Is Frase cheaper than Clearscope?

Yes, at the entry price. Frase Starter is $49/month billed monthly ($39/month billed annually); Clearscope Essentials is $129/month billed monthly, with no annual rate published. Frase Professional is the same $129/month billed monthly as Essentials.

Do Frase and Clearscope both offer a free trial?

Yes. Clearscope gives 14 days and Frase gives 7 days, and neither asks for a card at signup. Neither has a free plan.

Which is better for a solo publisher, Frase or Clearscope?

Frase. Starter costs less than half of Clearscope's cheapest plan and covers a few articles a month, with AI search tracking and WordPress included.

Which tool tracks AI search visibility better?

Frase covers more engines: ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity on Professional, against ChatGPT, Gemini on every Clearscope plan. Both include tracking on every plan, and both start at 50 prompts.

Which is better for a small content team of 3 writers?

Frase, on volume. Professional is $129/month billed monthly for 3 seats and 40 articles; Clearscope Essentials is the same $129/month billed monthly for 20 drafts. Clearscope is the better choice if the team will grow, since it charges nothing for extra users.

Frase vs Clearscope: which is worth the money?

Content optimization · Verified 30 Sep 2026 · By Joonas Rotko

Frase

Desk research

From Starter, billed annually

$39/mo

$49/mo billed monthly

Clearscope

Desk research

From Essentials, billed monthly

$129/mo

Quick answer

For most solo writers, consultants and small teams, Frase is the better buy. Starter ($49/month billed monthly) costs less than half of Clearscope's cheapest plan, Essentials ($129/month billed monthly), and Frase's Professional plan costs the same as Essentials while giving 40 articles a month against Clearscope's 20. Clearscope wins on seats: every plan includes unlimited users and unlimited projects, so a team that keeps growing never pays more per head. Prices verified 30 Sep 2026.

Across the three setups below: Frase in 3 of 3 scenarios.

Which one fits you?

Small business or solo publisher, a few articles a month
Frase
My pick
$39/mo billed annually
Four articles a month fits Frase Starter at $49/month billed monthly, which already tracks AI search and connects to WordPress. Clearscope's cheapest plan is $129/month billed monthly, and the extra money buys capacity a solo writer does not use.
Why this pick, and when to skip it
Skip it if you write inside Microsoft Word; Clearscope supports it and Frase does not list it.
See Frase plans
Consultant writing for 3 clients, needs AI-search tracking
Frase
My pick
$103/mo billed annually
A close call. Both cover 3 clients: Frase Professional is $129/month billed monthly, and Clearscope Essentials is $129/month billed monthly with no project limit. Frase wins on headroom (40 articles and 200 AI prompts, against 20 drafts and 50 tracked queries) and on its annual rate.
Why this pick, and when to skip it
Skip it if you manage far more than 5 client sites; Clearscope has no project cap on any plan.
See Frase plans
Small content team of 3 users
Frase
My pick
$103/mo billed annually
Three writers and 20 articles a month fit Frase Professional at $129/month billed monthly, with room for 40 articles. Clearscope Essentials is $129/month billed monthly for 20 drafts and unlimited seats, so you pay the same and get half the monthly volume.
Why this pick, and when to skip it
Skip it if you expect to grow past 3 writers soon; Frase charges for extra seats on Professional ($29/user per month), Clearscope charges nothing for seats.
See Frase plans

Neither fits? See the alternatives, or take the 2-minute recommendation.

How are Frase and Clearscope really different?

Monthly volume at the same price
Frase
Professional, $129/month billed monthly: 40 articles, 200 AI prompts
Clearscope
Essentials, $129/month billed monthly: 20 drafts, 50 tracked queries
At $129/month billed monthly you get twice the articles and four times the AI prompts from Frase.
Seats and projects
Frase
3 seats and 5 projects on Professional
Clearscope
Users and projects are unlimited on every plan
Clearscope's cost never rises with headcount or client count. Frase's does once you pass its seat and project limits.
AI search engines tracked
Frase
Professional: ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity
Clearscope
ChatGPT, Gemini only
Both include AI tracking on every plan, but Frase covers more engines as you move up.
Trial terms
Frase
7 days, no card
Clearscope
14 days, no card
Clearscope gives twice the time to test, and neither asks for a card at signup.

What will Frase or Clearscope cost for your setup?

The cheapest plan that covers each setup, add-ons included. Prices exclude VAT.

Small business or solo publisher, a few articles a month

4 articles a month · 1 user

MonthlyYearly, per month

Frase

My pick

$49

$39

Starter

Above 10 articles a month: Professional (+$64/mo, billed annually).

Clearscope

$129

Monthly only

Essentials

Above 20 articles a month: nothing published fits.

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Usage, limits and billing

Frase

Uses 4 of 10 articles a month.
On monthly billing: $588 a year.
On annual billing: $468 a year.
Starter holds at monthly limits; pay-as-you-go optional on Professional ($5/article, $0.50/audit page, $0.25/AI prompt) and Scale ($4, $0.40, $0.20).

Clearscope

Uses 4 of 20 articles a month.
On monthly billing: $1,548 a year.

Consultant writing for 3 clients, needs AI-search tracking

12 articles a month · 3 sites · 25 AI prompts · 1 user

MonthlyYearly, per month

Frase

My pick

$129

$103

Professional

Above 40 articles a month: Scale (+$136/mo, billed annually).

Clearscope

$129

Monthly only

Essentials

Above 20 articles a month: nothing published fits.

See Frase plans

Usage, limits and billing

Frase

Uses 12 of 40 articles a month, 3 of 5 sites, 25 of 200 AI prompts.
On monthly billing: $1,548 a year.
On annual billing: $1,236 a year.
Above 5 sites: Scale, $136/mo more.
Above 200 AI prompts: Scale, $136/mo more.
Starter holds at monthly limits; pay-as-you-go optional on Professional ($5/article, $0.50/audit page, $0.25/AI prompt) and Scale ($4, $0.40, $0.20).

Clearscope

Uses 12 of 20 articles a month, 3 of unlimited sites, 25 of 50 AI prompts.
On monthly billing: $1,548 a year.
Above 50 AI prompts: Business, $270/mo more.

Small content team of 3 users

20 articles a month · 3 users

MonthlyYearly, per month

Frase

My pick

$129

$103

Professional

Above 40 articles a month: Scale (+$136/mo, billed annually).

Clearscope

$129

Monthly only

Essentials

Above 20 articles a month: nothing published fits.

See Frase plans

Usage, limits and billing

Frase

Uses 20 of 40 articles a month.
On monthly billing: $1,548 a year.
On annual billing: $1,236 a year.
Starter holds at monthly limits; pay-as-you-go optional on Professional ($5/article, $0.50/audit page, $0.25/AI prompt) and Scale ($4, $0.40, $0.20).

Clearscope

Uses 20 of 20 articles a month.
On monthly billing: $1,548 a year.

How I calculated this

For each tool I price every current plan plus the add-ons a setup needs, from the vendor's published prices only, and take the cheapest. Monthly and annual billing are priced separately. When a limit or price isn't published, the tool shows as not fitting instead of a guess.

Small business or solo publisher, a few articles a month: One writer publishing about one optimized article a week.Clearscope, annual billing: Not sold on annual billing. Price limit isn't published.
Consultant writing for 3 clients, needs AI-search tracking: Four articles a month for each of three clients, one project per client, and a small AI-search prompt set to show clients where they appear.Clearscope, annual billing: Not sold on annual billing. Price limit isn't published.
Small content team of 3 users: Three writers at about one to two articles a week each. Seats are the deciding limit, so extra-seat pricing is included.Clearscope, annual billing: Not sold on annual billing. Price limit isn't published.

Frase vs Clearscope side by side

I compare content optimization tools on: Real cost per writer, both billing bases; Articles or documents per month; Content score and brief quality basis; AI search tracking: engines and prompts; Seats and seat price; WordPress and Google Docs workflow.

Frase and Clearscope compared on the main buying criteria
Criterion	Frase	Clearscope
Real cost per writer, both billing bases	Starter: $49/mo monthly, $39/mo annually	Essentials: $129/mo monthly; no annual rate published
Articles or documents per month	10 on Starter, 40 on Professional	20 Drafts on Essentials and on Business
Content score and brief quality basis	SEO and GEO scores	NLP and LLM analysis of top-ranking search results (Google Cloud, OpenAI, IBM Watson named)
AI search tracking: engines and prompts	50 prompts from Starter, up to 500 on Scale	50 tracked queries on Essentials, 300 on Business
Seats and seat price	1 seat on Starter; extra seats $29/user per month on Professional	Unlimited on every plan; no seat add-on

All details, including automation and AI workflows

All compared details for Frase and Clearscope
Criterion	Frase	Clearscope
WordPress and Google Docs workflow	Both, every plan	Both, plus Microsoft Word
Real cost per writer, both billing bases (full detail)	Starter: $49/month billed monthly, or $39/month billed annually. Professional: $129/month billed monthly, or $103/month billed annually. Scale: $299/month billed monthly, or $239/month billed annually. Enterprise: talk to sales.	Essentials: $129/month billed monthly. Business: $399/month billed monthly. No annual rate is shown on the pricing page. Enterprise: custom, invoiced yearly.
AI search tracking (full detail)	Included on every plan (daily monitoring and alerts); no add-on price	Included on every plan: Query Tracking + brand visibility tracking + query fan-out awareness
Internal linking	Professional and Scale only, not Starter	Unverified
Automation and AI workflows: API and MCP	API: 5,000 to 50,000 requests a month by plan. MCP on every plan.	No MCP server is listed. No API is confirmed on any official Clearscope page.
Overages and fair use	Starter holds at monthly limits; pay-as-you-go optional on Professional ($5/article, $0.50/audit page, $0.25/AI prompt) and Scale ($4, $0.40, $0.20)	Extra Drafts and extra monitored pages are sold as add-ons, and the extra-Draft rate is cheaper on Business than on Essentials.
Languages	70+	Unverified
Trial and refunds	7-day trial, no card. Refund policy: unverified.	14-day trial, no card at signup. No money-back guarantee; cancellation is allowed at any time with no minimum contract.
Support	Unverified	Business includes a dedicated account manager. Enterprise adds single sign-on.

Who should pick Frase, and who should pick Clearscope?

Frase

Desk research

Best for solo publishers
Best for consultants managing a few sites
Best for small content teams

Frase bundles AI search tracking into every plan, including Starter, and needs no card for its 7-day trial. It suits a solo writer or a consultant serving a few clients more than a larger content team.

Best for: Solo writers and consultants who want AI tracking from the entry plan.

Strengths

AI search tracking included on every plan, even Starter.
WordPress and Google Docs on every plan, no upgrade needed.
A 7-day trial, no card required.

Limits

Internal linking needs Professional or above.
Extra seats cost $29/user per month, and Starter has none.
White label is Enterprise-only.

Skip it if you're a larger content team that needs many seats; extra seats cost extra on every Frase plan.

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Clearscope

Desk research

Clearscope prices per content team, not per seat: unlimited users and projects on every tier, starting at $129/month billed monthly. It also tracks AI-search queries on ChatGPT and Gemini, so it is no longer only a SERP grader.

Best for: A content team that wants unlimited seats and unlimited projects from the entry plan, and doesn't need more than a couple dozen drafts a month.

Strengths

Unlimited users and projects on every plan, including Essentials; seat count never drives the price up.
AI query tracking on ChatGPT and Gemini and brand-visibility monitoring included at every tier, not gated to a higher plan.
Writes inside WordPress, Google Docs, and Microsoft Word, so a team keeps its existing workflow.

Limits

Tracking covers only ChatGPT and Gemini; there is no Perplexity, Claude or Copilot coverage.
Monthly draft allowance stays flat at 20 going from Essentials to Business; the jump to $399/month billed monthly buys more tracked queries and monitored pages, not more drafts.
No API is confirmed on any official page, despite third-party reviews claiming one on Business.

Skip it if you need AI-search tracking across more than ChatGPT and Gemini, or you want a money-back guarantee; Clearscope offers a no-contract cancellation policy, not a money-back guarantee.

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My pick: Frase in 3 of 3 scenarios.

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NeuronWriter
From $19/mo billed annually
Pick it if you want SERP-based content briefs at a lower price than either Frase or Clearscope.
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Scalenut
Pick it if you want content planning and briefs bundled with a broader content-operations workflow.
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Switching between Frase and Clearscope

Neither tool offers free migration from the other, so plan to rebuild briefs and tracked queries by hand. Clearscope's 14-day trial and Frase's 7-day trial both skip the card at signup, so you can test both on the same article before paying.

What would change my pick?

Clearscope raising its monthly Draft allowance on Essentials would remove the main reason to pick Frase at the same price.
Clearscope adding Perplexity or Claude tracking would close Frase's engine-coverage lead.
A price change on either side. The picks recalculate on their own.

Frase vs Clearscope: questions people ask

Is Frase cheaper than Clearscope?: Yes, at the entry price. Frase Starter is $49/month billed monthly ($39/month billed annually); Clearscope Essentials is $129/month billed monthly, with no annual rate published. Frase Professional is the same $129/month billed monthly as Essentials.
Do Frase and Clearscope both offer a free trial?: Yes. Clearscope gives 14 days and Frase gives 7 days, and neither asks for a card at signup. Neither has a free plan.
Which is better for a solo publisher, Frase or Clearscope?: Frase. Starter costs less than half of Clearscope's cheapest plan and covers a few articles a month, with AI search tracking and WordPress included.
Which tool tracks AI search visibility better?: Frase covers more engines: ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity on Professional, against ChatGPT, Gemini on every Clearscope plan. Both include tracking on every plan, and both start at 50 prompts.
Which is better for a small content team of 3 writers?: Frase, on volume. Professional is $129/month billed monthly for 3 seats and 40 articles; Clearscope Essentials is the same $129/month billed monthly for 20 drafts. Clearscope is the better choice if the team will grow, since it charges nothing for extra users.

How I verified this

Every price and limit here comes from the vendors' own pages, last checked 30 Sep 2026. Frase: desk research. Clearscope: desk research.

Sources and changelog

36 facts from 5 source pages, oldest checked 30 Sep 2026.

Frase plans and pricing (checked 29 Sep 2026)
Frase integrations (checked 29 Sep 2026)
Clearscope plans and pricing (checked 30 Sep 2026)

30 Sep 2026: First version. Clearscope's pricing page now lists its plans publicly, including a free trial and AI query tracking on every plan.

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Frase vs Clearscope: which is worth the money?

Quick answer

Which one fits you?

How are Frase and Clearscope really different?

Monthly volume at the same price

Seats and projects

AI search engines tracked

Trial terms

What will Frase or Clearscope cost for your setup?

Small business or solo publisher, a few articles a month

Consultant writing for 3 clients, needs AI-search tracking

Small content team of 3 users

Frase vs Clearscope side by side

Who should pick Frase, and who should pick Clearscope?

Frase

Clearscope

Neither Frase nor Clearscope? Try these

Switching between Frase and Clearscope

What would change my pick?

Frase vs Clearscope: questions people ask

Is Frase cheaper than Clearscope?

Do Frase and Clearscope both offer a free trial?

Which is better for a solo publisher, Frase or Clearscope?

Which tool tracks AI search visibility better?

Which is better for a small content team of 3 writers?

How I verified this

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