Autoblogging tools
As of October 29, 2026, BlogSEO's cheapest paid plan is Starter at $59/month billed monthly, or $45/month billed yearly, per its own pricing page. Both BlogSEO and Paperboy are built for hands-off SEO publishing, so the differences that matter are fact checking, Search Console and whether an agent can run it.
| Row | Paperboy | BlogSEO |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $49 a month | $59/month billed monthly, or $45/month billed yearly |
| 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 | Yes |
Side by side
Every cell links the page it came from, with the day we read it.
| Feature | Paperboy | BlogSEO |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Autopilot SEO blog writer and publisher with rank tracking and backlinks 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 Starter at $59/month billed monthly ($45/month billed yearly), 15 SEO articles per month. All plans list keyword research, competitor analysis, 23+ CMS integrations, rank tracking, Google Search Console integration and unlimited seats. Add-ons: AI Visibility Tracker $89/month per site, Premium Backlinks $149/month per site, extra language $29/month. 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 3-day free trial on the paid plans. The page does not state a card requirement and shows no money-back guarantee. 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 Publishes articles on schedule to a hosted blog on your subdomain, WordPress, Webflow, Framer, Shopify, HubSpot, Ghost, Wix, Contentful, Strapi, Drupal, Shopware, BigCommerce, Odoo, Blogger, GoHighLevel and a custom webhook. 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 Home, pricing, docs and MCP pages make no claim that article claims are checked against sources. Its blog posts give editors advice on verifying claims by hand. 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 Docs: Analytics connects Google Search Console and syncs performance data for tracking. A BlogSEO blog post says GSC data is pulled every 12 hours, stale or underperforming posts go to a Refresh queue, and rising queries feed keyword research. The docs do not confirm automatic refresh. 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 statement found that the product is open source or self-hostable. It is a hosted subscription. 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 | Yes Official remote MCP server (52 tools across keywords, calendar, articles, rankings, SEO checks, backlinks, settings and integrations) for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex CLI and Gemini CLI. A documented custom webhook is described as suited to Zapier. No public REST API reference or standalone CLI in the docs. 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 BlogSEO if
What BlogSEO 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 BlogSEO pages we read do not say (blogseo.io, 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.
Docs: Analytics connects Google Search Console and syncs performance data for tracking. A BlogSEO blog post says GSC data is pulled every 12 hours, stale or underperforming posts go to a Refresh queue, and rising queries feed keyword research. The docs do not confirm automatic refresh (blogseo.io, read Oct 29, 2026). Paperboy reads Search Console, read-only, to choose the next topic and to report clicks and impressions per article.
The BlogSEO pages we read do not say (blogseo.io, read Oct 29, 2026). The Paperboy engine is open source under AGPL-3.0 and runs with Docker and your own keys.
Official remote MCP server (52 tools across keywords, calendar, articles, rankings, SEO checks, backlinks, settings and integrations) for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex CLI and Gemini CLI. A documented custom webhook is described as suited to Zapier. No public REST API reference or standalone CLI in the docs (blogseo.io, 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 BlogSEO.
Keep BlogSEO 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 BlogSEO
BlogSEO is an AI platform that generates, optimizes and publishes SEO blog articles automatically to grow organic traffic. (its own description, read Oct 29, 2026)
Closest in shape to Paperboy: auto-publish, Search Console and MCP. The page URL is www.blogseo.io. Product pages do not claim claim-level source checking. Whether GSC data automatically drives refreshes is stated in a blog post, not in the docs.
| Plan | Price | What the page says it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $59/month billed monthly, or $45/month billed yearly | 15 SEO articles per month, automatic publishing, internal linking, reasoning AI model, up to 15 backlinks, HD image generation. |
| Ambition | $97/month billed monthly, or $74.08/month billed yearly (24% off) | 30 SEO articles per month, automatic publishing, internal linking, reasoning AI model, up to 15 backlinks, HD image generation. |
| Enterprise | Custom, contact sales | Details by contact form. |
From BlogSEO's pricing page, read October 29, 2026. Paperboy's own prices are on our pricing page.
FAQ
As of Oct 29, 2026, BlogSEO lists Starter $59/month billed monthly, or $45/month billed yearly; Ambition $97/month billed monthly, or $74.08/month billed yearly. blogseo.io is the source, so confirm there before you buy.
The BlogSEO pages we read do not say (blogseo.io, read Oct 29, 2026).
Publishes articles on schedule to a hosted blog on your subdomain, WordPress, Webflow, Framer, Shopify, HubSpot, Ghost, Wix, Contentful, Strapi, Drupal, Shopware, BigCommerce, Odoo, Blogger, GoHighLevel and a custom webhook (blogseo.io, read Oct 29, 2026).
The BlogSEO pages we read do not say (blogseo.io, read Oct 29, 2026).
Official remote MCP server (52 tools across keywords, calendar, articles, rankings, SEO checks, backlinks, settings and integrations) for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex CLI and Gemini CLI. A documented custom webhook is described as suited to Zapier. No public REST API reference or standalone CLI in the docs (blogseo.io, read Oct 29, 2026).
Sources
Every cell above links the page we read, and every date is the day we read it. Facts about BlogSEO come from BlogSEO'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.
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