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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    gShift (discontinued)

    Score7 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    gShift was an enterprise SEO, Web presence analytics and content performance platform designed to help agency and brand marketers optimize, monitor and report on the performance of their multi-channel owned, earned and paid campaigns. The product is discontinued.

    $199

    SE Ranking

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    An SEO toolset for agency and in-house pros.

    $65

    per month

    Pricing
    gShift (discontinued)SE Ranking
    Editions & Modules
    kontextURLs
    $199
    Influencer Marketing module
    $299
    Brand Professional
    $325
    Agency Professional
    $999
    Essential
    $65
    per month
    Pro
    $119
    per month
    Business
    $259
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    gShift (discontinued)SE Ranking
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSEO Platform pricing is based on the number of keywords per month. kontextURL pricing is based on the number of clicks registered per month. Influencer Marketing module pricing is based on the number of influencers and/or rosters managed.SE Ranking’s subscription plans are available at a 20% discount for annual pricing.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    gShift (discontinued)SE Ranking
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of gShift (discontinued) and SE Ranking
    Feature
    gShift (discontinued)
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    SE Ranking
    7.9
    16 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Keyword analysis10.01 Ratings7.99 Ratings
    Backlink management6.01 Ratings7.316 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking10.01 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    Page grader9.01 Ratings7.611 Ratings
    Competitive analysis9.01 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics7.01 Ratings7.916 Ratings
    Site recommendations8.01 Ratings8.412 Ratings
    Task management10.01 Ratings7.910 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of gShift (discontinued) and SE Ranking
    Feature
    gShift (discontinued)
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    SE Ranking
    8.1
    14 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Local SEO10.01 Ratings8.111 Ratings
    Social SEO9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile SEO4.01 Ratings8.112 Ratings
    Global SEO10.01 Ratings8.213 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of gShift (discontinued) and SE Ranking
    Feature
    gShift (discontinued)
    6.0
    2 Ratings
    33% below category average
    SE Ranking
    8.4
    14 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Multi-domain support5.01 Ratings8.512 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools7.02 Ratings8.413 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    gShift (discontinued)SE Ranking
    Small Businesses
    Serpstat
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Serpstat
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    gShift (discontinued)SE Ranking
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (16 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    gShift (discontinued)SE Ranking
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    gShift's pace of development is pretty amazing and they are very responsive to enhancement requests and other feedback on their solutions. gShift is well-suited for an agency environment where multiple clients need the basics in keyword rankings and website analytics and PPC reporting integration. gShift is less suited for a large organizations with multiple properties or web presences that are all integrated but require silos for reporting purposes or any type of parent-child reporting relationship that necessitates reporting at the property level as well as summarized reporting for all properties.
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    SE Ranking
    SE Ranking is a fantastic tool if you are a marketing agency or freelancer looking for a single tool for the majority of your SEO work. It also includes B2B tools like their lead generation widget and white label reports that can help you generate new leads for your business. It would get 10 stars if their database was larger to accommodate research for small geographic areas, but they are always expanding their database so it may just be a matter of time. Research SE Ranking has pricing plans available for every budget.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Bringing most of your applications to one platform.
    • Managing Gmail Accounts.
    • Bringing all your communication channels to one spot.
    • Easy setup and account integration.
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    SE Ranking
    • Rank racking. It’s really important for us that the ranks are tracked accurately.
    • Monitoring of changes made on the website. We’ve found this feature really useful.
    • Reports. This includes auto reports and manuals. We can easily and quickly create reports to check our SEO progress month by month.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Minor bugs and defects are an ongoing issue - for example, PDF export capability for custom dashboards seems to be down frequently. While these type of defects are always resolved in 1-2 weeks, the fact that some of them keep reoccurring is an ongoing frustration.
    • Custom Dashboard functionality is limited to pre-set defaults as far as what data points or "beacons" as gShift calls them, that you could pull.
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    SE Ranking
    • I really don't think SE Ranking has many flaws. They are also rolling out an app at the moment - SE Ranking Pro - need to test that one.
    • Some more video tutorials on the site on how to use some tools would be helpful.
    • More in-system popups would be more helpful too.
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    SE Ranking
    They had a huge update recently and the platform is now even better. Although not all the tools are yet in the new design.
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    SE Ranking
    The support is great but they don't have 24/7 support. And time zones can also be an issue sometimes. On the other hand there are plenty of guides and videos around to get yourself started. I never really needed support for "big" issues. And the help I got was good enough.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    They are very different tools can't compare them.
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    SE Ranking
    SE Ranking is better than Serpstat or MOZ or Ahrefs when it comes to tracking keyword rankings, but it lacks in every other SEO category, such as onsite and offsite SEO metrics, content analysis, etc... It's a good choice for agencies that are interested in tracking keywords for their clients, but other than that it underperforms in every other SEO category.
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    Return on Investment
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    • We have been able to identify other keyword ranking opportunities and increase our on-site conversion rate.
    • gShift has helped us prioritize content and discover content that is over-performing, and better optimize that content and use it for remarketing purposes.
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    SE Ranking
    • The website "health" report has allowed us to fix things that Google might find strange or cause us to lose rankings, which has been very helpful.
    • It's given us more visibility into what exactly our SEO management company is doing and how they are performing, and if things are changing or not. It's very easy to see right from the dashboard.
    • Being able to see how our competitors stack up against us has helped us know where to improve, what to focus on, and how to be even better.
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    ScreenShots

    gShift (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Web Presence Overview Dashboard - collection of data beacons to help focus on analytics, keyword and content performance trends, competitive visibility trends, keyword discovery, content discovery and competitor discovery.Screenshot of An agency level beacon designed to highlight keyword/content, analytics and domain-specific trends across multiple web presences.Screenshot of Keyword Dashboard - a collection of beacons designed to provide keyword visibility and discovery insights.Screenshot of Content Engagement Dashboard - Customizable kurl  dashboard designed to provide insight on content performance.Screenshot of Content Conversion Dashboard - Customizable kurl dashboard designed to provide insight into performance, optimization and ROI of content campaigns.Screenshot of Site Audit Recommendations - prioritized list of website issues based on technical SEO best practices.

    SE Ranking Screenshots

    Screenshot of SE Ranking main dashboardScreenshot of SE Ranking keyword researchScreenshot of SE Ranking website auditScreenshot of SERP CompetitorsScreenshot of Organic SERP HistoryScreenshot of Content tool