--- title: "ChatSEO alternative | SEO Skill" description: "ChatSEO alternative: compare it with the free SEO Skill MCP server on setup, tools, AI clients, price and data handling." canonical: "https://seoskill.dev/alternatives/chatseo" language: "en" --- # SEO Skill vs ChatSEO ChatSEO is a paid SEO chat app that runs its own AI agents on your Search Console data and DataForSEO market data, with a hosted MCP server on its Pro plan and above. SEO Skill gives your agent your own Search Console, Google Analytics and keyword data for free, with nothing to install. [Get started free](https://seoskill.dev/account) Run it in a terminal, then sign in with Google. Or run it on your machine Installs the CLI, signs you in and adds the skill to your agents. Site crawls and Bing data run this way, on your own machine. A crawl fetches many pages, and Bing blocks our hosted server. ## At a glance The four things most people compare first, from each product's own pages. ### SEO Skill Free use Every on-demand tool, no usage cap Paid $50 a month per site, for the weekly audit Works in web chat Yes Connect One URL and a Google sign-in ### ChatSEO Free use 7-day trial with a card Paid €49 a month for MCP (Pro) Works in web chat Yes Connect Through its own account ## Pick ChatSEO if From ChatSEO's own pages. - You want a chat app that does the analysis for you, rather than giving the data to your own agent. - You want the AI to write articles and publish them to WordPress, Shopify or Webflow. - You want Google Business Profile and local pack tracking for a local business. - You work in French: the app and its guidance are available in English and French. ## Pick SEO Skill if One hosted MCP server for your own search data. - You want every tool your agent calls to be free, with no usage cap and no trial that ends. - You want Search Console, Google Analytics, URL Inspection and Clicky behind one Google sign-in, plus keyword research with your own DataForSEO or Ahrefs key. - You want your Search Console rows fetched on each request and never stored, except what the paid weekly audit keeps for its sites. - You want a weekly crawl, daily index checks and drop alerts done for you, for $50 a month per site. ## Side by side Every fact we compared, with ChatSEO's taken from the sources at the end of this page. SEO SkillChatSEO Connect SEO Skill: Add https://seoskill.dev/mcp to your agent and sign in with Google. Read-only access, no Google Cloud project, no API key. ChatSEO: Create a ChatSEO account, start a plan with a card and connect Search Console through Google sign-in with read-only access. The MCP server then signs in with OAuth 2.1, set up automatically by the MCP client. Tools SEO Skill: 7 hosted tools: seo\_sites, seo\_report, seo\_page, seo\_compare, seo\_index, seo\_research and seo\_data. The CLI adds the site crawl, internal links and Bing. ChatSEO: 38 tools, per its MCP page. They cover organizations, sites, a site action list, conversations, projects, integrations, artifacts and Shopify articles. Analysis runs through a send\_message tool that asks ChatSEO's own agent and costs one credit per message. Data sources SEO Skill: Google Search Console, Google Analytics, URL Inspection, Clicky, and DataForSEO or Ahrefs with your own key. Bing Webmaster Tools in the CLI. Free Domain Rating by Ahrefs on research rows. ChatSEO: Google Search Console, Google Analytics (Pro plan and above), DataForSEO keyword volumes, SERPs, backlinks and competitor data, Google Business Profile, Live page reads, WordPress, Shopify and Webflow AI clients SEO Skill: Claude Code, Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Le Chat and any remote MCP client ChatSEO: Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), ChatGPT Works in web chat SEO Skill: Yes ChatSEO: Yes Free SEO Skill: Every on-demand tool, with no usage cap and no time limit. ChatSEO: No free plan. A 7-day trial gives 30 credits on the plan you choose, with a card required. MCP and API access need the Pro plan or higher. Paid plans SEO Skill: The weekly site audit is $50 a month per site: weekly crawl, daily Google index checks, stored history, drop and return alerts, and a Monday email and webhook. Cancel any time. ChatSEO: Starter from €29 a month (1 site, 100 credits). Pro from €49 a month (3 sites, 3 members, 200 credits, Google Analytics, MCP and API). Ranker from €79 a month (10 sites, 5 members, 400 credits, white-label exports). Agency is custom. One credit is one message. Each plan has higher credit tiers at €10 a month per 50 credits. Annual billing saves 20%. Prices exclude VAT, in EUR with the same amounts in USD. Can it change anything SEO Skill: Read-only Google sign-in. Your agent can start the paid audit for a site, which returns a Stripe Checkout link for you to open. ChatSEO: Yes. Its MCP can publish, update and delete Shopify blog articles, and the app can publish to WordPress, Shopify and Webflow once connected. Its FAQ says it only changes your site when you ask. Search Console access is read-only. Your data SEO Skill: Search Console and analytics rows are fetched on each request and never stored, except what the paid weekly audit keeps for its sites. Your linked accounts and saved keys are kept, encrypted. ChatSEO: Its security page says Search Console data is fetched in real time and never stored or cached. It keeps your OAuth tokens until you disconnect, and conversations, projects and artifacts in its own app. History SEO Skill: Google's 16 months, read live. With the weekly audit, crawl and index history for the sites you audit. ChatSEO: Not stated. Licence SEO Skill: Hosted service, with the CLI and local MCP server open source (Apache 2.0) ChatSEO: Hosted service ## Move from ChatSEO in a few minutes Nothing to migrate: SEO Skill reads your accounts live. When you are done, remove ChatSEO from your agent and revoke its access. - [Add SEO Skill to your agentUse the setup box above, or the steps for your client on the integrations page.](https://seoskill.dev/integrations) - ### Check your access Ask "list my Search Console properties". Every Google account you link shows up. - [Add your research keySave a DataForSEO or Ahrefs key on your account page if you use keyword research.](https://seoskill.dev/account) - ### Carry your prompts over Prompts in plain words work as they are. Prompts that name ChatSEO's own tools need rewording. ## More comparisons Other ways to give your agent search data, next to SEO Skill. [ ### Advanced GSC Free: Limited free version, limits not stated. Paid: $15 a month. SEO Skill vs Advanced GSC](https://seoskill.dev/alternatives/advanced-gsc)[ ### Ahrefs MCP Free: No. Paid: $129 a month (Lite). SEO Skill vs Ahrefs MCP](https://seoskill.dev/alternatives/ahrefs-mcp)[ ### AskWatch Free: Yes, 20 calls a minute. Paid: No paid plan. SEO Skill vs AskWatch](https://seoskill.dev/alternatives/askwatch)[ ### GSC Wizard Free: 7-day trial. Paid: €17 a month. SEO Skill vs GSC Wizard](https://seoskill.dev/alternatives/gsc-wizard) ## Questions about ChatSEO Sources for ChatSEO, read 3 November 2026: [Product, data sources, CMS publishing, FAQ](https://chatseo.app/), [MCP endpoint, clients, OAuth, 38 tools, Pro plan requirement](https://chatseo.app/mcp), [Plans, credits, trial, prices](https://chatseo.app/pricing), [Search Console storage, OAuth scope](https://chatseo.app/security).