AI article writer for SEO with keyword research, content scoring and CMS publishing.
Key facts
- Lowest listed plan
- $99/moStarter plan
- Billing
- Month-to-month billing
- Free plan
- Unknown
- Free trial
- Yes, no card requiredPlans covered not recorded
- Prices last verified
- 30 Oct 2026
- Verification
- Vendor-checkedVerified 30 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation. Not independently tested.
What Byword does
Byword is a web app that researches keywords, generates SEO articles in a matched brand voice, scores them and publishes them to CMSs such as WordPress and Webflow. Plans are priced by monthly article credits.
Built for (vendor-stated)
- Agencies
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Vendor documentation, 30 Oct 2026. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.Prices as listed by Byword; annual totals only where the vendor lists them. Lowest plans differ in limits between tools, so compare what each plan includes. How we check prices
| Plan | Month-to-month | Billed annually | Limits and inclusions (vendor-listed) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Month-to-month$99/mo | Billed annually$83/mo | 25 articles per month; $3.50 per extra article; solo use; 5 domains. |
| Standard | Month-to-month$299/mo | Billed annually$249/mo | 80 articles per month; $3.00 per extra article; 3 team seats (+$25 per extra seat); unlimited domains; API access. |
| Scale | Month-to-month$999/mo | Billed annually$833/mo | 300 articles per month; $2.50 per extra article; 10 team seats (+$20 per extra seat); unlimited domains; priority support. |
| Unlimited | Month-to-month$1,999/mo | Billed annuallyNot listed | Platform fee; AI costs are paid directly to the AI providers with your own Anthropic and Google API keys. No monthly article limit; unlimited team size. |
Paid add-ons
Byword capabilities
Checked against Byword's documentation on 30 Oct 2026 unless a row says otherwise; not independently tested. The plan column shows where a capability is confirmed, not that lower plans lack it.
- Offered5
- Partial0
- Paid add-on0
- Not offered0
- Unknown5
- * Not yet verified
| Capability | Availability | Confirmed plan | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content3 | |||
| Automated content generationGenerates drafts or full articles with AI. | Availability: Offered | Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Starter, the lowest paid plan | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Automated content generationChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “AI generation Generate articles that rank. Custom templates, brand voice matching, and intelligent structure.” |
| Content optimizationScores or guides content against ranking competitors. | Availability: Offered | Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Starter, the lowest paid plan | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Content optimizationChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Smart optimization Real-time SEO scoring with keyword and readability suggestions.” |
| Bulk content generationGenerates many articles in one run. | Availability: Offered | Plan not specified | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Bulk content generationChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “You can queue dozens of articles at once—we'll generate them in parallel and notify you when they're ready.” |
| Publishing1 | |||
| Automated publishingPushes content directly to a CMS such as WordPress. | Availability: Offered | Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Starter, the lowest paid plan | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Automated publishingChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Publish to WordPress, Webflow, HubSpot, and more. Export to Google Docs & Sheets. Trigger Zapier workflows.” |
| Research1 | |||
| Keyword researchKeyword discovery with volume or difficulty data. | Availability: Offered | Confirmed plan: Confirmed from Starter, the lowest paid plan | Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested., details for Keyword researchChecked against vendor documentation on 30 Oct 2026. Not independently tested. Vendor wording: “Research intelligence Analyze SERPs, understand intent, and discover exactly what to write about.” Notes: The keyword explorer is listed from the Starter plan. |
Unknown: 5 capabilitiesNo vendor documentation found either way. Unknown is not the same as Not offered.
AI visibility
- AI visibility monitoringTracks brand mentions or citations in AI assistants and AI search answers.
Research
- Rank trackingMonitors positions in traditional search results over time.
Technical SEO
- Technical site auditCrawls a site to find technical and on-page issues.
Backlinks
- Backlink analysisExplores referring domains and link profiles.
- Backlink buildingHelps acquire new backlinks, for example through outreach tooling or link exchanges.
Integrations
9 verified in vendor documentation, 0 not yet verified.
- Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.WordPressConfirmed from Starter, the lowest paid plan
- Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.WebflowConfirmed from Starter, the lowest paid plan
- Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.ShopifyConfirmed from Starter, the lowest paid plan
- Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.GhostConfirmed from Starter, the lowest paid plan
- Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.HubSpotConfirmed from Starter, the lowest paid plan
- Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.SlackConfirmed from Starter, the lowest paid plan
- Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.ZapierConfirmed from Starter, the lowest paid plan
- Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.MakeConfirmed from Starter, the lowest paid plan
- Vendor documentation. Checked against the vendor's own pages on the date shown. Not independently tested.Public APIConfirmed from StandardAvailability on lower plans not verified.
Sources
Official Byword pages read on 30 Oct 2026. These are the vendor's own claims; SEOFinder has not independently tested them.
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