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Compare Frase.io and Surfer 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (93.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (93.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$45.00 Per Month
Starting at $79.00
Frase.io
Star Rating
(299)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (93.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$45.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansSurfer
Star Rating
(539)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (93.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $79.00
Browse all 3 pricing plansFrase.io vs Surfer
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Surfer easier to use. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up for Frase.io along with administration. Reviewers agreed that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Frase.io meets the needs of their business better than Surfer.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Frase.io is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Frase.io over Surfer.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Frase.io
Starter
$45.00
Per Month
For small businesses and freelancers seeking AI content creation capabilities.
- 1 user
- Write & Optimize 15 Content Projects/mo
- Instantly Generate Rank-Ready AI Documents from $2/doc
Surfer
Essential
Starting at $79.00
For individuals and small teams starting to grow their organic visibility.
Create content that ranks on Google and in AI search, stays on-brand, and keeps your site up to date — no SEO expertise or additional tools required.
- Publish content that ranks on Google and earns AI search visibility
- Generate ready-to-rank articles in minutes
- Stay on-brand with built-in templates and custom voice
Free Trial
Frase.io
Free Trial is available
Surfer
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.5
187
9.3
314
Ease of Use
9.2
187
9.3
320
Ease of Setup
9.5
92
9.4
150
Ease of Admin
9.5
91
9.4
123
Quality of Support
9.5
173
9.4
277
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
89
9.6
118
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
174
9.3
275
Features by Category
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
Grammar
7.9
32
Not enough data
7.3
25
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
Formatting
7.6
28
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
Content
9.3
45
Not enough data
9.2
50
Not enough data
8.4
16
Not enough data
Product Type
9.2
37
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
7.8
34
7.6
164
9.0
50
9.2
196
8.3
32
8.0
162
8.3
38
8.1
166
Agentic AI - SEO Tools
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
SEO Content & Rankings
Feature Not Available
7.0
173
8.8
83
8.5
235
8.7
59
8.8
40
8.2
38
8.1
178
9.5
74
9.2
208
SEO Reporting
9.0
66
8.9
225
8.8
54
8.6
203
Feature Not Available
7.9
161
Feature Not Available
7.5
121
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
57
Not enough data
7.6
55
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Publishing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Social Media
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
8.2
20
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
Agentic AI - 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Frase.io and Surfer are categorized as SEO Tools
Unique Categories
Frase.io is categorized as Content Creation and AI Writing Assistant
Surfer has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Frase.io
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Surfer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
37.4%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
5.4%
Writing and Editing
5.1%
Information Technology and Services
3.7%
Internet
3.1%
Other
45.2%
Marketing and Advertising
36.6%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.3%
Information Technology and Services
4.0%
Computer Software
4.0%
Writing and Editing
3.8%
Other
47.4%
Discussions
How are you using the new Outline Builder?
1 Comment
KV
Usually I start by looking for appropriate longtail KW. I am using Long Tail Pro. I could use Frase.IO, but I feel that specialised software does the trick a...Read more
How do you use Frase?
1 Comment
OC
We use Frase for creating quality and optimized content. And also as a site search engine.Read more
Frase.io has no more discussions with answers
Can NLP be more clearly incorporated into the content editor?
2 Comments
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
TW
Surfer make it so easy to use and improves content 100%
Thanks Surfer,
Pro Cars Woking
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How to measure ROI?
1 Comment
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
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