Semrush vs. Serpstat

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
Serpstat
Score 9.2 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Serpstat is a platform to manage online visibility. It is for companies that are interested in ranking and business online presence. Serpstat offers 50+ tools for: • Competitor Intelligence. Identifies market players to analyze • Content Marketing. Locates high-quality and ranking content • Full cycle SEO Management. Tools to improve Google rankings • Market Intelligence and Analytics. To explore a business's niche and world best practices used by market leaders •…
$59
per month
Pricing
SemrushSerpstat
Editions & Modules
Pro
$129.95
per month
Guru
$249.95
per month
Business
$499.95
per month
Individual
$59
per month
Team
$119
per month
Agency
$479
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SemrushSerpstat
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptional$59 per user
Additional Details17% discount for annual pricing.Each plan includes access to 230 Google databases. To meet the demands of big enterprises, Serpstat offers specific services to enterprise customers.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Semrush
Chose Semrush
Overall, I preferred the structure and the completeness of the SEMRush tool over the competitors. Many competitors had multiple tools to log into and learn with different interfaces and looks. Love how SEMRush has everything in one place and is more intuitive then these other …
Serpstat
Chose Serpstat
Compared to the expensive SEMRush, Serpstat is definitely worth the price of $15-$20/month. I'm able to perform nearly all the keyword research and pull similar data that I'm able to as SEMRush without paying a $100/month for it. Serpstat also delivers extremely relevant …
Chose Serpstat
Serpstat is what I would consider a poor man's SEMRush. Although Serpstat is still a great tool, I feel like it's data (especially in competitive research, and PPC research) isn't as accurate or in-depth as SEMRush. Serpstat is much cheaper which makes it a worthwhile tool for …
Chose Serpstat
I selected Serpstat because it offered a lot of things like Semrush but for half the money and it offered more than Ubersuggest had been offering. I also loved the support service I received from Serpstat. They get back to you quickly and have answers to your questions. They …
Chose Serpstat
Serpstat is up there with the list of industry products, but fails to outshine them. All of the industry tools do the same thing, but each tool has their own features and differentiation that set them apart from one another. Serpstat seems to be the simple or generic version, …
Top Pros
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Features
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SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
Semrush
8.5
148 Ratings
9% above category average
Serpstat
9.5
14 Ratings
20% above category average
Keyword analysis9.4148 Ratings9.814 Ratings
Backlink management8.3141 Ratings9.313 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking8.3144 Ratings9.314 Ratings
Page grader8.5123 Ratings9.410 Ratings
Competitive analysis9.0143 Ratings9.514 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics9.0144 Ratings9.814 Ratings
Site recommendations8.2133 Ratings9.67 Ratings
Task management7.188 Ratings9.33 Ratings
SEO Channels
Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
Semrush
7.7
135 Ratings
1% above category average
Serpstat
9.5
13 Ratings
22% above category average
Local SEO6.0123 Ratings9.111 Ratings
Social SEO7.7101 Ratings9.57 Ratings
Mobile SEO8.5108 Ratings9.64 Ratings
Global SEO8.8109 Ratings9.813 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
Serpstat
10.0
12 Ratings
17% above category average
Multi-domain support9.0110 Ratings10.012 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools8.0114 Ratings10.07 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
Google PageSpeed Insights
Google PageSpeed Insights
Score 9.9 out of 10
Google PageSpeed Insights
Google PageSpeed Insights
Score 9.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Advanced Web Ranking
Advanced Web Ranking
Score 8.3 out of 10
Advanced Web Ranking
Advanced Web Ranking
Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Dupli Checker (DupliChecker.com)
Dupli Checker (DupliChecker.com)
Score 8.7 out of 10
Dupli Checker (DupliChecker.com)
Dupli Checker (DupliChecker.com)
Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
SemrushSerpstat
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(148 ratings)
9.7
(14 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(3 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
6.9
(4 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.9
(17 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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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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Serpstat.com
If you are looking for an affordable all-in-one SEO tool to manage multiple websites then Serpstat is a great option. It is not the best in category for any one feature, but it offers a wide range of very good SEO tools, all housed in a single app. If you are serious with SEO, this will not be your only tool but it will save you the cost and trouble of managing several different SEO monthly subscriptions for various tools.
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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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Serpstat.com
  • Serpstat has an incredible Chrome extension. It allows us to perform an on-page analysis, domain analysis, and look at on-page SEO parameters. Rather than logging into Serpstat I'm easily able to access and view competitor and our own analytics at a moment's notice.
  • We love using the organic keyword tool to help us track keyword positions over time and benchmark against ourselves and our competitors. These reports also give a dashboard view of all keywords, along with keyword volume, keyword competition, and the average cost per keyword.
  • Being a global company it's important to not only view rankings in the US, but other major countries as well. With Serpstat we are able to view how our website performs all around the world.
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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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Serpstat.com
  • As a complete product, Serpstat stands with other industry tools. Keyword data is good, but again, as someone who purchased a basic plan to demo the product, limited information really turns me away.
  • Compared to other industry tools, Serpstat is literally right in the middle. There doesn't seem to be any differentiation that makes it stand out against Ahrefs or SEMRush. Perhaps something exclusive to Serpstat would make the product more alluring.
  • Share counting doesn't seem too useful, especially as an SEO tool. The content marketing tools are going in the right path, but do not provide enough information to really be useful.
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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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Serpstat.com
I am very happy with the program and their services.
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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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Serpstat.com
It is pretty easy to use as an SEO tool as I've used a few others prior
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Reliability and Availability
Semrush
Semrush available when you need it!
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Serpstat.com
No answers on this topic
Performance
Semrush
SemRush performs well with few errors!
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Serpstat.com
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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Serpstat.com
I believe I've only contacted support once because I had a question about access to a feature, and they told me it wasn't available on the plan I was on. No big deal, they were polite and prompt to respond and answered my question to my satisfaction. I haven't had any real issues with the software, so I haven't needed much in the way of support outside of that question, but I have no reason to believe their support wouldn't be helpful in more pressing situations.
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Implementation Rating
Semrush
I did it by myself and do not have a comment!
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Serpstat.com
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.
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Serpstat.com
I have used Google Analytics and found it to be good, but limiting. Serpstat does have a much more transparent way to identify, and examine the wealth of SEO links that my sites have. I've tried a few other free programs online for tracking ranks and I looked into other paid versions for SEO tracking. None of them had a good balance between value for money paid. Serpstat finds a good home in value and return.
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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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Serpstat.com
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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Serpstat.com
  • We had a positive ROI with Serpstat in under a month. The time it saved us with website audits and the ability to cancel other monthly subscriptions, and redundant SEO tools, was a huge positive for us.
  • We save dozens of hours a month with SEO research by being able to use a single app for the majority of our SEO work where we used to have to jump back and forth between several different tools.
  • We've been able to offer prospective clients a free website audit as a lead-in for our marketing services. Serpstat has made it fast, easy and inexpensive to offer this valuable service.
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Screenshot of Research of SERP with advanced analyticsScreenshot of Sersptat stores all top 100 search results for tracked keywords foreverScreenshot of Visibility and keyword trends are visible with SerpstatScreenshot of Unique Page vs. Page comparison in organic and paid keywordsScreenshot of Sersptat Overview