AI SEO writers
As of October 29, 2026, Abun's cheapest paid plan is Seed at $24/month list, shown as $12 for the first month, per its own pricing page. Both Abun and Paperboy write SEO articles, so the differences that matter are fact checking, Search Console and whether an agent can run it.
| Row | Paperboy | Abun |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $49 a month | $24/month list, shown as $12 for the first month |
| Fact checks claims against sources | Yes | Not listed |
| Learns from Search Console | Yes | Partly |
| Publishes to your site for you | Partly | Yes |
| MCP, API or CLI for agents | Yes | Not listed |
Side by side
Every cell links the page it came from, with the day we read it.
| Feature | Paperboy | Abun |
|---|---|---|
| What it is for | Researches, writes, fact checks and publishes SEO articles to your own site, then learns from Search Console. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 | All-in-one AI article, blog automation and keyword research toolkit for SEO and growth marketing. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 |
| Cheapest paid plan | Starter is $49 a month per site for 3 articles a week. Growth is $99 and Pro is $179. Yearly billing is two months free. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 | Cheapest paid plan is Seed: $24/month list, shown as $12 for the first month under a 50% off offer. Annual shows $12/month billed yearly (pay 6 months, get 6 free). Includes 10 AI articles, 1,000 keyword credits and 2 sites. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 |
| Free plan or trial | Yes The first article is free, no card. Any plan then starts with a 14-day trial (card required). SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 | Yes A Trial plan at $0 with 2 credits. The page says free accounts are available only for a limited time. No card terms stated. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 |
| Publishes to your site for you | Partly Posts directly to WordPress and Ghost. Other sites use a hosted blog, a signed webhook or a prompt that builds a blog in your code. No Shopify, Webflow, Wix or Squarespace connector. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 | Yes Yes. Auto-publish to WordPress, Webflow, Wix and Shopify per the help page; the integrations page also lists Ghost and GoHighLevel. Articles can be published automatically or saved as drafts for review. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 |
| Fact checks claims against sources | Yes Every number and cited sentence is compared with the saved text of its source. An article that fails gets one rewrite, then is held for you. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 | Not listed No claim of checking article claims against cited sources found on the home, pricing, integrations or help pages. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 |
| Learns from Search Console | Yes Optional read-only Search Console connection. It picks topics from your impressions and reports clicks per article. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 | Partly Connects Google Search Console, and a Search Console Insights tool (unlimited on all plans) finds insights from GSC data. The page does not say GSC data picks or refreshes articles. The AI Article Updater is marked Coming Soon. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 |
| Open source or self-host | Yes The engine is open source under AGPL-3.0. Self-host it with Docker and your own keys. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 | Not listed No open source or self-hosting claim found. No GitHub organisation found. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 |
| MCP, API or CLI for agents | Yes A remote MCP server with eight tools and a REST API with an OpenAPI file. The CLI is built in the open but not on npm yet. Agents pay with credits, $20 for 100. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 | Not listed No MCP server, public API, CLI or Zapier, n8n or Make connector found on the home, integrations or help pages. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 |
“Not listed” means we found no statement either way on the pages linked in that cell. It does not mean the answer is no. Vendors change their pages, so confirm before you buy.
The honest verdict
Sometimes the other tool is the better fit. Here is how to tell.
Pick Abun if
What Abun does well, from its own pages
Pick Paperboy if
Judge it before you pay anyone
Your first article is free with its full fact check, so you can judge it before you pay anyone.
Write my first article freeWhat you get
The four that decide it for most people, each with the source for the other side.
The Abun pages we read do not say (abun.com, read Oct 29, 2026). Paperboy compares every number and cited sentence with the saved text of the page it links to. An article that fails gets one rewrite and is then held for you instead of published.
Connects Google Search Console, and a Search Console Insights tool (unlimited on all plans) finds insights from GSC data. The page does not say GSC data picks or refreshes articles. The AI Article Updater is marked Coming Soon (abun.com, read Oct 29, 2026). Paperboy reads Search Console, read-only, to choose the next topic and to report clicks and impressions per article.
The Abun pages we read do not say (abun.com, read Oct 29, 2026). The Paperboy engine is open source under AGPL-3.0 and runs with Docker and your own keys.
The Abun pages we read do not say (abun.com, read Oct 29, 2026). Paperboy ships a remote MCP server with eight tools and a REST API with an OpenAPI file (the CLI is not on npm yet), so Claude Code, Cursor or n8n can run it.
Try it
You do not have to switch. Run Paperboy on one site, read the fact check, and compare it with what you get from Abun.
Keep Abun running. Nothing to cancel to try Paperboy.
Paste your site address. The first article is free, no card.
Read the fact check. Every number and cited sentence is compared with the saved text of its source.
Pick a plan only if you want more. Cancel with one button on the Billing page.
https://paperboyseo.com/start?url=yoursite.comThe engine is open source under AGPL-3.0. Self-hosting for your own sites is free; you pay your own model bill. Self-host docs.
About Abun
Abun describes itself as an all-in-one toolkit for SEO and growth marketing, with AI articles, blog automation, keyword research and programmatic SEO. (its own description, read Oct 29, 2026)
abun.com/pricing returns 404; pricing is the #price section of the homepage. Monthly cards show a 50% first-month offer with the list price struck through, and the annual toggle shows the discounted per-month rate. Several tools are marked Coming Soon (AI Article Updater, AI Internal Links Builder, AI SEO Tracker, AI Auto Technical SEO). Third-party sites show different Abun prices; they were ignored. The footer lists Draftss.com and Deliveryman.ai as other products.
| Plan | Price | What the page says it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Trial | $0 | 2 credits. The page says free accounts are available only for a limited time. |
| Seed | $24/month list, shown as $12 for the first month; annual shows $12/month billed yearly | 10 AI articles, 1,000 keyword research credits, 2 sites, access to all tools, all integrations |
| Starter | $59/month list, shown as $29 for the first month; annual shows $29/month billed yearly | 25 AI articles, 2,500 keyword research credits, 5 sites, access to all tools, all integrations |
| Growth | $79/month list, shown as $39 for the first month; annual shows $39/month billed yearly | 100 AI articles, 6,000 keyword research credits, 15 sites, access to all tools, all integrations |
| Growth Max | $149/month list, shown as $74 for the first month; annual shows $74/month billed yearly | 500 AI articles, 20,000 keyword research credits, unlimited sites, access to all tools, all integrations |
From Abun's pricing page, read October 29, 2026. Paperboy's own prices are on our pricing page.
FAQ
As of Oct 29, 2026, Abun lists Trial $0; Seed $24/month list, shown as $12 for the first month; Starter $59/month list, shown as $29 for the first month; Growth $79/month list, shown as $39 for the first month. abun.com is the source, so confirm there before you buy.
The Abun pages we read do not say (abun.com, read Oct 29, 2026).
Yes. Auto-publish to WordPress, Webflow, Wix and Shopify per the help page; the integrations page also lists Ghost and GoHighLevel. Articles can be published automatically or saved as drafts for review (abun.com, read Oct 29, 2026).
The Abun pages we read do not say (abun.com, read Oct 29, 2026).
The Abun pages we read do not say (abun.com, read Oct 29, 2026).
Sources
Every cell above links the page we read, and every date is the day we read it. Facts about Abun come from Abun's own pages only. Facts about Paperboy come from pages on this site. If something is wrong or out of date, write to hello@paperboyseo.com and we will fix it and change the date.
Keep going
Paste your address. In under ten minutes you read a finished, fact-checked article written for your site. Free, no card.
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