Honest comparison · checked September 2026

Uplift vs Outrank

Outrank publishes articles at volume. Uplift publishes fewer, and also runs your social channels and your Google Business Profile.

Uplift

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

Search and social for one business, with an approval step before anything goes out.

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Outrank

$99 a month for one website, or $999 a year

High-volume article publishing, with backlinks and an API.

AI SEO content tools

  • Publishes to
  • Posts on
  • Found in

Line by line

Uplift and Outrank, side by side.

Outrank is an article machine: one plan, thirty articles a month, written and published to your site without you. Uplift covers a smaller share of the writing volume and a wider share of the marketing, because the same plan also creates and posts your social content and keeps your Google Business Profile up to date.

Uplift and Outrank, feature by feature
What you are comparingUpliftOutrank
Price to start$49 USD a month per website (SEO + Social, limited-time offer; usually $149)$99 a month for one website, or $999 a year
What the price coversSearch and social together: articles, social posts, local SEO and reporting, per website30 articles a month, keyword research, backlink exchange, AI images, unlimited users
Writes the content for youYes, articles and social captions, from your business and your keywordsYes, articles from an automated keyword plan
Designs the imagesYes, on-brand images for each social postYes, AI images inside articles; a better image model is a $49 a month add-on
Publishes to your websiteYes, to WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Wix, Framer or your own systemYes, to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Wix, Framer, Ghost, Notion, Next.js or a webhook
Posts to your social channelsYes, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and XNot stated on their site
Google Business ProfileYes, local posts, profile updates and review repliesNot stated on their site
Keyword research and SEO auditsYes, included, before anything is writtenYes, automated keyword research on every plan
Getting found in AI answersYes, content written to be quoted by ChatGPT, Gemini and ClaudeA free page checker; no ongoing tracking is described
You approve before it goes liveYes, nothing is published or posted until you say yesArticles arrive as a draft in your CMS, or publish on their day automatically
CommitmentMonthly, cancel anytime, no setup feeMonthly or yearly; higher volumes and human editing cost extra

Checked on Outrank'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 written, designed and scheduled on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and X, which Outrank's pages don't offer
  • Google Business Profile posts, updates and review replies, which Outrank's pages don't mention
  • $49 a month against $99, for one website
  • Nothing goes live until you approve it, on both search and social

Where Outrank wins

  • Far more articles: 30 a month as standard, and 60 or 90 as paid add-ons
  • A backlink exchange network in the plan; link building is not part of Uplift's plan
  • Articles in 150+ languages
  • More publishing targets, including Ghost, Notion and Next.js
  • A REST API and a CLI for people who want to drive it from their own tools

Which to pick

Choose the one that fits how you work.

Choose Uplift if…

  • You want search and social handled together, not articles alone
  • Customers find you locally and your Google Business Profile matters
  • You want to read what goes out before it goes out
  • One website, one price, is the shape of what you need

Choose Outrank if…

  • Article volume is the point: you want 30 or more a month
  • You want backlinks as part of the same subscription
  • You publish in several languages, or into Ghost, Notion or Next.js
  • You want to drive publishing from an API or a script

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

Running an agency or many sites?Talk to us

FAQ

Uplift and Outrank, answered plainly

Not that its pages say. Outrank's homepage, pricing and integrations pages name website platforms only, so social posting would stay with you or another tool. Uplift writes, designs and schedules posts for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and X in the same plan as the articles.

Uplift is $49 a month per website while the limited-time offer runs, and $149 after it. Outrank lists $99 a month for one website, or $999 a year, with more articles and a backlink exchange included at that price.

Outrank. Its plan is built around thirty articles a month, with sixty and ninety available as paid add-ons. Uplift writes fewer articles, and spends the rest of the plan on social posts, local search and approvals.

Yes. Some businesses run a volume publisher for articles and Uplift for social and Google Business Profile. If you do, connect them to different parts of your site so two tools never publish the same page.

Uplift's side comes from its own pricing and product pages. Outrank's side was read from outrank.so's pricing and integrations pages in September 2026, and both pages are linked under the table. Prices change, so check theirs before you decide.

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