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    Pexels

    Score8 out of 10
    N/APexels, headquartered in Berlin, offers stock photos and video under the Creative Commons Zero license, from a global network of creators.N/A

    Surfer SEO

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ASurferSEO, from Polish company Surfer, is presented as a modern tool for SEOs and marketers for efficient and comprehensive on-page SEO optimization.

    $119

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    PexelsSurfer SEO
    Editions & Modules
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    Standard
    $119
    per month
    Pro
    $219
    per month
    Peace of Mind
    $359
    per month
    Offerings
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    PexelsSurfer SEO
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discount available for annual billing.
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    PexelsSurfer SEO
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    Pexels
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    PexelsSurfer SEO
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Pexels and Surfer SEO
    Feature
    Pexels
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    Ratings
    Surfer SEO
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Keyword analysis00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Backlink management00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Page grader00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Competitive analysis00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Site recommendations00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Task management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Pexels and Surfer SEO
    Feature
    Pexels
    -
    Ratings
    Surfer SEO
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Local SEO00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Mobile SEO00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Global SEO00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Pexels and Surfer SEO
    Feature
    Pexels
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    Ratings
    Surfer SEO
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Multi-domain support00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    PexelsSurfer SEO
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    Depositphotos
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Serpstat
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Pixabay
    Score9 out of 10
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Adobe Stock
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PexelsSurfer SEO
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (36 ratings)
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PexelsSurfer SEO
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Pexels
    1. Small businesses with small or non-existent budgets still need assets to create content 2. Individual content makers or freelancers who need stock assets 3. Corporate eLearning wants to modernize and replace all old-fashioned, outdated, brightly lit studio photos with more realistic and relevant imagery that will resonate with modern audiences and learners.
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    Surfer
    Surfer is well suited for:
    • Creating (and resisting) articles and web pages to increase their SEO relevancy for a keyword.
    • To identify NLP terms and the frequency of terms to be added to the page
    • To find internal linking opportunities
    • To plan pillar pages/topic clusters
    Surfer is not a tool for
    • Technical SEO
    • Crawl Audits
    • Serp / Keyword Tracking
    • Project Management
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    Pros
    Pexels
    • High-resolution images – Pexels is full of images that are high enough in resolution to look beautiful on their own, but also high quality enough to be combined with other images without distracting pixelization
    • Stock videos – other free stock sites are often limited to just images, but Pexels has a wide range of videos available as well, which we use to plus up decks
    • Good search functions – while not as robust as some paid sites, Pexels' search functions make it pretty easy to track down what you need
    • Licensing – it's very straightforward to know what you can and can't do with a Pexels photo, which protects my company and our clients
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    Surfer
    • Analysis for on-page ranking factors
    • Competition analytics
    • NLP Analysis for webpage content
    • Content SEO scoring
    • Content editor with details about what to rank for
    • Plugin that helps with search data on Google
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    Cons
    Pexels
    • I do think that the library should grow. For example, I was looking for an image of a living room with a fireplace and there were only a few options
    • I get tricked sometimes because I see images I want to use but they are from some other company and they are paid
    • Improve search understanding for multi-word searches
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    Surfer
    • Can improve their algorithm to serve better for technical articles
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    Usability
    Pexels
    Pexels is extremely easy to use. Because it integrates with Canva, it makes our workflow smoother. This also saves us a significant amount of time running our business. The interface is also clean and easy to understand and follow, leading to an increase in productivity and much greater efficiency. Overall, this saves us time and money
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    Surfer
    Because, I've been using this tool since many years and I haven't looked for any other tool when it comes to content optimization
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    Alternatives Considered
    Pexels
    Pexels has a few unique features that stand out, the most important being a 1-click download from the search results. No need to navigate to another page to find a "download" button. This reduces the time required to find and download an appropriate image. The search results load fast, with lazy loading, so there's no annoying pagination at the bottom. I often travel as I work, and at times my internet connection can be slow or unstable. This kind of feature may seem minor to some users, but when on a slower connection, it makes a big difference. If a search term is too broad, it can recommend related keywords to search for - this helps to find the right image faster.
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    Surfer
    Semrush's content and page optimisation tool is quite poor; it's not in the same bracket as Surfer. Frase is a good alternative from a cost perspective (if not paying the AI writing functions), it's cheaper, and Frase's keyword/topic heatmaps are quite unique. Sufer has a better UI and a shorter learning curve. It has an advantage in that it offers internal linking recommendations, which Frase lacks. Surfer also has limited competitor analysis (backlinks and page speed), which Frase does not. Both tools allow you to choose the number of competitors on the SERPS
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    Return on Investment
    Pexels
    • Social media campaigns created with photos from Pexels achieves 40% higher engagement vs others.
    • Thanks to faster and easier content sourcing provided by Pexels, our campaign generation period has dropped to an average of 4 hours, instead of 2 days.
    • Their stock images adorn our offices.... and it's a much lore cheerful space for that reason. Staff are happier, and stay in the office longer.
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    Surfer
    • SuferSEO has helped us rank in the top 10 for results that are over 1M in search volume
    • SurferSEO gives our team the ability to rank quicker than without the tool
    • SurferSEO helps us close prospects by showing them the depth of our analysis and knowledge.
    • SurferSEO makes our agency look and feel like a professional that knows what they are doing
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