Clearscope

  • Clearscope (Mushi Labs, Austin/SF 2016, Active, Not Shut Down)

    Status: Active (founded 2016; 2025-10 “Clearscope 2.0” 加 AEO/AI 可见性层；2026 起 Essentials 从 129；14-day trial 2026 年中开放；clearscope.io 在线 2026-09)。Category ai-productivity-data; pipeline_stage=none. Not a full SEO suite (→ Semrush/Ahrefs), not an AI writer (→ Jasper)​ — it is the content-grade-first optimizer: keyword in → SERP-derived term model + A++→F grade + ChatGPT/Gemini prompt tracking, writers chase the grade in Google Docs/Word/WordPress.

    1. English Introduction

    Clearscope is the enterprise content-quality gate. Drop a target query, it crawls top 30–40 ranking pages, builds a term-importance model (IBM Watson / OpenAI / proprietary NLP), and gives writers a live A++–F grade as they type in Google Docs, Microsoft Word, or WordPress. Post-2025 it added AEO: track whether ChatGPT/Gemini cite your page, surface the query fan-out those models run to assemble answers, and flag which existing URL to refresh first. It deliberately stops at optimization — no crawler, no backlink graph, no rank tracking, no autonomous drafting (AI Drafts are metered at 20/mo). Pitch: “plain and simple, Clearscope works” (Optimizely saw +52% organic on optimized pages).

    2. Core Features

    Layer Capability Notes
    Content grade​ A++→F score vs SERP term coverage, word count, readability; Terms/Research/Outline tabs Category benchmark, trusted by HubSpot/Shopify/Adobe/Intuit
    Brief gen​ Topic Explorations → shareable brief w/ headings, questions, citations, entity gaps Metered: 20/mo Essentials, 50/mo Business
    AI drafts​ In-editor first draft, 20/mo both paid tiers, extra packs billed Not a Jasper replacement
    AEO / AI visibility​ Prompt Tracking on ChatGPT+Gemini (50 prompts Ess / 300 Biz), query fan-out, brand-mention watch No Perplexity/Copilot/AI Mode coverage
    Inventory audit​ Content Inventory scores existing pages, flags decay 50 pages Ess / 300 Biz
    Editor integrations​ Google Docs sidebar (best-in-class), MS Word, WordPress plugin, GSC import No HubSpot/Salesforce/CRM native
    Enterprise​ SSO, crawler whitelisting, custom credits, invoice, no-training clause implied No public API on Ess/Biz, Enterprise only
    No​ No technical crawl, no backlinks, no rank tracking, no keyword research DB, no MCP Scope deliberately narrow

    3. Pricing (2026-08, USD, no per-seat — unlimited users/projects)

    Tier Monthly Tracked prompts Pages Topic Explorations AI Drafts Extras
    Free​ — — — — — none; 14-day trial​ now self-serve
    Essentials​ $129​ 50 (ChatGPT+Gemini) 50 20/mo 20/mo +pages 50/pack
    Business​ $399​ 300 300 50/mo 20/mo +pages 20/pack, ded. AM
    Enterprise​ Custom custom custom custom custom SSO, crawler whitelist, custom contract

    pricing_type=credit-metered-no-seat-subscription; starting_price=$129/mo; no annual discount shown; unlimited users means 10-seat team pays same $129 as solo — but 20 drafts/mo is the real ceiling; Essentials→Business is 3× price for 6× prompts/pages.

    4. Access Type

    🌐 clearscope.io web · Google Docs add-on · MS Word add-in · WordPress plugin · GSC connect · no mobile app, no MCP, no public REST on Ess/Biz (Enterprise only).

    5. Reviews (2026)

    • G2 4.9/5 (92), Capterra 4.9/5 (60), ToolChase 4.4/5, aggregate ~4.9​ — grade quality + Google Docs integration universally top-rated; value-for-money sub-score lowest (~4.7).
    • Complaint clusters: $129 floor steep for freelancers, 20 drafts/mo too few for high-volume, no Perplexity/Copilot in AEO, no API self-serve, scope narrow vs Surfer/Frase, credit overage surprises.
    • Verdict: best pure content-grader for editorial teams where 1 ranked piece = leads; loses to Surfer ($49–89) on price/feature mix, to Frase on research+draft+API, to Semrush/Ahrefs if you also need crawl/backlinks/rank.

    6. Best For / Not For

    Best For Not For
    In-house content/SEO teams at mid-market–enterprise (HubSpot/Shopify/Adobe-class) Solo bloggers / freelancers (<10 SEO posts/mo) — $129 hard to justify
    Editors using grade as publish gate (A before ship) Teams wanting crawl+backlinks+rank in one sub ($139 Semrush/Ahrefs Lite)
    Brands tracking ChatGPT/Gemini citation in 2026 AEO era Buyers needing Perplexity/Copilot/Google AI Mode coverage
    High-value-low-volume optimization (white papers, pillar pages) High-volume 100+/mo publishers — draft/page credits choke
    Google Docs-first orgs HubSpot/Salesforce-native CMS workflows (CSV export only)

    7. Competitors (Lane Map)

    Lane Tool Clearscope edge / gap
    Grade optimizer (cheaper)​ Surfer SEO​ ($49–89) Surfer cheaper, similar grade, Chrome/GFB; Clearscope term quality + GDoc integration sharper
    Research+draft+API​ Frase​ ($39–115) Frase bundles brief+draft+decay+API from entry; Clearscope drafts metered 20/mo
    Topic authority​ MarketMuse​ (custom) MarketMuse cluster authority approach; Clearscope per-page grade tighter
    Budget NLP​ NeuronWriter​ ($23) 80% of value at 1/5 price for solos
    Full SEO suite​ Semrush, Ahrefs​ (in your list) Those add crawl/backlinks/rank; Clearscope is optimizer-only
    AI writing+opt​ Jasper, Writesonic​ Those draft-first; Clearscope optimize-first
    In-list overlap​ Surfer SEO, Frase, MarketMuse, NeuronWriter, Dashword, PageOptimizer Pro​ Same lane; Clearscope = premium grade+GDoc+AEO

     

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