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At a Glance
Clearscope
Clearscope
Star Rating
(92)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Surfer
Surfer
Star Rating
(537)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (93.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $79.00
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Clearscope vs Surfer

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Clearscope easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Clearscope overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Clearscope meets the needs of their business better than Surfer.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Clearscope is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Clearscope over Surfer.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Clearscope
No pricing available
Surfer
Essential
Starting at $79.00
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Free Trial
Clearscope
No trial information available
Surfer
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.7
73
9.3
313
Ease of Use
9.6
75
9.3
319
Ease of Setup
9.8
37
9.4
149
Ease of Admin
9.8
36
9.4
123
Quality of Support
9.9
68
9.4
276
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.9
35
9.6
118
Product Direction (% positive)
9.7
71
9.3
274
Features by Category
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
4.0
7
7.6
164
Feature Not Available
9.2
195
Feature Not Available
8.0
162
7.9
7
8.1
166
Agentic AI - SEO Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
SEO Content & Rankings
Feature Not Available
7.0
173
9.1
42
8.5
234
7.3
10
8.8
40
Feature Not Available
8.1
178
9.2
8
9.2
207
SEO Reporting
9.2
34
8.9
225
4.8
9
8.6
203
Feature Not Available
7.9
161
Feature Not Available
7.5
121
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
56
Feature Not Available
7.6
55
9.8
47
Not enough data
Tools
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Metrics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.8
39
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Clearscope
Clearscope
Surfer
Surfer
Clearscope and Surfer are categorized as SEO Tools
Unique Categories
Clearscope
Clearscope is categorized as Content Analytics
Surfer
Surfer has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Clearscope
Clearscope
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
72.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
22.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
4.5%
Surfer
Surfer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
93.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
6.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0.6%
Reviewers' Industry
Clearscope
Clearscope
Marketing and Advertising
35.2%
Information Technology and Services
9.1%
Internet
6.8%
Computer Software
6.8%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.5%
Other
37.5%
Surfer
Surfer
Marketing and Advertising
36.6%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.4%
Information Technology and Services
4.0%
Computer Software
4.0%
Writing and Editing
3.8%
Other
47.3%
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Surfer
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Discussions
Clearscope
Clearscope Discussions
What if I'm not satisfied. Can I cancel at any time?
1 Comment
Official Response from Clearscope
There's no minimum contract with our monthly plans. Cancel anytime without penalty or hassle.Read more
I know what I'm doing. Can I self-serve purchase a subscription?
1 Comment
Official Response from Clearscope
We find that our customers are more successful when we demo the product first. However, if you'd rather not get a demo or if you already have experience with...Read more
What is a user seat? Can Clearscope support large content teams with in-house and outsourced writers?
1 Comment
Official Response from Clearscope
A user seat provides a login for a team member that can be used to create and manage content optimization reports. Alternatively, you can easily share...Read more
Surfer
Surfer Discussions
Can NLP be more clearly incorporated into the content editor?
2 Comments
Tomasz N.
TN
Hello Nikolai! Great question :-) Traditional audit is based on the frequency and commonness of keywords among competitors. With NLP we pass the content to...Read more
how to write content
2 Comments
Taxi W.
TW
Surfer make it so easy to use and improves content 100% Thanks Surfer, Pro Cars Woking www.procarswoking.comRead more
How to measure ROI?
1 Comment
Brian S.
BS
1. Track visitor click-through rates: The first step in measuring ROI on SurferSEO is to track the number of visitors that click through to your website from...Read more