Frase vs Surfer
Frase scores 7.5 to Surfer's 6.4 among the content optimizers we rate, and is the better pick for 2 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Frase wins, 7.5 to 6.4
Frase costs $49 a month on Starter, under Surfer's $59 on Discovery, and adds a technical site audit and backlink analysis, features Surfer does not have. Surfer answers with live chat support and a Chrome extension; Frase's support is email only and it has no browser extension. Frase supports content in 70 languages against Surfer's 18. Both write full articles and connect to WordPress.
Pick Frase if you want a technical audit and backlink data.
Pick Surfer if you want live chat and a Chrome extension.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Technical site audit: Frase yes, Surfer no
- Backlink analysis: Frase yes, Surfer no
- Content languages: Frase 70 languages, Surfer 18 languages
- Monthly price, cheapest paid plan: $49 against $59
- Chrome extension: Surfer yes, Frase no
- Live chat with a person: Surfer yes, Frase no
- Seats on the cheapest plan: 3 against 1
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other content optimizers we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. They split the criteria 2 each, with the rest level.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (18)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Frase
Surfer
For everything else about each tool, read the full Frase review and Surfer review.
Frase vs Surfer: common questions
Which is better, Frase or Surfer?
Frase scores 7.5 and Surfer 6.4 out of 10 among the content optimizers we rate. Frase is ahead on site audit, competitors and backlinks and pricing. Surfer is ahead on works with your tools and team and support.
Is Frase or Surfer cheaper?
Frase's cheapest paid plan is $39/mo (Starter, annual) or $49/mo (monthly) and Surfer's is $59/mo, Discovery. Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
Do Frase and Surfer have a free plan?
Neither has a free plan.
What can Frase do that Surfer cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: technical site audit and backlink analysis.
What can Surfer do that Frase cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: chrome extension and live chat with a person.
