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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Perplexity

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/APerplexity Enterprise is an enterprise research and knowledge platform that combines web research, internal knowledge search, multiple AI models, and agentic task execution. Employees can use it to find cited information on the public web, ask questions across connected company content, analyze files, conduct multi-step research, and create work products from a governed workspace.

    $20

    per month

    Semrush

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ASemrush is a relatively popular search engine optimization tool set from the company of the same name based in Pennsylvania and founded in 2008. Largely the platforms relies on competitive intelligence, and features SEO staples like backlink checking, keyword analysis to refine SEO and PPC campaigning and locate low-cost / high-yield keywords, analysis of competitors who co-occupy desired ad and listing spaces, domain vs. domain analysis, as well as site audit and domain tracking. Semrush can…

    $139.95

    per month

    Pricing
    PerplexitySemrush
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Pro
    $139.95
    per month
    Guru
    $249.95
    per month
    Business
    $499.95
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PerplexitySemrush
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—17% discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    PerplexitySemrush
    Considered Both Products
    Perplexity AI, Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Semrush
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    107 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    95 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    106 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    95 Answers
    Features
    PerplexitySemrush
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Perplexity and Semrush
    Feature
    Perplexity
    -
    Ratings
    Semrush
    8.0
    154 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Keyword analysis00 Ratings8.6154 Ratings
    Backlink management00 Ratings8.4147 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings8.4150 Ratings
    Page grader00 Ratings8.0129 Ratings
    Competitive analysis00 Ratings8.5149 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics00 Ratings8.0150 Ratings
    Site recommendations00 Ratings7.8139 Ratings
    Task management00 Ratings6.491 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Perplexity and Semrush
    Feature
    Perplexity
    -
    Ratings
    Semrush
    8.2
    140 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Local SEO00 Ratings8.1128 Ratings
    Social SEO00 Ratings8.0106 Ratings
    Mobile SEO00 Ratings8.6113 Ratings
    Global SEO00 Ratings8.1114 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Perplexity and Semrush
    Feature
    Perplexity
    -
    Ratings
    Semrush
    8.4
    125 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Multi-domain support00 Ratings8.1115 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools00 Ratings8.7119 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    PerplexitySemrush
    Small Businesses
    Elasticsearch
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Serpstat
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Elasticsearch
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Yoast
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Amazon CloudSearch
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PerplexitySemrush
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.2
    (154 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    8.2
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (17 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PerplexitySemrush
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Perplexity AI, Inc.
    Perplexity is helpful when you want auto-code generation for day-to-day problem scenarios such as Powershell script to accomplish a task, Code to invoke a REST API, Class generation from JSON/XML data, etc. It is also helpful when you want to correct or optimize code that you have self-written. Perplexity might not be best suited for scenarios when you need 100% accuracy without your self-verification of correctness.
    Incentivized
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    Semrush
    This is suited to plan for keywords in a single market, but it struggles when you need to consolidate several markets. It is well-suited to discover new keywords directly related to the ones being used currently to expand the content the company is creating to get better results.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Perplexity AI, Inc.
    • Research the company that my prospects work for.
    • Research background on my prospects.
    • Combine those two and come up with about one page on how to approach them based on the space (persona) I created.
    Incentivized
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    Semrush
    • Great visuals for keyword position tracking, love that you can see the page that is ranking
    • Enjoyed the auto-generated reporting feature (specifically in the context of keyword position tracking)
    • Shows many different and useful views for competitive research
    • Great templated keyword research tools for those who are not as hands-on with SEO
    • I LOVE the Keyword Magic Tool for honing in on longtail, high-opportunity keywords
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    Cons
    Perplexity AI, Inc.
    • Image generation is not upto mark
    • Data analysis for excel is way off
    • Getting insights on data not available online is hard
    • Need to embed like copilot in assisting day to day activities
    Incentivized
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    Semrush
    • Extra seats can be expensive, as [an] agency with multiple team members this can be frustrating
    • Backlink data is not great, misses out a lot of backlinks (better off using a specialist backlink tool like Link research tools LRT)
    • Tracking multiple keywords, across multiple clients can be costly
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Perplexity AI, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Semrush
    I [previously] used Semrush for many years and I cannot find any other tool being so complete and easy to use.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Perplexity AI, Inc.
    It's great, but doesn't necessarily feel like it adds enough value over using CoPilot, ChatGPT, or whichever generative AI tool your business already uses. Time will tell if this model continues to be developed, and whether it remains competitive with the other big models out in the industry, and innovating features and integrating more use cases fast.
    Incentivized
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    Semrush
    The interface is a little less intuitive than it could be. The data is often available but filtering and manipulating the data can be a little difficult at times. Expanded comparisons would be helpful since most of the time seeing more than a few competitors at a time allows for a better sense of how to forecast.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Perplexity AI, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Semrush
    Semrush available when you need it!
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    Performance
    Perplexity AI, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Semrush
    SemRush performs well with few errors!
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    Support Rating
    Perplexity AI, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Semrush
    I'm in a FB group for Semrush paid users and it amazing! They are fast to respond, take suggestions and help with questions. I have not felt alone in using this product at all. Highly recommend their support team. When I had an issue I can jump into the group and they will help get me the right person to help or even tag their programmers to look at something that is going on. Love the group!
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    Implementation Rating
    Perplexity AI, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Semrush
    I did it by myself and do not have a comment!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Perplexity AI, Inc.
    I use all three at present, Perplexity IS outstanding when It comes to researching, like a search engine on steroids. If you need programming skills Claude or Chatgpt seem better suited for the task. What I normally do in a project IS use all three in order to arrive at a more insightful outcome. The BEST of all world.
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    Semrush
    We have used both Ahrefs and Semrush extensively at our agency and Semrush remains the tool of choice. We find that Semrush has the largest selection of tools & features to use, with the highest accuracy, and provides top-tier analysis recommendations. It's really is the ultimate all-in-one tool when comparing other performance measurement tools in the digital marketing space.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Perplexity AI, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Semrush
    Semrush is flexible and scalable software which can be deployed across multiple departments and sites as needed.
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    Return on Investment
    Perplexity AI, Inc.
    • Increases efficiency
    • Saves costs (e.g. for creation of creative content)
    • Frees up time that can be used for other productive actions
    Incentivized
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    Semrush
    • Using Semrush on behalf of our clients, we have seen some impressive growth in organic visibility, traffic, conversion and revenue, across multiple industries.
    • The site checks available with Semrush have helped us to pitch and sell our services, securing new clients.
    Incentivized
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