Is Growth Calendar a good alternative to Frase?

For getting articles written and shipped on a schedule, yes: it plans months of topics as clusters and writes them without being briefed each time. It does not replace Frase's SEO and GEO scoring, its AI mention tracking, or publishing straight into WordPress and other CMSs, so teams that rely on those keep Frase for that part. The overlap is AI article production; the jobs around it differ.

Can Frase write articles automatically on a schedule?

Partly, and only from Professional up. Frase adds a content calendar there, and its agent can draft and auto-publish the content types it has earned trust on: FAQ, glossary, and how-to pages on Professional, and all types within a monthly cap on Scale. Every content type starts in review, and Starter has neither the calendar nor auto-publish. Growth Calendar plans and writes on schedule from the first plan.

Which is better for AI search visibility (AEO)?

They attack it from different sides. Frase scores every draft for AI search (GEO) and tracks where ChatGPT and Google AI cite you, adding Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini on higher plans. Growth Calendar structures every article answer-first, with citations and FAQ blocks, so it is built to be cited. Measure with Frase, produce with Growth Calendar.

How do the prices compare?

Frase starts at $39 per month billed yearly ($49 monthly) and includes 10 Frase-written articles a month, rising to 40 on Professional at $103 and 100 on Scale at $239. Growth Calendar plans are also sized in finished articles per month, with research, images, and screenshots included. Compare on cost per published article at your volume.

Do both offer free trials?

Yes. Frase offers 7 days with no credit card, capped at 5 articles and with auto-publish switched off. Growth Calendar offers a 3-day trial, which requires a card and converts to a paid plan unless cancelled.

Best Alternative to Frase in 2026

Timothe's Growth Calendar is an SEO autopilot. It researches your market, plans months of articles, and writes them on schedule, so you review and publish instead of briefing a tool topic by topic. Everything on this page is verified against Frase's official pages.

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Growth Calendar plans months of topics as clusters and writes them on schedule. Every draft arrives with citations, internal links, and real screenshots. This is what your calendar looks like.

Comparison

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Planning & research
Topic cluster planning	Yes	Yes
Real-time SERP research	Yes	Yes
Built-in keyword research	Yes	PartialKeywords and questions inside briefs
Writing & drafts
Scheduled autopilot writing	Yes	PartialAgent auto-publish, Professional and up
Answer-first (AEO) article structure	Yes	Yes
Source citations in drafts	Yes	PartialBriefs name the sources to cover
Automatic internal linking	Yes	YesSuggestions, Professional and up
Real screenshots in articles	Yes	NoGenerated images and diagrams
Brand voice settings	YesWriting and image style	YesBrand voice on every plan
Platform & measurement
API and AI-agent (MCP) access	YesMCP live	YesMCP and API on every plan
Publishing straight to your CMS	NoMarkdown to copy or download	YesWordPress, Webflow, Sanity, Wix, FraseCMS
AI mention tracking	No	YesChatGPT and Google AI, more by plan
Content scoring for drafts you write	No	YesSEO and GEO scores
Free trial	Yes3 days	Yes7 days, no card

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What arrives without you asking

A calendar that fills itself

Months of researched topics, planned as clusters that build topical authority. You never decide what to write next from a blank page.

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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