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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Optimal

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AOptimal Workshop, a company in New Zealand, offers their suite of user research tools on a subscription basis, including the Treejack information architecture tool, OptimalSort card sorting test, Chalkmark first-click testing, and other tools.

    $2,388

    per year

    Serpstat

    Score10 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Serpstat is a search marketing platform designed to help businesses, agencies, and in-house teams improve visibility across traditional and AI-powered search. Its environment combines more than 50 tools for keyword and competitor research, rank tracking, backlink analysis, technical SEO auditing, content optimization, and market analysis. SEO and Competitor Intelligence Serpstat helps teams identify organic and paid search competitors, compare domain…

    $69

    per month

    Pricing
    OptimalSerpstat
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $2388
    per year
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Individual
    $69
    per month
    Team
    $129
    per month
    Agency
    $499
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OptimalSerpstat
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Each plan includes access to 230 Google databases. To meet the demands of big enterprises, Serpstat offers specific services to enterprise customers. A discount is available for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    OptimalSerpstat
    Considered Both Products
    Optimal Workshop
    No answer on this topic
    Serpstat.com
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    OptimalSerpstat
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Optimal and Serpstat
    Feature
    Optimal
    -
    Ratings
    Serpstat
    9.0
    15 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Keyword analysis00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Backlink management00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings9.015 Ratings
    Page grader00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    Competitive analysis00 Ratings8.015 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Site recommendations00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Task management00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Optimal and Serpstat
    Feature
    Optimal
    -
    Ratings
    Serpstat
    9.6
    14 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Local SEO00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Social SEO00 Ratings9.57 Ratings
    Mobile SEO00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Global SEO00 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Optimal and Serpstat
    Feature
    Optimal
    -
    Ratings
    Serpstat
    10.0
    13 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Multi-domain support00 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    OptimalSerpstat
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Nozzle
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Dovetail
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    UserTesting
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    OptimalSerpstat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OptimalSerpstat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Optimal Workshop
    Optimal Workshop is great for UX testing for those with a budget to do so. This may be a little on the expensive side for smaller businesses, but definitely not anything crazy expensive. The insights that you get out of these tests are invaluable and can be the difference between launching a site and succeeding/failing.
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    Serpstat.com
    If you are looking for an affordable all-in-one SEO tool to manage multiple websites then Serpstat is a great option. It is not the best in category for any one feature, but it offers a wide range of very good SEO tools, all housed in a single app. If you are serious with SEO, this will not be your only tool but it will save you the cost and trouble of managing several different SEO monthly subscriptions for various tools.
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    Pros
    Optimal Workshop
    • Tree Testing - it is a very simple and easy to use system, that provides the data needed from a tree test
    • Card sorting - provides a system for users to participate in navigation menu layouts. We looked into several options, but this seemed very intuitive for users.
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    Serpstat.com
    • Serpstat has an incredible Chrome extension. It allows us to perform an on-page analysis, domain analysis, and look at on-page SEO parameters. Rather than logging into Serpstat I'm easily able to access and view competitor and our own analytics at a moment's notice.
    • We love using the organic keyword tool to help us track keyword positions over time and benchmark against ourselves and our competitors. These reports also give a dashboard view of all keywords, along with keyword volume, keyword competition, and the average cost per keyword.
    • Being a global company it's important to not only view rankings in the US, but other major countries as well. With Serpstat we are able to view how our website performs all around the world.
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    Cons
    Optimal Workshop
    • The recruitment panelists are not professional, nor do they take the tasks seriously. You are going to get a lot of bad data.
    • They are HQ'd outside the US and must have a small team because the customer service is the absolute WORST I've experienced in their industry.
    • They pride themselves on documentation, but when they fail to document something they blame the customer for the mistake.
    • There are way too many limitations with the tool after you launch, limited integrations, and poor survey questionnaire options. The tool itself is far too basic for most sites, especially B2B.
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    Serpstat.com
    • As a complete product, Serpstat stands with other industry tools. Keyword data is good, but again, as someone who purchased a basic plan to demo the product, limited information really turns me away.
    • Compared to other industry tools, Serpstat is literally right in the middle. There doesn't seem to be any differentiation that makes it stand out against Ahrefs or SEMRush. Perhaps something exclusive to Serpstat would make the product more alluring.
    • Share counting doesn't seem too useful, especially as an SEO tool. The content marketing tools are going in the right path, but do not provide enough information to really be useful.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Optimal Workshop
    No answers on this topic
    Serpstat.com
    I am very happy with the program and their services.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Optimal Workshop
    I would rate Optimal Workshop's overall usability 9 out of 10 due to several key factors. Firstly, the platform has a user-friendly interface makes navigation straightforward, even for first-time users. The tools and features are well-organized, ensuring users can quickly find what they need without unnecessary complexity. Secondly, the platform is highly intuitive, meaning users can easily understand how to perform tasks without extensive guidance. This is supported by clear and concise instructions throughout the application, reducing the learning curve significantly.
    Additionally, the learnability of Optimal Workshop is exceptional. New users can become proficient in a short amount of time, thanks to its well-thought-out design and helpful onboarding materials. Even more advanced features are presented in a way that feels approachable and manageable. Finally, the platform supports a seamless workflow, allowing users to focus on their research or tasks rather than struggling with the software. These qualities collectively make Optimal Workshop a reliable and efficient tool for many projects, justifying its high usability rating.
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    Serpstat.com
    Serpstat is great to use on the desktop. Being able to get around the site is easy, and using tools such as rank tracking and filtering are intuitive if you’ve used other SEO software. However, their app is not mobile friendly. I do a lot of my work on mobile when traveling or when dad’ing, and it would be much appreciated for the the app to have better mobile UI functionality. I know I’m dreaming, but other SEO software I use is able to accomplish this.
    Things like filtering and how powerful it is are not aa easy to understand until you watch some tutorial videos. I think making this feature more intuitive would also help the sites early on adoption from new users.
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    Support Rating
    Optimal Workshop
    We’ve never had to use much of their support services since the platform is very easy to use, we have however needed to transfer ownership between team members due to people leaving or other circumstances. Under those situations, the support offered to us has been been very quick and efficient and we never had to nudge them much to get the job done.
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    Serpstat.com
    I believe I've only contacted support once because I had a question about access to a feature, and they told me it wasn't available on the plan I was on. No big deal, they were polite and prompt to respond and answered my question to my satisfaction. I haven't had any real issues with the software, so I haven't needed much in the way of support outside of that question, but I have no reason to believe their support wouldn't be helpful in more pressing situations.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Optimal Workshop
    For the price as it is very convenient for first-time beginners, its intuitiveness both for the one who is designing the activities and for those who have to interact with them. The fact that it collects and gathers the data into insights of the overall responses collected by all users.
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    Serpstat.com
    I have used Google Analytics and found it to be good, but limiting. Serpstat does have a much more transparent way to identify, and examine the wealth of SEO links that my sites have. I've tried a few other free programs online for tracking ranks and I looked into other paid versions for SEO tracking. None of them had a good balance between value for money paid. Serpstat finds a good home in value and return.
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    Return on Investment
    Optimal Workshop
    • Optimal Workshop has had a positive impact on investigating information architecture on several websites.
    • Optimal Workshop has helped investigated the labeling on several websites.
    • Optimal Workshop has also support in the investigation of UX in navigations.
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    Serpstat.com
    • We had a positive ROI with Serpstat in under a month. The time it saved us with website audits and the ability to cancel other monthly subscriptions, and redundant SEO tools, was a huge positive for us.
    • We save dozens of hours a month with SEO research by being able to use a single app for the majority of our SEO work where we used to have to jump back and forth between several different tools.
    • We've been able to offer prospective clients a free website audit as a lead-in for our marketing services. Serpstat has made it fast, easy and inexpensive to offer this valuable service.
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