Frase vs Scalenut

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

Scalenut

A reasonable single-tool replacement for a Surfer plus writer plus brief-builder stack if you publish 20-70 articles a month. Below that volume the entry plan's five-article cap makes the price per piece embarrassing.

Pros

• +Cluster research, brief, draft and optimiser share one data model, so briefs actually reflect the SERP data
• +Publishes straight to WordPress and Shopify, which removes the usual copy-paste step
• +Higher tiers include unlimited workspaces and seats rather than charging per user

Cons

• −The jump from Starter to Plus is $30/month for six times the quota, which makes Starter look like a trap tier
• −Constant sitewide discounting makes it hard to know what you will actually renew at
• −No API and a short integration list compared with Semrush or Ahrefs
• −AI-answer-visibility tracking is capped at 10 prompts a month on the entry plan, too few to be a real signal

Is Frase cheaper than Scalenut?

On published entry prices, Frase starts lower — $39/mo against $59/mo for Scalenut. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Which has a public API, Frase or Scalenut?

Frase ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Scalenut is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.