Autoblogging tools
As of October 29, 2026, SEObot's cheapest paid plan is $49/month, per its own pricing page. Both SEObot 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 | SEObot |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $49 a month | $49/month |
| Fact checks claims against sources | Yes | Partly |
| 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 | SEObot |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Autonomous SEO article writer and publisher for founders 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 $49/month, 9 articles per month, billed monthly. Higher tiers run to $1,050/month for 300 articles. The homepage says subscriptions start at $49/month and shows no yearly option. Tiers come from the SEObot help center, since seobotai.com/pricing returns 404. 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 | Not listed No free trial listed on the pages checked. The homepage offers a full refund on the $49 plan if you contact support after the first article and are not satisfied. 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 Auto-Publish setting: when on, new articles are published to your CMS with status published. When off, they are saved as draft. Listed CMS: Framer, Ghost, HubSpot, Notion, Shopify, Unicorn Platform, Webflow, Wix, WordPress, plus Next.js, REST API and webhooks. 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 | Partly Homepage lists an anti-hallucination and fact checking system with citation of sources. The pages checked do not explain how claims are matched to source text. 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 Help center: Google Search Console plus your sitemap fill the Link Hub, the page list used for internal links. The docs do not say performance data picks or refreshes topics. A SEObot blog post mentions Search Console for search performance data. 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 | Partly The product is hosted SaaS and not described as open source. The client SDK (npm package seobot, GitHub MarsX-dev/seobot) is MIT-licensed. 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 REST API with a key from the app, an npm package and Next.js example, webhooks for article created and updated, and Zapier listed on the homepage. 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 SEObot if
What SEObot 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.
Homepage lists an anti-hallucination and fact checking system with citation of sources. The pages checked do not explain how claims are matched to source text (seobotai.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.
Help center: Google Search Console plus your sitemap fill the Link Hub, the page list used for internal links. The docs do not say performance data picks or refreshes topics. A SEObot blog post mentions Search Console for search performance data (docs.seobotai.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 product is hosted SaaS and not described as open source. The client SDK (npm package seobot, GitHub MarsX-dev/seobot) is MIT-licensed (github.com, read Oct 29, 2026). The Paperboy engine is open source under AGPL-3.0 and runs with Docker and your own keys.
REST API with a key from the app, an npm package and Next.js example, webhooks for article created and updated, and Zapier listed on the homepage. No MCP server or CLI found (seobotai.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 SEObot.
Keep SEObot 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 SEObot
SEObot describes itself as a fully autonomous SEO robot with AI agents that handles keyword research, article writing and publishing for busy founders. (its own description, read Oct 29, 2026)
seobotai.com/pricing returns 404. The homepage says plans start at $49/month, but an older SEObot blog post still says $19/month. Tier prices come from the help center and may lag the app. Check app.seobotai.com before relying on them.
| Plan | Price | What the page says it includes |
|---|---|---|
| $49 tier | $49/month | 9 articles per month. |
| $99 tier | $99/month | 20 articles per month. |
| $199 tier | $199/month | 50 articles per month. |
| $499 tier | $499/month | 100 articles per month plus 20 directory listings per month. |
| $570 tier | $570/month | 150 articles per month. |
| $1,050 tier | $1,050/month | 300 articles per month. |
| Agency | $3.50 per article | For agencies ordering 300 or more articles. |
From SEObot's pricing page, read October 29, 2026. Paperboy's own prices are on our pricing page.
FAQ
As of Oct 29, 2026, SEObot lists $49 tier $49/month; $99 tier $99/month; $199 tier $199/month; $499 tier $499/month. docs.seobotai.com is the source, so confirm there before you buy.
Homepage lists an anti-hallucination and fact checking system with citation of sources. The pages checked do not explain how claims are matched to source text (seobotai.com, read Oct 29, 2026).
Auto-Publish setting: when on, new articles are published to your CMS with status published. When off, they are saved as draft. Listed CMS: Framer, Ghost, HubSpot, Notion, Shopify, Unicorn Platform, Webflow, Wix, WordPress, plus Next.js, REST API and webhooks (docs.seobotai.com, read Oct 29, 2026).
The product is hosted SaaS and not described as open source. The client SDK (npm package seobot, GitHub MarsX-dev/seobot) is MIT-licensed (github.com, read Oct 29, 2026).
REST API with a key from the app, an npm package and Next.js example, webhooks for article created and updated, and Zapier listed on the homepage. No MCP server or CLI found (seobotai.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 SEObot come from SEObot'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.
Prefer to run it yourself? Self-host it (repo coming soon). Using an agent? Add the MCP server.