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Published plan prices for your team size and usage. Results update as you type. Taxes, currency conversion and unlisted add-ons are excluded, and anything the source did not state is called out rather than guessed.
Cheapest fit for 1 person, all 2 tools
$108/month
$1,296 a year on these plans.
| Tool / plan | Monthly | Per year | What this assumes |
|---|---|---|---|
ColumnistCheapest fit Flat subscription | $79 | $948 | Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider. |
Novelist Flat subscription | $99 | $1,188 | Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider. |
Ghostwriter Flat subscription | $179 | $2,148 | Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider. |
StarterCheapest fit Flat subscription | $29 | $348 | Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider. |
Founder Flat subscription | $79 | $948 | Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider. |
Hirebalzac
Best fit
Website owners and marketers who want to automate SEO content creation and publishing to improve Google rankings and AI citations
Trade-offs
Requires WordPress 5.6 or later with application passwords enabled and REST API for one-click WordPress integration; Auto-publishing requires an active paid plan; first 3 articles are free but no auto-publishing without plan
Integrations / export
Not confirmed
Llamarush
Best fit
Solo founders, indie hackers, small SaaS teams, and developers who dislike marketing and want automated SEO growth.
Trade-offs
Free plan includes only 3 lifetime text-only blog generations with manual publishing and Markdown export, lacking images and autopublishing.; CMS integration and autopilot publishing features are only available on paid Starter and Founder plans.
Integrations / export
Direct publishing integrations with WordPress, Ghost, Notion, and GitHub for static site generators like Next.js or Astro.