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    KeywordSpy

    Score9 out of 10
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    Moz Pro

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AMozPro , from Moz in Seattle, Washington, is an SEO platforms for tracking the performance of all inbound marketing efforts comprehensively. It reveals how content is being shared through social channels and how that drives traffic to a website, and features a broad toolset for search engine optimization: rank tracking, link opportunites, site audit via Moz Analytics, prospective keyword analysis and content grading, as well as a crawl test to find broken or poorly designed site elements. Moz…

    $99

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    SpyFu

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASpyFu is the eponymous SEO and PPC research platform from the company in Scottsdale, Arizona focused on "spying" on competitors, or basically using their behaviors to refine your own through keyword and content analysis, and backlink poaching. This positional search engine optimization and paid listings management platform touts the ability to lower costs and raise rankings via a Kombat-oriented approach... basically a cute way of saying "it makes comparisons" of how well your site does in niche…

    $39

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    Pricing
    KeywordSpyMoz ProSpyFu
    Editions & Modules
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    Standard
    $99
    per month
    Medium
    $179
    per month
    Large
    $299
    per month
    Premium
    $599
    per month
    Basic
    $39
    per month
    Professional
    $79
    per month
    Team
    $299
    per month
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    KeywordSpyMoz ProSpyFu
    Free Trial
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    KeywordSpyMoz ProSpyFu
    Considered Multiple Products
    KeywordSpy
    Chose KeywordSpy
    Most SEO and market research tools offer what KeywordSpy has but are not as detailed and in one place. Consequently, where you can do everything at KeywordSpy, with other tools you find you have to purchase multiple tools or subscriptions from different providers which also …
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    Chose Moz Pro
    I prefer Moz Pro to SEMRush and Ahrefs Site Explorer because I think it is much easier to use and understand. I believe it can be used along with SpyFu because SpyFu has alot of Google Adwords information that can be used in competition analysis that moz doesn't have. These two …
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    Incentivized
    Chose Moz Pro
    I think all SEO tools have their pros and cons, but Moz is a heavy hitter. They are the resident authority for educating SEO's, and that is for a reason. Their product works well. I wouldn't say it is head and shoulders above any competitors, but it gets the job done. When it …
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    Chose Moz Pro
    Personally I think Moz is one of the top tools being used in the market for search engine optimization. It provides great insights, is easy to use and is easy to read and understand with their simple and comprehensive dashboard. I personally choose to use SEMRush above all …
    Incentivized
    Chose Moz Pro
    Moz had all the features that I was looking for to help us scale our in-house SEO and content marketing strategy. We had previously reviewed several other vendors but the price point and the features offered did not match up to our needs. The ease of use and the time to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Moz Pro
    SEM Rush, Majestic SEO, and Raven Tools. All are on the same playing field. Majestic SEO is more advanced on the off-site link optimization side.
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    SpyFu
    Chose SpyFu
    It's a great little tool that offers pretty much everything you can get from Moz or Semrush at a fraction of the cost. My company uses a few different tools but I always come back to SpyFu because it is so easy to use and their build-in reporting is great.
    Incentivized
    Chose SpyFu
    We use Moz for tracking Keywords monthly, and we also use it more for backlink research. We like the keyword research available in SpyFu better than Moz.
    Incentivized
    Chose SpyFu
    Personally, the only tool I use as often as SEMRush. If you have the SEMRush paid version, I personally choose to use that over SpyFu. SpyFu is the best free search analytics tool online though. It has the greatest offerings in its free pack and allows you to have the most …
    Incentivized
    Chose SpyFu
    I prefer SpyFu because it has a better interface, gives me keywords I want to add and has a better pricing structure for my needs.
    Incentivized
    Chose SpyFu
    I would say that the above tools each offer their own unique skillset to be able to enhance what we find with SpyFu. For competitive analysis at a low cost point SpyFu really follows through on the promise of delivering actionable competitive insights with additional tools that …
    Incentivized
    Chose SpyFu
    Other tools I looked at were too expensive and too confusing.
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    Chose SpyFu
    Using both currently
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    Features
    KeywordSpyMoz ProSpyFu
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of KeywordSpy and Moz Pro and SpyFu
    Feature
    KeywordSpy
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Moz Pro
    7.3
    41 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SpyFu
    6.6
    52 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Keyword analysis9.01 Ratings8.041 Ratings7.052 Ratings
    Backlink management5.01 Ratings7.036 Ratings6.040 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking9.01 Ratings7.141 Ratings6.044 Ratings
    Page grader4.01 Ratings8.040 Ratings7.829 Ratings
    Competitive analysis9.01 Ratings8.040 Ratings7.051 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics9.01 Ratings7.039 Ratings7.232 Ratings
    Task management9.01 Ratings6.022 Ratings6.120 Ratings
    Site recommendations00 Ratings7.037 Ratings6.031 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of KeywordSpy and Moz Pro and SpyFu
    Feature
    KeywordSpy
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Moz Pro
    5.9
    32 Ratings
    25% below category average
    SpyFu
    5.8
    39 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Local SEO9.01 Ratings5.327 Ratings5.033 Ratings
    Social SEO3.01 Ratings5.323 Ratings5.028 Ratings
    Mobile SEO3.01 Ratings6.225 Ratings8.029 Ratings
    Global SEO9.01 Ratings6.827 Ratings5.035 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of KeywordSpy and Moz Pro and SpyFu
    Feature
    KeywordSpy
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Moz Pro
    7.0
    33 Ratings
    18% below category average
    SpyFu
    7.2
    28 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Multi-domain support9.01 Ratings7.028 Ratings6.028 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools7.01 Ratings7.130 Ratings8.518 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    Usability
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    User Testimonials
    KeywordSpyMoz ProSpyFu
    Likelihood to Recommend
    KeywordSpy
    KeywordSpy is appropriate for most Internet Market research companies. I would not suggest it for a corporate marketing department unless it's a company with a very larger budget. This is also not a tool for small freelancers even though there is a free option, to get the best benefit of KeywordSpy it's best to use most of its features and options and this can get pricey.
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    iContact
    Businesses looking to keep track of their web presence and utilize a tool to identify areas of opportunity. The trends tracking and competitor modeling allow businesses to be able to build an SEO strategy that they can track progress over time and fill in content gaps. This is used by our company in conjunction with our marketing automation tool and Google's web presence suite (eg. Google Analytics, Search Console, Tag Manager).
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    SpyFu
    If you have a Google ads PPC campaign and then I would say this is more or less essential if you want to know what your competitors are doing. You can get very useful data out of it even if you subscribe for one month. And the pricing is very reasonable. Even if you don't use Google ads, I would say this is still useful for your SEO/SMO team since it gives you a great idea of what keywords and traffic your competitors are working on.
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    Pros
    KeywordSpy
    • track and give details on specified Keyword
    • Determine competitors within a specified Keyword
    • Advise other keyword competitors may be targeting
    • provided competitive information regarding the targeted keyword e.g copies of an ad campaign
    • Allow very deep and granular keyword research and competitive research re the domains and targeted keyword
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    iContact
    • It finds relevant keywords and lets you know your chance of ranking with them.
    • It helps you find content that needs work to rank better.
    • It helps you improve any technical issues with your web pages.
    • It helps you audit your current site for any technical issues.
    • It helps you keep track of your most important keywords.
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    SpyFu
    • Keeping a tab on competitors organic and inorganic activities
    • Helps identify where the competitor is getting the backlinks from.
    • Identify competitors top content and the keywords that's bringing them traffic
    • Get proper information of their current and past ADS run on Google.
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    Cons
    KeywordSpy
    • Broaden its user access
    • Sometimes the results volume can be over whelming, maybe a summary tool could be provided?
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    iContact
    • Some of the auto-gen visual tables aren't all that useful for smaller companies. For instance on the Search Visibility tab, many of my clients have a tiny % of keywords in the top-10, so the table shows basically 4 overlaid flat lines. I wish we had some options to customize this table or expand the range or something.
    • I wish there were some more tools relating to the technical aspects of the site/pages. The whole tool is very keyword-oriented, which is fine, but I feel like over time this has become and will continue to be less important than technical aspects, site speed, voice search, etc.
    • There's an Anchor Text tab, but it only looks at Inbound links—I wish this feature was for on-site anchor text—this could be a much better optimization tool. Because there's nothing you can do about inbound link text.
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    SpyFu
    • As with any database, their keyword database has limits, so the data returned is relative to their database, not necessarily the full picture.
    • When SpyFu database or scoring chances, the data provided can spike, thus causing confusion among stakeholders, we're reporting to.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    KeywordSpy
    No answers on this topic
    iContact
    We've been paying monthly for Moz for at least four years. We rely heavily on it for our daily work, and would need to re-engineer many of our processes if we were to cancel our subscription. I suspect we'll continue to use Moz as long as we are in business (assuming they maintain their quality).
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    SpyFu
    Love this tool but would like insights from all 3 major search engines not just Google. I would also like deeper understanding of the placement for local businesses on Google Places/Maps. Insight into mobile search rankings and best landing pages per industry would also help :) Overall, SpyFu is a necessity for serious search marketers.
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    Usability
    KeywordSpy
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    iContact
    it's easy to use once you get the hang of it and most people with any sort of background in using online tools and analytics systems can figure it out. it's just not as intuitive as it could be like google webmaster tools or Adobe (Site Catalyst)
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    SpyFu
    SpyFu is an easy to use tool, and has a self -explanatroy dashborad to generate the data needed to provide insights into any B2B SEO and PPC campaign. It is not comprehensive, but it certainly provides good enough insight to make it a valuable part of any agency tool stack
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    Reliability and Availability
    KeywordSpy
    No answers on this topic
    iContact
    Every time I've ever needed it, it's been there.
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    SpyFu
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    KeywordSpy
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    iContact
    As I have mentioned before, if you have enterprise subscription, the staff are super helpful. Moz also participated in the marketing tech conferences especially moz in seattle. These sessions are super useful in helping digital marketing analyst like me to investigate new marketing techniques, tracking leads and conversions and eventually monetize them. Their staff is not only knowledgeable in their own product but they have been around. For example Dr Peter from moz always publishes his insights and I have relied somewhat on his opinions.
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    SpyFu
    SpyFu comes with a link to tutorial videos. I recommend you watch them. The software is capable of so much you really need to watch the videos and learn how to get the most out of it. When I have a question 90% of the time it's there. When it isn't, and I reach out to them, support is always quick and concise.
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    Alternatives Considered
    KeywordSpy
    Most SEO and market research tools offer what KeywordSpy has but are not as detailed and in one place. Consequently, where you can do everything at KeywordSpy, with other tools you find you have to purchase multiple tools or subscriptions from different providers which also don't integrate with each other. KeywordSpy makes your research easier and more efficient.
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    iContact
    Moz emerged as an industry leader with a great reputation for driving optimal SEO performance and ROI for customers. Moz' thought leadership on all things SEO gave us a lot of confidence to invest and partner with them. The wide array of product features was also something that was important to us relative to Moz' competitors. In the end, we felt there wasn't anything we couldn't do with Moz. We were also impressed with the on demand platform training and tools provided from day 1. Lastly, Moz was one of the more expensive platforms, but it wasn't the most expensive, so we felt we received great value for the overall price.
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    SpyFu
    I was surprised to find I preferred Semrush when it comes to keyword research. SpyFu is great (and less expensive than Semrush), but I felt the data Semrush provided was vaster than SpyFu. I was able to get more competitors spending insights in Semrush than SpyFu. Overall, I liked the ability to use both in our keyword research for both paid and organic marketing.
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    Return on Investment
    KeywordSpy
    • Can get pricey because of its pricing model
    • Applicable to a limited geographical clientele, therefore, restricting service access or subscribers
    • powerful SEO and competitive research tool, therefore, giving the use significant competitive advantages from the data outputs
    • Allows you to track keyword and domains and therefore a time saver
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    iContact
    • Here I can easily find competitor's ranking keywords and their backlinks. It also gives you another exciting feature where you can compare two domains at the same time.
    • The thing that I don't like about this software is, that sometimes your page can take too much time for crawling.
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    SpyFu
    • Helping us track our ranking.
    • It helps solve the problem of ambiguity when it comes to Google Ads. It makes the strategy more clear.
    • You can sift through lots of different online analytics to find the information, but it takes way too long. SpyFu has it all in one place!
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