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At a Glance
Clearscope
Clearscope
Star Rating
(91)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Surfer
Surfer
Star Rating
(531)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (93.2% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $79.00
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Reviewers mention that Clearscope excels in its "Quality of Support," achieving a perfect score of 10.0, while Surfer's support quality is rated at 9.4, indicating that users may find more responsive assistance with Clearscope.
  • Users report that Clearscope's "Content Creation Tools" score of 9.6 significantly enhances their content development process, whereas Surfer lacks in this area with no specific score provided, suggesting a potential gap in content creation capabilities.
  • G2 users highlight that Surfer's "SEO Alerting" feature, rated at 7.6, is more robust compared to Clearscope's low score of 4.0, indicating that Surfer may offer better real-time SEO monitoring and alerts.
  • Users on G2 mention that Surfer's "Keyword Research" tool, rated at 8.5, is a strong feature, although Clearscope's higher score of 9.1 suggests it may provide more comprehensive keyword insights for users focused on SEO.
  • Reviewers say that Clearscope's "SEO Auditing" feature, with a score of 9.5, is highly effective for tracking SEO performance, while Surfer's score of 9.1 indicates it is also strong but slightly less effective in this area.
  • Users report that Surfer's "Data Visualization" capabilities, rated at 8.6, are superior to Clearscope's score of 4.8, suggesting that Surfer may provide better tools for visualizing SEO data and performance metrics.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Clearscope
No pricing available
Surfer
Essential
Starting at $79.00
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Free Trial
Clearscope
No trial information available
Surfer
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.7
72
9.3
307
Ease of Use
9.6
74
9.3
313
Ease of Setup
9.9
36
9.4
140
Ease of Admin
9.8
36
9.4
120
Quality of Support
10.0
67
9.4
270
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.9
35
9.6
115
Product Direction (% positive)
9.7
70
9.2
267
Features by Category
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.3
115
8.2
2,193
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
4.0
7
7.6
156
Feature Not Available
9.2
187
Feature Not Available
8.1
154
7.9
7
8.2
158
SEO Content & Rankings
Feature Not Available
7.0
165
9.1
41
8.5
227
7.3
10
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.1
170
9.0
7
9.2
200
SEO Reporting
9.2
34
8.9
218
4.8
9
8.6
197
Feature Not Available
8.0
153
Feature Not Available
7.5
113
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
48
Feature Not Available
7.6
47
9.8
39
Not enough data
Tools
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Metrics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.8
39
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Clearscope
Clearscope
Surfer
Surfer
Clearscope and Surfer are categorized as SEO Tools
Unique Categories
Clearscope
Clearscope is categorized as Content Analytics
Surfer
Surfer has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Clearscope
Clearscope
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
72.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
4.6%
Surfer
Surfer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
93.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
6.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0.6%
Reviewers' Industry
Clearscope
Clearscope
Marketing and Advertising
35.6%
Information Technology and Services
9.2%
Internet
6.9%
Computer Software
5.7%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.6%
Other
37.9%
Surfer
Surfer
Marketing and Advertising
36.9%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.4%
Computer Software
4.2%
Writing and Editing
3.8%
Online Media
3.8%
Other
46.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
Clearscope
Clearscope
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Thomas M.
TM
Thomas M.
Verified User in Financial Services

Clearscope is so easy and intuitive. Onboarding users is painless and will usually get it from the start. Everyone on the team is now using it and has it integrated to Google Docs so that they don't need to leave their normal workflows. The Clearscope team...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Jenny M.
JM
Jenny M.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

If your reading level is higher than recommended, good luck finding which sentences are the culprits. It just says it's too complex, and leaves you to change word for word. Also, the relevant keywords aren't always that relevant, depending on the angle...

Surfer
Surfer
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Financial Services

The content editor is by far the favourite tool. It really helps to adjust the content on your landing page based on what other high ranking pages are doing for a certain query or topic.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Gordon S.
GS
Gordon S.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

I don't know if you've encountered this before but for some reason it experiences some glitches that erases all the stuff I've written. Like when I'm writing a particular article, if I switch tabs or sometimes just on its own it reloads (saying that the...

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Discussions
Clearscope
Clearscope Discussions
What if I'm not satisfied. Can I cancel at any time?
1 comment
Official Response from Clearscope
There's no minimum contract with our monthly plans. Cancel anytime without penalty or hassle.Read more
I know what I'm doing. Can I self-serve purchase a subscription?
1 comment
Official Response from Clearscope
We find that our customers are more successful when we demo the product first. However, if you'd rather not get a demo or if you already have experience with...Read more
What is a user seat? Can Clearscope support large content teams with in-house and outsourced writers?
1 comment
Official Response from Clearscope
A user seat provides a login for a team member that can be used to create and manage content optimization reports. Alternatively, you can easily share...Read more
Surfer
Surfer Discussions
Can NLP be more clearly incorporated into the content editor?
2 comments
Tomasz N.
TN
Hello Nikolai! Great question :-) Traditional audit is based on the frequency and commonness of keywords among competitors. With NLP we pass the content to...Read more
how to write content
2 comments
Taxi W.
TW
Surfer make it so easy to use and improves content 100% Thanks Surfer, Pro Cars Woking www.procarswoking.comRead more
How to measure ROI?
1 comment
Brian S.
BS
1. Track visitor click-through rates: The first step in measuring ROI on SurferSEO is to track the number of visitors that click through to your website from...Read more