hrefStack vs Paperboy

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hrefStack compared with Paperboy
Detail	hrefStack	Paperboy
What it does	AI agent that grows your search traffic through autonomous SEO content research, writing, publishing, and ranking tracking	SEO articles researched, written, fact-checked and published to your website on autopilot
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	2024	Not given
Based in	Not given	US
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free plan: 10,000 words per month, no credit card required. Starter plan: $45 per month for 100,000 words per month. Pro plan: $69 per month for unlimited words. All plans include AI images, CMS publishing, and AI Agent access. Yearly billing available with 17% savings.	Cloud plans billed per site: Starter $49/month (3 articles a week), Growth $99/month (1 article a day), Pro $179/month (2 articles a day). Yearly billing available at two months free: Starter $490/year, Growth $990/year, Pro $1,790/year. Additional sites get 20% discount. Agents and API: $20 for 100
Key features	Autonomous keyword and competitor-gap research Publication-ready article writing with six-dimension quality self-audit Scheduled publishing to your CMS including WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Ghost, and Sanity Google ranking and AI-search citation tracking across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews Automatic refresh of underperforming content Content calendar planning Full editorial control with approval gates before publication 10 free SEO tools with no signup required	Fact-checking: every number and citation verified against saved source text AI article writing using Claude Sonnet and Haiku models Topic suggestions from Search Console data and market research Multiple publishing options: hosted blog, WordPress, Ghost, webhook, site builder Weekly performance reports via email Approve-first mode for manual review before publishing CLI, REST API, and MCP server interfaces Open source self-hosting under AGPL-3.0
What makes it different	AI employee that executes the full content pipeline, not a writing assistant that produces drafts Optimization for both traditional search engines and AI-powered discovery surfaces like ChatGPT and Perplexity Grounded in your actual search data with full Search Console integration Multi-surface AI visibility tracking across rankings, AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity citations	Every claim fact-checked against saved source text before publishing, stopping articles that fail until fixed or manually reviewed Completely free first article with full fact-check, no card required Open source loop under AGPL-3.0 available for free self-hosting 20% discount on additional sites for agencies and multiple properties
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	15 −1 (down) since last check	4 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	21	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	27	16
Referring domains (Majestic)	91	4

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