SEO Content Machine vs SEOWriting.ai (2026): which should you pick?

Pick SEO Content Machine if

• Fits if you'd rather pay once and bring your own AI keys or local models
• Works for agencies and niche-site builders turning a brief into a page plan at volume

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to work in a browser or on a phone, as it's desktop only
• Watch out: the one-time license includes one year of updates, then needs a renewal
• Tight if you lean on its AI, as credits run out and extra packs cost $9 to $72
• Watch out: credits aren't refundable, though subscriptions have a 30-day refund policy
• Not for you if your site isn't on WordPress, the only CMS it publishes to

Pick SEOWriting.ai if

• Fits if you run an affiliate site and publish product roundups and reviews
• Works for bloggers who want articles written and scheduled on WordPress in bulk

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: the dearer AI models use 4 or 10 credits an article, not 1
• Tight if you're staying free, at 3 articles with no bulk writing, brand voice or links
• Skip it if your site isn't on WordPress or Shopify, as no other platform is named
• Watch out: a full refund is only possible within 14 days and before 50,000 words and 5 generations

SEO Content Machine

• It is a desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux; there is no browser version listed.
• AI features use SCM credits; extra packs cost $9 for 750K up to $72 for 6M, or you can use your own AI keys or local models.
• The one-time license includes one year of updates; later updates need a renewal.
• Credits are not refundable, though subscriptions have a 30-day refund policy.

SEOWriting.ai

• Credits per article depend on the AI model: most use 1, advanced OpenAI and Anthropic models use 4, and the most powerful Anthropic model uses 10.
• The free plan stops at 3 articles and 25,000 words, with no bulk generation, brand voice or automatic linking.
• A full refund is possible only within 14 days of the first purchase and before 50,000 words and 5 generations are used.
• Direct publishing connects to WordPress and Shopify; its pricing and help pages name no other site platforms.

SEO Content Machine

Site and Search Console import

Scans every page of a site and lines up each page's status with its Search Console clicks and trend, to spot pages to update or topics to cover.

Planning agent

A chat agent reads the site and recent search demand and proposes new pages and refreshes for a goal you describe.

Editable site plan

Lays out main pages and their supporting pages as a topic tree, including service and location page grids for local sites.

Drafting and WordPress publishing

Creates drafts for the selected pages and publishes them to WordPress, or hands them off for review.

Results beside publish dates

Shows when each page was published or refreshed next to its later clicks and average position.

Scraping, clustering and API

Includes content scraping, keyword clustering and task chaining for bulk work, with an API for automation.

SEOWriting.ai

One-click articles

From a main keyword, pick the language (50+), length up to about 5,200 words, tone and images; the article comes with a meta title and description.

Bulk generation and auto-posting

Paid plans write up to 100 articles in one batch and publish them to WordPress at once or on scheduled dates.

SERP research and content score

Reads the pages ranking now for the keyword, suggests NLP keywords and scores a draft, including one you wrote yourself, for keyword coverage.

Internal and external links

Paid plans add links automatically; the pool of a site's URLs used for internal links runs from 500 on Starter to 50,000 on Professional Plus 2.

Amazon product lists

Add Amazon products by URL and ASIN to roundups and reviews, then generate a short name, specifications, features, pros, cons and a description for each.

WordPress MCP server for Claude

Its WordPress plugin lets Claude connect to a site through MCP to write, rewrite and publish posts there.

SEO Content Machine

• Monthly$27

  per month

  1M SCM AI credits a month, usable across the AI features.

• Quarterly$60

  per quarter

  2M SCM AI credits a quarter, which the vendor puts at about $20 a month.

• Yearly$125

  per year

  3M SCM AI credits a year, which the vendor puts at about $10 a month.

• One-Time License$208

  one-time

  Keep the version you buy for life, with 1 year of updates. AI credits are sold separately, or use your own AI keys or local models.

SEOWriting.ai

• Free$0

  3 articles and 25,000 words, the AI editor, content score and WordPress posting. No bulk generation, brand voice or linking.

• Starter$14

  per month for 50 credits, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)

  Up to 50 articles, bulk generation, 1 brand voice, external links and internal links drawn from 500 URLs per site. Most AI models use 1 credit an article.

• Professional$59

  per month for 250 credits, billed annually ($79 billed monthly)

  Up to 250 articles, 5 brand voices and internal linking across 5,000 URLs per site.

• Professional Plus 1$119

  per month for 500 credits, billed annually ($159 billed monthly)

  Up to 500 articles, 10 brand voices, internal linking across 15,000 URLs per site and extra credit packages.

• Professional Plus 2$230

  per month for 1,000 credits, billed annually ($307 billed monthly)

  Up to 1,000 articles, 25 brand voices, internal linking across 50,000 URLs per site and extra credit packages.

SEO Content Machine

• Annual discount

  Save 61% with yearly billing

  The plans page prices the yearly plan at $125, which it says saves 61% against paying $27 monthly. Quarterly billing at $60 saves 26%.

SEOWriting.ai

• Annual discount

  Save 25% with yearly billing

  SEOWriting.ai's pricing page lists every plan at 25% less when billed yearly: Starter is $14 a month ($168 a year) instead of $19 billed monthly.