Quick Answer
Start with Clearscope if
Start with Clearscope if its strongest fit is your current bottleneck: clear content grading workflow for content teams with existing writers.
Start with Topic if
Start with Topic if its strongest fit is your current bottleneck: content briefs for seo writing teams.
Pricing
Clearscope
Essentials $129/mo, Business $399/mo, Enterprise custom.
Essentials
$129
/mo
Business
$399
/mo
Enterprise
Custom
Additional pages and drafts have separate published add-on prices.
Topic
From $99/mo monthly or $80/mo billed annually.
Starter
$99
/mo
10 briefs/mo, 1 user.
Plus
$199
/mo
25 briefs/mo, 3 users.
Premium
$299
/mo
50 briefs/mo, 5 users.
Enterprise
Custom
Topic's public pricing page lists monthly plans and annual discounts for briefs and optimizations.
Fit
Clearscope is best for
- Content teams with existing writers
- Agencies optimizing important SEO pages
- Editors that need a shared quality bar
Topic is best for
- SEO writing teams
- Agencies producing briefs
- Editors optimizing content workflows
Decision shortcut
If the buyer wants content teams with existing writers, start with Clearscope. If the buyer wants seo writing teams, start with Topic.
Strengths And Limits
Clearscope
Strengths
- Clear content grading workflow
- Useful for writer briefs and optimization
- Good fit for editorial quality control
Limits
- Clearscope should be checked against the full AI visibility loop: monitoring, diagnosis, content decisions, review, scheduling, and publishing.
- The main gap to plan around is that optimization usually starts after someone has already chosen the topic or draft.
- Pricing, usage limits, seats, and add-ons can change, so verify the current official package before purchase.
Topic
Strengths
- Content briefs
- Draft optimization
- Competitor content coverage analysis
Limits
- Topic should be checked against the full AI visibility loop: monitoring, diagnosis, content decisions, review, scheduling, and publishing.
- The main gap to plan around is that optimization usually starts after someone has already chosen the topic or draft.
- Pricing, usage limits, seats, and add-ons can change, so verify the current official package before purchase.
AI Visibility
BeVisible for AI search
Use AI search data to decide what to write next
Clearscope and Topic can help produce or improve content. BeVisible shows which tracked prompts, competitor mentions, and citation gaps should drive the work in the first place.
FAQ
How should teams choose between Clearscope and Topic?
Use Clearscope when your work matches content teams with existing writers. Use Topic when you need seo writing teams. Then check what still remains outside the tool: AI answer monitoring, prompt evidence, article ideas, review, scheduling, and CMS publishing.
Which is cheaper, Clearscope or Topic?
Clearscope pricing snapshot: Essentials $129/mo, Business $399/mo, Enterprise custom. Topic pricing snapshot: From $99/mo monthly or $80/mo billed annually. Verify current packaging on both official pricing pages before purchase.
Where does BeVisible fit with Clearscope and Topic?
Use Clearscope or Topic for the work they cover. BeVisible monitors tracked prompts, brand mentions, competitors, citations, and answer history, then turns those gaps into article ideas, drafts, review, scheduling, and publishing work.