Readsgreat vs Koala
A Koala alternative that writes, checks and posts for you
Koala sells words and tools you steer. Readsgreat delivers finished, fact-checked articles on your site every week, plus updates to older posts.
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By Readsgreat Staff · Updated September 29, 2026 · Based on each company’s published features and prices. How we compare
Koala is a capable writing platform: 45,000 words a month for $25, an SEO agent that reads your Search Console, and one-click publishing. You still steer it. Readsgreat is for owners who want the blog handled. Every week we pick topics, research them in depth, check every fact against a real source, post to your site and refresh older posts that slip. Sign off on each article, or leave it on autopilot.
The choice at a glance.
| What matters | Readsgreat | Koala |
|---|---|---|
| Price | From $99/month billed yearly, or $129 month to month | Starter $25/month billed monthly, or $20/month billed yearly; Professional $49Source |
| Each month you get | Up to 8 new articles and 4 updates to older posts (Starter); up to 40 and 20 on Growth | 45,000 words and 500 credits on Starter; some AI models count words at 2x or 3xSource |
| Who does the work | We research, write, fact-check and post; you approve each article or choose autopilot | Its SEO agent plans and writes; scheduled autopilot publishing starts on Boost ($99)Source |
| Updates to older posts | Included: when a post starts to slip in Google, we update it with fresh facts and sources | The agent spots drifting pages in Search Console; KoalaLinks keeps older pages linkedSource |
| AI search tracking | Weekly checks in ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode | Its agent's AI Search Focus chat looks at citations in AI Overviews, ChatGPT and PerplexitySource |
| Best for | Owners who want a finished blog without steering a tool | Hands-on writers who want lots of words and full controlSource |
Price
- Readsgreat
- From $99/month billed yearly, or $129 month to month
- Koala
- Starter $25/month billed monthly, or $20/month billed yearly; Professional $49Source
Each month you get
- Readsgreat
- Up to 8 new articles and 4 updates to older posts (Starter); up to 40 and 20 on Growth
- Koala
- 45,000 words and 500 credits on Starter; some AI models count words at 2x or 3xSource
Who does the work
- Readsgreat
- We research, write, fact-check and post; you approve each article or choose autopilot
- Koala
- Its SEO agent plans and writes; scheduled autopilot publishing starts on Boost ($99)Source
Updates to older posts
- Readsgreat
- Included: when a post starts to slip in Google, we update it with fresh facts and sources
- Koala
- The agent spots drifting pages in Search Console; KoalaLinks keeps older pages linkedSource
AI search tracking
- Readsgreat
- Weekly checks in ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode
- Koala
- Its agent's AI Search Focus chat looks at citations in AI Overviews, ChatGPT and PerplexitySource
Best for
- Readsgreat
- Owners who want a finished blog without steering a tool
- Koala
- Hands-on writers who want lots of words and full controlSource
Why Readsgreat
Why owners pick Readsgreat over Koala.
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Finished articles, not a word budget
Koala Starter gives you 45,000 words and 500 credits for $25 a month. Some AI models count words at two or three times the rate, and Deep Research is listed from Professional at $49. Scheduled autopilot publishing starts on Boost at $99. Readsgreat Starter is a set amount of finished work: up to 8 new articles and up to 4 updates a month, each researched, fact-checked and given an original image with alt text, an SEO title, a meta description and structured data. Then we post it to WordPress, Webflow, Ghost, Wix, Framer and more.
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Every fact backed by a real source
Before anything is written, our AI agents look up the state agencies, published studies and trade figures behind the topic and read each one start to finish, PDFs too. Every claim then has to line up with an exact quote from one of those sources. A claim with no quote behind it comes out of the article. That happens on every plan, for every article. For a roofer explaining hail damage claims or a dentist explaining insurance, it means the numbers on the page hold up. Koala's Deep Research gathers sources before writing, with citations when you want them, from its Professional plan.
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Updates and AI tracking included
Koala's agent points out drifting pages; Readsgreat rewrites them. When one of your articles starts to slip in Google, it gets fresh facts and sources, up to 4 times a month on Starter and 20 on Growth, on top of your new articles. Koala's agent looks at AI citations when you ask it in its AI Search Focus chat. Readsgreat's AI Visibility Tracking runs without being asked, counting mentions of your business in ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode, and the results arrive weekly in your progress report.
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Picture it in your business
For a roofing company in Tulsa
On Monday, the owner gets three quick questions by email about hail damage claims. She answers two in five minutes and approves how her tips are used. Over the month, Readsgreat posts up to 8 new articles to her WordPress site, researched with Tulsa in mind, each fact checked and each with an original image. An older post on roof replacement costs starts to slip, so we refresh it. Her report shows visitors from Google and where ChatGPT mentions her.
Pricing
What each one costs.
Koala
Koala Starter is $25 a month billed monthly, or $20 a month billed yearly ($240), with 45,000 words and 500 credits. Professional is $49, or $39 billed yearly, with 100,000 words, Deep Research and the article editor. Boost is $99, or $79 billed yearly, with 250,000 words and Content Calendar Autopilot. Some AI models count words at two or three times the rate.
Source 1Source 2Readsgreat
Starter
$99/ month
Billed yearly ($1,188). Or $129 month to month.
- Up to 8 new articles a month
- Up to 4 updates to older posts a month
- Research, fact checks, images, posting and AI Visibility Tracking
Growth
$349/ month
Billed yearly ($4,188). Or $449 month to month.
- Up to 40 new articles a month
- Up to 20 updates to older posts a month
- Research, fact checks, images, posting and AI Visibility Tracking
14-day money-back guarantee on your first payment. Cancel anytime; every article stays on your site. See pricing →
When Koala is the better fit
Pick Koala if you like to steer the writing yourself and want a lot of words for the money, with bulk writing, Amazon affiliate articles and 62 SEO tools your AI assistant can use. It also publishes to Shopify today, where Readsgreat's connector is coming soon.
Switching from Koala
Keep every article you published with Koala; your URLs stay where they are. Connect your site to Readsgreat and turn off Koala's scheduled publishing so only one service posts. We run a technical SEO check first, then set out your plan to rank, which you can change anytime.
Common questions
Readsgreat or Koala?
Why pay more than Koala?
Koala's $25 buys words and tools, and someone on your team still runs the writer and publishes. Readsgreat's $129 month to month, or $99 billed yearly, buys finished work: up to 8 researched, fact-checked articles posted to your site, up to 4 updates to older posts, and weekly AI Visibility Tracking across five AI tools. If an hour of your time is worth more than the difference, Readsgreat is the better buy.
Does Koala post to my website too?
It can. Koala has one-click publishing, and scheduled autopilot publishing starts on its Boost plan at $99 a month, or $79 billed yearly. Readsgreat posts on every plan, Starter included, to WordPress, Webflow, Ghost, Wix, Framer and more, with the original image, alt text, SEO title and structured data already set. Koala publishes to Shopify today; our Shopify connection is coming soon.
Koala's agent spots drifting pages. Who fixes them?
Koala's SEO agent reads your Search Console and points out pages that are drifting, and KoalaLinks keeps older pages linked. Deciding what to change and rewriting it is still your job. At Readsgreat the fix is part of the plan: when a post slips, we rewrite it with fresh facts and new sources, up to 4 times a month on Starter and 20 on Growth, and your own edits stay.
How does Koala's AI Search Focus compare with AI Visibility Tracking?
AI Search Focus is a chat: you ask Koala's agent, and it looks at citations in AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity. Readsgreat's AI Visibility Tracking runs every week without a prompt from you, adds Gemini, Claude and Google's AI Mode, and shows which of your articles each tool cites. You read the results in your progress report.
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Sources and dates checked (3)
- Pricing | Koala AI (billing toggle and annual rate)Checked 2026-09-29
- Pricing | Koala AIChecked 2026-09-29
- AI SEO Agent That Works From Your Search Console Data | Koala AIChecked 2026-09-29
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