Frase vs NeuralText

Frase

The brief builder is still the reason to buy it — pulling competitor headings and questions into a usable outline in a minute — but the article and audit caps are tight enough that the entry tier suits one writer, not a content team.

Pros

• +SERP extraction into a structured brief remains fast and genuinely useful
• +API and MCP access are included on every plan rather than being an upsell
• +Direct publishing to WordPress, Webflow, Sanity and Wix removes the copy-paste step
• +Now scores against AI answer engines, not just Google rankings

Cons

• −No free tier and a short 7-day trial
• −Monthly billing costs about 25% more than the advertised annual rate
• −Article, audit-page and Content Guard caps are all separate meters to track
• −Extra seats at $29/month add up quickly on a 3-seat plan

NeuralText

The keyword clustering and brief generation earn their keep; the AI writer does not, and you should plan to draft elsewhere. At $19 entry it undercuts Surfer and Clearscope by a wide margin for the research half of the job.

Pros

• +Entry tier at $19/month is one of the cheapest ways into SERP-based briefs
• +Keyword clustering by intent is a genuine time sink removed, not a wrapper feature
• +Search Console integration closes the loop between brief and published performance
• +Documented developer API, uncommon at this price point

Cons

• −Generated copy is weaker than dedicated writing tools — treat the editor as an assist
• −No rank tracking or link data, so it is one piece of an SEO stack, not the stack
• −Small Italian team, so support depth and roadmap pace are limited
• −Quotas on the $19 tier run out quickly for agencies handling several clients

Is Frase cheaper than NeuralText?

On published entry prices, NeuralText starts lower — $19/mo against $39/mo for Frase. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Which has a public API, Frase or NeuralText?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.