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The price
$19/mo is the way in, $79/mo is the tier that works.
Starter covers 5 documents per month, 1 seat, serp analysis and content briefs, ai first-draft generator.
The top tier is quoted by sales, so there is no published ceiling.
Outranking.
AI SEO content workflow with brief generation and on-page optimization.
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Price, complaint, verdict
Read this if you read nothing else02
The complaint
AI credits get consumed quickly when using the Concepts feature, pushing teams to upgrade tiers faster than expected.
6 recurring complaints show up in public reviews, and 0 of them come up often.
Praise is just as consistent: long-form briefs are praised as the most detailed in the category, including competitor structure, word counts, and required entities pulled from live serp data..
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The verdict
A tracker priced to be tried rather than committed to.
The most frequently raised complaint: ai credits get consumed quickly when using the concepts feature, pushing teams to upgrade tiers faster than expected..
It reports where you stand. Turning that into published pages and earned citations is still work somebody has to do.
Buy: Small budget, in-house teamSkip: Nobody to act on it
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Pricing matrix
Scroll sideways for all tiers| Included | Starter$19/moannual | SEO Writer$79/moannual | SEO Wizard$159/moannual | CustomCustomFor more than 30 documents or 3 seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 documents per month | 15 documents per month | 30 documents per month | Custom document and seat limits |
| 2 | 1 seat | 2 seats | 3 seats | Priority support |
| 3 | SERP analysis and content briefs | Brand voice and style guide | Full content optimization workflows | Onboarding |
| 4 | AI first-draft generator | Concepts feature for new content ideas | Internal linking suggestions | · |
| 5 | · | Google Docs export | Topical authority planning | · |
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What reviewers say
Bars show how often it is raisedPraise
5 themesLong-form briefs are praised as the most detailed in the category, including competitor structure, word counts, and required entities pulled from live SERP data.
The Concepts feature uses SERP data to generate genuinely new content ideas, which reviewers single out as unique versus Surfer and Frase.
Optimizing existing content is fast, paste a URL, get an actionable checklist of fixes, ship the update, see ranking lift within days.
Cost per article works out to roughly $4.60-$4.75 across all tiers, which is much cheaper than MarketMuse Strategy at $499/mo for similar capabilities.
Complaints
6 themesAI credits get consumed quickly when using the Concepts feature, pushing teams to upgrade tiers faster than expected.
UI and UX are repeatedly called dated and overwhelming, especially for new users coming from cleaner tools like Surfer or Frase.
Reviewers complain about contradicting answers from customer support and difficulty getting refund or downgrade requests resolved.
The platform leans on GPT-4 with no fact-checking layer, so the AI can confidently produce wrong information that still ranks.
Ratings: 4.5/5 on g2 (65 reviews) · 4.7/5 on capterra (27 reviews). As recorded 7 June 2026; counts move, so check the source before quoting.
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What it does
SERP-Based Content Briefs
Auto-generates briefs from top-ranking pages with outline, word count target, entities, and competitor structure.
AI First Drafts
Produces full first drafts using GPT-4 with built-in background research and brand voice settings.
Concepts
Mines SERP data to suggest novel angles and subtopics other top-ranking pages have not covered.
Content Optimization Score
Real-time editor scoring keywords, NLP entities, headings, and readability against the top SERPs.
Internal Linking Suggestions
Recommends internal links from your existing content library based on semantic relevance.
Brand Voice and Style Guide
Lets you set tone, style, and reusable instructions that the AI follows across all drafts.
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Integrations
ChatGPTOpenAI GPT-4Google DocsGrammarly
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The actual decision
We sell one of these twoPath A
Buy Outranking
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.
Path B
Hire someone to run it
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.
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Questions people ask
What is Outranking?
AI SEO content workflow with brief generation and on-page optimization.
How much does Outranking cost?
Outranking starts at $19/mo per month, across 4 published tiers. Pricing checked 7 June 2026.
Does Outranking have a free trial?
No free tier or trial is published for Outranking.
What do users complain about in Outranking?
The most frequently raised issue is: AI credits get consumed quickly when using the Concepts feature, pushing teams to upgrade tiers faster than expected.
Should I buy Outranking or hire a managed service?
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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