The short answer
If you need links from other sites, PR, your Google Business profile, or someone to think through strategy with you in a meeting, you need an agency: Wovio does none of that. If what you need is your site getting better every day —new pages, titles, structured data, internal links— with every change in view and at a fraction of the cost, that's Wovio.
Side by side
| Side by side | Wovio | SEO agency |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $149 a month | $3,209 a month on average; most common, $501 to $1,000 |
| Pace | Every day: up to 8 actions a day and up to 3 new pages per week | The contracted hours, spread across the month |
| What you see | Every change with its reason, its data and one-click rollback | Usually, a periodic report |
| Links from other sites | Doesn't build them | Usually included |
| Google Business Profile | Doesn't manage it | Usually included for local businesses |
| Strategy and meetings | A demo to start; after that, the dashboard | A person in charge, and meetings |
| Platforms | WordPress directly; any other through the API | Whatever you run, if the agency knows it |
When an agency fits you better
- You need other sites to link to you: link campaigns, press, partnerships. Wovio works inside your site, not outside it.
- You're a local business and your Google Business profile is what brings most customers.
- You want a person to think through strategy with you and to call.
- Your site runs on a platform Wovio doesn't connect yet and you have no developer.
When Wovio fits you
- Your site has work pending every day —missing pages, broken titles, structured data— and you want it done continuously.
- You want to see every change with its reason and roll it back in one click.
- Your budget is closer to $149 than to $3,000.
- Already have an agency? Let them focus on strategy, outreach and authority while Wovio handles the daily execution.
Where this comes from
Agency prices from Ahrefs' survey of 439 SEO professionals (updated August 2024). What an agency «usually includes» varies by contract.
We'll show you what Wovio would do on your site this week.