Outrank vs Seolyn (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Outrank grades higher than Seolyn: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Outrank grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, 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.
Outrank
Autopilot SEO blog writer that publishes daily and trades backlinks
Seolyn
AI agent that researches, writes and publishes daily SEO articles
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 Seolyn if
- Fits if you're a founder who wants about one article a day without writing it
- Works for sites without a blog that can point a subdomain at one Seolyn hosts
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you're not on WordPress or Shopify, as other sites get a hosted subdomain or page instead
- Tight if you outpace the quota, as writing and publishing pause until it resets or you upgrade
- Pricey if you pay monthly for one site, at $99 against about $79.20 on yearly billing
- Watch out: Google Ads management is $139 a month extra on Scale, and the Local Presence add-on isn't open yet
- Tight if you want to test it, as the trial is a single free article
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAOutrankFair | 2.0GPASeolynFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | DGrowth is $99 a month for one site and 30 articles, where this category's dearest tenth starts. Yearly billing takes 20% off, about $79.20 a month, and each extra site is half price. |
| 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. | CNo free plan. Your first article is researched, written and published free when you sign up, with no automatic charge, and that's the whole trial. |
| 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. | CA brand profile, a keyword plan with volume and difficulty, answer-first articles with sources, FAQ schema and links, daily publishing and a dashboard of Search Console data and AI citations. It writes and posts fully, but nothing on record updates older posts. |
| 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 check the brand profile it drafts, then connect WordPress, Shopify or a subdomain before posts start. |
| 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 and Shopify or a hosted subdomain blog, reads Search Console, and runs Google Ads as an add-on. |
| Best for | a blog that posts an article a day for you | about one article a day on WordPress or Shopify |
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 Seolyn. 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. Seolyn starts at $99 a month and scores 2.3.
Outrank scores higher for the same starting price. Of the other SEO content tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Outrank for less, and 25 score higher than Seolyn 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
- Seolyn also covers schema markup.
At a glance
| Outrank | Seolyn | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $99 per month for 30 articles, billed monthly | $99 per month for 30 articles, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial before subscribing; trial articles carry an Outrank watermark | First article researched, written and published free on signup; no automatic charge. Trial length not stated |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Outrank SAS | Arisa Innovation LLC |
| Price read from | outrank.so | seolyn.io |
| 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.
Seolyn
- Each site needs its own plan; every additional site on the account is 50% off.
- Writing and publishing pause once the month's article quota is used, until it resets or the plan is upgraded.
- Direct publishing covers only WordPress and Shopify; other sites use a Seolyn-hosted subdomain or page.
- Google Ads management costs $139 a month extra on Scale; the $149 Local Presence add-on was not yet open.
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.
Seolyn
- Brand DNA
- Reads the website to draft what the business does, how it sounds, who it sells to and what to avoid; every line can be edited before writing starts.
- Keyword plan and calendar
- Builds a queue of search queries with estimated volume, difficulty and intent, laid out on a content calendar that can be rearranged.
- Articles built for AI answers
- Each article opens with a direct answer and includes key takeaways, tables where useful, cited sources, FAQ schema and internal links.
- Daily auto-publishing
- Spreads the month's quota evenly, publishing to WordPress or Shopify without a plugin, or to a blog Seolyn serves on the customer's subdomain.
- Dashboard and weekly report
- The dashboard shows Google Search Console impressions and AI citations; Scale and Pro add a Monday email on published articles and traffic.
- Google Ads add-on
- AI-drafted Google Ads campaigns that wait for approval, sold as an add-on on Scale and included on Pro.
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.
Seolyn
Growth$99
per month for 30 articles, billed monthly
About one article a day for one site, keyword plan, cover images, WordPress or Shopify publishing and Search Console data in the dashboard.
Scale$199
per month for 75 articles, billed monthly
Everything in Growth at 2 to 3 articles a day, a calendar that fills itself and a weekly email report. Google Ads management is a paid add-on.
Pro$399
per month for 160 articles, billed monthly
Everything in Scale at 5 or more articles a day, Google Ads management included, and priority support with content-direction tuning.
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.
Seolyn
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
Seolyn's pricing page has an Annual option labeled as saving 20% against monthly billing.
- Other savings
50% off each additional site
The first site pays the plan price and every further site on the same account is 50% off, applied at checkout.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Outrank or Seolyn?
As of Oct 23, 2026, they start at the same price. Outrank starts at $99 per month for 30 articles, billed monthly, and Seolyn starts at $99 per month for 30 articles, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Outrank or Seolyn?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Outrank nor Seolyn 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.