RankYak vs The SEO Agent (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, RankYak 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
RankYak grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, 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
The SEO Agent
Single-plan AI agent that writes, fact-checks and publishes 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 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
| 2.2GPARankYakFair | 2.0GPAThe SEO AgentFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | 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 | 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. | 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 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. | 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 your site and Search Console, approve a topical map and set publishing days before it runs. | 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, 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, Webflow, Shopify, Ghost, Wix and Framer, uses DataForSEO data, and has a REST API in the plan. |
| Best for | planned, auto-posted articles, priced per website | 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: RankYak and The SEO Agent. 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. The SEO Agent starts at $99 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and RankYak starts $16.50 a month lower. Of the other SEO content tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than RankYak 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
- RankYak also covers content optimization.
At a glance
| RankYak | The SEO Agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $82.50 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) | $99 per month for 1 site and 30 articles |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 3-day free trial with full access | 3 days for $1 with the card stored, then $99 a month unless cancelled; the $1 is not refunded |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Height Labs | The SEO Agent Pty Ltd |
| Price read from | rankyak.com | theseoagent.ai |
| 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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
The SEO Agent
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, RankYak or The SEO Agent?
As of Oct 23, 2026, RankYak is cheaper to start with: $82.50 a month, against $99 a month for The SEO Agent. RankYak starts at $82.50 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly), and The SEO Agent starts at $99 per month for 1 site and 30 articles.
Which has a free plan, RankYak or The SEO Agent?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither RankYak 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.