but the trial's length isn't stated and trial articles carry an Outrank watermark. | DNo free plan. The trial gives full access for 3 days, shorter than a week, and the backlink exchange stays shut until the paid plan starts. |
| Features | BKeyword research with live volume and difficulty, a 30-day plan, a daily article with images, publishing to seven CMSs, backlink swaps and flags on articles that need a rewrite. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. | BKeyword discovery, a topical map, a content calendar, researched articles up to 5,000 words in 40+ languages, refreshes driven by Search Console, a backlink exchange and an API. It covers the whole job, though fixes for older pages' titles are the Site Guard add-on. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You connect a CMS or a webhook and look over a 30-day plan, and the backlinks depend on hosting other sites' links in your posts. | CNo rating on record. You connect your site and Search Console, approve a topical map and set publishing days before it runs. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Framer, Wix, Notion and Ghost, or through a webhook, and has an API. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It publishes to WordPress, WordPress.com, Shopify, Webflow and Wix, links to Zapier, Make and Search Console, and has an MCP server and a REST API. |
| Best for | a blog that posts an article a day for you | planned, auto-posted articles, priced per website |
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: Outrank and RankYak. How we grade
Price against what you get
Outrank starts at $99 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. RankYak starts at $82.50 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and RankYak starts $16.50 a month lower. Of the other SEO content tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Outrank for less, and 1 scores higher than RankYak 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
- Outrank also covers image generation.
- RankYak also covers content optimization.
At a glance
| Outrank | RankYak | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $99 per month for 30 articles, billed monthly | $82.50 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial before subscribing; trial articles carry an Outrank watermark | 3-day free trial with full access |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Outrank SAS | Height Labs |
| Price read from | outrank.so | rankyak.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Outrank
- The plan covers 30 articles a month for one site; 60 or 90 articles cost $85 or $160 a month more.
- Backlinks work as an exchange: your own articles host links to other sites. Extra backlink plans cost $199 to $1,899 a month.
- Human editing of every article is a separate service at $1,399 a month.
- The trial length is not stated, and articles written during the trial carry an Outrank watermark.
RankYak
- Every website is a separate $99 monthly subscription, including for agencies.
- Site Guard, which checks existing pages daily and writes fixes for titles, descriptions and cannibalization, is an add-on at $99 a month.
- The backlink exchange opens only once the paid subscription starts after the trial, and links come from other member sites.
- Output follows the publishing days you pick: about 30 articles a month publishing daily, about 21 on weekdays only.
Key features
Outrank
- Daily article autopilot
- Builds a 30-day content plan from your niche and competitors, then writes and publishes one article a day with titles, meta descriptions and images.
- Keyword research
- Unlimited keyword research on autopilot or in chat, with live search volume and difficulty, dropped straight onto the content calendar.
- Automated backlinks
- Places links to your site inside relevant articles on other blogs and checks each one. You earn the credits by hosting links in your own articles.
- Publishing and a free blog
- Publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Framer, Wix, Notion and Ghost or a webhook, or to a free Outrank-hosted blog on your own domain.
- Brand voice and 150+ languages
- Matches the style of articles you have already published and writes in more than 150 languages, with in-article images and YouTube videos.
- Review and refresh
- Scheduled articles can be generated up to 7 days early for review, and underperforming articles are flagged for a rewrite.
RankYak
- Keyword discovery and topical map
- Scores keywords monthly by volume, difficulty and your site's authority, groups them into clusters under core topics, and waits for your approval.
- Content calendar
- Schedule articles on chosen days, batch them, or turn on autopilot to fill the month, with live or draft publishing.
- Researched articles
- Each article starts from the pages ranking now, runs up to 5,000 words, and adds citations, images, YouTube embeds and links, in 40+ languages.
- Article refreshes
- Watches Search Console for articles losing ground and rewrites them on the same URL, keeping a snapshot of each earlier version.
- Backlink exchange
- Your site joins a network of vetted member sites and earns contextual links from articles in your niche, with no outreach.
- Copilot, MCP and API
- An assistant answers questions and makes changes per site, an MCP server connects Claude or Cursor, and a REST API manages sites from code.
Plans
Outrank
Organic Growth$99
per month for 30 articles, billed monthly
One website, 30 articles a month, unlimited users, keyword research, automated backlinks and every integration. Shown as reduced from a crossed-out $199.
RankYak
RankYak Pro$82.50
per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
One website: an article each publishing day (about 30 a month), keyword research, Search Console refreshes, auto-publishing and backlink exchange.
Ways to pay less
Outrank
- Annual discount
$999 a year with yearly billing
Outrank's pricing page offers the Organic Growth plan at $999 a year, which it says saves $189 against paying $99 monthly.
- Other savings
Up to 20% off for several websites
Volume discounts apply to the whole subscription: 10% for 2 to 4 sites, 15% for 5 to 19 and 20% for 20 to 25. Over 25 sites is quoted on request.
RankYak
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
RankYak's pricing page says yearly billing gives 2 months free: $82.50 a month billed yearly against $99 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Outrank or RankYak?
As of Oct 23, 2026, RankYak is cheaper to start with: $82.50 a month, against $99 a month for Outrank. Outrank starts at $99 per month for 30 articles, billed monthly, and RankYak starts at $82.50 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Outrank or RankYak?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Outrank nor RankYak 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.