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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    UpLead

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AUpLead is a B2B data provider and technology company based in Southern California providing access to verified B2B contacts with direct email addresses. Search by industry, location, sales volume, number of employees, public vs private, contact title, job function, management level, technologies used and more to find customers. API and CRM integrations available.

    $99

    per month

    Pricing
    SemrushUpLead
    Editions & Modules
    Pro
    $139.95
    per month
    Guru
    $249.95
    per month
    Business
    $499.95
    per month
    Basic
    $99.00
    per month
    Plus
    $199.00
    per month
    Professional
    $399.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SemrushUpLead
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details17% discount for annual pricing.—
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    SemrushUpLead
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Semrush and UpLead
    Feature
    Semrush
    8.0
    154 Ratings
    4% above category average
    UpLead
    -
    Ratings
    Keyword analysis8.6154 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backlink management8.4147 Ratings00 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking8.4150 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page grader7.9129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitive analysis8.5149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics8.0150 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site recommendations7.7139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task management6.491 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Semrush and UpLead
    Feature
    Semrush
    8.2
    140 Ratings
    8% above category average
    UpLead
    -
    Ratings
    Local SEO8.1128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social SEO8.0106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile SEO8.5113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global SEO8.1114 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Semrush and UpLead
    Feature
    Semrush
    8.4
    125 Ratings
    0% below category average
    UpLead
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-domain support8.1115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools8.7119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of Semrush and UpLead
    Feature
    Semrush
    -
    Ratings
    UpLead
    9.4
    42 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Advanced search00 Ratings9.842 Ratings
    Identification of new leads00 Ratings8.641 Ratings
    List quality00 Ratings9.642 Ratings
    List upload/download00 Ratings9.942 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting00 Ratings9.442 Ratings
    Load time/data access00 Ratings9.342 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Semrush and UpLead
    Feature
    Semrush
    -
    Ratings
    UpLead
    9.6
    41 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Contact information00 Ratings9.441 Ratings
    Company information00 Ratings9.641 Ratings
    Industry information00 Ratings9.741 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Semrush and UpLead
    Feature
    Semrush
    -
    Ratings
    UpLead
    8.7
    40 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Lead qualification process00 Ratings8.537 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations00 Ratings7.834 Ratings
    Salesforce integration00 Ratings8.130 Ratings
    Company/business profiles00 Ratings9.038 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders00 Ratings7.932 Ratings
    Data hygiene00 Ratings9.337 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh00 Ratings8.736 Ratings
    Tags00 Ratings9.236 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation00 Ratings9.639 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Semrush and UpLead
    Feature
    Semrush
    -
    Ratings
    UpLead
    7.9
    30 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Sales email templates00 Ratings8.129 Ratings
    Append emails to records00 Ratings7.729 Ratings
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    Serpstat
    Score10 out of 10
    Owler
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Clay
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail (discontinued)
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SemrushUpLead
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (154 ratings)
    9.7
    (42 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (10 ratings)
    9.7
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (17 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SemrushUpLead
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    UpLead
    UpLead is well suited for environments where there is a lot of accurate contact information to research mainly generating sales for a business. On the other hand, businesses that don't require searching up a huge amount of contact data and that doesn't add up to the sales of a business do not need to use this software.
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    Pros
    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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    UpLead
    • UpLead is one of the best B2B platforms available in the market which deals in offering the highest quality contacts and different companies’ data.
    • It has the best and updated real-time email verification, having contacts worldwide, technology tracking, account-based marketing, and robust API.
    • The integration of UpLead with other platforms is up to the mark. It allows users to integrate UpLead with other renowned software to have the best possible workspace to work on.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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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    UpLead
    • More data on small and start-up companies, but this situation is understandable.
    • Collecting a long list of contacts, especially of overseas companies, can sometimes take a while as UpLead is verifying the data. But the wait is typically understandable and worth it.
    • Sometimes I struggle with translating job functions in a foreign language, but this is easy to overcome.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    UpLead
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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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    UpLead
    The tool is robust, it's powerful, it's accurate, and it's extremely helpful and pivotal in my current banking sales role. I could not succeed without UpLead's accurate data and contact information. I'm thankful that such an incredible service exists at such a fair and reasonable price, thank you for the value that you provide your customers and thank you for making me a very successful salesman and wealthier man
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    Reliability and Availability
    Semrush
    Semrush available when you need it!
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    UpLead
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Semrush
    SemRush performs well with few errors!
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    UpLead
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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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    UpLead
    i like their support bot.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Semrush
    I did it by myself and do not have a comment!
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    UpLead
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    UpLead
    UpLead costs a bit more, but I found the data on UpLead to be well worth it in comparison and it was easier to transfer to our CRM (HubSpot). I like how they also provide useful API integration into UpLead and I hope they begin to offer more automation in the future.
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    Scalability
    Semrush
    Semrush is flexible and scalable software which can be deployed across multiple departments and sites as needed.
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    UpLead
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    UpLead
    • I haven't been using UpLead long but I have generated interest in our company with several large accounts. Each one of them can add several million in revenue to our company.
    • A huge time saver is to be able to send out email blasts to potential clients I've downloaded from UpLead.
    • Securing any one of the prospects I'm working on through UpLead can easily pay for the investment 10 times over.
    • Most of the salespeople in our company are asking me where I'm getting my leads from.
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