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    Searchmetrics

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AThe Searchmetrics Suite automatically analyzes your website and guides you through the optimization of your keywords, topic clusters (onpage) and thus your content, as well as backlinks (off page) / social links, and finally the information architecture of your pages. Clients are provided with international ranking data regarding several search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo!, Yandex and Baidu etc. Integration of Web Analytics, enriches data with traffic, conversions and user signals, such as…N/A

    SpyFu

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASpyFu 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…

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    SearchmetricsSpyFu
    Editions & Modules
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    Basic
    $39
    per month
    Professional
    $79
    per month
    Team
    $299
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SearchmetricsSpyFu
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Searchmetrics
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    SpyFu
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    Key User Insights
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    97%
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    96%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    SearchmetricsSpyFu
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Searchmetrics Suite and SpyFu
    Feature
    Searchmetrics Suite
    7.6
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SpyFu
    6.6
    52 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Keyword analysis9.01 Ratings7.052 Ratings
    Backlink management4.01 Ratings6.040 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking9.01 Ratings6.044 Ratings
    Page grader8.01 Ratings7.829 Ratings
    Competitive analysis7.01 Ratings7.051 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics8.01 Ratings7.232 Ratings
    Site recommendations8.01 Ratings6.031 Ratings
    Task management8.01 Ratings6.120 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Searchmetrics Suite and SpyFu
    Feature
    Searchmetrics Suite
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    SpyFu
    5.8
    39 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Local SEO7.01 Ratings5.033 Ratings
    Social SEO6.01 Ratings5.028 Ratings
    Mobile SEO7.01 Ratings8.029 Ratings
    Global SEO8.01 Ratings5.035 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Searchmetrics Suite and SpyFu
    Feature
    Searchmetrics Suite
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    SpyFu
    7.2
    28 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Multi-domain support9.01 Ratings6.028 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools9.01 Ratings8.518 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Serpstat
    Score10 out of 10
    Serpstat
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SearchmetricsSpyFu
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (62 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    7.6
    (13 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SearchmetricsSpyFu
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    Searchmetrics
    Searchmetrics does a great job when doing optimization of your content and keywords. It is less appropriate when doing off page optimization like backlinks.
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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
    Searchmetrics
    • Large database of companies and search terms to compare with our site.
    • In the research section, we are able to do research on an unlimited number of sites/keywords
    • Paid and Organic search research all in one place to make research and performance comparisons a lot easier
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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
    Searchmetrics
    • Research into specific languages when working with multilingual countries
    • More keyword data in smaller countries
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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
    Searchmetrics
    We are currently using an agency and do not need Searchmetrics services at this time. If we do need research metrics in the future, we will probably go with them. The only deterrent is that we got suckered into an additional year with them because we were a few days late on opting out of the auto-renew. Although I was very upset about getting stuck an extra year paying for services I do not need, that is probably the only issue I have with the company, so if you can avoid that, it's a pretty good product.
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    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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    Usability
    Searchmetrics
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    SpyFu
    SpyFu is an easy to use tool, and has a self -explanatroy dashborad to generate the data needed to provide insights into any B2B SEO and PPC campaign. It is not comprehensive, but it certainly provides good enough insight to make it a valuable part of any agency tool stack
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    Support Rating
    Searchmetrics
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    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
    Searchmetrics
    We originally selected Searchmetrics because we got more bang for our buck. On the research end, we could do unlimited searches without the cost of the service going up. As for the historical data, we could store more trending data and do deeper research than we could with the competitor. The monthly fee was almost half (if i remember correctly, but it's been a few years) of what what we were paying before with a competitor.
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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
    Searchmetrics
    • It had a positive impact on the ROI. As the websites rank better the revenue raised.
    • Searchmetrics Suite is an expensive product, it is too expensive for small websites.
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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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