Is Growth Calendar a good alternative to AutoSEO?

For the writing job, yes. Both plan topics and draft SEO articles on a schedule, and Growth Calendar adds topic cluster planning and real screenshots inside the drafts. It does not replace the two things AutoSEO also sells: publishing straight into your CMS, and backlink building from their own network. If you are buying those, this is not a drop-in swap.

Does AutoSEO publish articles to my site automatically?

Yes. AutoSEO publishes to WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Wix, Squarespace, BigCommerce, Duda and HubSpot among others, and hosts a blog for you if you use none of them. Growth Calendar hands you the finished article plus the HTML to paste into your CMS, so publishing stays a manual step.

Does AutoSEO build backlinks?

Yes, and it is half of what they sell: 100 Domain Authority worth of links a month, described as 5 to 10 links from a vetted network, listed in a dashboard with the source URL and DA. Growth Calendar does no link building at all. It plans, writes, illustrates, and cites.

What is in an AutoSEO article, and what is not?

Their published spec is 1,500 to 2,500 words with a hero image, an infographic, sources, internal links, and schema markup. Growth Calendar drafts carry the same research, citations, and internal links, plus real screenshots of the pages an article references, which AutoSEO's article spec does not include.

Which is better for AI search visibility (AEO)?

Both attack it from the production side. AutoSEO adds schema markup and positions around being recommended by ChatGPT and Perplexity; Growth Calendar structures every article answer-first, with source citations and FAQ blocks. Neither one measures whether AI engines actually mention you, so tracking is a separate tool either way.

How do the prices compare?

AutoSEO is one price for one bundle: $99 a month billed yearly ($1,188 up front) or $149 month to month, covering 30 articles a month plus backlinks. Growth Calendar plans are sized in finished articles per month, with research, images, and screenshots included. Compare on cost per published article at the volume you actually need.

Do both offer free trials?

Only one is free. AutoSEO's trial is 3 days for $1, with their page telling you to cancel before day 4 if you do not want to continue. Growth Calendar's 3-day trial is free. Both take a card up front and convert to a paid plan unless you cancel.

Best Alternative to AutoSEO in 2026

Timothe's Growth Calendar is an SEO autopilot. It researches your market, plans months of articles as topic clusters, and writes them on schedule, with source citations and real screenshots in every draft. Everything on this page is verified against AutoSEO's official pages.

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Growth Calendar plans months of articles as topic clusters before a word is written, then drafts them on schedule with source citations, internal links, and real screenshots. This is what your calendar looks like.

Comparison

	Start your free trial	AutoSEO
Planning & research
Topic cluster planning	Yes	PartialMonthly calendar from keyword gaps, not clusters
Real-time SERP research	Yes	YesAnalyzes the pages already ranking
Built-in keyword research	Yes	Yes500+ competitor keywords per site
Writing & drafts
Scheduled autopilot writing	Yes	YesOne article a day
Answer-first (AEO) article structure	Yes	YesSchema markup, aimed at ChatGPT and Perplexity
Source citations in drafts	Yes	Yes
Automatic internal linking	Yes	YesIn every article
Real screenshots in articles	Yes	NoHero image and infographic only
Brand voice settings	YesWriting and image style	YesSet during onboarding
Platform & delivery
Auto-publishing to your CMS	NoCopy the HTML into your CMS	YesWordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Wix and more
Backlink building	No	Yes100 DA worth a month
Free trial	Yes3 days	Partial3 days for $1

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What lands in your calendar

A calendar you can edit

Months of researched topics, planned as clusters that build topical authority. Open any slot and change the angle, the keyword, or the date before anything is written.

Drafts that arrive finished

Every draft lands with researched citations, internal links, real screenshots, and on-brand images with alt text. Review, edit, publish.

Built for AI answers

Answer-first structure, FAQ blocks, and real-time SERP research, so articles are shaped to rank in Google and get cited by AI engines.

Growth Calendar pricing

Choose the plan that's right for you.

Starter

For solopreneurs, freelancers, and creators

4,000 credits/mo

Fixed amount of credits

$29Billed monthly

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All AI agents and tools

Premium image and video models

Buy extra credits anytime (auto top-up available)

Chat support

Recommended

Pro

For small teams and growing businesses

10,000 credits/mo

Fixed amount of credits

$59Billed monthly

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Everything in Starter

Headroom for campaigns and media-heavy work

Max

For growing teams and businesses

20,000 credits/mo

$99Billed monthly

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Everything in Pro

Scale credits up to 5x with the slider

Priority support

Prices exclude tax where applicable. Tax is calculated at checkout.

Compare plans

The numbers behind each plan, side by side.

	Free $0/mo	Starter $29/mo	Pro $59/mo	Max $99/mo
Credits
Monthly credits Reset at the start of each billing cycle	Not included	4,000	10,000	20,000
Buy extra credits Purchased credits never expire	Not included	Included	Included	Included
Scale monthly credits	Not included	Not included	Not included	Up to 5x
Free trial First subscription only. Card required.	Not included	Not included	3 days	3 days
Growth CalendarPaid plans
AI SEO articles 600 credits each, including research and images	Not included	1 articles/wk	4 articles/wk	8 articles/wk
Topic cluster planning	Not included	Included	Included	Included
Run it from chat with an AI agent	Not included	Included	Included	Included
MCP connection Drive it from Claude Code, Codex, and other MCP clients	Not included	Included	Included	Included
Scheduled publishing runs	Not included	Included	Included	Included
Keyword ResearchPaid plans
Keyword searches 50 credits each	Not included	80 searches/mo	200 searches/mo	400 searches/mo
Related keywords Up to 700 per search	Not included	Included	Included	Included
Search volume, CPC, and competition	Not included	Included	Included	Included
12-month search trend	Not included	Included	Included	Included
SERP results for the seed keyword	Not included	Included	Included	Included
Country and language targeting	Not included	Included	Included	Included
Image and video generationPaid plans
Image generation From 16 credits per image	Not included	250 images/mo	625 images/mo	1,250 images/mo
Video generation From 200 credits per 5-second 720p clip	Not included	20 videos/mo	50 videos/mo	100 videos/mo
Premium image and video models	Not included	Included	Included	Included
Image editing	Not included	Included	Included	Included
Everything else
Free tools that cost no credits No usage limits	Included	Included	Included	Included
Team members	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Security controls and audit log Rolling out	Not included	Not included	Not included	Included
Support	Community	Chat	Chat	Priority

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