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SerpDad vs Clearscope: plan every page, or grade one?
Clearscope grades a draft for a page you have already chosen. SerpDad decides which pages your site needs, maps every keyword to one owner page, and starts from the pages you have. One costs $129 to $399 a month. The other costs $15, plus provider fees you pay directly.
Facts about Clearscope checked 21 Oct 2026 on clearscope.io. Spot an error? Email us and we'll fix it.
At a glance. SerpDad vs Clearscope in eight rows.
| SerpDad | Clearscope | |
|---|---|---|
| Core job | Plans which pages to build and fix, one owner page per keyword | Grades and optimizes content for a query, plus query discovery, AI visibility tracking and monitoring of published pages |
| Starts from your pages | Yes. Every keyword gets a verdict against the pages you own: New page, Optimize #N, Ranks #N or Pages compete | Its Protect product watches content you have published |
| Checks pages never compete | On every run. Our own run: 0 pages compete | We found no such check on its product pages |
| AI visibility | Google AI Overviews and AI Mode only | Pitched as discovery on Google and ChatGPT |
| Team seats | No member, project or keyword limits | Unlimited users on every plan |
| Entry price | $15 a month per workspace, locked for life | $129 a month (Essentials: 50 tracked queries, 50 pages, 20 drafts). Business $399. Enterprise custom |
| Usage costs | You pay DataForSEO and your AI provider directly, no markup. 1,797 keywords cost us $13.10 | Included up to plan limits, with paid add-on pages and drafts |
| Free start | First plan free up to 1,000 keywords, with briefs for the top 5 pages, no card | 14-day free trial |
Be honest. Choose Clearscope if:
Your writers live in a grading editor
Clearscope's content grade is well known and every plan has unlimited users. SerpDad has an advisory content score, but no live grading editor.
You want proof and a hand to hold
Clearscope shows 19 customer stories and logos such as Adobe, Shopify and Webflow, and Business includes an account manager. We have no customers yet.
You track AI answers beyond Google
Clearscope pitches discovery on Google and ChatGPT. SerpDad checks Google AI Overviews and AI Mode only.
And the other side. Choose SerpDad if:
You need to know which pages to build
SerpDad reads the live top 10 for every keyword and gives each one an owner page, starting from the pages you have. Our run: 1,797 keywords, 791 pages, 0 compete.
You have to defend the page list
Every decision links to the shared URLs behind it. Real ties go to your review queue with the evidence for both sides.
Clearscope is your biggest tool bill
One plan at $15 a month, locked for life, with no page or draft caps. You pay providers directly and see the cost before any run.
Use both. Plan in SerpDad, grade in Clearscope.
If your writers like Clearscope, keep it for the last step. SerpDad decides what they write in the first place.
Plan the site in SerpDad
Import your keywords. SerpDad maps each one to an owner page and tells you which pages to build, which to fix and which already rank.
Brief from sourced facts
Each planned page gets a brief built from its own top 10, with every claim tied to a source.
Grade the draft in Clearscope
Writers work from the brief and check the draft against Clearscope's grade before sign-off.
Measure in SerpDad
Track each planned page in Search Console, rankings and Google AI Overviews, and catch decay on the next run.
The math. What 1,797 keywords cost us.
| SerpDad | Clearscope Essentials | Clearscope Business | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription | $15 a month (first 30 workspaces, locked for life) | $129 a month | $399 a month |
| Provider fees for 1,797 keywords | $13.10, paid to DataForSEO and our AI provider | Included up to plan limits | Included up to plan limits |
| First month | $28.10 | $129 | $399 |
| First year, subscription only | $180, plus provider fees for each run you approve | $1,548 | $4,788 |
The two tools do different jobs, so this is not a like for like price. It is what our own run cost. The estimate shown before we ran was $4.32 to $14.77. Read the full run.
Switching. Your first plan in about 10 minutes of setup.
Plus the run itself. Ours took 1 hour 22 minutes for 1,797 keywords.
Add your keys
Connect a DataForSEO account and one AI provider. They bill you directly.
Import the keywords you already have
A file, a paste, an Ahrefs export, Search Console or Google Sheets.
Check the estimate
SerpDad shows the cost range before it spends anything. You approve the run.
Read the plan
Every keyword gets a verdict with a receipt. Settle the close calls in the review queue.
Docs: provider keys, import keywords, read the plan.
Questions and answers.
Can't find the answer? Email us.
Is SerpDad cheaper than Clearscope?
Yes on the subscription. SerpDad is $15 a month for the first 30 paying workspaces, locked for life. Clearscope starts at $129 a month, and Business is $399. With SerpDad you also pay DataForSEO and your AI provider directly: our run of 1,797 keywords cost $13.10.
Does SerpDad replace Clearscope's content grade?
Not fully. SerpDad has an advisory 0 to 100 content score that never blocks a draft and never predicts a ranking, but no live grading editor. If your writers rely on a grade while they type, keep Clearscope for that step.
Can I use SerpDad and Clearscope together?
Yes. SerpDad decides which pages to build or fix and writes a brief for each. Your writers can then grade drafts in Clearscope. SerpDad never publishes for you.
Does SerpDad limit pages or users like Clearscope plans do?
SerpDad has no keyword, project or member limits, with up to 200,000 keywords per plan. Clearscope offers unlimited users, and its Essentials plan includes 50 tracked queries, 50 pages and 20 drafts.
Where do the Clearscope facts come from?
Clearscope's own pricing and product pages, checked on 21 Oct 2026. Plans change, so check before you buy, and email us if anything is out of date.
Plan every page first.
Then grade the drafts.
Your first plan is free up to 1,000 keywords, with briefs for the top 5 pages. No card needed.