Conductor vs. Google Search Console

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Conductor
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Conductor is an SEO and organic marketing platform designed to help brands ensure their website is technically optimized to rank on search engines, improve existing pages, and create new content that increases organic web traffic. Conductor helps marketers understand customer needs and search behavior, enabling cross-functional teams to take action on their SEO strategy. Customizable dashboards and workflows guide marketers through the content creation process,…N/A
Google Search Console
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Google Search Console is a search engine optimization software solution offered by Google.N/A
Pricing
ConductorGoogle Search Console
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ConductorGoogle Search Console
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ConductorGoogle Search Console
Considered Both Products
Conductor
Chose Conductor
We did not switch from any platforms to Conductor. Instead, we eliminated the need to use multiple platforms since each tool had its own specialty, but we did not find one that was a combination of all the tools we needed. We still continue to use Bing Webmasters since Bing is …
Chose Conductor
Used many platforms and tools over the years, current company had a contract with Conductor when I came onboard so was able to use it now.
Chose Conductor
I have used a lot of search platforms I just add a quick selection of a few. Although Conductor has replaced most of the tools I have used in the past quite adequately (Conductor is on par with Majestic in most respects), I do occasionally use Ahrefs (mainly for backlink …
Chose Conductor
I have used BrightEdge in the past and it was quite complicated to understand how to we leverage it to get things done and see the impact from that. The high knowledgable experts Conductor has made the life of our SEO team much easier.
Chose Conductor
I have used various SEO tools such as SEMRush, GeoRanker, Moz, SpyFu and Keyword Spy in parallel with one another to achieve my desired results. However, since switching to Conductor I was able to access most of the information I need (Keyword rank, Monthly search volume, …
Chose Conductor
I still regularly use other SEO platforms along with Conductor, which each have their own unique advantage. I think in terms of overall SEO strategy and measurement of SEO health, Conductor does the best job at providing helpful reports and bringing multiple data sources …
Chose Conductor
We moved from BrightEdge to conductor because of its usability, similar or expansive features and tools, and because it was the better tool for us to provide more value to our clients
Chose Conductor
Conductor data and insights are on par with other similarly priced enterprise SEO tools. It blows away less expensive tools like Moz or Advanced Web Rankings. However, I still get a lot of value out of the variety of Moz tools and continue to use them alongside Conductor. They …
Chose Conductor
Moz and HubSpot were great, but not a large enough scale for a business my size. I felt that Conductor was far more user friendly than BrightEdge, and far more useful. Additionally, the customer service and sales team at Conductor was so much more friendly and caring than at Bri…
Google Search Console
Chose Google Search Console
Usually, I use multiple tools and GSC is the first on my list along with Google Analytics since both of these tools are free and are sufficient for monitoring, analyzing and managing digital marketing for a small business. However, there are some limitations to these tools like …
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Features
ConductorGoogle Search Console
SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
Conductor
8.0
258 Ratings
3% above category average
Google Search Console
8.1
49 Ratings
4% above category average
Keyword analysis8.7257 Ratings8.542 Ratings
Backlink management6.793 Ratings8.837 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking9.1242 Ratings9.339 Ratings
Page grader7.8112 Ratings8.429 Ratings
Competitive analysis7.8255 Ratings7.616 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics7.8229 Ratings6.341 Ratings
Site recommendations8.9243 Ratings7.839 Ratings
Task management7.394 Ratings8.518 Ratings
SEO Channels
Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
Conductor
8.1
231 Ratings
6% above category average
Google Search Console
8.1
46 Ratings
6% above category average
Local SEO8.8187 Ratings9.134 Ratings
Social SEO5.629 Ratings8.019 Ratings
Mobile SEO9.1207 Ratings8.343 Ratings
Global SEO9.1192 Ratings7.038 Ratings
SEO Platform & Account Management
Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Product A and Product B
Conductor
8.7
244 Ratings
3% above category average
Google Search Console
8.6
46 Ratings
2% above category average
Multi-domain support9.0215 Ratings8.942 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools8.4229 Ratings8.243 Ratings
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Score 9.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
ConductorGoogle Search Console
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(259 ratings)
9.0
(49 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.8
(149 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(220 ratings)
6.1
(8 ratings)
In-Person Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
4.6
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.6
(2 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.8
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ConductorGoogle Search Console
Likelihood to Recommend
Conductor
Conductor is irreplaceable for enterprise rank tracking across multiple regional sites. Conductor's blend of keyword and competitor tracking is perfect for keyword research in my industry. Conductor allows me to collect and report on our web content in any grouping and isolate it for performance.
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Google
Google Search Console is helpful to understand what terms customers search for and click onto your website from. However, it's not helpful if you're looking for deep competitive insight on search terms people are using and how that impacts your website.
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Pros
Conductor
  • When I need to quickly determine what Google features our keywords are ranking for: Featured Snippets, Carousels, Rich Snippets, Sitelinks, PAA boxes, etc.
  • The ability to create highly customizable dashboards that provide a one-page view of insights for the specific web properties you are tracking.
  • A content guidance tool that is unmatched by any other product available in the market.
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Google
  • You can also submit your sitemap directly to Google and get it crawled.
  • You can also index and crawl you updated and new webpages.
  • It also displays errors that are preventing your site pages to get indexed in Google.
  • You get a list of all the keywords for which your site is ranking.
  • You can track its position, CTR and impressions.
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Cons
Conductor
  • Backlink tracking/reporting (would like to see backlinks more easily and maybe backlink opportunities if possible)
  • Custom content briefs (right now I move the brief from the platform version into our own in-house Word doc template because it is more detailed. Would love to be able to customize the brief that is set up within Conductor so that we can do it all in one place.)
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Google
  • It can be a little difficult to navigate
  • More training resources would be an asset. A beginner is given the power to completely destroy a sites search results at the push of a button. Likewise it is a powerful tool to enhance search results also.
  • An option to take care of multiple versions of the same site simultaneously would be helpful. An option to use the same validation script across all versions and administer them simultaneously would be a time save (i.e. non-www, www, http://, and https:// versions of the same site).
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Likelihood to Renew
Conductor
Conductor has the right amount of tools for our usage. The support is also really good so we get help when we need it. The tool is well priced for the amount of functionality you get. There is plenty more I could say here but I'll keep it short and sweet.
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Google
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Usability
Conductor
I check features like the InsightStream every Monday to monitor any major losses or gains in performance. These are easily digested and save me tons of time searching for these insights manually. If there's anything "worth calling home about" I can easily add insights into a workspace and create a report to communicate these results. It's super easy to use Conductor with a team and across departments.
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Google
Google Search Console is a simple program that allows organizations to get a solid understanding of the way their site functions and how users land on it. It can be used for making critical business decisions regarding marketing budgets and that within itself is why it deserves a 10.
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Reliability and Availability
Conductor
Always works when I've needed it
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Google
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Performance
Conductor
Sometimes reports can take some time to load
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Google
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Support Rating
Conductor
It's been sort of off and on in the 2 years I've used it. The live chat has been really helpful many times, and they're quick to respond. We had different support contacts but they've all been good. I think they've recently changed the way they provide support that I believe will be more dedicated and hands-on
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Google
As with all Google software, your primary source of help is their forums, their knowledge base articles, or whatever tutorials you can find on the web. Often answers on their forums are not straightforward and may not address the actual issue you're experiencing. The KB articles are typically written like instruction manuals - for better or for worse. Tutorials on the web may vary, but the odds are good someone out there had the same questions as you and was kind enough to document their experience.
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In-Person Training
Conductor
Our in house SEO manager trained everyone. It was easy to learn and he was well versed with the product. Any questions we had he was able to answer or reach out to support to find the answer
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Google
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Conductor
I definitely recommend their professional services for getting started. It got our account 90% of the way to where we needed to be in order to gain value from it. In fact, I'd suggest that with few exceptions (such as, you have a staff that is already familiar with the platform and doesn't need any help), the quick start services over the first 30-90 days should be a standard part of onboarding with any new client. It definitely got us to the point of gaining ROI from the solution and, in turn, will make it easier to justify renewal and continued investment in it.
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Google
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Alternatives Considered
Conductor
We have looked at a few other competitors or other SAAS options but none of them offered the number and quality of tools and resources that Conductor offered especially for the flexible pricing we found with Conductor
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Google
SEMRush is a supplementary tool we use to provide competitive analysis. While it does, or should, provide the same data that Search Console does, but I only fully trust Search Console when it comes to basic performance in Google for the sites we develop and own. SEMRush, and other products like it, does provide much more in-depth insights that can help drive business decisions, including site performance on other search engines, along putting organic and paid search performance in one spot. However, SEMRush costs money while Search Console is free.
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Scalability
Conductor
Many features
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Google
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Conductor
  • Conductor helped us aim at low hanging fruits for quick wins, which increased our traffic
  • With Conductor's tool, it was easy to look at general keywords where we were already ranking, but not good enough, and then focus around what we could do to increase our positioning
  • All this extra traffic, gave us more leads, therefore more sales!
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Google
  • Given that this is a free tool, the return on investment has been particularly high - we've identified and addressed a few site issues that could have meant a reduction in search traffic.
  • Our organic search traffic has been on the rise in part due to the insights gained from the search traffic analytics provided within the console.
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of Provides insight into keyword visibility over time and discover keyword opportunities.Screenshot of Tracks the impact content has on revenue and traffic.Screenshot of Maps content strategy to reveal how content is performing at every stage of the buyer’s journey.Screenshot of Offers insights into trends and topics that customers are searching for to create the most relevant content.