Frase alternatives
SEO · www.frase.io
Frase is a content platform that researches, writes, optimizes, publishes, and monitors content for Google search rankings and AI-search citations.
Switching to SEO PowerSuite, which covers 80% of the compared capabilities.
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Top Frase alternatives
We compared 13 products and found 9 cheaper options (2 of them cover at least half the compared features) · vs Frase Starter at $49/mo · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
Frase costs $49/mo on the Starter plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 9 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 2 of them cover at least 75% of the 5 compared capabilities.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Screaming Frog SEO Spider Paid Version (licence) plan · missing: Content optimization, AI search visibility, API access technical seo — adjacent | 40% | $16.58/mo how? ⓘ | $389.00 / year 66% cheaper | |
Sitebulb Lite plan · missing: Content optimization, AI search visibility, Backlink analysis, API access | 20% | $18/mo how? ⓘ | $372 / year 63% cheaper | |
Mangools Basic plan · missing: Site audit seo suite — adjacent | 80% | $18.85/mo how? ⓘ | $361.80 / year 62% cheaper | |
EngineeringScore Starter plan · missing: Content optimization, AI search visibility, Backlink analysis, API access | 20% | $19/mo how? ⓘ | $360 / year 61% cheaper | |
Ahrefs Starter plan · missing: Content optimization, AI search visibility, API access seo suite — adjacent | 40% | $29/mo how? ⓘ | $240 / year 41% cheaper | |
SEO PowerSuite Professional plan · missing: API access seo suite — adjacent | 80% | $29.08/mo how? ⓘ | $239 / year 41% cheaper | |
LowFruits Standard plan · missing: Site audit, Content optimization, AI search visibility, Backlink analysis, API access keyword research — adjacent | 0% | $29.90/mo how? ⓘ | $229.20 / year 39% cheaper |
Which Frase alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- Seobility — $0/mo (Basic (Free) plan) · covers 20%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- Screaming Frog SEO Spider — $0/mo (Free Version plan) · covers 20%
- Best paid drop-in
- Sitebulb — $18/mo (Lite plan) · covers 20%
- Need site audit, content optimization, AI search visibility or backlink analysis?
- SEO PowerSuite — from $0/mo (Free Forever plan)
- Need API access?
- Mangools — from $18.85/mo (Basic plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Frase has that the top alternatives lack.
- Site audit — Scan a site for technical SEO issues.Missing from Semrush.
- Content optimization — Get suggestions to improve a page's content for search rankings.Missing from Screaming Frog SEO Spider, Semrush, Seobility.
- AI search visibility — Track how a site appears in AI-generated search answers.Missing from Screaming Frog SEO Spider, Semrush, Seobility.
- Backlink analysis — Analyze the backlinks pointing to a site.Missing from Screaming Frog SEO Spider, Seobility.
- API access — Pull SEO data programmatically via an API.Missing from SEO PowerSuite, Screaming Frog SEO Spider, Semrush, Seobility.
Feature comparison
Frase vs the top alternatives, on the 5 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Frase | SEO PowerSuite | Screaming Frog SEO Spider | Semrush | Seobility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site audit from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Content optimization from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI search visibility from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Backlink analysis | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| API access from Starter | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $49/mo Starter | $0/mo Free Forever | $0/mo Free Version | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Basic (Free) |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Frase covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Site audit — from Starter
- ✓ Content optimization — from Starter
- ✓ AI search visibility — from Starter
- ✓ Backlink analysis
- ✓ API access — from Starter
- ↑ White-label reporting — only from Enterprise, not compared
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.frase.io/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://www.frase.io/pricing/#main-content (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
Frequently asked
How much does Frase cost?
Frase's Starter plan costs $49/mo in our scenario (single user, monthly billing).
Is there a free Frase alternative?
Yes. Seobility has a free plan that covers 20% of the 5 capabilities we compared against Frase.
What is the cheapest Frase alternative?
In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), SEO PowerSuite is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free Forever plan).
What is the cheapest Frase alternative with API access?
Mangools covers API access and costs $18.85/mo (Basic plan) in our scenario.
Does Frase have a free plan?
No. Frase has no free plan on its official pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.