AI SEO writers
As of October 30, 2026, SEOwriting.ai's cheapest paid plan is Starter at $19/month, or $14/month billed yearly, per its own pricing page. Both SEOwriting.ai and Paperboy write SEO articles, so the differences that matter are fact checking, Search Console and whether an agent can run it.
| Row | Paperboy | SEOwriting.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $49 a month | $19/month, or $14/month billed yearly |
| Fact checks claims against sources | Yes | Not listed |
| Learns from Search Console | Yes | Not listed |
| 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 | SEOwriting.ai |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | One-click SEO article and blog post writer with bulk generation and WordPress auto-posting. 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 | Cheapest paid plan is Starter at $19 per month, or $14 per month billed yearly ($168 per year), for up to 50 articles. Professional is $79 per month ($59 yearly) for up to 250 articles. All paid tiers list AI Editor, Content Score, Rewriter Tool, Super pages, Real-Time SERP, WordPress integration and a Shopify app. 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 Free plan with 3 articles and no credit card required. Its llms.txt says real-time SERP analysis is for paid plans. 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 | Yes Yes for WordPress: bulk generation can auto-post up to 100 articles in a batch, with scheduled posting. A Shopify app is listed on the pricing page. No other CMS is named on the pages checked. SourceRead Oct 30, 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 Not stated on the home, pricing or features pages. The features page lists real-time SERP data and NLP keywords but no citation or claim checking. SourceRead Oct 30, 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 | |
| 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 Not stated. The WordPress MCP plugin is said to be on WordPress.org, but its licence is not stated on the page. SourceRead Oct 30, 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 Partial. A WordPress MCP server plugin lets Claude generate, rewrite and publish content on your WordPress site. The help center explains connecting your own OpenAI or Anthropic API key on the Build plan. No public API or CLI is documented on the pages checked. SourceRead Oct 30, 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 SEOwriting.ai if
What SEOwriting.ai 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 SEOwriting.ai pages we read do not say (seowriting.ai, 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.
The SEOwriting.ai pages we read do not say (seowriting.ai, read Oct 30, 2026). Paperboy reads Search Console, read-only, to choose the next topic and to report clicks and impressions per article.
The SEOwriting.ai pages we read do not say (seowriting.ai, read Oct 30, 2026). The Paperboy engine is open source under AGPL-3.0 and runs with Docker and your own keys.
Partial. A WordPress MCP server plugin lets Claude generate, rewrite and publish content on your WordPress site. The help center explains connecting your own OpenAI or Anthropic API key on the Build plan. No public API or CLI is documented on the pages checked (seowriting.ai, 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 SEOwriting.ai.
Keep SEOwriting.ai 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 SEOwriting.ai
SEOwriting.ai generates SEO articles, blog posts, affiliate content and landing pages in one click using real-time search results, in 50+ languages, and can auto-post to WordPress. (its own description, read Oct 30, 2026)
The pricing page shows both monthly and yearly-billed prices per month. Article counts are shown as 'up to' limits. Fact checking, Search Console and a public API were not found on the home, pricing, features, llms.txt or help center FAQ pages, and are marked unlisted rather than assumed absent. The pricing page did not list free plan limits beyond the 3 articles.
| Plan | Price | What the page says it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 3 articles, no credit card required. |
| Starter | $19/month, or $14/month billed yearly ($168/year) | Up to 50 articles. |
| Professional | $79/month, or $59/month billed yearly ($708/year) | Up to 250 articles. |
| Professional Plus 1 | $159/month, or $119/month billed yearly ($1,428/year) | Up to 500 articles. |
| Professional Plus 2 | $307/month, or $230/month billed yearly ($2,760/year) | Up to 1,000 articles. |
From SEOwriting.ai's pricing page, read October 30, 2026. Paperboy's own prices are on our pricing page.
FAQ
As of Oct 30, 2026, SEOwriting.ai lists Free $0; Starter $19/month, or $14/month billed yearly; Professional $79/month, or $59/month billed yearly; Professional Plus 1 $159/month, or $119/month billed yearly. seowriting.ai is the source, so confirm there before you buy.
The SEOwriting.ai pages we read do not say (seowriting.ai, read Oct 30, 2026).
Yes for WordPress: bulk generation can auto-post up to 100 articles in a batch, with scheduled posting. A Shopify app is listed on the pricing page. No other CMS is named on the pages checked (seowriting.ai, read Oct 30, 2026).
The SEOwriting.ai pages we read do not say (seowriting.ai, read Oct 30, 2026).
Partial. A WordPress MCP server plugin lets Claude generate, rewrite and publish content on your WordPress site. The help center explains connecting your own OpenAI or Anthropic API key on the Build plan. No public API or CLI is documented on the pages checked (seowriting.ai, read Oct 30, 2026).
Sources
Every cell above links the page we read, and every date is the day we read it. Facts about SEOwriting.ai come from SEOwriting.ai'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.