FictionEngine vs Frase
FictionEngine
fictionengine.ai
Frase
frase.ioSide by side
| Figure | FictionEngine | Frase |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19/mo | $19/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 7 |
| Spec score · AI Writing Tools | 8.0 (#141) | 9.2 (#12) |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Long-form writing | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The contact page says the team aims to respond to inquiries within one business day; Publisher includes priority support and Studio includes a dedicated account manager. | Enterprise includes a dedicated account manager and an SLA, while FraseCMS Pro includes dedicated support. |
Plans
FictionEngine
- FreeFree
- Creator$19 a month
- Publisher$49 a month
- Studio$99 a month
- FictionEngine Desktop$59.99, paid once
- FictionEngine Desktop$20, paid once
Frase
- Starter$39 a month
- Professional$103 a month
- Scale$239 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- FraseCMS FreeFree
- FraseCMS Basic$19 a month
- FraseCMS Pro$99 a month
In their own words
FictionEngine
FictionEngine has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Frase
Frase combines SEO research, content optimization and GEO scoring to help teams work on search rankings and AI citations. Its workflow researches topics, drafts pages in a brand voice, scores content for Google and AI search, and supports publishing, monitoring and fixes. Content can be published to WordPress, Webflow, Sanity and Wix, or hosted through FraseCMS. Frase Answers responds to visitors using a site's own content with citations and captures the questions they ask. AI Visibility monitors citations across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini and Google AI; Content Guard tracks rankings and traffic decay and drafts fixes for approval. Frase supports multilingual writing in more than 70 languages and locale variants, team collaboration, and a REST API for content, SERP and audit endpoints. Starter costs $39 a month billed yearly, or $49 per month month to month, and includes 10 articles and 50 audit pages monthly. FraseCMS Free includes 100,000 monthly page views and 25 GB bandwidth. The service is available on web, extension and API.