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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    S&P Capital IQ

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ACapital IQ is a market intelligence software solution offered by S&P Global Market Intelligence, which is the result of McGraw Hill Financial's acquisition of SNL Financial.N/A

    Semrush

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ASemrush is a relatively popular search engine optimization tool set from the company of the same name based in Pennsylvania and founded in 2008. Largely the platforms relies on competitive intelligence, and features SEO staples like backlink checking, keyword analysis to refine SEO and PPC campaigning and locate low-cost / high-yield keywords, analysis of competitors who co-occupy desired ad and listing spaces, domain vs. domain analysis, as well as site audit and domain tracking. Semrush can…

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    Pricing
    S&P Capital IQSemrush
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Pro
    $139.95
    per month
    Guru
    $249.95
    per month
    Business
    $499.95
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    S&P Capital IQSemrush
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—17% discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    S&P Capital IQSemrush
    Considered Both Products
    S&P Global Inc.
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    Semrush
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    107 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    95 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    106 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    95 Answers
    Features
    S&P Capital IQSemrush
    Financial Research
    Comparison of Financial Research features of S&P Capital IQ and Semrush
    Feature
    S&P Capital IQ
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Semrush
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    Ratings
    Private Company Data6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Information7.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Independent Research Access8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    M&A Analysis5.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain Data5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    ESG Data5.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit Ratings Reports7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Macroeconomic News6.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search Tools6.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of S&P Capital IQ and Semrush
    Feature
    S&P Capital IQ
    -
    Ratings
    Semrush
    8.0
    154 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Keyword analysis00 Ratings8.6154 Ratings
    Backlink management00 Ratings8.4147 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings8.4150 Ratings
    Page grader00 Ratings7.9129 Ratings
    Competitive analysis00 Ratings8.5149 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics00 Ratings8.0150 Ratings
    Site recommendations00 Ratings7.7139 Ratings
    Task management00 Ratings6.491 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of S&P Capital IQ and Semrush
    Feature
    S&P Capital IQ
    -
    Ratings
    Semrush
    8.2
    140 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Local SEO00 Ratings8.1128 Ratings
    Social SEO00 Ratings8.0106 Ratings
    Mobile SEO00 Ratings8.5113 Ratings
    Global SEO00 Ratings8.1114 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of S&P Capital IQ and Semrush
    Feature
    S&P Capital IQ
    -
    Ratings
    Semrush
    8.4
    125 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Multi-domain support00 Ratings8.1115 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools00 Ratings8.7119 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    S&P Capital IQSemrush
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Serpstat
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    S&P Capital IQSemrush
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (10 ratings)
    8.2
    (154 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    9.9
    (17 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    S&P Capital IQSemrush
    Likelihood to Recommend
    S&P Global Inc.
    Cap IQ is well suited for analyzing security pricing and valuation, tracking stock performance over time, looking up comparable transactions, and analyzing valuations on an industry basis. The service is also well suited for charting and data analysis purposes.
    Incentivized
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    Semrush
    This is suited to plan for keywords in a single market, but it struggles when you need to consolidate several markets. It is well-suited to discover new keywords directly related to the ones being used currently to expand the content the company is creating to get better results.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    S&P Global Inc.
    • On-demand reliable financial data either through the platform or through the Excel Plug-In
    • Great user interface, intuitive to use
    • Great help desk function, quick and responsive
    • Excellent auditability of financial data with easy traceback to source documents
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    Semrush
    • Great visuals for keyword position tracking, love that you can see the page that is ranking
    • Enjoyed the auto-generated reporting feature (specifically in the context of keyword position tracking)
    • Shows many different and useful views for competitive research
    • Great templated keyword research tools for those who are not as hands-on with SEO
    • I LOVE the Keyword Magic Tool for honing in on longtail, high-opportunity keywords
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    Cons
    S&P Global Inc.
    • The scope and depth of the collected data can be increased.
    • The UI with little icons and buttons may be difficult at first but may become intuitive. The UI isn't horrible but might be better.
    • Global data coverage, but US and UK markets have the greatest details. MENA and APAC lack.
    Incentivized
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    Semrush
    • Extra seats can be expensive, as [an] agency with multiple team members this can be frustrating
    • Backlink data is not great, misses out a lot of backlinks (better off using a specialist backlink tool like Link research tools LRT)
    • Tracking multiple keywords, across multiple clients can be costly
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    Likelihood to Renew
    S&P Global Inc.
    [It's the] best ever.
    Incentivized
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    Semrush
    I [previously] used Semrush for many years and I cannot find any other tool being so complete and easy to use.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    S&P Global Inc.
    S&P CIQ Pro has great data, however, the new pro version is currently difficult to use given how slow the data is to process
    Incentivized
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    Semrush
    The interface is a little less intuitive than it could be. The data is often available but filtering and manipulating the data can be a little difficult at times. Expanded comparisons would be helpful since most of the time seeing more than a few competitors at a time allows for a better sense of how to forecast.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    S&P Global Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Semrush
    Semrush available when you need it!
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    Performance
    S&P Global Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Semrush
    SemRush performs well with few errors!
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    Support Rating
    S&P Global Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Semrush
    I'm in a FB group for Semrush paid users and it amazing! They are fast to respond, take suggestions and help with questions. I have not felt alone in using this product at all. Highly recommend their support team. When I had an issue I can jump into the group and they will help get me the right person to help or even tag their programmers to look at something that is going on. Love the group!
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    Implementation Rating
    S&P Global Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Semrush
    I did it by myself and do not have a comment!
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    Alternatives Considered
    S&P Global Inc.
    We had Capital IQ in addition to Bloomberg. It was much easier for a new person to use Capital IQ than Bloomberg. The ease of use was a huge selling point for us. Yahoo finance on the other hand is free, but you cannot gather all the data you may need in one location like you can in Capital IQ.
    Incentivized
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    Semrush
    We have used both Ahrefs and Semrush extensively at our agency and Semrush remains the tool of choice. We find that Semrush has the largest selection of tools & features to use, with the highest accuracy, and provides top-tier analysis recommendations. It's really is the ultimate all-in-one tool when comparing other performance measurement tools in the digital marketing space.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    S&P Global Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Semrush
    Semrush is flexible and scalable software which can be deployed across multiple departments and sites as needed.
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    Return on Investment
    S&P Global Inc.
    • S&P Capital IQ contributes to a more comprehensive analysis of companies when making decisions on how best to market them to potential buyers.
    • S&P Capital IQ has enabled my company to be more efficient in learning about and valuing companies.
    • Due to the quality and reliability of information S&P Capital IQ has, it is saving my company large amounts of time.
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    Semrush
    • Using Semrush on behalf of our clients, we have seen some impressive growth in organic visibility, traffic, conversion and revenue, across multiple industries.
    • The site checks available with Semrush have helped us to pitch and sell our services, securing new clients.
    Incentivized
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