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Clearscope Reviews & Product Details

Clearscope Overview
What is Clearscope?

Clearscope is a research and content optimization tool best known for its keyword research capabilities and accurate analytics. The data it provides enables users to analyze content and compare it to the top 30 SERP results. The platform also helps give more insight in terms of your content’s reliability, helps you optimize content, and provides competitor analysis–all the tools needed to help you outrank the competition.

Company Clearscope, Inc.
Year founded 2016
Company size 11-50 employees
Headquarters San Francisco, CA, USA
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Clearscope Pros and Cons
Pros
  • Comes with a Google Docs add-on
  • Available as a WordPress plugin
  • Provides readability indicator
  • Offers free training, onboarding, and excellent customer support
  • No minimum contract required
Cons
  • Doesn’t offer a first draft functionality
  • Pricing is expensive even at its lowest plan
Clearscope Features
Backlink Analysis
Broken Link Checker
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Content Optimization
Crawl Diagnostics
Google Analytics Integration
Heatmaps
Keyword Research
Keyword Tracking
Link Building Tools
Local SEO
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SEO Performance Tracking
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SEO Reporting
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Schema Markup
Site Audit
Social Media Integration
Technical SEO
Voice Search Optimization
Website Analytics
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Last updated: September 15, 2024
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89 Clearscope Reviews
4.9 out of 5
Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Feb 04, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
EO
Elizabeth O.
Founder
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"Our content program's secret weapon"
What do you like best about Clearscope?

Our content team LOVES how Clearscope surfaces all relevant terms that we should be including for a particular SEO query, ensuring that our content piece is as competitive as possible. We also love being able to "grade" content drafts and see how competitive different iterations are in terms of length, keywords, etc. The Google docs plug-in is also EPIC, empowering us to leverage the tool's capabilities within our existing workflow.

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

I really don't have any criticisms here!

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

We're making smarter content decisions with Clearscope. Anyone can perform keyword research, but Clearscope fills in all the blanks in terms of user intent, relevant terms, length, content type, etc. to ensure that you're operating as strategically as possible when creating content for your business.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 03, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Tyler P. avatar
Tyler P.
Partner | Ceo
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"Changed our content process for the better"
What do you like best about Clearscope?

Stellar results, onboarding education, upgrade to our content creation process.

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

We've been using SEO tools for the best number of years and this one has been incredibly helpful to provide a grade to our content and helping improve each piece from a writing perspective. I can't think of anything that is negative, we use this for many of our clients!

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are solving the issue of measuring the content that we write compared to other content that is already written for the specific keyword/phrase that we want to get traction around. When looking for SEO and content opportunities, historically, there has been lots of guess about results. Clearscope has helped us move forward with more confidence and get results.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 03, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Rebekah E. avatar
Rebekah E.
Managing Editor
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"A one-stop shop for optimized articles."
What do you like best about Clearscope?

I could say a LOT of great things about Clearscope, but my favorites are the Google Docs plugin and highlighting for relevant keywords to include. I love being able to see my "grade" as I write and drive it all the way up to A++! It's also very useful for developing an outline and estimating an appropriate length for an article.

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

I haven't run into many snags at all. Every time I've had a question or an issue, Clearscope's team has been quick to respond. It works pretty flawlessly, and I've been using it for about a year already.

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

As a managing editor for a content-driven website and owner of a content creation firm, it can be a nightmare to come up with prompts for writers to create SEO-rich content. Clearscope took a huge amount of that stress off, making work that used to take hours done in minutes. In many of our clients' cases, it's been one reason our content ranks high in Google search (which, of course, is the point!) One less obvious benefit is that it helps me see where I'm aiming for a keyword that's not a good fit, like if the best type of response isn't actually an article.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 31, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
JB
Jason B.
Founder, Seo Director
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"Clearscope Makes Content Marketing Easier"
What do you like best about Clearscope?

Clearscope has been a great asset for your team and especially writers. The sharable links + GDoc integration allows them to not go outside of their usual workflow, but still, keep SEO top of mind. The platform is fast and very user-friendly.

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

Most of my needs/wants apparently are on the roadmap so dislikes really. The team has been awesome at handling communications.

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

Integrating SEO into Content Marketing efforts seamlessly.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 30, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Georgios C. avatar
Georgios C.
Managing Director
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"Clearscope is One of the Best Software for Content & SEO Agencies"
What do you like best about Clearscope?

We use Clearscope in two ways: 1) To create content for our clients—SaaS and tech companies, 2) To support our clients' in-house content teams with their content creation efforts Clearscope is a great extension of our team and integrates seamlessly with the in-house content teams of our clients. It is easy to use and thus anyone—without having to be tech-savvy—can use it for content creation or update. With Clearscope's Share Report for Google Docs, we can have anyone create a piece based on Clearscope's recommendations, without having to sign up for the product or sign in to an account. Also, and this is very important, even though we've tested other NLP-based content editors, we find Clearscope's to be the most sophisticated one. I recommend it to any content marketing agency that creates content for its clients.

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

There is nothing I'd say I dislike at the moment. So far, so good.

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

Obviously, we're getting more organic traffic for our clients with Clearscope. One additional benefit is the fact that the tool integrates seamlessly with our clients' content teams. Thus, we don't have to have back-n-forth via email or via commenting on Google Docs. All we do nowadays is prepare a Creation Document with some guidelines on the doc, share the Clearscope Report URL and review the piece when its ready.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jan 29, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Thomas M. avatar
Thomas M.
Co Founder & Ceo
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"Must have for SEO & Content teams"
What do you like best about Clearscope?

Clearscope is so easy and intuitive. Onboarding users is painless and will usually get it from the start. Everyone on the team is now using it and has it integrated to Google Docs so that they don't need to leave their normal workflows. The Clearscope team is great and very responsive to any questions.

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

So far so good. I love the product and recommended it all the time. I'm excited to see how Clearscope keeps growing and what the future of the product holds.

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

Most SEO tools I use have content optimization and analysis features, but they don't match up to what Clearscope does.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 29, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Alexander H. avatar
Alexander H.
Marketing Manager
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"Perfect for SEO Copy Writing"
What do you like best about Clearscope?

The interface is really use and I love that I can hand a report to any writer and they are able to "hop in" and learn the ropes without any sort of training.

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

Try not to sound too robotic by using the words that Clearscope recommends

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

Clearscope has made the content creation a seamless process where you (a site owner) barely has to be involved and can let the copywriter do all the work.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jan 29, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AF
Asher F.
Founder
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"An SEO Tool Made By SEOs, For SEOs"
What do you like best about Clearscope?

I love Clearscope's straightforward UX, ease-of-use, and day-to-day utility. It's a lightweight-yet-impactful addition to an SEO's toolkit that I've been using for almost a year — and can't imagine working without. Clearscope is useful for everyone ranging from an experienced search pro to a new-to-SEO employee and delivers great value for its relatively low cost. The Clearscope team is on-call and available to answer questions as they arise, which is an often-overlooked feature of an SEO platform.

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

I don't really have any issues with Clearscope. Integration with content management systems such as Wordpress or Wagtail would be a bonus.

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

Clearscope has streamlined and unified under one roof the processes of keyword research, content ideation, and content optimization for our in-house SEO team. It has become an invaluable tool for our team, as we don't publish a piece of content that goes untouched by Clearscope.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 29, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Abi T. avatar
Abi T.
Co Founder
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"Clearscope work"
What do you like best about Clearscope?

Clearscope helps you develop semantically relevant, search intent driven content quickly. It pulls together a simple report on what to include, typical length and helps you think about how topic clusters should come together. It's been great for internal and external users to create new content. It's also great for refreshing old content which is a great way to protect the traffic you've already earned.

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

The text editor is still a WIP but you can always pull reports into GDocs.

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

It makes growing and protecting organic traffic simple and allows us to focus on execution rather than ideation.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 14, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
R.J. W. avatar
R.J. W.
Insurance Producer
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"It works!"
What do you like best about Clearscope?

We started running all our content, as well as upgrading old content, through Clearscope at the beginning of 2019. We've been able to double search traffic from Q1 through the end of Q3 using this approach, plus link building.

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

I would love a Wordpress add on, which I hear is in Beta. Also, I ran into a few issues with their Google Docs add-on, which has been fixed.

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

Grow search traffic to around 75,000 to over 150,000 in nine months.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 02, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Brendan H. avatar
Brendan H.
Seo Director
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"Clearscope 10Xs my content creation"
What do you like best about Clearscope?

Clearscope systematizes all of the processes that we *used* to do manually in our content research. It's also a godsend for anybody doing client work that isn't a total expert in a given industry.

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

Right now the product works perfectly for us and is easy to share/explain to others. I have nothing about it that I dislike at this time.

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

We've been able to do deep competitive content research, as well as content analysis for our own work in a fraction of the time.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jul 19, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Josh D. avatar
Josh D.
Partner & Ceo
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"The most impactful SEO tool - ever "
What do you like best about Clearscope?

Clearscope blends into our content writing process, guiding us in our effort to make the article relevant to the end-user so it ranks at the top of Google search.

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

I liked Clearscopes tracking! I understand why it's being retired though and that Clearscope's main offering will get even better with laser focus.

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

Clearscope powers the production of seo-informed content.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Jun 05, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Lauren B. avatar
Lauren B.
Director Of Product Marketing
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"Favorite SEO Tool"
What do you like best about Clearscope?

Clearscope is so easy to use, and at the same time is the highest impact tool my team uses. We use it to help us structure and craft each and every seo focused blog post. I love that it tells us which keywords are most important and that it gives each piece of content a letter grade so that we know how it stacks up against the SERP. I would never run another content program without it.

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

There aren't really any downsides to using Clearscope that I can think of.

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

SEO is such a black box but Clearscope does a great job of make it a little less of a blackbox. It helps us understand what type of content and which topics are currently performing for our target keywords so that we have a fighting chance of publishing a post that will end up on page 1. Our content program is young (less than 1 year old) but we already have a number of posts ranking on page 1 for target keywords - Clearscope has helped us achieve this very fast ranking and growth.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 03, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
JR
Joe R.
Founder, Consultant
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"Clearscope was the missing piece"
What do you like best about Clearscope?

Clearscope is absolutely awesome - it fills the gap that other keyword tools don't have and only humans could do (previously). It shows what topics are covered by similar content to what you're about to write, and is a huuuuge time saver.

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

It's a semi-young tool so there's always room for improvement! Nothing huge is missing, although could always go for more features!

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

When we have a keyword we want to write about, but don't know what topics to fully cover, we use Clearscope. It allows us to share a very concrete tool with writers to help craft their content in an SEO-friendly way!

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 11, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Alex P. avatar
Alex P.
Cto And Director Of Content
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"Clearscope is a great tool for crafting content"
What do you like best about Clearscope?

I love how easy Clearscope makes it to find content gaps on a granular level between you and your competitors for any given keyword. This would be prohibitively time-consuming otherwise. That being said, my favorite feature is the content optimization tool. It allows you to easily fill in those gaps while crafting and/or optimizing your content by providing live feedback on your progress. Lastly, the pricing is great for the value you are getting. Similar services are significantly costlier.

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

That there was no way to integrate it with Google Docs, so as to avoid having to copy-paste the content into Clearscope for analysis. But they're working on making that possible now.

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

Creating relevant content on a large scale without having to micromanage most of the process. The content optimization tool ensures that your writers don't stray too far from what is expected of them.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 07, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Marianna D. avatar
Marianna D.
Marketing Manager
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"Clearscope is the jam! A must use tool if you're focused on content & SEO."
What do you like best about Clearscope?

So many things: Easily finding out which keywords I didn't include in an article. Using phrases like, "every article we write must be an A++!" Never having to guess if an article should be 1000, 2000, or 3000 words.

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

As of now, I can't think of anything I dislike.

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

- Clearscope helps us save time and work more strategically. - Gives us a deeper look into our competitors. - Allows us to create A++ content that drives traffic back to our site.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 05, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Nigel S. avatar
Nigel S.
Ceo
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"Amazing usability for an SEO tool"
What do you like best about Clearscope?

I've used a lot of SEO tools over the years. They generally feel like they were rushed out, and not designed by someone who ACTUALLY thinks about the way a product might be used on a day-to-day basis. There are other tools that perform a function similar to Clearscope, but nothing else actually integrates into my workflow and does exactly what I need. The data works. We work with a number of well-known B2B SaaS companies and the CS reports make our jobs exponentially easier and have indirectly driven millions of pageviews. My only reservation with writing this review is that more people will start using Clearscope, thereby making every space more competitive.

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

Wish I had more monthly reports.....but I guess I can pay for them....

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

- Giving clients contnet recommendations without having to write everything from scratch - getting SEO results

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 02, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
GN
Grace N.
Admin
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"Having fun with Clearscope"
What do you like best about Clearscope?

Sounds odd but I have so much fun with Clearscope! I use this tool for work to optimize content, anywhere from 3 to 5 articles per day. This is a game for me, taking our content and having Clearscope do its thing searching relevant articles/subject online FOR ME so I can compare, optimize and get that A++! So satisfying. I am constantly learning with this tool and Clearscope's search for relevant terms and articles are always on point. Great tool!

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

I'm still thinking about what I dislike about this product...I really can't think of one right now.

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

Saves time researching for articles/contents to optimize current content.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 01, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
JB
Jamal B.
Director, Performance Marketing
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"Must Have for Evergreen Content"
What do you like best about Clearscope?

Clearscope makes it easy for writers without SEO experience to consistently produce content that ranks. We used to manually reverse engineer top ranking results using macros and Ahrefs. It was a semi-automated process. But Clearscope has allowed us to fully automate the process and spares us time/headaches : )

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

Wish the report overview was a little bit easier to find (always forget you need to click the keyword).

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are shifting away from 24-hour news to evergreen informational content. Clearscope is integrated into the workflow of 30+ writers on our team and removes the need for someone to spot-check SEO prior to publishing.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 01, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Dennis B. avatar
Dennis B.
Senior Content Strategist
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"If you want to beat the competition, then you want Clearscope."
What do you like best about Clearscope?

Clearscope is not bogged down by dozens of fairly useless features like many SEO tools out there. Instead of trying to be the swiss army knife of SEO, Clearscope operates with the precision of a scalpel. It is a very focused tool with a deliberate purpose -- creating content that ranks. Clearscope just makes the whole process of writing content faster and better (from the initial keyword research, outline process, and prepping the final draft).

What do you dislike about Clearscope?

It would be cool if there was a way to gauge which other types of media would support the content (photo selection, audio, video, etc.), but I'm not sure that's even a thing.

What problems is Clearscope solving and how is that benefiting you?

Increasing organic traffic to acquire new leads. Benefits realized: with Clearscope I've been increasing organic traffic and acquiring new leads.