Rank Ranger vs. SurferSEO

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Rank Ranger
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
Rank Ranger is a search engine optimization tool that utilizes features like rank tracking, link management, and landing page performance analysis.
$79
per month
SurferSEO
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
SurferSEO, from Polish company Surfer, is presented as a modern tool for SEOs and marketers for efficient and comprehensive on-page SEO optimization.N/A
Pricing
Rank RangerSurferSEO
Editions & Modules
Lite
$79
per month
Standard
$149
per month
Pro
$699
per month
Premium
$2700
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Rank RangerSurferSEO
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Rank RangerSurferSEO
Top Pros
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Features
Rank RangerSurferSEO
SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
Rank Ranger
3.0
3 Ratings
89% below category average
SurferSEO
7.7
2 Ratings
1% below category average
Keyword analysis2.03 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Backlink management3.02 Ratings00 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking1.03 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Page grader4.03 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Competitive analysis2.03 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics4.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Site recommendations3.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Task management5.01 Ratings3.01 Ratings
SEO Channels
Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
Rank Ranger
2.8
3 Ratings
92% below category average
SurferSEO
7.0
1 Ratings
8% below category average
Local SEO2.03 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Social SEO3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile SEO1.03 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Global SEO5.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
SEO Platform & Account Management
Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Product A and Product B
Rank Ranger
6.0
2 Ratings
34% below category average
SurferSEO
7.0
1 Ratings
19% below category average
Multi-domain support6.02 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Rank RangerSurferSEO
Likelihood to Recommend
2.0
(3 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Rank RangerSurferSEO
Likelihood to Recommend
Rank Ranger
It is great for just tracking keyword performance. The other features are nice but are not the most useful when compared to other for robust tools. The easy-on-the-eyes interface and the fact that keyword data can be updated in less than 3 hours after a bulk upload are why this tool works for lower-maintenance websites.
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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
Rank Ranger
  • Pricing
  • customer service
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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
Rank Ranger
  • Domain metrics
  • Backlink Analysis
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Surfer
  • AI Writing: This is a new feature, and in comparison to alternatives it's poor both from a pricing and result perspective
  • Monthly Pricing: Surfer used to a clear value for money solution, it's somewhat pricing out solo-operators with the current pricing model
  • Backlinks: Surfer does have a backlink crawler, but it's quite limited
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Alternatives Considered
Rank Ranger
While both are billed as keyword performance tools. Conductor is a much more robust tool and not totally necessary for lower-maintenance websites. Rank Ranger is perfect for our clients that simply need keyword tracking and reporting on a monthly basis whereas we utilize Conductor for in-depth content recommendations, on-page and competitor analyses.
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Surfer
Frase gives a lot of content to use, but it doesn't give you the factors you need to rank. This is ultimately why we use SurferSEO over any other editor tool that is out there. The analytics are number one to the entire space.
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Return on Investment
Rank Ranger
  • It isn't as expensive as some alternatives
  • We feel we have lost market share by not using Ahrefs or Semrush
  • The graphs are hard to decipher at times making the data less useful
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Surfer
  • Surfer has been a key tool in the past to help us rank many clients
  • We've been able to help clients reduce word count on pages that were stuffed or vice versa using Surfer
  • The results from using surfer on an article were easily seen within 3 months on average.
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