Outrank vs Sunbeam (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Outrank grades higher than Sunbeam: 2.2 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Outrank grades higher on the free plan and features. Sunbeam grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on 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
Free trial · from $99/mo
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 Sunbeam if
- Fits if you want SEO run end to end and are weighing an agent against an agency
- Works for engineering-led teams happy to take technical fixes as pull requests
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to see a price first, as you have to book a demo
- Watch out: subscriptions renew on their own unless cancelled at least 24 hours before
- Watch out: fees are non-refundable except where the law requires
- Tight if your site isn't on Webflow, the only CMS it names, with more integrations coming soon
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAOutrankFair | 1.8GPASunbeamWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CNo price is published: the price is only given on a sales call, after you book a demo. We can't place it against this category, so it sits in the middle by default. |
| 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. | FNothing free on record. There's no free plan or trial, only a demo, and the terms say fees are non-refundable except where the law requires. |
| 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. | CCompany research, choosing its own tasks, SEO strategy, content calendars, articles and technical fixes written as pull requests. The listing has few specifics, though: no keyword data source, no limits, and Webflow is the only CMS named. |
| 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. It starts with a demo and onboarding, and you connect sources such as GitHub, Search Console and Notion before it gets to work. |
| 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 connects to GitHub, Google Analytics, Search Console, Notion, Slack and Webflow, with more marked as coming soon. |
| Best for | a blog that posts an article a day for you | handing your SEO to an autonomous agent |
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 Sunbeam. How we grade
Where they differ
- Outrank also covers keyword research, image generation and internal linking.
- Sunbeam also covers AI agents and site audit.
In commonWebAI featuresLong-form writing
At a glance
| Outrank | Sunbeam | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $99 per month for 30 articles, billed monthly | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial before subscribing; trial articles carry an Outrank watermark | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Outrank SAS | daydream Labs, Inc. |
| Price read from | outrank.so | Not confirmed |
| 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.
Sunbeam
- No prices are published; access starts with booking a demo, and the terms say fees are non-refundable except where law requires.
- Subscriptions renew automatically and must be cancelled at least 24 hours before renewal to avoid the next charge.
- Integrations shown are GitHub, Google Analytics, Search Console, Notion, Slack and Webflow, with more marked as coming soon.
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.
Sunbeam
- Company research on day one
- Spends its first hours reading product pages, blog posts, brand voice samples, competitor sites and customer reviews to build a knowledge graph of the business.
- Self-directed work
- Chooses and prioritizes its own tasks around a long-term strategy instead of waiting for prompts or workflows, and works around the clock.
- Strategy and content calendars
- Forms SEO strategies, plans content calendars and writes articles from start to finish, including content for missing topic clusters.
- Technical SEO fixes
- Diagnoses technical problems such as pages that are not indexed and can write a pull request with the fix.
- Agency playbooks
- Built on the procedures daydream developed running SEO for clients the company names, such as Replit, Clay and Notion.
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.
Sunbeam
Pricing could not be confirmed. See sunbeam.ai.
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.
Sunbeam
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Outrank or Sunbeam?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Outrank starts at $99 per month for 30 articles, billed monthly, and Sunbeam has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Outrank or Sunbeam?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Outrank nor Sunbeam has a free plan. Outrank 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.