Arvow review: pricing, features and who it fits

Arvow, formerly Journalist AI, writes and publishes SEO articles, runs an automated blog and trades backlinks between member sites. Solo is $69 a month, or $39 a month billed yearly, for about 66 articles.

Written October 16, 2026 by Preston Vawdrey at Draftly.

I built Draftly, which competes with Arvow, so weigh my take accordingly. Every Arvow fact below comes from arvow.com, checked October 16, 2026, and links to the page it came from. I haven't tested a paid Arvow account for this review.

What Arvow does

Arvow's homepage reads "Rank on Google and get cited by AI search." It started as Journalist AI, a tool for AI news articles, and renamed itself as it grew into a wider SEO platform. (arvow.com, Arvow rebrand post, as of October 2026)

Writing: an AI article writer, an SEO editor, a news writer and a video-to-blog-post converter, in 150+ languages.
Automation: AutoBlog posts on a schedule from keywords, RSS feeds, YouTube videos or news. An SEO agent makes on-site changes, and it can reply to Google reviews and post to your Business Profile.
Growth: a backlink exchange between member sites, an AI visibility tracker for ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Grok and Google AI Overviews, and white-label SEO reports.
Publishing: 9 platforms, including WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Ghost, Squarespace, Framer and Blogger, plus Zapier and webhooks.

Arvow pricing

Arvow sells monthly credits. An article costs 15 credits, and AI visibility prompts cost 6 each. The yearly prices are marked as a limited-time sale. (Arvow pricing, as of October 2026)

Solo: $69 a month, or $39 a month billed yearly. 1,000 credits (about 66 articles), 1 website.
Business: $169 a month, or $69 a month billed yearly. 3,000 credits (about 200 articles), 5 websites.
Ultimate: $449 a month, or $249 a month billed yearly. 9,000 credits (about 600 articles), unlimited websites.

Article counts are our math: credits divided by 15, assuming you spend them only on articles. Arvow doesn't state an article count.

Solo includes AutoBlog, AI chat, the MCP server, the site optimizer, images and the API. Business adds the backlink exchange, AI visibility tracking, local SEO tools, custom images and 1 sub-account. Ultimate adds unlimited websites and sub-accounts, white-label reports and coaching.

Where Arvow is strong

Languages. 150+ languages, with auto-translate on Business.
Hands-off blogging. AutoBlog is on the cheapest plan, so a scheduled blog starts at $39 a month billed yearly.
One tool for more of SEO. Writing, links, local SEO, review replies and AI visibility tracking sit in one account on Business.
Agencies. Ultimate covers unlimited websites with white-label reports.

What to weigh before you buy

The backlink exchange.Google's spam policies name "excessive link exchanges" and buying links for ranking as link spam. Arvow also sells DR40+ links on a separate page. Read the policy before you turn either on. (Google spam policies, as of October 2026)
Monthly vs yearly. The headline prices are yearly sale prices. Billed monthly, Solo is $69 and Business is $169.
No trial. The pricing page lists no free trial, only cancel anytime.
Credits are shared. Visibility prompts and articles come out of the same credits, so tracking more prompts means fewer articles.

Arvow vs Draftly

Starting price

Arvow: $69 a month, or $39 a month billed yearly (Solo)
Draftly: $29 a month (Solopreneur)

What you get

Arvow: 1,000 credits a month, about 66 articles at 15 credits each
Draftly: About 66 posts a month

Free option

Arvow: No free trial listed. Cancel anytime
Draftly: Your first full post, no credit card

Publishes to

Arvow: 9 platforms, including WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Ghost, Squarespace, Framer and Blogger, plus Zapier and webhooks
Draftly: WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Ghost, Squarespace and HubSpot

Scheduled publishing

Arvow: AutoBlog on every plan
Draftly: Posting schedules on Autopilot, $100 a month, for WordPress and Shopify

Backlinks

Arvow: Backlink exchange from Business, plus paid DR40+ links
Draftly: None

AI visibility tracking

Arvow: LLM brand visibility tracker from Business
Draftly: None. A free check of AI crawler access

Languages

Arvow: 150+
Draftly: English only, US businesses only

Team

Arvow: 1 sub-account on Business, unlimited on Ultimate
Draftly: 2 team members on Solopreneur, 5 on Growth

Feature	Arvow	Draftly
Starting price	$69 a month, or $39 a month billed yearly (Solo)	$29 a month (Solopreneur)
What you get	1,000 credits a month, about 66 articles at 15 credits each	About 66 posts a month
Free option	No free trial listed. Cancel anytime	Your first full post, no credit card
Publishes to	9 platforms, including WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Ghost, Squarespace, Framer and Blogger, plus Zapier and webhooks	WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Ghost, Squarespace and HubSpot
Scheduled publishing	AutoBlog on every plan	Posting schedules on Autopilot, $100 a month, for WordPress and Shopify
Backlinks	Backlink exchange from Business, plus paid DR40+ links	None
AI visibility tracking	LLM brand visibility tracker from Business	None. A free check of AI crawler access
Languages	150+	English only, US businesses only
Team	1 sub-account on Business, unlimited on Ultimate	2 team members on Solopreneur, 5 on Growth

Arvow details from arvow.com as of October 2026. Prices change, so check before you buy.

Which one to pick

Pick Arvow if you publish in languages other than English, want backlinks and AI visibility tracking in the same tool, or run many client sites.

Pick Draftly if you're a US business that wants blog posts in its own voice, billed monthly. Solopreneur is $29 a month for about 66 posts a month, and your first post is free. Draftly reads your website, sets your brand voice from it and checks every post for AI-sounding writing before you see it.

Growth is $69 a month with 5 team members. Autopilot, at $100, adds posting schedules that pick topics, write and publish to WordPress or Shopify on your cadence. Draftly doesn't build links or track AI mentions. Its free AI visibility checker tells you whether AI crawlers can read your site.

Draftly's setup screen with harborandpineplumbing.com entered, beside an example draft Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote for that made-up plumber: How Often to Flush a Water Heater: A Homeowner's Guide, 1,118 words, SEO score 60/100, Draft status and the opening of the article — A URL in, a 1,118-word draft with SEO meta out. The example plumber is made up.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Arvow cost?

As listed on arvow.com in October 2026, Solo is $69 a month, or $39 a month billed yearly. Business is $169, or $69 billed yearly, and Ultimate is $449, or $249. The page marks the yearly prices as a limited-time sale.

What is Arvow?

Arvow is an AI SEO platform that writes and publishes articles, runs an automated blog, trades backlinks between member sites and tracks brand mentions in AI search. It was called Journalist AI until its rebrand.

Is Arvow the same as Journalist AI?

Yes. Journalist AI renamed itself Arvow. Its rebrand post says logins, projects and articles stayed the same, and tryjournalist.com links redirect to arvow.com.

Does Arvow have a free trial?

Its pricing page doesn't list one. It says you can cancel anytime. Draftly writes your first full post free, with no credit card.

Is Arvow's backlink exchange safe for SEO?

Google's spam policies list excessive link exchanges and buying links for ranking as link spam. Arvow matches sites by niche and relevance, but read Google's policy and decide how much risk you'll take before you turn it on.

Is Arvow worth it?

If you want articles, backlinks, AI visibility tracking and 150+ languages in one tool, Business at $69 a month billed yearly covers a lot. If you want blog posts in your brand voice for a US business, Draftly costs $29 a month, billed monthly.