SEOpital vs Surfer (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, SEOpital and Surfer share a 2.2 GPA, neither has a free plan and they start at the same price, so the choice depends on whether you care more about the free plan, where SEOpital grades higher, or platforms, where Surfer does.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
SEOpital
AI SEO writer that drafts or improves articles from the top 10 results
Surfer
Content editor that scores articles for search and AI citations
Which one is for you
Pick SEOpital if
- Fits if you write blog posts in English, French, Italian, Spanish or Portuguese
- Works for teams that refresh old pages as often as they write new ones
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you write new articles, as each takes 2 credits and Basic's 20 cover just 10
- Skip it if you're not on WordPress, the only CMS the site names for publishing
- Pricey if you buy credit packs, at $150 for 50, and packs leave out the rank and duplicate checkers
- Watch out: the pricing table doesn't list the LLM Tracker or say what it costs
- Watch out: the trial needs no card, but the page doesn't say how much it includes
Pick Surfer if
- Fits if you write articles meant to rank and want a score to aim for, from $49 a month
- Works for writers who draft in Google Docs or WordPress and want the guidelines there
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try it without a card, since the 7-day trial needs one and becomes a paid plan unless cancelled
- Pricey if AI answer tracking is why you're here: Discovery has none, and Standard at $99 tracks 25 prompts weekly in ChatGPT only
- Not for you if you need a full SEO suite, as its research and audits are about content
- Watch out: on yearly plans credits reset once a year, and unlimited documents fall under a fair usage policy
- Pricey if you need the API, which needs Peace of Mind at $299 a month, Enterprise or an add-on
How we grade them
| 2.2GPASEOpitalFair | 2.2GPASurferFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic is $49 a month for 20 credits, just above this category's middle ($45), and yearly billing takes 20% off. A new article uses 2 credits, so that's 10 articles or 20 optimizations. | CGraded against other content editors. Discovery is $49 a month billed yearly ($59 monthly) for 1 seat and 120 documents: more than Frase's $39 and NeuronWriter's $19, well under Clearscope's $129. Standard, with 3 seats, is $99. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but you can try it with no card. The page doesn't say how much the trial includes. | DNo free plan. The 7-day trial gives new accounts Pro, but it needs a card and turns into a paid plan unless you cancel. The free Keyword Surfer extension is a small consolation. |
| Features | BTop-10 analysis on 50+ factors, new articles of 300 to 5,000 words in five languages, rewrites of existing pages, keyword clustering, Search Console rank and cannibalization checks and an LLM tracker. The whole job, in credits. | BA live Content Score and guidelines, an AI writer with humanizer and plagiarism checks, keyword research, topical maps, content audits with drop alerts and AI answer tracking. The whole content job, though Discovery has no AI prompt tracking. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Credits count double for new articles, and Search Console needs connecting before the rank checks work. | CNo rating on record. Writing against a score is easy to grasp, but topical maps, audits and the AI tracking spaces are more to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with one-click WordPress publishing and Search Console the only connections on record. No other CMS, API, desktop or phone app is listed. | BWeb plus Chrome extensions, one bringing the guidelines into Google Docs. It connects to WordPress, Zapier, Contentful, Jasper, ChatGPT and Claude; the API needs Peace of Mind or an add-on. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | articles written to match Google's top 10 | scoring articles as you write them |
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: SEOpital and Surfer. How we grade
Where they differ
- SEOpital also covers rank tracking, image generation, AI search visibility, content optimization and internal linking.
At a glance
| SEOpital | Surfer | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $49 per month for 20 credits, billed monthly | $49 per month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free to try with no credit card; the page does not say how much the trial includes | 7-day free trial with Pro access for new accounts; card required, converts to the chosen plan |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | SEOpital SAS | Surfer Sp. z o.o. |
| Price read from | seopital.co | surferseo.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
SEOpital
- A new article uses twice the credits of an optimization, so Basic's 20 credits cover only 10 new articles a month.
- Credit packs without a subscription cost $150 for 50 credits, $225 for 100 and $375 for 200, and leave out the rank and duplicate checkers.
- One-click publishing is offered for WordPress; the site names no other CMS.
- The pricing table does not list the LLM Tracker or say what it costs.
Surfer
- Discovery has no AI prompt tracking and one seat; Standard tracks 25 prompts weekly in ChatGPT only.
- On annual plans, credits reset once a year, and unlimited documents fall under a fair usage policy.
- The trial needs a card and becomes a paid plan after 7 days unless cancelled; it is for new accounts only.
- API access needs Peace of Mind, Enterprise or an API add-on.
Key features
SEOpital
- Top 10 analysis
- Compares the top 10 Google results for a keyword on more than 50 variables, such as length, keywords used, FAQs and images, to find what the ranking pages share.
- Generate new articles
- Writes articles of 300 to 5,000 words that cover those factors, with AI-generated images, in English, French, Italian, Spanish or Portuguese.
- Optimize existing content
- Adds the missing factors to a page you already have, keeping the tone and writing style you give it.
- Keyword research and clustering
- Finds keywords, groups them by search intent into clusters for a content plan, and suggests H1 titles based on the top 10 results.
- Rank and cannibalization checks
- Connects to Search Console to track every keyword, flag pages that recently lost traffic and find pages competing for the same keywords.
- LLM Tracker
- Tracks questions people might ask AI assistants to see whether ChatGPT, Perplexity and other LLMs mention your brand or cite your site.
Surfer
- Content Editor and Content Score
- Write or paste an article and get live guidelines on terms, structure and length, scored against the pages that rank for the topic.
- AI writing assistant
- Surfy drafts and edits inside the editor, with an AI detector, humanizer, plagiarism check and 1-click optimization of existing text.
- AI visibility tracking
- Track set prompts in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Mode and AI Overviews, with mention gaps and brand sentiment.
- Content Audit and drop alerts
- Monitor 10 to 500 published pages, get alerts when rankings drop and suggestions for which articles to refresh.
- Keyword research and Topical Map
- Plan clusters of related articles around a topic, and check search results with the SERP Analyzer.
- Keyword Surfer extension
- A free Chrome extension shows search volume and keyword ideas on Google results; another brings Surfer's guidelines into Google Docs.
Plans
SEOpital
Basic$49
per month for 20 credits, billed monthly
Up to 10 new articles or 20 optimizations, with internal links, FAQs, custom tone, keyword research, clustering, rank checker and duplicate checker.
Standard$97
per month for 50 credits, billed monthly
Up to 25 new articles or 50 optimizations a month, with the same tools as Basic.
Expert$149
per month for 100 credits, billed monthly
Up to 50 new articles or 100 optimizations a month, with the same tools as Basic.
Elite$249
per month for 200 credits, billed monthly
Up to 100 new articles or 200 optimizations a month, with the same tools as Basic.
Surfer
Discovery$49
per month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly)
1 seat, 120 documents to create or optimize, 10 tracked pages, AI writing assistant and humanizer. No AI prompt tracking.
AI Search Analytics$82
per month, billed yearly ($95 billed monthly)
AI visibility only: 50 prompts tracked daily across all models, mention gaps and sentiment, 5 brand spaces, 5 seats and MCP.
Standard$99
per month, billed yearly ($119 billed monthly)
3 seats, 360 documents, 50 tracked pages, 1-click optimization, plagiarism checks and 25 prompts tracked weekly in ChatGPT.
Pro$182
per month, billed yearly ($219 billed monthly)
5 seats, 360 documents, 200 pages, 50 prompts daily across all models, 5 brand spaces, internal linking, cannibalization report and MCP.
Peace of Mind$299
per month, billed yearly ($359 billed monthly)
10 seats, unlimited documents under fair use, 500 pages, 100 prompts daily, API access and a dedicated success manager.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom limits, SSO, white-label, advisory program and tailored onboarding, through sales.
Ways to pay less
SEOpital
- Annual discount
Save 20% with an annual subscription
SEOpital's pricing section says an annual subscription costs 20% less than the monthly prices shown.
Surfer
- Annual discount
Save up to 17% with yearly billing
Surfer's pricing FAQ gives up to 17% off for annual plans, paid upfront: Pro is $182 a month billed yearly instead of $219 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, SEOpital or Surfer?
As of Oct 23, 2026, they start at the same price. SEOpital starts at $49 per month for 20 credits, billed monthly, and Surfer starts at $49 per month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, SEOpital or Surfer?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither SEOpital nor Surfer has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do SEOpital and Surfer run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Surfer 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.