Outrank vs The SEO Agent (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Outrank grades higher than The SEO Agent: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Outrank grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, 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
The SEO Agent
Single-plan AI agent that writes, fact-checks and publishes 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 The SEO Agent if
- Fits if you want one sourced article a day on one site without managing writers
- Works for developers wiring SEO content into their own scripts through the API
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you run several sites, as each one after the first adds $79 a month
- Tight if you want to pay yearly, as billing is month to month with no yearly plan
- Watch out: the $1 trial lasts 3 days, keeps your card and isn't refunded
- Watch out: refunds cover only the first $99 charge, asked for within 7 days, once per customer
- Too light for sites needing more than 30 articles a month, which is quoted by email
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAOutrankFair | 2.0GPAThe SEO AgentFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | DOne plan: $99 a month for one site and 30 articles, which is where this category's dearest tenth starts. There's no yearly discount, each extra site is $79 a month, and more volume on one site is quoted by email. |
| 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 is 3 days for $1 with your card stored, then $99 a month unless you cancel, and the $1 isn't refunded. |
| 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. | B30 titles a month from Search Console gaps, claims checked against saved sources, roundup, alternatives and comparison formats, publishing to six CMSs or a webhook, DataForSEO keyword data and a REST API. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. |
| 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 Search Console and a CMS, approve 30 titles a month, and review any article it couldn't fix before it goes out. |
| 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, Webflow, Shopify, Ghost, Wix and Framer, uses DataForSEO data, and has a REST API in the plan. |
| Best for | a blog that posts an article a day for you | one sourced article a day for one site |
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 The SEO Agent. 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. The SEO Agent starts at $99 a month and scores 2.7.
On this chart the two sit in the same place: the same score for the same starting price. Of the other SEO content tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Outrank for less, and 1 scores higher than The SEO Agent 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.
At a glance
| Outrank | The SEO Agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $99 per month for 30 articles, billed monthly | $99 per month for 1 site and 30 articles |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial before subscribing; trial articles carry an Outrank watermark | 3 days for $1 with the card stored, then $99 a month unless cancelled; the $1 is not refunded |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Outrank SAS | The SEO Agent Pty Ltd |
| Price read from | outrank.so | theseoagent.ai |
| 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.
The SEO Agent
- One plan covers 30 articles a month for one site; each extra site costs $79 a month, and more volume on one site is quoted by email.
- Billing is month to month only, with no annual plan or discount listed.
- Refunds cover only the first $99 charge, if asked within 7 days, once per customer.
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.
The SEO Agent
- Monthly content plan
- Scans your site and Search Console pages, queries and clicks, finds buyer-intent keyword gaps and queues 30 titles for you to approve.
- Claim checking
- Reads every claim in a draft against the sources saved during research, keeps or softens what they back and cuts the rest; unfixable articles wait for review.
- Formats AI answers cite
- Writes best-of, alternatives, comparison, pricing and guide articles with direct answers and cited claims, aimed at ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI Overviews.
- Native CMS publishing
- Publishes approved articles with images, alt text, sources, internal links and metadata to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Ghost, Wix, Framer or a webhook.
- Keyword data from DataForSEO
- Keyword research uses DataForSEO Labs search-demand figures rather than estimates of its own.
- REST API
- Runs audits, keyword research, article generation and publishing over a REST API with keys made in the app, included in the plan.
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.
The SEO Agent
Pro$99
per month for 1 site and 30 articles, billed monthly
One article a day for one site, up to 3 publishers, fact-checking, images, internal links, the API and priority support.
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.
The SEO Agent
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Outrank or The SEO Agent?
As of Oct 23, 2026, they start at the same price. Outrank starts at $99 per month for 30 articles, billed monthly, and The SEO Agent starts at $99 per month for 1 site and 30 articles.
Which has a free plan, Outrank or The SEO Agent?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Outrank nor The SEO Agent 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.