Contadu review (2026): is it worth $37 a month, billed yearly?
Content planning and NLP-based SEO editor for teams and agencies
Our verdict
Third of our top three SEO content tools
For: Agencies and teams handing briefs to writers
Contadu plans content from competitor and keyword analysis with topical maps and clusters, scores drafts against NLP terms and entities from the top Google results, and adds AI writing, plagiarism checks, internal link suggestions and tasks with due dates for outside writers. Freelance is $37 a month billed yearly ($47 monthly) with unlimited team members, after a 7-day trial. It is third because it costs more than the two above, has no free plan, stops at 5 projects on Freelance, and needs Enterprise at $293 a month for its editor inside your own CMS and extended API access.
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Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for content plans and NLP scoring for agencies
Contadu plans content from competitor and keyword analysis and scores drafts against the terms and entities in the top Google results, with AI writing, plagiarism checks and tasks for writers. There's no free plan, only a 7-day trial. Freelance stops at 5 projects, and its maker also sells NeuronWriter, which covers much of the same ground.
Who Contadu is for
- Fits if you run an agency planning and scoring content for several client sites
- Works for writers working in languages other than English
Who Contadu is not for
- Not for you if you want a free plan, as there's only a 7-day trial
- Tight if you run more than 5 sites, since Freelance stops at 5 projects
- Skip it if you need extended API access or your own CMS in the editor, which wait on Enterprise at $293 a month
- Watch out: the same company sells NeuronWriter, which covers much of the same ground
Why Contadu gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyFreelance is $37 a month billed yearly ($47 monthly), between this category's cheaper quarter ($20) and its middle ($45), with unlimited team members. Business, with 10 projects, is $77.
- CFree plan and trialNo free plan, but a 7-day trial once you make an account, and the listing doesn't say it needs a card. Refunds cover the first plan bought, within 30 days.
- BFeaturesA strategy planner with topical maps and clusters, an editor with NLP terms and entities, AI writing, plagiarism checks, internal links, tasks and reports. The whole job, though own-CMS editor integration and extended API access need Enterprise.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. Strategies, writer analyses, AI words and projects each have their own monthly cap to keep track of.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb plus a Chrome extension for Google Docs, WordPress and Shopify editors, with Search Console, Zapier, OpenAI and Anthropic. Extended API access needs Enterprise. No desktop or phone app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Contadu's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Contadu's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 59 of the 87 other SEO content tools we grade, and level with 21.
It stands best on features (B, above 42 of 87) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $37 a month, against a middle price of $45 for the category: 34 of the 80 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 88 SEO content tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Contadu’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 19 of 87, level with 45
- CFree plan and trialAbove 37 of 87, level with 49
- BFeaturesAbove 42 of 87, level with 45
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 87, level with 82
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 24 of 87, level with 63
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 81 SEO content tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Contadu, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Contadu 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.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 59 of the 87 other SEO content tools we grade. It costs $444 a year.
What you could make
- Internal linking and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date.
- A score built from what the top results for each keyword cover.
- It plugs into other products, WordPress, Google Search Console and Google Docs among them, and has an API.
- 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. Contadu’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.
What is Contadu?
Contadu is a web-based content intelligence platform from the Polish company Conti, which also makes NeuronWriter. It plans content from competitor and keyword analysis with topical maps and keyword clusters, and its editor scores drafts against NLP terms and entities from the pages ranking on Google. It adds AI writing, plagiarism checks, task management and reporting, with unlimited team members on every plan.
Worth knowing
- There is no free plan, only a 7-day trial; a refund can be requested within 30 days for the first plan bought.
- Each plan caps content strategies, content writer analyses, AI words and projects; Freelance stops at 5 projects.
- Editor integration with your own CMS and extended API access come only with Enterprise.
- The company also sells NeuronWriter, which covers much of the same ground.
Key features
- Content strategy planner
- Builds a content plan from competitor analysis, with topical maps, keyword clusters, keyword details and coverage gaps against rival sites.
- NLP terms and entities
- The Content Writer editor suggests terms drawn from the top Google results and the people, places and events they mention, with entities in 19 languages.
- AI writing and Content Designer
- Generates articles and outlines enriched with NLP terms, from built-in or custom templates; your own OpenAI or Anthropic key lifts the plan's word limit.
- Plagiarism and internal links
- The editor checks text for plagiarism, within a monthly allowance, and suggests internal links between related pages.
- Tasks and reporting
- Assign content tasks with due dates to colleagues or outside writers, and produce reports on content quality, competition and progress.
- Chrome extension and WordPress
- The extension brings recommendations into Google Docs, WordPress and Shopify editors, and the WordPress integration imports and exports posts.
Contadu pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, Contadu is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $37 per month, billed annually ($47 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $37 per month, billed annually ($47 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial after creating an account
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Freelance | $37per month, billed annually ($47 billed monthly) | 5 content strategies, 50 content writer analyses, up to 150,000 AI words, 5 projects, 100 plagiarism checks and 1,000 backlink checks. |
| Business | $77per month, billed annually ($97 billed monthly) | 10 content strategies, 100 content writer analyses, up to 300,000 AI words, 10 projects, 200 plagiarism checks and 10,000 backlink checks. |
| Agency | $149per month, billed annually ($187 billed monthly) | 25 content strategies, 250 content writer analyses, up to 500,000 AI words, 25 projects and 500 plagiarism checks. |
| Enterprise | $293per month, billed annually ($367 billed monthly) | 50 content strategies, 500 content writer analyses, up to 750,000 AI words, 50 projects, editor integration with your own CMS, extended API access and onboarding. |
Read from contadu.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Contadu before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 20% with yearly billing
Contadu's pricing page lists yearly billing at 20% off: Freelance is $37 a month billed yearly instead of $47 billed monthly.
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Common questions
Does Contadu have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Contadu is listed for Web.
Does Contadu have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Contadu is listed for Web.
Is Contadu open source?
Contadu is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does Contadu have an API?
Yes. Contadu offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.