Paperboy vs Strokes

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Paperboy compared with Strokes
Detail	Paperboy	Strokes
What it does	SEO articles researched, written, fact-checked and published to your website on autopilot	The editor that makes you think sharper
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	US	US
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	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	Free plan at $0/month with basic writing features and limited AI allowance. Plus plan at $9/month with unlimited docs, encrypted cloud backups, external connections, and x5 more AI usage. Pro plan at $29/month with all Plus features plus multi-agent mode and x15 more AI usage, marked as Best value.
Key features	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	Intelligent AI assistant with chat, edit and write capabilities True offline experience with local file storage Web research and image generation Deep mode for complex creative tasks Multi-agent mode for collaborative AI Import and export multiple file formats Encrypted cloud backups Page and pageless document viewing modes External connections for integrations
What makes it different	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	Keeps your files locally on your machine instead of on company servers Combines offline-first document editing with integrated AI without tab-hopping Works with your existing file formats and imports from popular platforms Fast performance for large documents with flexible viewing options Designed for writers and thinkers who care about word quality
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	5 +2 (up) since last check	13 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	4
Citation Flow (Majestic)	16	22
Referring domains (Majestic)	4	15

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