What users are saying about
BrightEdge
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Top Rated
145 Ratings
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Based on 145 reviews and ratings
46 Ratings
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Based on 46 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
SEO

8.6
BrightEdge
86%
Siteimprove
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
BrightEdge ranks higher in 8/8 features
BrightEdge ranks higher in 8/8 features
Keyword analysis

9.5
95%
46 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Backlink management

7.3
73%
40 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking

9.3
93%
44 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Page grader

8.2
82%
39 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Competitive analysis

9.0
90%
46 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics

8.9
89%
43 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Site recommendations

8.0
80%
46 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Task management

8.5
85%
41 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
SEO Channels

8.2
BrightEdge
82%
Siteimprove
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
BrightEdge ranks higher in 4/4 features
BrightEdge ranks higher in 4/4 features
Local SEO

8.6
86%
35 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Social SEO

8.0
80%
30 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Mobile SEO

7.1
71%
41 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Global SEO

9.2
92%
34 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
SEO Platform & Account Management

9.0
BrightEdge
90%
Siteimprove
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
BrightEdge ranks higher in 2/2 features
BrightEdge ranks higher in 2/2 features
Multi-domain support

8.9
89%
35 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools

9.1
91%
43 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- BrightEdge is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend

8.8
BrightEdge
88%
78 Ratings
8.5
Siteimprove
85%
17 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

10.0
BrightEdge
100%
35 Ratings
Siteimprove
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability

10.0
BrightEdge
100%
10 Ratings
Siteimprove
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating

9.4
BrightEdge
94%
19 Ratings
9.3
Siteimprove
93%
10 Ratings
Implementation Rating

8.3
BrightEdge
83%
4 Ratings
Siteimprove
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
BrightEdge
BrightEdge has been a long-standing partner with us. I have had 10 years of experience with using their platform. It is a very large robust platform that allows us to find the information we need and quickly. Unfortunately with the company being so large, they are unable to make quick changes and customers suggested enhancements as quickly as other platforms.
Search Marketing Manager - SEO
Kohl'sRetail, 10,001+ employees
Siteimprove
Utilizing Siteimprove is appropriate and well suited if you are using a content management system that is decentralized with a lot of different users responsible for specific types of content. Under this scenario, those users can be susceptible to making mistakes or not using best practices for accessibility, SEO, etc. Siteimprove would allow a select few top administrators to identify and correct those mistakes, in essence acting as the central gatekeepers for the website. Siteimprove would be less appropriate if your team is extremely small and you are spread thin with a lot of diverse and numerous job duties. It's worth noting this because although the tools may be great, you need to make sure that you and/or your team have the time necessary to devote toward using it to apply fixes and improvements. During the pandemic, our team became a team of 2 and there was almost no time to utilize Siteimprove. Now our team is back up to a team of 6 which allows for the ability for more website governance and utilization of Siteimprove.

Verified User
Manager in Marketing
Education Management Company, 201-500 employeesPros
BrightEdge
- Strong analytics
- Integrates with other tools
- Instant provides real time research, ranking and recommendations
- The Client Success team is truly an extension of my team with experts in the industry to help support our team and growing the organic channel
- Education and career growth opportunity—constantly providing ways to connect with others in the industry, user groups, events, and conferences
- Onboard process is very thorough and customized
Brand Voice Specialist
Lincoln Financial GroupFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
Siteimprove
- Inclusivity. Easy to create and maintain inclusive and high-quality content, protecting, protecting our brand reputation and reducing the risk of compliance lawsuits and fines.
- I like the site analytic tools built-in. It's much fun to work with and much more intuitively generates accurate analytics.
- Easy to use, the UI/UX is amazing and easy to customize according to users' preferences.
IT Consultant
BoopinMarketing & Advertising, 51-200 employees
Cons
BrightEdge
- The storybuilder feature isn't anything outstanding. I feel like I can get the same type of data and format from Google Data Studio.
- I feel like the Hyperlocal feature is still very junior compared to other features. It provides you good insights, but you have to set all the data fields before you can get a picture as well as it doesn't really give you an idea of how you can improve.
- The mobile SEO solution is a good concept, but it needs some tweaks to be better, especially when building out a mobile story builder. Some of the data isn't simple to read and the mobile keywords functions don't also account for voice searches.

Verified User
Manager in Marketing
Marketing and Advertising Company, 5001-10,000 employeesSiteimprove
- I don't like that there are different navigation paths to go from point A to point B. When I want to navigate to a specific place, I have more than one way to get there, which means I have to make a decision about how I want to there and I'd rather the designer make that design based on what would be most efficient for me.
QA Lead
BlueModusInternet, 11-50 employees
Pricing Details
BrightEdge
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Siteimprove
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
BrightEdge
BrightEdge 10.0
Based on 35 answers
I would renew, as I don't feel there is a product out there that would have the impact on our SEO efforts as effectively as BrightEdge. It provides the information I need and integrates with other tools like Google Webmaster Tools, to truly have the depth of information that makes their suggestions for SEO changes so valued.
Search Marketing Strategist
Gcommerce SolutionsMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Siteimprove
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
BrightEdge
BrightEdge 10.0
Based on 10 answers
Easy-to-use and intuitive design make using the BrightEdge platform a joy. Yes, I have familiarity with it and know where to go but there are definitely not a ton of extraneous bells and whistles or unnecessary tools which is part of the brilliance of their UX. Sometimes I get hung up on where keywords and keyword groups are under settings but it is typically because I am moving too quickly, and not because they've moved it.
Head of Global SEO
TeradataInformation Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees
Siteimprove
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
BrightEdge
BrightEdge 9.4
Based on 19 answers
This is a area where the BrightEdge team really shines. Their commitment to training and product support is unmatched not only for SEO platforms, but life in general. I often find myself wishing my internet provide and similar would go to BrightEdge for training on support and attitude. I would rank them an 11 if I could.
Senior Account Executive
Forthea Interactive MarketingMarketing & Advertising, 51-200 employees
Siteimprove
Siteimprove 9.3
Based on 10 answers
I've used support often and it has been responsive, thorough and considerate of our needs. I can get a tech right away, they understand the issue, and work with us to resolve it. Often the problem is with the site we are trying to scan, sometimes it is with their product. I appreciate that they go beyond support into continually helping us implement SiteImprove in more places with 3rd party integration.
QA Lead
BlueModusInternet, 11-50 employees
Implementation Rating
BrightEdge
BrightEdge 8.3
Based on 4 answers
For the most part it was seamless. The load time of clients was a little long, but otherwise was quite easy.
Search Marketing Strategist
Gcommerce SolutionsMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Siteimprove
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
BrightEdge
While relatively expensive, Brightedge really does offer the best quality product but just as importantly (if not more so) the level of client/agency support. We have biweekly training with the entire team to continually stay up to date on Brightedge's offerings and strategies. They also offer the ability to do ad hoc reporting using some of their tools that can help us win new business and recommend Brightedge to additional clients, expanding our business as well.
VP, Director SEO
TombrasOnline Media, 201-500 employees
Siteimprove
Siteimprove provides richer features when it comes to how granular you can define policies and metrics for search engine optimization and content relevance. It is also much easier to set up and maintain the sites that you want to administer. However, pricing wise is more costly which can be a constraint for smaller organizations.

Verified User
Manager in Product Management
Information Technology & Services Company, 5001-10,000 employeesReturn on Investment
BrightEdge
- We have only started with BE a few months ago and so I don't have any hard numbers from an ROI perspective, but i can say that what we spent on BE is a fraction of what we were spending with agencies and we are actually getting results by doing this ourselves. From that perspective we have seen a cost savings.
- With focused SEO campaigns and projects we have been able to move the needle on our SEO rankings for specific products and services. This is going to have a great impact for us in 2019 as we have some specific product goals and campaigns for 2019 that we have been working to build up over the last couple months of 2018.
Marketing Manager
TAB BankBanking, 201-500 employees
Siteimprove
- Siteimprove has helped bring our accessibility scores up from middling to near-perfect.
- Siteimprove has helped reduce our broken links, style violations and misspellings.
- Siteimprove's heatmaps have helped us make the case for enforcing best practices on the website among key stakeholders.
Director of Digital Marketing
Brenau UniversityEducation Management, 501-1000 employees