# Clearscope Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Clearscope the right Content Marketing solution for you? Explore 60 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/161003/Clearscope/reviews --- Clearscope 4.9 (60) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/161003/Clearscope/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Clearscope Ease of use 4.9 Customer Service 4.9 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Marc A Personal Finance BloggerInternet, Self-employedUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “I like that Clearscope offers a WordPress plugin and Google Docs extension.“ October 31, 2022 Marc A Personal Finance BloggerInternet, Self-employedUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “My only complaint is that the price is higher than some alternatives.“ October 31, 2022 AB Aniket B Content writer Marketing and Advertising, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Clearscope has saved me at least 30 minutes with every article I write.“ May 23, 2022 Zahra H Head of ContentInformation Technology and Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Pasting directly from the web version onto WP is a bust because a lot of formatting follows.“ August 11, 2021 EB Enes B Content CreatorPublic Relations and Communications, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Being a customizable and flexible product makes my work process incredibly easy.“ November 6, 2022 Nneka O Freelance Content WriterMarketing and Advertising, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Their keyword tool is very basic. And It is really expensive.“ July 31, 2021 Zahra H Head of ContentInformation Technology and Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “It shows the links where you can find your competition, and the generating links for WP is just very useful!“ August 11, 2021 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 60 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Rebekah E. Co-Founder Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "This will save you time and earn you search cred." February 4, 2020 5.0 I've saved countless hours in creating outlines for blog content throughout my agency. It's also given us tools to help rank for competitive search terms by unraveling what searchers are looking for. Pros There's not much I DON'T like, but I have to say my favorites are the Google Docs integration for relevant keywords, grade level, and overall "score." It makes my workflow so much easier, and it's easier for my writers to see their live "scores" while writing. It's also great for outlining and assigning articles, because I know what's relevant, how long the article should be, and how other top competitors stack up. Cons I haven't had any bad experiences with Clearscope so far. Even when I've had questions about a small functionality or needed help installing the Google Docs plugin, Clearscope was lightning fast to offer me incredible support. Switched from [Ahrefs](https://www.capterra.com/p/176340/Ahrefs/) We still use Ahrefs for other features not offered by Clearscope, but for outlining and scoring articles, there's no comparison. Ahrefs' "also rank for" keywords are frequently not as accurate as Clearscope's "relevant keywords." The live Google Docs plugin streamlines a process my writers used to HATE — working from a static list of secondary keywords. Review Source Maddy O. SEO Content Strategist Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "An important tool for delivering value to my clients" March 16, 2021 5.0 I love it! I've spoken a lot with \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] to share my feedback and learn how to better use the tool and it's very clear that they care deeply about creating an awesome product and great user experience. Pros Clearscope simplifies the keyword research process, as well as briefing and outlining SEO content. It would take me hours to do myself what it does in mere minutes. I can trust the data to guide my writers to create useful content that addresses search intent and ranks in relevant search. The user interface is simple and easy to use — new team members get used to it very quickly without a lot of training needed. Cons It's not cheap but when you're creating content at scale, it's easy to justify the price. Alternatives considered [MarketMuse](https://www.capterra.com/p/144457/MarketMuse/)[Topic](https://www.capterra.com/p/195438/Topic/) Reason for choosing Clearscope I have a MarketMuse account also, thanks to purchasing access with a lifetime deal. Switched from [Frase](https://www.capterra.com/p/197955/Frase/) I still use Frase, but now that I also have Clearscope, I can use each tool to their strengths. I use Frase more for research/briefing and Clearscope more for content optimization once the article is written. Review Source RO Rainie O. Instructor Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Useful information but no transparency and not that smart" July 18, 2019 3.0 Pros Clearscope offers useful analysis, especially of related words for any keyword. The generally quick overview of average word count is also useful. Cons The grading system is not transparent or smart. It's possible to get an A++ just by stuffing keywords. The word count can often be wrong as well. Review Source MA Mark A. Head of Marketing Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Produce SEO-assure content briefs in seconds" March 8, 2022 5.0 I love it, and I don't want to go back to managing a writing team without it. As far as I'm concerned, if I ever, ever, ever need to brief SEO content, I will not do it without Clearscope. Pros I used to have to manually research and brief a large team of writers, which took forever. Now I insert the keyword I want, the article I already have (or don't have), and just create a link to send. That's it. Cons It can feel a bit bare and inflexible at times - I wouldn't mind a drag and drop folder system, or an easier way to know if something is 'complete' or not. Alternatives considered [Frase](https://www.capterra.com/p/197955/Frase/) Reason for choosing Clearscope I liked Clearscopes UI better, and the research from SERP was more accurate and useful. Review Source Alex L. Head of B2C Marketing Internet Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "It makes content research/development easy to manage while maximizing algorithmic-SEO qualitity." May 30, 2018 5.0 Easy to use tool to help inform SEO-driven content creation and streamline the creation process. Also easy to optimize existing content. Pros New Content Development - For a given keyword, Clearscope pulls an easy to read report of keywords that should be included in a new piece of content, and how frequently - this makes it extremely easy for a writer (freelance or in house) to follow in order to deliver algorithmically strong SEO. Now, you just have to proof for editorial / voice, knowing it's strong content that has a better chance of ranking. - Additionally, it gives you the top quality content that's already out there so that you and your writers know what you're up against, and get insight into the tone, voice, etc. - At the end of it all, you can throw the content the writer wrote into the tool to see it's SEO grade. Existing Content: - Have existing content that you want to optimize and get more traffic to? Run it through the tool, see recommendations, and send it to get edited. The tool also has a powerful keyword research / recommendation engine. In summary: huge time saver and accuracy booster to help make content development and optimization turnkey. Also, working with the team is extraordinary. Some of the best support I've ever had. They also help you understand how to use the tool to maximize impact, rather than just having the subscription. Strong general SEO context is also a huge bonus. Cons Everything that comes to mind is really just out of personal preference for experience or aesh - The UI is clean, but could potentially be more modern. - Could be more distinct visual difference between the general keyword research tool (no limit on usage) and the keyword optimization tool (currently credit-based) to prevent user error. Review Source Georgios C. Managing Director Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great Software for Content & SEO Agencies" January 30, 2020 5.0 The most obvious benefit, of course, is that we get more search traffic for our clients. And, that's very important. Besides that, I'd say that the fact that we've streamlined the content creation (or update) process even further, is an additional benefit. The good thing about Clearscope is that pretty much anyone can use it. You don't need to be an experienced user or anything like that. You just insert a Report URL into Google Docs and you're ready to start creating content based on Clearscope's recommendation. Pros Clearscope has integrates seamlessly with our internal processes. We're using it to create content for our clients—SaaS and tech companies—and also to help our clients' in-house content team create better content. Clearscope is really easy to use and has the best NLP content editor we've tried so far. In most cases, when we're using Clearscope to create or update content, we get better results in terms of search traffic. I'd recommend it to any content marketing agency or SaaS company that takes its content efforts seriously. Cons There is nothing that we don't like about Clearscope so far. We're very selective in terms of our technology, so if there is something we don't like, we either find another solution or communicate our thoughts to the product team. So far so good with Clearscope. Reason for choosing Clearscope It has the most sophisticated NLP content editor out there. Review Source Zahra H. Head of Content Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Excellent for Ranking Higher" August 11, 2021 5.0 I loved the tool. I was able to optimise approx 30 articles and we saw a jump in their viewing too. Not a very high jump but visible enough. The WP plugin was non-intrusive. The tool itself is very useful and gives you a lot of info about the content you may not know from before. The comp. links are a great window into what others have done and how we can improve our own. Pros The way this tool defines how many times you have to use certain words to rank high because that's what others are doing, is great. It shows the links where you can find your competition, and the generating links for WP is just very useful! I didnt expect the plugin to work very well, but it did and made everything a breeze. Cons The price. Its very costly. Pasting directly from the web version onto WP is a bust because a lot of formatting follows. It would be nice to have English Standard switch button to change between UK, US, AUS, CA standard of English Review Source Brian S. Senior Manager, Content Marketing Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "My go-to SEO tool for creating content that ranks" March 7, 2018 5.0 Saves time in my content creation process. Helps create search-friendly articles. Higher rankings in Google search results. Useful and pretty reports. Pros I love how Clearscope reverse engineers what's already ranking on Google for any given keyword, then shows all the relevant terms I need to include to create a search-engine friendly article. Before, I used to type a keyword into Google, eyeball the results, then make an educated guess about what kind of content would be relevant and important to write about. I don't do that anymore because I use Clearscope. This saves me time and energy, and even better, it's more accurate than what I used to do. I added the tool into the writing process for our internal team and freelance writers to make sure we know which relevant terms to include from the beginning. We've used Clearscope when creating content from scratch, and also to rewrite existing content that didn't have a good optimization score. We've seen major gains in both. I also use their keyword research tool in my planning/strategy phase so that's been helpful. Cons I think they could add a helpful feature to let you know when your content went down a grade, so you can make updates to keep your stuff relevant. That's minor though. The core functionality is solid and I couldn't be happier. Review Source Steven L. Principal Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Finally, something that really moves the needle for content marketers!" May 1, 2019 5.0 Exceptional, Their product really has delivered results for our SEO and effectiveness of our content. Pros I love the thinking behind this platform, it is so logical and transparent in regard to what it does that it is hard to really question its value. Now the work that was required to make it work has been rather enormous and we have seen great strides in the last year we have been using it, but from day one, its core function worked and always has. That alone is very rare. The support is excellent and that is because they care about their product, which I love about them. We have seen true SEO improvement with the tool and now use it on all our content. Cons I wish their team was a little larger so they could make the tool even better in less time. But their is that old adage that "all good things come to those who wait." :) I have seen that is true with Clearscope. Review Source Suganthan M. Digital Marketing Consultant Internet Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Fantastic product and support." December 10, 2018 5.0 With this software, you can use semantic keywords in your pages/articles so giving an opportunity to rank them higher in Google. I've recently set up an experiment, and I was able to push hundreds of articles which were ranking on page 2 to page 1 by grading the content via Clearscope without building any links. The founder is a lovely​ guy ​and helpful. Love where this software is heading, and I'm excited for them. Pros Clearscope is a clever piece of software which uses several NLP machine learning algorithms to find semantic keywords to improve on-page SEO. Unlike the standard TF-IDF (Term frequency-inverse document frequency) used by other less sophisticated software. Cons We have to copy paste content into Clearscope for grading manually. If they can implement a way to use a URL to pull and grade content automatically it would be awesome — some WP plugin that can auto-update content after optimisation that would be sweet as well. Review Source EB Enes B. Content Creator Public Relations and Communications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fully user-friendly with its functionality" November 6, 2022 5.0 Pros Being a customizable and flexible product makes my work process incredibly easy. A real helper to improve content. It allows us to produce great content in a short time. Cons There is nothing that I see as a disadvantage on this platform. Review Source Stephanie S. Director, Growth and Content Strategy Internet Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Clearscope is easy to use and a huge benefit to my team" December 6, 2018 5.0 Pros Clearscope is super easy and intuitive to use. The platform is simple and effective, and everyone on my team picked up how to use it quickly. Team has also given us tons of 1:1 help, and has been a huge support as I build out my team. Using Clearscope makes creating content easy. Cons I have yet to find something I dislike about Clearscope. It has solved our immediate business needs. Review Source AF Asher F. Manager, SEO Content Insurance Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy-to-use and effective" January 29, 2020 5.0 Pros Clearscope is a tremendous asset for an in-house or agency SEO team. It's easy to use for search professionals of almost all experience levels, cost-effective at scale, and provides valuable insights. Cons I don't have any major issues with Clearscope that impact my day-to-day experience with the tool. Further integrations with various CMS platforms would be great. Review Source ML Matt L. Growth marketer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Like having an seo consultant whenever you need" April 16, 2020 5.0 We were able to rank articles we ran through clear scope without having people familiar with seo Pros Intuitive . Helps users who are unfamiliar with seo be able to optimize content quickly. The support was always spot on and we levelled up the team really quickly using the software as a framework. Cons Cost. But who doesn’t complain about the price of things nowadays. Besides that, it could have been a bit faster when loading. Alternatives considered [Alexa](https://www.capterra.com/p/168725/Alexa-Marketing-Stack/)[Moz Pro](https://www.capterra.com/p/152215/Moz-Pro/)[Semrush](https://www.capterra.com/p/151962/SEMrush/) Review Source Michael R. Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Extremely useful tool for planning content and search marketing strategy" February 26, 2018 5.0 Pros Clearscope.io is the great tool that allows our content managers to QA content before publishing. The ability to quickly research competition and adjust content accordingly has helped us publish content way faster than before. Cons I wish the tool provided some content organization functionality. We've been managing content in spreadsheets which hasn't been the most pleasant of experiences. Review Source Lucinda H. Freelance Writer Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great Tool" November 19, 2018 5.0 Pros I like how easy it is to write and get a grade for your content. I also love that it pulls in the most common competitors, so you can know how to make your content better before you even get started. Cons I think the price is a bit excessive. I use it on behalf of a client and don't have to pay for it myself, but I would easily join if I could afford it. It's a great tool for a freelance writer like myself to provide better quality content to my clients, but cost prohibitive for me. Review Source JP Jacqueline P. Senior Manager, Content & Copywriting Hospitality Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The most sophisticated and effective SEO tool on the market" January 29, 2020 5.0 We use Clearscope to optimize historical content as well as future content—with the goal of increasing organic search traffic. In just under two months, we've seen a 50% increase. Pros Unlike other SEO tools, which narrowly focus on keyword volume and meta title/description, Clearscope equips you with a 365-degree suite of modern tools to optimize your content quickly and effectively—while accounting for Google's latest algorithm changes. Cons There's nothing that I currently dislike about the software. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Growth Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Clearscope is a dead simple SEO tool - even a beginner can hit the ground running and make an impact" February 22, 2018 5.0 Pros Clearscope is intuitive and easy-to-use, but perhaps the best part of the experience as been the customer support. The Clearscope team is incredibly responsive. And they've helped with everything from complex SEO strategy questions to basic feature questions. Review Source BC Brandi C. Marketing Specialist, Copywriter Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Clearscope is hands down the most powerful SEO/content optimization tool I have ever used." March 16, 2018 5.0 Pros Clearscope makes it extremely easy to optimize your content, removing much of the manual research and work you would normally need to do, and having the keyword research feature right there within in the same tool is really convenient and efficient. And I cannot forget to mention that support from Clearscope has been outstanding. Anytime I or my team have any questions, Bernard is always there to teach and help us get the most out of Clearscope. Review Source RP Rohan P. CEO Legal Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "BEST SEO SOFTWARE ON THE MARKET" January 30, 2020 5.0 We have been able to dramatically increase search traffic and improve revenue thanks to assistance from Clearscope. Pros Such an amazing tool to figure out what type of content to write, what keywords to use, and how long to make your content. It does everything for you but write the article.s Cons Nothing -- it's an impeccable piece of software that has second-to-none customer success. Review Source Cathy Bennett K. Founder and Editor Writing and Editing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Vital Cog in the SEO Keyword Research Machine" September 15, 2019 5.0 Clearscope is an easy to use keyword research tool that, when used regularly with discipline, can increase organic search traffic dramatically. And the customer service is beyond good - it's super and goes well past simple FAQ or "how-to" information. Pros Easy to use. The dashboards for keyword search, report generation and content optimization are very user friendly, even for beginners. The true value of Clearscope comes after working with it for a period of time and learning how to incorporate it into your individual workflow. Once you master Clearscope, it becomes a vital cog in your editorial machine. Cons None. Clearscope serves the purpose for which it's intended perfectly for my needs. Review Source AP Alex P. Director, SEO & Product Cosmetics Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Clearscope is a great tool for crafting content!" May 11, 2019 5.0 We were very early adopters of Clearscope. I've had an excellent experience using it since the beginning, and so has my team. I always recommend it to everyone I work with. Pros I love how easy Clearscope makes it to find the content gaps between your competitors and you for any given keyword, on a granular level. This would be prohibitively time-consuming otherwise. That being said, my favorite feature is the content optimization tool. It allows you to easily fill in those gaps while crafting and/or optimizing your own content by providing live feedback on your progress. Lastly, the pricing is great for the value you are getting. Similar services are significantly costlier. Cons That there was no way to integrate it with Google Docs, so as to avoid having to copy paste the content into Clearscope for analysis. But they're working on making that possible now. Review Source Paul B. Software Engineer Biotechnology Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Clearscope is our SEO secret weapon" June 13, 2018 5.0 Pros Ever since we rebuilt our SEO and Content Marketing effort around Clearscope, we started seeing much faster compounding growth. - One of the best keyword research tools. We use it along with Gooogle Keyword Planner and Ahrefs - Best in class content report & optimization - Great & responsive customer support and onboarding Here's why content optimization with Clearscope is game changing: 1. Best in class. Literally, no other service comes close with respect to telling you what keywords & topics to cover to maximize your chances of ranking for a given keyword 2. We've eliminated the need for an SEO to go over our author's work. Clearscope is so easy that our authors are using it directly. As a result, our content ranks better and reads a lot better. Cons Clearscope is fantastic and we don't have any issues with it. We use Clearscope to optimize every single piece of content we publish. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Freelance Writer Internet Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Seamless, effective, and efficient. " February 15, 2018 5.0 Our SEO search traffic has consistently grown at least 30% month to month, and it is through an intricate process we developed using Clearscope. Pros Clearscope lives up to its name, truly clearing the scope of content down to the most important and vital terms to tackle so you can begin to rank in search results immediately. The approach and interface is simple and easy to understand, whether you're an SEO expert or novice. The customer support team always responds promptly and sends timely updates when needed. Cons I have essentially no complaints about Clearscope, except for one: some suggested terms are not always applicable to the content at hand. That, of course, isn't a deal-breaker. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Producer Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Fantastic tool with great support and constant iteration to improve it" March 7, 2018 5.0 We've seen significant search traffic improvement to old posts after editing them in Clearscope. Also, it's a great tool for outlining and drafting new articles to make sure the content is well-aligned with search intent. The cost is somewhat high, but I haven't found anything else like it, so I think it's well worth the price. At first I thought I might sign up for a month, use up all the reports, then cancel and stop paying for it. But I'm getting so much ongoing value from it that I've been happily paying for months now. Pros This is far beyond any other keyword research tool I've ever used. It has great reporting and a nice keyword analysis tool, but I get the most value from the real-time editor. It allows you to compose or edit an article and watch its score improve instantly, without hitting save or taking any action. In the past I used real-time analysis tools like Hemingway to help with readability, but this takes it a step further to make sure I'm hitting all the relevant topics that will answer searchers' questions when I write or update an article. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.