Page Optimizer Pro vs Topic (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Page Optimizer Pro grades higher than Topic: 2.0 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Page Optimizer Pro grades higher on value for money, features and platforms. Topic grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Page Optimizer Pro
On-page SEO scoring against the pages that already rank
Topic
Content briefs, outlines and a draft grader for SEO writers
Which one is for you
Pick Page Optimizer Pro if
- Fits if you tune individual pages against what ranks on Google right now
- Works for agencies giving writers access through a secret key, without a login
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try it first, as there's no free plan or trial, only a 7-day refund
- Tight if you're on Basic, as 20 credits is about 10 new reports a month
- Pricey if you run out of credits, with bundles from $15 for 10 up to $800 for 1,000
- Watch out: the API is a $10 a month add-on, costs 2 credits a call and is capped at 100 calls on Unlimited
- Pricey if your team is big, as Teams covers 5 sub-accounts and each extra one is $12 a month
Pick Topic if
- Fits if you write by hand and want a checklist from the top results
- Works for agencies producing 25 to 50 briefs a month
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want the article written for you, since it builds briefs and grades
- Pricey if you write a few pieces a month: 10 briefs cost $99
- Watch out: unused briefs roll over for only 1 month, and the trial is not free at $7
- Watch out: the pricing page has a summer sale banner from July 2021, annual prices need a call, and its AI ideas come from GPT-3
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAPage Optimizer ProFair | 1.6GPATopicWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic is $40 a month, between this category's cheaper quarter ($20) and its middle ($45). Unlimited report runs need Unlimited at $62 a month billed yearly ($72 monthly), and the API is a $10 a month add-on. | D$99 a month for 10 briefs, $199 for 25, $299 for 50, where the dearest tenth of this category starts at $99. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free: no free plan and no free trial. A 7-day refund guarantee is the only safety net, and that is not a trial. | DA 7-day trial that costs $7 for 3 briefs, and no free plan. |
| Features | BPage reports with exact keyword counts and a target word count, an AI writer and editor, a Chrome extension, an AI visibility tracker, keyword tools, rank tracking, Watchdog, EEAT and schema. The whole job, though most of it runs on credits. | CBriefs, an outline builder, a draft grader, geo-targeting, and WordPress and Google Docs plugins. It researches and grades, and writing is up to you. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Each report wants a page, a keyword and a location, and credits, sub-accounts and secret keys take some learning. | CNo store rating on record. A brief has to be turned into an outline and a draft before it pays off. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb plus a Chrome extension that works in Google Docs, WordPress and Shopify. The API is a $10 a month add-on at 2 credits a call. No desktop or phone app. | CWeb only, with WordPress and Google Docs as the two named connections. |
| Best for | scoring single pages against the top results | content briefs and draft grading for SEO writers |
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: Page Optimizer Pro and Topic. How we grade
Price against what you get
Page Optimizer Pro starts at $40 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Topic starts at $99 a month and scores 2.0.
Page Optimizer Pro scores higher and starts $59 a month lower. Of the other SEO content tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Page Optimizer Pro for less, and 51 score higher than Topic 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
- Page Optimizer Pro also covers rank tracking, AI search visibility and schema markup.
- Topic also covers research.
At a glance
| Page Optimizer Pro | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $40 per month, billed monthly | $99 per month for 10 content briefs, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day trial: 3 content briefs for $7 |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | PageOptimizer Pro | Chia Labs Inc. |
| Price read from | pageoptimizer.pro | usetopic.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Page Optimizer Pro
- There is no free plan or free trial; instead there is a 7-day refund guarantee, subject to the refund policy.
- Basic has 20 credits a month and a new POP report costs 2; unlimited report runs start with the Unlimited plan.
- Extra credits come in bundles from $15 for 10 to $800 for 1,000, and do not expire.
- API access is a $10 a month add-on that spends credits, 2 per call; Unlimited is capped at 100 API calls a month.
Topic
- Plans are priced by brief count: 10, 25 or 50 a month, with only 1 month of rollover for unused credits.
- The pricing page shows annual rates of $80, $160 and $240 a month but sends buyers to contact the company for annual pricing.
- The pricing page still carries a summer sale banner that expired in July 2021, so its figures may be out of date.
- The pricing page says AI title and description ideas come from GPT-3, an older model.
Key features
Page Optimizer Pro
- POP reports
- Scores a page for a keyword and location against the ranking pages, with exact keyword counts, variations, related terms and a target word count.
- AI Writer and content editor
- Generates new pages or rewrites existing ones from a report, and lets you edit in POP and re-score. Writing uses credits.
- Chrome extension
- Shows POP recommendations and live scores inside Google Docs, WordPress, Shopify and other site editors; a secret key gives writers access without a login.
- AI Visibility Tracker
- Checks whether ChatGPT, Google AI, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity recommend your brand, and which competitors they name instead.
- Keyword tools and tracking
- Keyword research and clustering paid for with credits, and rank tracking for 250 keywords on Unlimited or 500 on Teams.
- Watchdog, EEAT and schema
- Watchdog alerts you when ranking pages change, the EEAT tool compares trust signals with competitors, and a schema tool generates markup.
Topic
- Research from the top 30 results
- Enter a focus keyword and Topic collects the headings, questions and keywords found across the top 30 Google results.
- Outline Builder
- Curate the research into an outline, with AI-generated ideas for titles, descriptions and headings when you want a starting point.
- Content Grader
- Paste a draft, new or existing, to see which topics it is missing, and share the grader with writers who do not count as users.
- Geo-targeting and languages
- Briefs can target searches from any location, in English, French, German, Portuguese or Italian.
- WordPress and Google Docs plugins
- Plugins let writers use Topic inside WordPress and Google Docs instead of switching tabs.
Plans
Page Optimizer Pro
Basic$40
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited domains and 20 POP credits a month for reports, AI Writer, EEAT, NLP and Watchdog, plus the AI Visibility Tracker.
Unlimited$62
per month, billed annually ($72 billed monthly)
Unlimited POP report runs under a fair use policy, 50 credits a month, keyword tools and tracking for up to 250 keywords.
Teams$119
per month, billed annually ($143 billed monthly)
5 sub-accounts (up to 100 at $12 a month each), 120 credits a month, 500 tracked keywords and white-label PDF reports.
Topic
Starter$99
per month for 10 briefs, billed monthly
10 content briefs and optimizations a month, 1 user, a keyword research tool and 1 month of rollover.
Plus$199
per month for 25 briefs, billed monthly
25 content briefs and optimizations a month for in-house teams and agencies, with 3 users and 1 month of rollover.
Premium$299
per month for 50 briefs, billed monthly
50 content briefs and optimizations a month for agencies, with 5 users and 1 month of rollover.
EnterpriseCustom
For larger volumes or API access; the pricing page says to contact the company.
Ways to pay less
Page Optimizer Pro
- Annual discount
Save 17% with annual billing
POP's pricing page lists 17% off on annual billing: Unlimited is $739 a year ($62 a month) instead of $72 a month billed monthly.
Topic
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
The pricing page says paying annually saves 20% and lists lower yearly rates, but annual pricing is arranged by contacting the company.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Page Optimizer Pro or Topic?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Page Optimizer Pro is cheaper to start with: $40 a month, against $99 a month for Topic. Page Optimizer Pro starts at $40 per month, billed monthly, and Topic starts at $99 per month for 10 content briefs, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Page Optimizer Pro or Topic?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Page Optimizer Pro nor Topic has a free plan. Topic has a free trial.
Which platforms do Page Optimizer Pro and Topic run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Page Optimizer Pro lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.