Semrush vs. WebCEO

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Semrush
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Semrush 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…
$129
per month
WebCEO
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Web CEO is a SaaS-based, enterprise-level SEO platform targeting digital agencies. It has a language wiki that the vendor reports is actively used by 200,000 users to keep the interface multilingual (available in English, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinise, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Greek, Brazilian and Portuguese). Web CEO's…
$37
Quarterly per user
Pricing
SemrushWebCEO
Editions & Modules
Pro
$129.95
per month
Guru
$249.95
per month
Business
$499.95
per month
Solo
$37
Quarterly per user
StartUp
$99
per month
Agency Unlimited
99 + scanning fees
per month
Corporate
$299
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SemrushWebCEO
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details17% discount for annual pricing.SOLO: 1 project, 100 unique keywords, 5 SERP scan depth, weekly automated scanning, 1,000 pages audited; 1,000 backlinks analyzed. STARTUP: 5 projects; 600 unique keywords; 5 SERP scan depth; weekly automated scanning (manual scanning on demand); 5,000 pages audited (1,000 pages/project); 10,000 backlinks analyzed (2,000 backlinks/project); branded SEO reports; 5 SEO leads per day. AGENCY UNLIMITED: unlimited projects ($2 per active project/mo); unlimited keywords with Unlimited search engines ($4/1,000 rank queries); 10 SERP scan depth; monthly/weekly/daily automated scanning (manual scanning on demand); unlimited pages audited; unlimited backlinks analyzed ($4/10,000 backlinks found); branded SEO reports; 5 SEO leads per day + unlimited leads for an extra cost; SEO audit button on your site; White-label SEO tools on a domain ($20/mo); SEO tools API, full functionality; White-label support & training; all scanning except for rankings and backlinks at no extra cost. CORPORATE: 30 projects; 2400 unique keywords; 5 SERP scan depth; weekly automated scanning (manual scanning on demand); 150,000 pages audited (5,000 pages/project); 180,000 backlinks analyzed (6,000 backlinks/project); branded SEO reports; 5 SEO leads per day; SEO audit button added to the site.
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Considered Both Products
Semrush

No answer on this topic

WebCEO
Chose WebCEO
Of course, each of these tools has its pros and cons, but Web CEO provides by far the most insights about your website and your competitors and helps you to take informed action to improve your ranking and site traffic.
Chose WebCEO
WEB CEO covers many aspects of SEO both onsite and off-site. We have used a wide selection of tools and found that using WEB CEO covers everything we need. Some tools we have used are too niche and specialise in one or the other.

Chose WebCEO
It isn't the best bit of software. It does have its charming touches, but when it comes down to it, it is going to struggle against the big boys. SEO Monitor will eat it for breakfast. I think a few decent UK tweaks could make this into a true contender
Chose WebCEO
We use different tools for different aspects of SEO, but WebCEO stacks up to all of them for most applications and could be used as a single tool for a majority of SEOs. For a specialty and advanced agency-level SEO, it is one in a suite of other tools that I recommend.
Chose WebCEO
Web CEO stacks up adequately against other basic ranking reporting tools. We ultimately chose Web CEO for its competitive ranking reporting and control over building keyword groups and labeling keyword sets. It also integrates the best into our reporting than other platforms' …
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Features
SemrushWebCEO
SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
Semrush
8.5
148 Ratings
9% above category average
WebCEO
8.5
11 Ratings
9% above category average
Keyword analysis9.4148 Ratings8.011 Ratings
Backlink management8.3141 Ratings7.011 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking8.3144 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Page grader8.5123 Ratings9.010 Ratings
Competitive analysis9.0143 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics9.0144 Ratings9.010 Ratings
Site recommendations8.2133 Ratings9.010 Ratings
Task management7.188 Ratings6.08 Ratings
SEO Channels
Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
Semrush
7.7
135 Ratings
1% above category average
WebCEO
7.8
11 Ratings
3% above category average
Local SEO6.0123 Ratings9.010 Ratings
Social SEO7.7101 Ratings5.010 Ratings
Mobile SEO8.5108 Ratings8.011 Ratings
Global SEO8.8109 Ratings9.010 Ratings
SEO Platform & Account Management
Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Product A and Product B
Semrush
8.5
120 Ratings
1% above category average
WebCEO
8.7
10 Ratings
3% above category average
Multi-domain support9.0110 Ratings8.39 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools8.0114 Ratings9.110 Ratings
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User Ratings
SemrushWebCEO
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(148 ratings)
10.0
(19 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(3 ratings)
9.7
(8 ratings)
Usability
6.9
(4 ratings)
8.5
(2 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.9
(17 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(1 ratings)
7.9
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SemrushWebCEO
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.
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WebCEO
If you are just wanting to have a web page without any idea of wanting to gain exposure for it via Google or social media channels then WebCEO is probably not for you. However, if you are like me and my Graceful Touch blog project where building a stronger and stronger backbone of digital success is important to you then WebCEO is without question your number one place to go.
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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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WebCEO
  • The on-page optimization tools help a lot in researching competitor keywords, competitor traffic, and backlinks and Google search queries. We are able to compile this data to enhance online content and optimize our promotional channels.
  • Keeping track of a wide array of functions with tools that show us what has been done and with percentages of completion. This helps us to share tasks like projects with team members so they can easily see which parts o their work still need attention
  • Providing our clients, and our sales crew, with detailed as well as Summary data for explaining to clients what areas of their sites need attention and how their campaigns are succeeding (or lacking) in different geographical areas.
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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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WebCEO
  • Its hard to say any negatives on WEB CEO, probably that there are so many tools to use haha! However as previously mentioned the support team are only a click away to help explain anything.
  • The dashboard can be overwhelming with a lot of metrics displayed. This can be customised though to display what you want. The same goes for the menu items, a lot of useful tools! But just have to learn the layout and where everything is located.
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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.
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WebCEO
I didn't even hesitate to renew my subscription to Web CEO. It has become the #1 tool in my arsenal and I use it at work, on my personal projects, everywhere! I literally don't know what I would do if I didn't have access to this software anymore. This software has been crucial in the success of my clients and my websites.
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Usability
Semrush
SEMRush has a slight learning curve, but everything is organized really well. Once you learn where everything is, using the software and running reports is incredibly easy. You can easily add new projects, get help for improving on-page SEO, and there are even video tutorials that walk you through the whole system if you still feel uncomfortable with it.
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WebCEO
In general it is easy to use. Some of the functions take a little getting used to and first time through it is not obvious what needs to be set up first. It would be a great improvement to have a central setup screen where all of the data required by each module could be entered in one go.
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Reliability and Availability
Semrush
Semrush available when you need it!
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WebCEO
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Performance
Semrush
SemRush performs well with few errors!
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WebCEO
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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WebCEO
Most support networks focus on answering questions as WebCEO does. With my experience with WebCEO, I now call those the average support providers. Then there are the exceptional support providers who really go to the next level in making sure you are taken care of. While WebCEO certainly does this I've decided to remove them from qualifying at this level. Instead, I made a whole new category for their support called extraordinarily amazing. They respond in a timely fashion. Offer great value along the way. But then even have fun what with their unnecessary but great graphics that they include in their support. This is the upper edge of everything and leaves me with a huge smile on my face.
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Implementation Rating
Semrush
I did it by myself and do not have a comment!
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WebCEO
You can start using Web CEO in under 5 minutes so the implementation is very minimal. Simply setup your projects for your sites, hook them up to Google Analytics and your good to go. You can start analyzing data and viewing keyword tracking results in no time at all.
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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.
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WebCEO
Of course, each of these tools has its pros and cons, but Web CEO provides by far the most insights about your website and your competitors and helps you to take informed action to improve your ranking and site traffic.
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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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WebCEO
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.
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WebCEO
  • I would say that as a tool. Web CEO has a decent amount of kick to it. I just think that it is lacking that knockout punch that its competitors have
  • The social metrics and competitor metrics are great, they just don#t have that zing to them. I think some GUI tweaks would move Web CEO onto the next level. It is a pity, as Web CEO is one step from greatness.
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Screenshot of Project DashboardScreenshot of Keyword ResearchScreenshot of Rank TrackingScreenshot of My BacklinksScreenshot of Site AuditScreenshot of Competitor Metrics