The Clearscope Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Clearscope in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Clearscope
The Insider’s Guide
Content optimization with term guidance and AI answer tracking
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among SEO tools, read from Clearscope’s own pages.
Made by Mushi Labs · checked Oct 17, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Clearscope’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Clearscope’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 6 of the 21 other SEO tools we grade
Clearscope is a web-based content optimization tool for content teams. It researches the queries around a topic, suggests the terms and questions an article should cover, drafts with an AI assistant and grades content as it is edited. It also monitors published pages and tracks whether AI chat tools mention your brand. Every plan has unlimited users.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Clearscope, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Clearscope includes live onboarding and training, but there are tracked queries, pages and drafts to manage within each month's limits.
- 1
Best for content teams with lots of writers
It works in Google Docs, Word and WordPress, and every plan has unlimited users.
- 2
Paid plans start at $129 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $129 per month, billed monthly.
- 3
You can try it first
14-day free trial
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Term and intent guidance
Get suggested terms, questions and search intent for a target query, with a content grade that updates as you edit.
- 6
AI drafting
Generate and edit first drafts inside Clearscope; plans include 20 drafts a month, with more sold as add-ons.
- 7
Query Discovery
Enter a topic or a website to surface the queries that bring traffic and attention in Google and AI chat tools.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 6 of 21
That is against the other SEO tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Clearscope you would be making search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Clearscope at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $129 per month, billed monthly
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Mushi Labs
- Category
- SEO Tools
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for content teams with lots of writers
Clearscope tells writers which terms and questions an article should cover, grades the draft as they edit, and watches published pages for decay and AI mentions. It works in Google Docs, Word and WordPress, and every plan has unlimited users. But Essentials is $129 a month with no yearly discount, the dearest content editor here.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Graded against other content editors. Essentials is $129 a month with no yearly discount, against $49 for Surfer, $39 for Frase and $19 for NeuronWriter. Users are unlimited, so a team of five pays about $25.80 a head, but one marketer pays the lot. |
| Free plan and trial | C | No free plan, but there's a 14-day free trial, and the listing doesn't say whether it asks for a card. |
| Features | B | Term and intent guidance with a live grade, AI drafts, query discovery, tracking of your brand in ChatGPT and Gemini, content monitoring with 404 and indexing alerts, and internal links while you write. The whole content job. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. Clearscope includes live onboarding and training, but there are tracked queries, pages and drafts to manage within each month's limits. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, with add-ons for Google Docs, Microsoft Word and WordPress, and links to Google Analytics and Search Console. No API on record, and no desktop or phone app. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Clearscope is for
- Great if you have lots of writers who all need access without paying per seat
- Handy when your editors live in Google Docs, Word or WordPress
- Good for brands refreshing older articles that are losing traffic
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you're one marketer, at $129 a month with no yearly discount
- Tight if you publish a lot on Essentials, which watches 50 pages and 50 queries
- Skip it if you want a free plan to keep using, as there isn't one
Good to know
Good for
- Content teams with many writers who all need access
- Editors who work in Google Docs, Word or WordPress
- Brands refreshing older articles that are losing traffic
Worth knowing
- There is no free plan, and the pricing page shows no discount for paying yearly.
- Essentials allows 50 tracked queries and 50 monitored pages; more pages and drafts are paid add-ons.
- The pricing page names ChatGPT and Gemini for query tracking, while the homepage also names Claude.
- Invoice payment is only for custom yearly plans; other plans are paid by card.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$129
A month to start
Clearscope is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $129 per month, billed monthly.
Essentials
$129
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited users and projects, 50 tracked queries, 50 pages, 20 topic explorations and 20 AI drafts a month.
Business
$399
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited users, 300 tracked queries, 300 pages, 50 topic explorations and 20 drafts a month, and a dedicated account manager.
Enterprise
Custom
Custom credits and agreements, crawler whitelisting and single sign-on, through sales.
Trying it first
14-day free trial
Read from clearscope.io on Oct 17, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Content optimization with term guidance and AI answer tracking. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, long-form writing, keyword research.
Web, with add-ons for Google Docs, Microsoft Word and WordPress, and links to Google Analytics and Search Console.
- Term and intent guidance
- Get suggested terms, questions and search intent for a target query, with a content grade that updates as you edit.
- AI drafting
- Generate and edit first drafts inside Clearscope; plans include 20 drafts a month, with more sold as add-ons.
- Query Discovery
- Enter a topic or a website to surface the queries that bring traffic and attention in Google and AI chat tools.
- AI query tracking
- Track chosen queries in ChatGPT and Gemini to see when your brand is mentioned and which competitors are recommended.
- Content monitoring
- Watch published pages with Google Analytics and Search Console data, and get alerts for 404s, indexing and crawl problems.
- Internal linking
- See internal link opportunities from your connected content while you write, tied to the recommended terms.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Google Docs
- Microsoft Word
- WordPress
- Google Analytics
- Google Search Console
Clearscope is made by Mushi Labs.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
6/21
Other SEO tools it is graded above
Clearscope's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 6 of the 21 other SEO tools we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on features (B, above 14 of 21) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $129 a month, against a middle price of $34.45 for the category: 21 of the 21 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 22 SEO tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Clearscope’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 21
- CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 21
- BFeaturesAbove 14 of 21
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 21
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 6 of 21
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 22 SEO tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Clearscope is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Clearscope you would be making search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 10 of the 21 other SEO tools grade higher. It costs $1,548 a year.
What you could make
- Long-form writing: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date.
- It plugs into other products, Google Docs, Microsoft Word and WordPress among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Clearscope’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Surfer, Frase, NeuronWriter and Semrush
The 4 tools Clearscope is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Surfer
Free trial · from $49/mo
Content editor that scores articles for search and AI citations.
- Only Surfer lists a browser extension.
- 2.4GPA
Frase
Free trial · from $39/mo
AI content agent that drafts, publishes and refreshes articles.
- Clearscope also covers keyword research.
- Frase also covers AI agents.
- 2.8GPA
NeuronWriter
Free trial · from $19/mo
Content editor that scores drafts against the pages already ranking.
- Only NeuronWriter lists a browser extension.
- Clearscope also covers keyword research.
- 2.2GPA
Semrush
Free plan · from $117.33/mo
SEO suite for keyword research, rank tracking and AI search visibility.
- Semrush has a free plan. Clearscope does not, though it has a free trial.
- Clearscope also covers long-form writing.
- Semrush also covers reports, rank tracking, site audit and backlink analysis.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Clearscope free?
No, Clearscope is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial.
How much does Clearscope cost?
Clearscope lists 3 plans. Essentials: $129 per month, billed monthly.
What platforms does Clearscope work on?
Clearscope is available on Web.
Does Clearscope have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Clearscope is listed for Web.
Does Clearscope have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Clearscope is listed for Web.
Is Clearscope open source?
Clearscope is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
What does Clearscope integrate with?
Clearscope's listing names Google Docs, Microsoft Word, WordPress, Google Analytics and Google Search Console.
Who makes Clearscope?
Clearscope is made by Mushi Labs.
What are the alternatives to Clearscope?
The closest alternatives to Clearscope in our directory are Surfer, Frase, NeuronWriter and Semrush.
How does Clearscope compare with other SEO tools?
Clearscope's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 6 of the 21 other SEO tools we grade, and level with 5.
Is Clearscope good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Clearscope D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $129 a month, against a middle price of $34.45 for the category: 21 of the 21 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Clearscope?
To replace Clearscope you would be making search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Clearscope’s own pages on Oct 17, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 17, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Clearscope's own pages on 17 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Mushi Labs. Prices change, so check clearscope.io before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
1,880
Tools graded, in 47 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
1,880
tools graded
47
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Clearscope, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/clearscope
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Clearscope’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. Clearscope is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Mushi Labs. Prices and plans change: check clearscope.io before you buy.