Content optimizers
As of October 30, 2026, Rankability's cheapest paid plan is Starter at $97/month, per its own pricing page. Rankability is built around optimizing content, while Paperboy writes the article, fact checks it against its sources and publishes it.
| Row | Paperboy | Rankability |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $49 a month | $97/month |
| Fact checks claims against sources | Yes | Not listed |
| Learns from Search Console | Yes | Partly |
| Publishes to your site for you | Partly | Not listed |
| 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 | Rankability |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Content optimization plus AI search tracking for agencies SourceRead Oct 30, 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 | Starter $97/month ($970/year), Agency $297/month, Agency Pro $497/month. SourceRead Oct 30, 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 7-day free trial with limited usage. A card is required and it converts to monthly billing unless cancelled. SourceRead Oct 30, 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 Partial. Connected Search Console data is shown in agency-branded reports. SourceRead Oct 30, 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 | |
| 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” 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 Rankability if
What Rankability 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 Rankability pages we read do not say (rankability.com, read Oct 30, 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.
Partial. Connected Search Console data is shown in agency-branded reports (rankability.com, read Oct 30, 2026). Paperboy reads Search Console, read-only, to choose the next topic and to report clicks and impressions per article.
The Rankability pages we read do not say (rankability.com, read Oct 30, 2026). The Paperboy engine is open source under AGPL-3.0 and runs with Docker and your own keys.
Yes. API and MCP access on all paid plans (rankability.com, read Oct 30, 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 Rankability.
Keep Rankability 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 Rankability
AI search visibility platform for agencies covering research, content creation and optimization, audits and tracking. (its own description, read Oct 30, 2026)
Starter is the cheapest paid plan. The page does not state automatic publishing or a claim-by-claim fact check.
| Plan | Price | What the page says it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $97/month ($970/year) | 20 content projects/month; 100 tracked AI queries; 50 Google keywords; 20 page audits/month; 2 technical site audits/month; 7-day free trial |
| Agency | $297/month ($2,970/year) | 80 content projects/month; 300 tracked AI queries; 150 Google keywords; 80 page audits/month; 10 technical site audits/month |
| Agency Pro | $497/month ($4,970/year) | 160 content projects/month; 500 tracked AI queries; 250 Google keywords; 160 page audits/month; 25 technical site audits/month |
From Rankability's pricing page, read October 30, 2026. Paperboy's own prices are on our pricing page.
FAQ
As of Oct 30, 2026, Rankability lists Starter $97/month; Agency $297/month; Agency Pro $497/month. rankability.com is the source, so confirm there before you buy.
The Rankability pages we read do not say (rankability.com, read Oct 30, 2026).
The Rankability pages we read do not say (rankability.com, read Oct 30, 2026).
The Rankability pages we read do not say (rankability.com, read Oct 30, 2026).
Yes. API and MCP access on all paid plans (rankability.com, read Oct 30, 2026).
Sources
Every cell above links the page we read, and every date is the day we read it. Facts about Rankability come from Rankability'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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Paste your address. In under ten minutes you read a finished, fact-checked article written for your site. Free, no card.
Prefer to run it yourself? Self-host it (repo coming soon). Using an agent? Add the MCP server.