No modules to unlock. No per-seat gotchas. Pick the tier that matches your content volume.
14-day free trial. No credit card.
14-day free trial. No credit card.
14-day free trial. No credit card.
All plans billed monthly. No annual lock-in required. Cancel any time.
The honest version, including the things agencies won't put in their pitch deck.
| Guru | Traditional agency | DIY tools + sheets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live pipeline visibility | Real-time. Every article, every stage, always current. | Monthly PDF if you ask for it. | Manual spreadsheet. Whoever updated it last. |
| Formal approval workflow | Built in. To Review, Approved, Implemented. Every change logged. | Slack threads buried in notification history. | Email chains or nothing. |
| AI search optimization | Every page scored for AI search best practices. Content structured accordingly. | Not offered. Most agencies are still optimizing for 2020 Google. | No tooling exists. |
| Internal link management | Automated recommendations based on your site graph. You approve before anything ships. | Occasional, if it's in scope and someone remembers. | Ahrefs export, implemented manually by your team. |
| Content refresh queue | Ranked by impact: traffic drop, ranking slip, missing topics. Updated pages approved before going live. | Ad hoc, flagged during the monthly call if at all. | GSC export. No prioritization, no automation. |
| Reddit monitoring | Brand mentions surfaced every sprint with sentiment scores and reply suggestions. | Not in scope. | Google Alerts. |
| Indexation tracking | Per-URL via Google Indexing API. Auto-submitted on every publish. | GSC, checked manually when someone thinks of it. | GSC, if you remember to look. |
| Client reporting | Live portal link. Sprint board updates automatically. No prep required. | PDF emailed on a Friday. | You build it yourself. |
| Pricing | From $299/mo, month to month. No minimum contract. | $6,000 to $15,000/mo, six-month minimum. | Tools: $400 to $800/mo plus all the time to run them. |
14-day free trial. Import your sitemap, approve your first titles, and see the pipeline fill up in real time. before you cancel a single retainer.