Head-to-head · facts checked 13 Sept 2026
Frase vs RankIQ
Frase uniquely has 7 features.
From
$39/mo (Starter, annual) or $49/mo (monthly)
Free plan
No
The verdict
Frase or RankIQ?
Section 01
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Frase
Starter
$49/mo · $468/yr
1 seat, 1 site, 10 articles & 50 audit pages/month, Content Guard watches 3 pages
Professional
$129/mo · $1,236/yr
3 seats, 5 sites, 40 articles & 250 audit pages/month, Content Guard watches 15 pages, content calendar, internal linking
Scale
$299/mo · $2,868/yr
5 seats, 5 sites, 100 articles & 1,000 audit pages/month, Content Guard watches 50 pages, client-ready reports, repurposing
Enterprise
Custom
Custom seats & domains, white-label reports, branded client portal, SSO/SAML, dedicated account manager, SLA
RankIQ
RankIQ does not publish a plan list we could read.
For everything else about each tool, read the full Frase review and RankIQ review.
Side by side
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2016 | 2021 |
| HQ | Boston, USA | The Woodlands, Texas, USA |
| AI model | Proprietary (multi-model, including Claude and Gemini integrations) | Proprietary (plus Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT via Aided bundle) |
| User base | 30,000+ | — |
| Platforms | Web, API, MCP/CLI | Web |
| Languages | English primarily, some multilingual support | English only |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Subscription | Subscription |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | Yes — 7 days, no credit card required | No |
| Starting price | $39/mo (Starter, annual) or $49/mo (monthly) | — |
| Enterprise | Custom — scoped to org | — |
| All plans | Starter — $49/mo Professional — $129/mo Scale — $299/mo Enterprise — Custom | — |
| Positioning | ||
| Best for | In-house content and SEO teams, agencies, and freelancers managing the full content lifecycle for Google and AI search | Bloggers and content creators seeking low-competition keywords and SEO content optimization |
| Differentiator | Frase runs the entire content loop — research, drafting, publishing, AI visibility monitoring, and decay detection — in one platform with persistent brand context, eliminating fragmented tool handoffs. | Hand-curated niche keyword libraries pre-filtered for lowest competition and highest traffic potential, purpose-built for bloggers rather than agencies. |
| Competitors | Surfer SEO, Semrush, Clearscope, MarketMuse, Jasper | Surfer SEO, MarketMuse, Clearscope, Frase, NeuronWriter |
| Features | ||
| AI Copywriting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Backlink Analysis | ✓ | ✕ |
| Content Brief | ✓ | ✓ |
| Content Editor | ✓ | ✓ |
| GSC Integration | ✓ | — |
| Keyword Clustering | ✓ | — |
| Keyword Research | ✓ | ✓ |
| Long Form Writing | ✓ | ✓ |
| On Page SEO | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rank Tracking | ✓ | — |
| SERP Analysis | ✓ | ✓ |
| Topic Clusters | ✓ | — |
| Integrations | ||
| API Access | ✓ | ✕ |
| Chrome Extension | ✕ | ✕ |
| CMS | WordPress, Webflow, Sanity, Wix, FraseCMS (native hosting) | — |
| Google Docs | ✕ | — |
| Key Integrations | WordPress, Webflow, Sanity, Wix, FraseCMS, Claude (MCP), Cursor, ChatGPT monitoring, Perplexity monitoring, Google AI monitoring, Gemini monitoring | Aided platform (Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT access); Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, TikTok, YouTube (via Aided social apps) |
| Wordpress | ✓ | — |
| Zapier | — | ✕ |
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