Autoblogging tools
As of October 29, 2026, BoltSEO's cheapest paid plan is Growth at EUR 49/month billed monthly, or EUR 408/year billed yearly, per its own pricing page. Both BoltSEO 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 | BoltSEO |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $49 a month | EUR 49/month billed monthly, or EUR 408/year 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 | Partly |
Side by side
Every cell links the page it came from, with the day we read it.
| Feature | Paperboy | BoltSEO |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Automated SEO article writer and publisher for small businesses, with keyword planning and a publishing calendar. 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 Growth: EUR 49/month (EUR 408/year billed yearly), excluding VAT, with 20 articles a month and auto-publish. Prices are in euros. Scale is EUR 99/month for 60 articles and 3 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 Free plan forever: 3 articles a month, 1 website, no credit card. The page says there is no trial clock. 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. WordPress, Shopify and Ghost are listed as available, plus a webhook for anything else. Webflow and Contentful are marked coming soon. Auto-publish is opt-in; you can approve each article first. 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 sources. The site offers an AI content detector and a rank predictor, which are not fact checking. 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 The page says it tracks which published pages are losing impressions and flags them for refresh, and Scale lists automatic content refresh. Google Search Console is not named on the pages checked. 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 | Partly Outgoing webhook/API sends each article as JSON with an optional HMAC signature, and the page says it works with Zapier and Make. API documentation is in the help centre. No MCP server or CLI found. 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 BoltSEO if
What BoltSEO 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 BoltSEO pages we read do not say (boltseo.eu, 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.
The page says it tracks which published pages are losing impressions and flags them for refresh, and Scale lists automatic content refresh. Google Search Console is not named on the pages checked (boltseo.eu, read Oct 29, 2026). Paperboy reads Search Console, read-only, to choose the next topic and to report clicks and impressions per article.
The BoltSEO pages we read do not say (boltseo.eu, read Oct 29, 2026). The Paperboy engine is open source under AGPL-3.0 and runs with Docker and your own keys.
Outgoing webhook/API sends each article as JSON with an optional HMAC signature, and the page says it works with Zapier and Make. API documentation is in the help centre. No MCP server or CLI found (boltseo.eu, 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 BoltSEO.
Keep BoltSEO 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 BoltSEO
BoltSEO describes itself as AI SEO automation that learns your business from your site, writes articles in your voice and publishes them. (its own description, read Oct 29, 2026)
boltseo.ai is a different site that shows only a 'Launching Soon' form; the product is at boltseo.eu. Prices are in euros and exclude VAT. Auto-publish is described as off by default. The pricing card lists auto-publish for WordPress and Shopify under Growth, while the integrations page also lists Ghost as available.
| Plan | Price | What the page says it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | EUR 0, forever (excl. VAT) | 3 articles/month, 1 website, AI keyword suggestions, manual copy, basic SEO analysis, GEO optimization |
| Growth | EUR 49/month billed monthly, or EUR 408/year billed yearly (excl. VAT) | Everything in Free plus 20 articles/month, auto-publish to WordPress and Shopify, brand voice analysis, automatic internal linking, GEO tips, priority support |
| Scale | EUR 99/month billed monthly, or EUR 825/year billed yearly (excl. VAT) | Everything in Growth plus 60 articles/month, 3 websites, all CMS integrations, competitor monitoring, automatic content refresh |
| Agency | Custom, contact sales | For agencies serving multiple clients |
From BoltSEO's pricing page, read October 29, 2026. Paperboy's own prices are on our pricing page.
FAQ
As of Oct 29, 2026, BoltSEO lists Free EUR 0, forever; Growth EUR 49/month billed monthly, or EUR 408/year billed yearly; Scale EUR 99/month billed monthly, or EUR 825/year billed yearly. boltseo.eu is the source, so confirm there before you buy.
The BoltSEO pages we read do not say (boltseo.eu, read Oct 29, 2026).
Yes. WordPress, Shopify and Ghost are listed as available, plus a webhook for anything else. Webflow and Contentful are marked coming soon. Auto-publish is opt-in; you can approve each article first (boltseo.eu, read Oct 29, 2026).
The BoltSEO pages we read do not say (boltseo.eu, read Oct 29, 2026).
Outgoing webhook/API sends each article as JSON with an optional HMAC signature, and the page says it works with Zapier and Make. API documentation is in the help centre. No MCP server or CLI found (boltseo.eu, read Oct 29, 2026).
Sources
Every cell above links the page we read, and every date is the day we read it. Facts about BoltSEO come from BoltSEO'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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