Frase vs Surfer

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

The short answer

Surfer is the stronger AI pick in SEO Tools: it has a visibility score of 12 versus 2.5 for Frase, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Frase if…

You want a lower entry price ($39 vs $49)
AI answers describe it more positively (75% vs 43% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type II attested or GDPR compliant coverage
Budget-friendly pricing

Choose Surfer if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (12 vs 2.5)
Content optimization focus
Strong AI search visibility
High ratings on G2 and Capterra

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	Frase	Surfer
Visibility score	2.5%	12%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in SEO Tools	#20	#8
Share of voice	0.8%	4.4%
Mentions this run	4	23
Positive in AI answers	75%	43%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Surfer leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

1.7%

11.1%

AI Mode

2.6%

9.4%

Perplexity

3.1%

15.6%

FraseSurfer

Head to head in AI answers

4 engine answers name both brands

0Frase ranked higher

4Surfer ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Frase	Surfer
Best SEO tool with AI features	ChatGPT	#5	#3
Best SEO tool with AI features	AI Mode	#3	#2
Best SEO tool with AI features	Perplexity	#4	#3
Which SEO Tools tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#7	#5

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Frase	Surfer
Pricing model	Flat tiers	Flat tiers
Entry price	$39 / mo	$49 / mo
Free plan	No · 7-day trial	No
Deployment	SaaS	—
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II attested, GDPR compliant	—
Support	Dedicated support on the FraseCMS Pro plan, Dedicated account manager and SLA on Enterprise	Customer Support (24h, Mon–Fri), Knowledge Base, Surfer Academy, Personalized Onboarding
Headquarters	—	Wrocław, Poland
Employees	—	51–200
Funding	Series A	—
Best for	In-house content teams, SEO teams and agencies that need to rank on Google and be cited by AI search engines.	Marketing and SEO teams, agencies, in-house content teams and individual content creators who want to grow organic traffic from Google and AI search.