Updated May 2026
Found by AI vs Goodie AI - Content
They generate articles for your team to publish. We're a managed service that writes and prepares them for publication.
You're probably weighing us against Goodie's AEO Content Writer. We're not pitching better articles - Goodie's writer ships credible, AEO-scaffolded long-form work, and we won't pretend otherwise. The difference is the production model. Goodie generates ready-to-publish articles for your team to take the final pass and push live on your CMS, with strong storefront integrations (Shopify, BigCommerce) for ecommerce. Found by AI is a managed AI Content service at €199-€799/month - we write, edit, and prepare the articles for publication on your site. If you have an in-house publishing motion ready to absorb the final pass, Goodie may fit better. If you'd rather have the work prepared for you, that's us.
The Core Difference
Generated articles handed to your team. Articles written and prepared for publication by us.
Goodie AI is doing serious work on the writing side. The AEO Content Writer produces brand-voiced long-form articles with FAQs, schema injection, citations, and an "Author Stamp" that holds voice across the piece. Pricing is quote-based - third-party reviews in 2026 cite a starting point around $495/month with custom enterprise tiers - and the writer ships inside a broader platform with visibility tracking, an Optimization Hub, and meaningful storefront integrations for Shopify, BigCommerce, and custom storefronts. The articles are credible. The production model: Goodie writes, your team takes the final pass, your CMS publishes. If your team is set up for that, this is a strong answer - especially for ecommerce where the storefront integrations matter.
Found by AI is a managed service. We write, edit, and prepare the articles for publication on your site - at €199-€799/month with publishing support. Minimum at €199/mo annual produces 3 launch articles plus 2/month in 1 language; Growth at €399/mo gives 8 launch plus 4/month with the plan translated into 3 languages; Pro at €799/mo gives 16 launch plus 8/month with the plan translated into 10 languages. (Growth and Pro translate the plan into included languages - they don't multiply article counts per language.) AI Visibility Monitoring is included on every plan and informs what gets written. If your bottleneck is the final-pass and publishing labor, we collapse that step; if your bottleneck is the writing engine and your publishing motion is solid, Goodie is the cleaner answer.
Where each one sits on content
What Goodie does for content
- AEO Content Writer produces long-form articles with FAQs, schema, citations, and an "Author Stamp" brand-voice layer - credible, ready-to-publish drafts your team owns from there
- Articles publish on your own site - Goodie produces, your CMS pushes, your domain hosts. The publishing labor lives on your side of the line
- Storefront-side integrations: Shopify, BigCommerce, custom-storefront sync; schema injection and one-click feed remediation if your AI surface is e-commerce
- Quote-based platform pricing - third-party reviews cite ~$495/month starting, with custom enterprise tiers and a dedicated AEO strategist on top tiers
What Found by AI does for content
- Productized customer-site content production - we write, edit, prepare, publish or support publishing the work, with optional profile inclusion when useful
- Optional profile included - found-by.ai can be used as an add-on surface, but the paid value is recurring AI Content
- AI Content tiers: Minimum €199/mo annual (€239 monthly): 3 launch, 2/month, 1 language; Growth €399/mo annual (€479 monthly): 8 launch, 4/month, 3 languages; Pro €799/mo annual (€959 monthly): 16 launch, 8/month, 10 languages; AI Content includes AI Monitoring Minimum on every plan, monthly and annual; Growth is available as a paid upgrade
- Monitoring-informed content engine. Every plan includes AI Monitoring Minimum - monthly and annual. Productized pricing, no quote cycle, 30-day Monitoring entry trial (CC required) if you want to test the diagnostic side first
The operating difference
Monitoring shows the gap. AI Content does the work.
Found by AI pairs low-cost AI Monitoring with recurring content production. The found-by.ai profile is an optional included surface, not a separate product or proof claim.
| Generates content? | Publishes for you? | Publishing surface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodie AI | Yes | Yes (on customer site) | Customer's own site |
| Found by AI | Yes | Yes | Recurring AI Content; optional found-by.ai profile |
Goodie AI
Found by AI
AI Monitoring is the diagnostic. Recurring AI Content is the paid work; the optional profile is included and can be skipped without changing price.
Content comparison
Goodie's content motion is bundled inside its quote-based platform pricing - third-party reviews cite ~$495/month starting. Treat the figure as a public-source data point rather than an official Goodie number. Our AI Content is a separate productized tier at €199-€799/month.
| Found by AI (AI Content) | Goodie AI (Content Writer) | |
|---|---|---|
| Headline content pricing | €199-€799/mo (Minimum / Growth / Pro) | Quote-based; ~$495/mo starting (third-party reviews, 2026) |
| Output type | Finished AI Content, written and published on our side | AEO-ready long-form articles (Author Stamp, FAQs, schema, citations) - handed back for customer to publish |
| Where content publishes | Customer-site publishing support; optional found-by.ai profile when useful at no extra charge | Customer's own site (team / CMS publishes) |
| Optional profile | Optional found-by.ai profile | — (same domain as customer's sales pages) |
| Production labor on customer's team | None - articles ship published, not handed back | Team owns final pass + CMS publish step |
| Storefront / e-commerce integration | — (not a primary surface) | Shopify, BigCommerce, custom storefronts; schema + feed remediation |
| Lower content tier | €199/mo annual (€239 monthly): 3 launch articles, 2/month, 1 language | Quote-based; not split out as a standalone content-only tier |
| Buying motion | Self-serve productized; AI Content includes AI Monitoring Minimum on every plan | Quote-based; demo-led; bundled inside platform tiers |
Different production model
Choose Goodie if...
- You're committed to your own domain as the surface for AI citations and want a credible AEO content engine to feed it on a steady cadence
- You have an in-house publishing motion - editor, CMS, schedule - that can absorb the final-pass and publish step without it bottlenecking
- You run an e-commerce surface (Shopify, BigCommerce, custom storefront) where Goodie's schema, feed remediation, and product-copy automation matter alongside the writer
- You have budget for a quote-based platform (~$495/mo+) and want the broader Goodie bundle - visibility tracking, Optimization Hub, dedicated strategist on enterprise - alongside the content engine
Choose Found by AI if...
- You want the writing and publication preparation handled for you - not another generated draft your team has to take through final pass and CMS publishing
- You don't have an in-house publishing motion ready to absorb editor + CMS + scheduling labor on a recurring basis
- You're not running an ecommerce surface where Goodie's storefront integrations would do work we can't replicate
- Predictable productized pricing - €199/mo, €399/mo, or €799/mo - matters more than a quote-based platform bundle
Frequently asked questions
Does Goodie produce finished articles?
Effectively, yes - and that's the part Goodie does well. The AEO Content Writer ships long-form pieces with FAQs, schema, citations, and an "Author Stamp" that approximates your brand voice. Most teams treat them as ready-to-publish; light editorial passes still happen, but Goodie isn't shipping rough drafts. The difference isn't writing quality - Goodie's articles are credible. The difference is what comes next: those finished articles still need your team to take the final pass and push them live on your CMS. Found by AI is a managed service - we write, edit, and prepare the articles for publication on your site ourselves. If your in-house publishing motion is set up to absorb that final pass, Goodie may fit better.
Who edits and publishes the content?
With Goodie, the production line ends before publishing. Their writer generates the article in your brand voice with AEO scaffolding in place; your team owns the final pass and pushes it live on your domain (or your CMS does, where Shopify/BigCommerce integrations are wired up). With Found by AI, we handle the writing, editing, and publication preparation ourselves - articles arrive prepared for your site. Two production models. Pick the one that matches where your team has capacity.
Why pick generated-for-your-team over written-and-prepared-for-you?
Three reasons Goodie may be the better answer. First, you're running an ecommerce surface where Goodie's storefront integrations matter - Shopify, BigCommerce, custom storefronts with schema and feed remediation isn't something we offer. Second, your buyers are on engines we don't cover deeply and Goodie's AEO scaffolding is tuned for that surface. Third, you have an in-house publishing motion - editor, CMS workflow, schedule - set up to handle the final pass, and you'd rather keep the writing engine separable from a managed service.
Can I use both Goodie and Found by AI?
Yes, and some teams find it defensible. Goodie's Content Writer can keep your site (blog, knowledge base, product education pages) reliably AEO-optimized for engines that reach into on-domain content. Found by AI runs in parallel producing additional AI-search content informed by monitoring. Cost stacks (you'd pay both; Goodie's quote-based platform plus our €199-€799/month tier), but the work doesn't compete. If you've already invested in Goodie's tooling and want additional managed content production, running both is coherent.
Bottom line
Goodie's AEO Content Writer is a credible writing engine - long-form, AEO-scaffolded, brand-voiced via Author Stamp, with FAQs and schema baked in - sitting inside a broader platform with visibility tracking and strong storefront integrations for Shopify, BigCommerce, and custom storefronts. The articles ship ready-to-publish; your team takes the final pass. We're not arguing with the writing. Found by AI is a managed AI Content service at €199-€799/month: we write, edit, and prepare the articles for publication on your site ourselves, with AI Visibility Monitoring included. If you have an in-house publishing motion ready to absorb a final pass - or you're running ecommerce where Goodie's storefront integrations matter - Goodie is the better fit. If you'd rather have the writing and publication preparation done for you, that's us.
More content comparisons
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Recurring AI Content, produced from monitoring gaps
€199-€799/month. We write, prepare, and support publishing customer-site AI Content.