KWFinder vs. SpyFu

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
KWFinder
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
KWFinder is a search engine optimization software solution offered by KWFinder.
$588
per year
SpyFu
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
SpyFu 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
per month
Pricing
KWFinderSpyFu
Editions & Modules
Mangools Basic
$588.00
per year
Mangools Premium
$828.00
per year
Mangools Agency
$1548.00
per year
Basic
$39
per month
Professional
$79
per month
Team
$299
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
KWFinderSpyFu
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
KWFinderSpyFu
Considered Both Products
KWFinder
Chose KWFinder
This is just for keywords, not site traffic or domain metrics; it is not as thorough as the competitors, strictly a keyword research tool.
SpyFu

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
KWFinderSpyFu
SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
KWFinder
8.3
4 Ratings
7% above category average
SpyFu
7.2
51 Ratings
8% below category average
Keyword analysis8.24 Ratings6.951 Ratings
Backlink management8.21 Ratings5.839 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking8.22 Ratings8.143 Ratings
Page grader7.31 Ratings7.729 Ratings
Competitive analysis9.14 Ratings9.150 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics8.21 Ratings7.132 Ratings
Site recommendations9.11 Ratings7.030 Ratings
Task management8.21 Ratings6.120 Ratings
SEO Channels
Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
KWFinder
8.0
3 Ratings
5% above category average
SpyFu
7.7
38 Ratings
1% above category average
Local SEO7.33 Ratings7.632 Ratings
Social SEO8.22 Ratings8.027 Ratings
Mobile SEO8.21 Ratings8.029 Ratings
Global SEO8.22 Ratings7.034 Ratings
SEO Platform & Account Management
Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Product A and Product B
KWFinder
9.1
1 Ratings
8% above category average
SpyFu
8.7
27 Ratings
3% above category average
Multi-domain support9.11 Ratings8.927 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools9.11 Ratings8.518 Ratings
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 8.3 out of 10
Advanced Web Ranking
Advanced Web Ranking
Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
KWFinderSpyFu
Likelihood to Recommend
6.4
(4 ratings)
8.1
(61 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(10 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.6
(13 ratings)
User Testimonials
KWFinderSpyFu
Likelihood to Recommend
KWFinder
If you don't know the first thing about keyword research, learn about it, then make sure you use this tool. It's by far the simplest tool I use in my keyword research arsenal. That's not to say the others are difficult to use, this one's just the easiest. If you aren't focusing on your site's SEO, then I suppose SEO research and a keyword like this may not suit you, but I believe that every business that has a website should focus on SEO - so a tool like this is a good tool to have.
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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
KWFinder
  • Rating of keywords
  • CPC (cost per click)
  • Suggestions for alternate keywords
  • Keyword difficulty
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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
KWFinder
  • Not much usage in small markets.
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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
KWFinder
No answers on this topic
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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Support Rating
KWFinder
No answers on this topic
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
KWFinder
This is just for keywords, not site traffic or domain metrics; it is not as thorough as the competitors, strictly a keyword research tool.
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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
KWFinder
  • KWFinder is a part of a bundle of tools that you get with Mangools and it's pretty affordable.
  • It's a time saver, and time is money.
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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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