Content optimization platform for SEO writers and marketing teams.
$129/mo is the way in, $399/mo is the tier that works.
Essentials covers 20 tracked topics, 50 pages of content inventory, 20 monthly topic explorations, 20 monthly ai drafts.
The top tier is quoted by sales, so there is no published ceiling.
Pricing feels prohibitive for solo creators and small teams; the $129/mo entry plan caps at 20 reports and 50 inventory pages.
6 recurring complaints show up in public reviews, and 0 of them come up often.
Praise is just as consistent: google docs add-on lets writers see content grade, suggested terms, and word count without leaving their editor, the most-praised feature in reviews..
A tracker priced to be tried rather than committed to.
The most frequently raised complaint: pricing feels prohibitive for solo creators and small teams; the $129/mo entry plan caps at 20 reports and 50 inventory pages..
It reports where you stand. Turning that into published pages and earned citations is still work somebody has to do.
| Included | Essentials$129/mono contract; $99/mo with annual discount | Business$399/mono contract | EnterpriseCustomannual contract, sales-led |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Tracked Topics | 50 Tracked Topics | Custom credits and agreements |
| 2 | 50 Pages of content inventory | 300 Pages of content inventory | Crawler whitelisting |
| 3 | 20 monthly Topic Explorations | 50 monthly Topic Explorations | Single sign-on (SSO) |
| 4 | 20 monthly AI Drafts | 20 monthly AI Drafts | Priority support |
| 5 | Unlimited users and projects | Dedicated Account Manager | · |
Google Docs add-on lets writers see content grade, suggested terms, and word count without leaving their editor, the most-praised feature in reviews.
Content grade and recommended terms are widely viewed as the most accurate optimization signal in the category, more reliable than MarketMuse or Surfer for ranking lift.
Customer support is described as exceptional even on the $129/mo plan, with the team responding inside hours rather than days.
Trusted by Adobe, Shopify, Conde Nast, HubSpot, IBM, Intuit, and YouTube for editorial content workflows.
Pricing feels prohibitive for solo creators and small teams; the $129/mo entry plan caps at 20 reports and 50 inventory pages.
No backlink tracking or site audit features; teams still need Ahrefs or Semrush alongside Clearscope.
Keyword research is shallow compared to dedicated SEO tools, often cited as the platform's biggest gap.
Add-on costs stack up fast on the Essentials plan; extra inventory pages cost $25/mo and extra drafts cost $50.
Ratings: 4.9/5 on g2 (91 reviews) · 4.6/5 on capterra (0 reviews). As recorded 7 June 2026; counts move, so check the source before quoting.
Content Reports
Real-time content grade with recommended terms and word count targets based on top-ranking pages.
Google Docs Add-on
Embeds Clearscope's optimization checks directly inside Google Docs for in-flow editing.
WordPress Plugin
Surfaces the same recommendations inside WordPress so editors can publish optimized content without copy-paste.
Content Inventory
Tracks published pages, ranking changes, and content decay across the site.
AI Drafts
Generates first-draft content tailored to the target keyword and brief.
Prompt Tracking
Monitors how the brand appears in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews for tracked queries.
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Right when small budget, in-house team. You get the measurement, and the work of turning it into published pages and earned citations stays with your team.
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Right when nobody to act on it. Disclosure: this is what we sell, which is a reason to read us critically. It is also why every figure here carries the date we checked it, and every judgement carries the quote it came from.
Content optimization platform for SEO writers and marketing teams.
Clearscope starts at $129/mo per month, across 3 published tiers. Pricing checked 7 June 2026.
No free tier or trial is published for Clearscope.
The most frequently raised issue is: Pricing feels prohibitive for solo creators and small teams; the $129/mo entry plan caps at 20 reports and 50 inventory pages.
A tracker priced to be tried rather than committed to. Buy the tool if small budget, in-house team. A managed service is the better fit when nobody in-house has hours each week to act on what it reports.
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