Clearscope vs Frase

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Clearscope is the stronger AI pick in SEO Tools: it has a visibility score of 4.3 versus 2.5 for Frase, and ranks ahead in 0% of the answers that name both.

Choose Clearscope if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (4.3 vs 2.5)
Best for content optimization
AI-driven grading that matches copy to search intent
Useful briefs, topic coverage, and on-page recommendations

Choose Frase if…

You want a lower entry price ($39 vs $129)
AI answers describe it more positively (75% vs 36% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type II attested or GDPR compliant coverage
Budget-friendly pricing

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	Clearscope	Frase
Visibility score	4.3%	2.5%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in SEO Tools	#17	#20
Share of voice	2%	0.8%
Mentions this run	11	4
Positive in AI answers	36%	75%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Clearscope 0pp · Frase 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Clearscope leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

6.1%

1.7%

AI Mode

1.1%

2.6%

Perplexity

5.6%

3.1%

ClearscopeFrase

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

0Clearscope ranked higher

1Frase ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Clearscope	Frase
Best SEO tool with AI features	ChatGPT	#6	#5

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Clearscope	Frase
Pricing model	Flat tiers	Flat tiers
Entry price	$129 / mo	$39 / mo
Free plan	No · 14-day trial	No · 7-day trial
Deployment	Web-based SaaS	SaaS
Compliance	—	SOC 2 Type II attested, GDPR compliant
Support	Free live onboarding and training, Priority support with direct access to the team	Dedicated support on the FraseCMS Pro plan, Dedicated account manager and SLA on Enterprise
Founded	2016	—
Headquarters	Austin, Texas	—
Employees	11–50	—
Funding	—	Series A
Best for	Content teams, from solo creators to global content teams, that need to win in Google and AI answers	In-house content teams, SEO teams and agencies that need to rank on Google and be cited by AI search engines.