Clearscope alternatives: 7 tools and their prices
By Michael Nefedov, noetio · Updated 21 October 2026
Clearscope Essentials costs $129 a month, billed monthly. The lowest paid alternative here is NeuronWriter Bronze at $23 a month, billed monthly.
Entry prices at a glance
- Clearscopethis page$129 a monthContent grading, drafts, query trackingEssentials (USD), 14-day trial
- NeuronWriter$23 a monthContent scoring, AI writing and AI-question monitoringBronze, billed monthly, $230 a year (USD)
- Frase$49 a monthWrites and audits articles, tracks AI promptsStarter, month to month, $39 billed yearly (USD)
- Rankability$97 a monthContent projects, page audits, AI query tracking for agenciesStarter, billed monthly (USD)
- Semrush€134.21 a monthFull SEO suite with AI visibilitySEO plan, billed monthly, €112.52 billed annually (EUR)
- MarketMuseNo public paid priceTopic research, content briefs and site inventoryFree plan; paid plans have no public price
Vendor pricing pages, read 21 October 2026. Euros and dollars are not converted.
Short answer
- Clearscope: Essentials $129 and Business $399 a month, with a 14-day free trial. Prices are in USD.
- Essentials gives 50 tracked queries and 20 drafts a month. Users and projects are unlimited on every plan.
- In USD, four entry plans cost less: NeuronWriter $23, Frase $49, Scalenut $59, Rankability $97. Billing bases differ.
Which one to pick
Pick by budget, AI tracking, team type and the tools you already pay for.
- A tight budgetNeuronWriter Starts at $23 a month billed monthly, and its page allows a refund request within 30 days on a first plan.
- AI prompt tracking and drafts for less than $129Frase Starter is $49 a month, month to month.
- Client workRankability $97 a month billed monthly, and it lists unlimited team members.
- A suite you already pay forSemrush Check Pro+ or the Content tab Base plan before you add a second tool.
- Topic planning across a large siteMarketMuse Ask for a demo, since it shows no paid price.
- Many writers on one budgetClearscope Stay with Essentials at $129 a month with unlimited users.
Clearscope vs the alternatives
Four of the seven alternatives start below $129 in USD, while Surfer and Semrush show euros and MarketMuse shows no paid price.
Entry plans from each vendor's pricing page, read 21 October 2026. Each row uses the currency and billing basis its page shows.
| Tool | What it does | Entry plan and billing | Trial and refund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearscope | Content grading, drafts, query tracking | Essentials $129 a month (USD) | 14 days; cancel any time on monthly plans |
| Frase | Writes and audits articles, tracks AI prompts, publishes to your CMS | Starter $49 monthly, $39 billed yearly (USD) | 7 days, no card; no refund text |
| Surfer | Scores and writes pages, tracks AI prompts, audits content | Discovery €59 monthly, €49 billed yearly (EUR) | Start for Free; length not stated; no refund text |
| NeuronWriter | Content scoring, AI writing and AI-question monitoring | Bronze $23 billed monthly, $230 a year (USD) | 7 days; refund request in 30 days |
| MarketMuse | Topic research, content briefs and site inventory | Free plan; paid plans have no public price | Book a demo; trial length not stated |
| Rankability | Content projects, page audits, AI query tracking for agencies | Starter $97 billed monthly, $970 billed annually (USD) | 7 days, card required |
| Scalenut | AI articles, content audits, prompt tracking | Starter $59 on the Monthly toggle; $24 on the Annual toggle, a limited offer (USD) | 7 days, shown on the Monthly toggle |
| Semrush | Full SEO suite with AI visibility | SEO €112.52 billed annually, €134.21 monthly; Pro+ €238 / €286.74; Content tab Base €57.54 billed annually (EUR) | 7 days |
Clearscope pricing in 2026
Clearscope lists two public plans, Essentials at $129 and Business at $399 a month, plus a custom Enterprise plan.
$129
Essentials per month: 50 tracked queries, 50 pages, 20 topic explorations, 20 drafts.
Clearscope pricing, 21 October 2026. Source
$399
Business per month: 300 tracked queries, 300 pages, 50 explorations, 20 drafts, a dedicated account manager.
Clearscope pricing, 21 October 2026. Source
14 days
Free trial. Monthly plans have no minimum contract and can be cancelled without penalty.
Clearscope pricing, 21 October 2026. Source
- The pricing page header reads "No contracts. No hidden costs. 14 day free trial."
- You pay by card. Yearly custom plans can be invoiced.
- Every plan includes query tracking across ChatGPT and Gemini, brand visibility tracking, query fan-out awareness, onboarding and priority support, according to the page.
- Extra pages and drafts are sold as add-ons in steps. With the default selection (100 pages, 10 drafts) the table shows $25 and $50 a month on Essentials, and $15 and $20 on Business. The page labels no unit beyond the selector. At 5,000 pages it shows $1,250 and $750.
- Is Clearscope free? No free plan is listed. The 14-day trial is the free route.
Is Clearscope pricing too high? Entry plans in USD
At $129, Clearscope Essentials is the highest entry price in this USD table, but contents differ a lot, so price is not the whole answer.
Clearscope is billed monthly in USD, so this table lists only entry plans priced in USD. NeuronWriter, Frase and Rankability are billed monthly. Scalenut's $59 is its Monthly toggle price.
| Tool and plan | USD a month (basis) | What the plan lists |
|---|---|---|
| NeuronWriter Bronze | $23 (billed monthly) | 25 documents, 5 AI-monitored questions, 2 projects |
| Frase Starter | $49 (month to month) | 10 articles, 50 audit pages, 50 AI prompts, 1 seat |
| Scalenut Starter (Monthly toggle) | $59 (Monthly toggle) | 5 articles, 10 prompts, 1 workspace |
| Rankability Starter | $97 (billed monthly) | 20 content projects, 100 tracked AI queries, unlimited users |
| Clearscope Essentials | $129 (monthly) | 50 tracked queries, 50 pages, 20 drafts, unlimited users |
| Surfer, Semrush | Euros | Surfer Discovery €59 and Semrush SEO €134.21 monthly; prices are not converted |
| MarketMuse | No public price | Free plan and demo-only paid plans |
What each Clearscope alternative gives you
Seven alternatives follow, each starting with who it is best for. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page, read 21 October 2026.
Frase
- Best for: a small team that wants briefs, drafts and AI tracking in one plan.
- Starter: $49 a month, month to month ($39 billed yearly). 10 articles, 50 audit pages, 50 prompts.
- Professional: $129 ($103 yearly). 40 articles, 250 audit pages, 200 prompts, 3 seats, 5 sites.
- Scale: $299 ($239 yearly). 100 articles, 1,000 audit pages, 500 prompts, 5 seats, 10 domains.
- Trial: 7 days, no card, with caps.
- Engines: ChatGPT and Google AI on Starter, Perplexity added on Professional, Claude and Gemini added on Scale. Clearscope names ChatGPT and Gemini.
- Versus Clearscope: Professional costs the same $129 as Clearscope Essentials and includes 3 seats; extra seats are $29 a month. Frase's pricing page has no refund text.
More in Frase alternatives.
Surfer
- Best for: a team that wants a content score plus page tracking.
- Billed yearly (monthly in brackets): Discovery €49 (€59), Standard €99 (€119), Pro €182 (€219), Peace of Mind €299 (€359).
- AI Search Analytics: €82 a month yearly (€95 monthly). A custom Enterprise plan also exists.
- Documents: 120, 360, 360 and unlimited under fair use.
- AI prompts: none on Discovery, then 25 weekly, 50 daily and 100 daily.
- Seats: 1, 3, 5 and 10 across the four plans.
- Trial and billing: each plan has a Start for Free button, with no trial length and no refund text. Yearly plans are charged in full up front, and you cancel by turning off auto-renewal.
- Versus Clearscope: Clearscope bills monthly in dollars and Surfer bills yearly in euros, so check the day's exchange rate before you compare.
More in Surfer SEO alternatives.
NeuronWriter
- Best for: one writer or a small team on a tight budget.
- Price: the lowest USD monthly entry price here. Bronze is $23 a month (25 documents, 5 AI-monitored questions, 2 projects), then Silver $45, Gold $69, Platinum $93 and Diamond $117, billed monthly. The yearly toggle shows $230 for Bronze.
- Trial and refund: 7 days under Gold plan terms. A refund can be requested on a first plan within 30 days.
- Team and integrations: unlimited team members and the Search Console, WordPress and Shopify integrations start at Gold ($69 monthly). Bronze and Silver have read-only sharing.
- AI engines: the AI Monitoring add-on block names Google, AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT and Perplexity, where Clearscope names ChatGPT and Gemini.
MarketMuse
- Best for: a large content program that plans topics before it writes.
- Free: 1 user, 10 queries a month.
- Optimize: 1 user, 100 tracked topics, 5 briefs.
- Research: 3 users, 1,000 topics, 10 briefs.
- Strategy: 5 users, 10,000 topics, 20 briefs, 9 brief types.
- Price and trial: MarketMuse publishes limits and no prices. Each card has a Book a demo button. A Start my free trial button at the foot of the page gives no length, and the page has no refund text.
- Versus Clearscope: without a paid price you cannot budget before a sales call, while Clearscope lists two prices and a 14-day trial. MarketMuse's own FAQ describes content inventories and research workflows rather than keyword-by-keyword analysis, so 10,000 tracked topics do not compare to 300 Clearscope pages.
More in MarketMuse alternatives.
Rankability
- Best for: an agency.
- Starter: $97 a month in USD, billed monthly. 20 content projects, 100 tracked AI queries on 11 platforms and 50 Google keywords.
- Agency and Agency Pro: $297 and $497.
- Seats: all three plans list unlimited client workspaces and team members.
- Trial: 7 days, card needed, limited usage. $97 starts after day 7 unless you cancel in Billing.
- Annual toggle: $970, $2,970 and $4,970 a year, marked "Save 2 months".
- Versus Clearscope: like Clearscope it has unlimited users, and it tracks 11 AI platforms where Clearscope names two. Starter is $32 a month below Clearscope Essentials ($129 minus $97), both billed monthly in USD.
Scalenut
- Best for: a small team that wants drafts and a few tracked prompts.
- Monthly toggle: $59, $89 and $199 a month. The buttons read "Try 7 Days For Free".
- Annual toggle, limited offer: labelled "Save 60%": $24, $36 and $80. The buttons read "Grab The Deal".
- Billing: the cards do not spell out the billing term. Scalenut's FAQ says annual billing "comes with a discount compared to monthly plans".
- Starter: 10 prompts refreshed weekly, 5 articles (10 on the Annual toggle) and 1 workspace.
- Plus: 25 prompts, 30 articles, 2 workspaces and 4 team members.
- Professional: 100 prompts, 75 articles and unlimited workspaces.
- Engines and trial: Starter and Plus track ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews, and Perplexity is added on Professional. The 7-day trial button shows on the Monthly toggle only.
Semrush
- Best for: a team that already needs keyword and rank data.
- Prices: Semrush shows euro prices (its Free tier shows $0). On the SEO + AI Search tab, billed annually: SEO €112.52 a month (€134.21 billed monthly), Starter €158.40 (€190.84) and Pro+ €238 (€286.74).
- AI visibility: Starter lists 50 prompts a day for 1 domain and Pro+ lists 100.
- Content optimization: the Pro+ card lists it. The Starter card says "Keyword research and optimization tools".
- Trial: Semrush says "Try Semrush free for seven days. Cancel anytime."
- If you only need content work: the Content tab Base plan is the closer match. It is €57.54 a month billed annually, with AI and SEO content optimization, content in your brand voice and 5 SEO content boosts a month.
Prices: Semrush pricing page and Content tab, read 21 October 2026.
Limits side by side
Units differ between tools, so read each row on its own terms.
Not listed means the vendor's pricing page shows no such item.
| Tool | AI prompt tracking | Volume | Publishing | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearscope | 50 / 300 tracked queries (ChatGPT, Gemini) | 20 drafts a month on both plans | Not listed on the pricing page | Unlimited users |
| Frase | 50 / 200 / 500 prompts (2, 3, then 5 engines) | 10 / 40 / 100 articles a month | WordPress, Webflow, Sanity, Wix, FraseCMS | 1 / 3 / 5 seats |
| Surfer | Discovery none; Standard 25 weekly; Pro 50 daily; Peace of Mind 100 daily | 120 / 360 / 360 / unlimited documents (fair use) | WordPress, Google Docs, Contentful, Zapier listed; API on Peace of Mind | 1 / 3 / 5 / 10 (Discovery to Peace of Mind); 5 on AI Search Analytics |
| NeuronWriter | 5 to 20 AI-monitored questions (Bronze to Diamond); the AI Monitoring add-on block lists Google, AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT and Perplexity | 25 / 50 / 75 / 100 / 150 documents | Search Console, WordPress, Shopify from Gold | Unlimited team members from Gold; not listed below Gold |
| MarketMuse | Not listed on the pricing page | 5 / 10 / 20 briefs a month (Optimize, Research, Strategy) | Not listed on the pricing page | 1 / 3 / 5 users (Free: 1) |
| Rankability | 100 / 300 / 500 tracked AI queries, 11 platforms | 20 / 80 / 160 content projects a month | API and MCP access listed; no CMS listed on the pricing page | Unlimited team members |
| Scalenut | 10 / 25 / 100 prompts, weekly refresh | Monthly toggle 5 / 30 / 75 articles; Annual toggle 10 / 60 / 150 | Auto-publish to WordPress and Shopify listed on Plus | Plus 4 team members; Professional unlimited |
| Semrush | Starter 50, Pro+ 100 prompts a day | Content optimization on Pro+ (SEO + AI Search tab); Content tab Base lists 5 SEO content boosts a month | Not listed on the SEO + AI Search cards; the pricing page text mentions publishing articles to WordPress from the app | Extra users from €43 a month |
Where Clearscope wins
Clearscope wins on unlimited users, a stated trial and query tracking in the base plan.
- Users and projects are unlimited on every plan. A five-person team pays the same $129. At Frase Professional the third seat is the last included one, and extra seats are $29 a month each.
- Two public plans and a stated trial. 14 days, and monthly plans cancel without penalty.
- Query tracking is in the base plan. 50 tracked queries on Essentials, across ChatGPT and Gemini.
Where Clearscope falls short
Clearscope falls short on drafts, AI engines and add-on pricing.
- 20 drafts a month on both plans. Business raises tracked queries and pages to 300 but keeps drafts at 20.
- Only two AI engines named for query tracking (ChatGPT and Gemini). Rankability lists 11 platforms and Frase Scale lists 5 engines.
- Add-on prices show only for the selected quantity, with no per-unit rate printed.
More comparisons
Other tool comparisons and related guides.
See also Surfer SEO alternatives, Frase alternatives and MarketMuse alternatives. To see how AI answer tracking works, read LLM SEO tools. For other tool types, see AI SEO tools by the job they do. Back to all SEO tool alternatives.
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Sources
All prices and limits come from each vendor's own pricing page, read in a browser on 21 October 2026 with both billing toggles checked where the page has one.
- Clearscope, Plans & Pricing: plan cards, add-on table and FAQ. clearscope.io/pricing, read 21 October 2026.
- Frase, Plans and pricing: Monthly and Yearly toggle. frase.io/pricing, read 21 October 2026.
- Surfer, Pricing & Plans: yearly and monthly toggle. surferseo.com/pricing/, read 21 October 2026.
- NeuronWriter, Pricing: Monthly and Yearly toggle and FAQ. neuronwriter.com/pricing/, read 21 October 2026.
- MarketMuse, Pricing: plan cards and comparison. marketmuse.com/pricing/, read 21 October 2026.
- Rankability, Pricing for agencies: Monthly and Annual toggle. rankability.com/pricing/, read 21 October 2026.
- Scalenut, Pricing: Monthly and Annual toggle and FAQ. scalenut.com/pricing, read 21 October 2026.
- Semrush, Plans & Pricing (SEO + AI Search tab): Monthly and Annually toggle and FAQ. semrush.com/prices/, read 21 October 2026.
- Semrush, Plans & Pricing (Content tab): semrush.com/pricing/content/, read 21 October 2026.
Questions
On 21 October 2026, Clearscope's pricing page showed Essentials at $129 a month and Business at $399 a month. Enterprise is custom.
No free plan is listed. The pricing page offers a 14-day free trial.
Its FAQ says there is no minimum contract on monthly plans, and you can cancel any time without penalty. The pricing page does not mention refunds.
No. The pricing page shows unlimited users and projects on all plans.
Its pricing page says query tracking covers ChatGPT and Gemini. Rankability lists 11 platforms, and Frase lists up to 5 engines on Scale.
In USD: NeuronWriter Bronze at $23 billed monthly, Frase Starter at $49 month to month, Rankability Starter at $97 billed monthly and Scalenut Starter at $59 on its Monthly toggle. They list different allowances, so compare the contents.
It can be. On the SEO + AI Search tab, content optimization is listed on the Pro+ card at €238 a month billed annually (€286.74 monthly). The SEO plan (€112.52 yearly, €134.21 monthly) and Starter (€158.40 yearly, €190.84 monthly) cost less; the Starter card says "Keyword research and optimization tools". Semrush also has a separate Content tab, where the Base plan is €57.54 a month billed annually and lists AI and SEO content optimization. With the Monthly toggle on, its card also shows €57.54 a month.
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Written by Michael Nefedov, founder of noetio. Updated 21 October 2026.