Honest comparison · checked September 2026

Uplift vs Frase

Frase researches, drafts and tracks. Uplift also designs the images and posts them to your channels.

Uplift

$49 USD a month per website (SEO + Social, limited-time offer; usually $149)

Search and social done for you, per website, approved by you.

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Frase

$49 a month, or $39 billed yearly (Starter)

Research, briefs, drafts and AI visibility for people who publish.

Writing and optimisation tools

  • Publishes to
  • Posts on
  • Found in

Line by line

Uplift and Frase, side by side.

Frase researches what already ranks, turns it into a brief, drafts the article and watches whether you are cited in AI answers. It can publish to your site when you let it, and it can draft social versions of a piece, though by its own account it does not post them. Uplift does the posting too, on four channels and on your Google Business Profile.

Uplift and Frase, feature by feature
What you are comparingUpliftFrase
Price to start$49 USD a month per website (SEO + Social, limited-time offer; usually $149)$49 a month, or $39 billed yearly, on the Starter plan
What the price coversSearch and social together: articles, social posts, local SEO and reporting, per websiteOne seat, one site, ten articles and fifty audit pages a month
Writes the content for youYes, articles and social captions, from your business and your keywordsYes, it researches and drafts in your voice
Designs the imagesYes, on-brand images for each social postYes, a generated hero image and in-content visuals
Publishes to your websiteYes, to WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Wix, Framer or your own systemYes, to WordPress, Webflow, Sanity, Wix or its own CMS, once you switch auto-publishing on
Posts to your social channelsYes, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and XDrafts LinkedIn, X and Instagram versions to export; its pages say it does not post them
Google Business ProfileYes, local posts, profile updates and review repliesNot stated on their site
Keyword research and SEO auditsYes, included, before anything is writtenResearch from the results already ranking; no search-volume database is stated
Getting found in AI answersYes, content written to be quoted by ChatGPT, Gemini and ClaudeYes, citation tracking on ChatGPT and Google AI, with more engines on higher plans
You approve before it goes liveYes, nothing is published or posted until you say yesDrafts wait for review until you turn auto-publishing on
CommitmentMonthly, cancel anytime, no setup feeMonthly or yearly, with a seven-day trial

Checked on Frase's own pages in September 2026: pricing, integrations. Prices change; tell us if you spot something out of date.

Both sides

What each one is better at.

We publish this page, so the other product's strengths are on it too.

Where Uplift wins

  • Social posts are written, designed and posted, not drafted for you to place
  • Google Business Profile posts, updates and review replies
  • No article cap to manage: the plan covers the publishing for one website
  • One approval step covering search and social together

Where Frase wins

  • AI visibility tracking with per-prompt country targeting and daily alerts
  • Backlink research that scores domains and drafts the outreach
  • Content decay monitoring on pages you already have
  • Content in 70+ languages
  • A REST API, MCP server and CLI on every plan

Which to pick

Choose the one that fits how you work.

Choose Uplift if…

  • You want the social channels handled, not just drafted
  • Local customers matter and your Google Business Profile needs attention
  • You would rather approve work than manage briefs and quotas

Choose Frase if…

  • You want to watch and improve where you are cited in AI answers
  • Backlink outreach is part of your plan
  • You publish in many languages, or want an API, MCP or CLI

Measured results

Real businesses, real search growth.

Search Console performance from client properties we run: the same view you get in your dashboard.

Chase Insurance BrokersBusiness insurance · OntarioGrowing with UpliftLast 16 months
Total clicks15.7K
Total impressions6.42M
Average CTR0.2%
ClicksImpressions009045K18090K7/23/243/12/2510/30/25
Mississauga Convention CentreEvent venue · Mississauga, ONGrowing with UpliftLast 16 months
Total clicks9.8K
Total impressions3.11M
Average CTR0.3%
ClicksImpressions007538K15075K7/23/243/12/2510/30/25
Altima Kitchens and ClosetsCustom cabinetry · Brampton, ONGrowing with UpliftLast 16 months
Total clicks12.4K
Total impressions4.86M
Average CTR0.26%
ClicksImpressions0012060K240120K7/23/243/12/2510/30/25
CodePaperSoftware DevelopmentEstablishing CodePaper as a thought leader in software development+250%Organic traffic+90%Lead qualityRead the story

AI answers

The pages Uplift writes are the pages AI answers quote.

ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Google’s own answers are assembled from pages that already rank. Uplift writes for the questions your customers ask, publishes them on your site, and keeps your Google Business Profile saying the same thing.

AI OverviewExample

wedding catering near me

Several caterers cover weddings in your area. Your business is one of them, with chef-inspired menus and tastings before you book.

  • Google
  • ChatGPT
  • Gemini
  • Claude
  • 250,000+

    Google rankings improved for our clients

  • 29,000+

    AI citations and mentions earned

  • 25,000+

    Leads generated for our clients

In their words

What owners say after the switch.

Business owners who run Uplift on their own site, with the numbers their dashboards show.

Marco Silva

Owner, Silva Catering

Catering & Events • Toronto, ON

Google and AI search are finally sending us qualified leads. Uplift AI has made a huge difference for our catering business: more inquiries, more events, and less time worrying about SEO.
Toronto, ON · Nov 11, 2024

Daniel Romero

Owner, Whitby Physio & Wellness

Physiotherapy Clinic • Whitby, ON

Uplift AI helped us show up more often in local search and we've booked significantly more new patients. The setup was simple and the results have been consistent.
Whitby, ON · Jan 22, 2025

Emily Chen

Owner, CleanNest Services

Home Cleaning • Richmond Hill, ON

Super easy to set up and we started seeing growth within a few weeks. Uplift AI takes care of the technical stuff so I can focus on running my business. Highly recommend!
Richmond Hill, ON · Feb 8, 2025

Pricing

One plan, search and social.

Everything on Uplift's side of the table, per website, with no setup fee and no contract.

SEO + Social

Limited-time offer

All in one: search and social, one price

$49USDper month, limited-time offer, regularly $149

Get SEO + Social

Cancel anytime. No contracts, no setup fees.

Per website.Locked in for as long as you stay subscribed.

What’s included

  • Articles written and publishedOn your website, after your OK
  • Social posts createdImages and captions for each channel
  • Keyword research and SEO auditsDone for you, before anything is written
  • Posted to your channelsInstagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and X
  • Local SEOGoogle Business Profile, kept correct
  • Works with your websiteWordPress, Shopify, Webflow and more
  • Found in Google and AI answersIncluding ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude
  • Approvals and reportingAll in one dashboard
  • Publishes to
  • Posts on
  • Found in

More websites, less per websiteVolume discounts apply automatically

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FAQ

Uplift and Frase, answered plainly

No. Frase drafts social versions of a piece, for LinkedIn, X and Instagram among others, and its own pages state it does not post them: you export and publish them yourself. Uplift writes the captions, designs the images and posts them on schedule.

They start close. Frase's Starter plan is $49 a month, or $39 billed yearly, for one site and ten articles a month. Uplift is $49 a month per website while the limited-time offer runs, covering search and social together.

No local SEO or Google Business Profile feature is described on its pages. Uplift connects your Google Business Profile and handles local posts, profile updates and review replies.

For measuring it, Frase: it tracks citations across several AI engines and alerts you. For being in those answers, both write with that in mind; Uplift writes and publishes the pages, Frase tells you how they are doing.

Uplift's side comes from its own pricing and product pages. Frase's side was read from frase.io's pricing and integrations pages in September 2026, both linked under the table.

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