RankYak vs Seolyn (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, RankYak grades higher than Seolyn: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
RankYak grades higher on value for money and features. Seolyn grades higher on the free plan. 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.
RankYak
Keyword planning, daily AI articles and backlinks, priced per site
Seolyn
AI agent that researches, writes and publishes daily SEO articles
Which one is for you
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
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
| 2.2GPARankYakFair | 2.0GPASeolynFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | 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 | 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. | 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 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. | 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 your site and Search Console, approve a topical map and set publishing days before it runs. | 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, WordPress.com, Shopify, Webflow and Wix, links to Zapier, Make and Search Console, and has an MCP server and a REST 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 | planned, auto-posted articles, priced per website | 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: RankYak and Seolyn. How we grade
Price against what you get
RankYak starts at $82.50 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.
RankYak scores higher and starts $16.50 a month lower. Of the other SEO content tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than RankYak 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
- RankYak also covers content optimization.
- Seolyn also covers image generation and schema markup.
At a glance
| RankYak | Seolyn | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $82.50 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) | $99 per month for 30 articles, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 3-day free trial with full access | First article researched, written and published free on signup; no automatic charge. Trial length not stated |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Height Labs | Arisa Innovation LLC |
| Price read from | rankyak.com | seolyn.io |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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, RankYak or Seolyn?
As of Oct 23, 2026, RankYak is cheaper to start with: $82.50 a month, against $99 a month for Seolyn. RankYak starts at $82.50 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly), and Seolyn starts at $99 per month for 30 articles, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, RankYak or Seolyn?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither RankYak 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.