SpyFu

SpyFu

132 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
SpyFu	Score 7.9 out of 10	N/A	SpyFu 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…	$39 per month

Pricing

SpyFu

Editions & Modules

Basic: $39
per month
Professional: $79
per month
Team: $299
per month

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
SpyFu
Free Trial
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	SpyFu
Considered Both Products	SpyFu Verified User Manager Chose SpyFu I've used Semrush as well. Semrush does organic SEO analysis better than SpyFu and backlink research. I find the data more intuitive. I much prefer SpyFu for their advertising/PPC analysis and use SpyFu when researching competitors' advertising campaigns. These are the main two … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose SpyFu I use Ahrefs for Site audit, Keyword Research, Backlink analysis, and some parts of competitor analysis. SpyFu I always wanted to keep primary, but it's not doable with the limitation of their database, which forces me to use Ahrefs for that reason. Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose SpyFu It's a great little tool that offers pretty much everything you can get from Moz or Semrush at a fraction of the cost. My company uses a few different tools but I always come back to SpyFu because it is so easy to use and their build-in reporting is great. Incentivized Helpful? Rohit Langde Marketing Manager Chose SpyFu SpyFu is more cost-effective than both (Ahrefs and Semrush), but we have to compromise on the data's accuracy. However, the data reporting and user interface of SpyFu make it easy to decipher. For Paid Ads keyword lookup, we prefer SpyFu to any other tool maybe, because it's … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Executive Chose 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 … Incentivized Helpful? Lisa Arrington Digital Marketing Manager Chose SpyFu Compared to Semrush or Ahrefs, neither of the competitors stacks up against SpyFu in terms of competitor insight of paid ad performance. It can even identify specific ad copy changes, which can be crucial for high-demand periods like Black Friday. In my opinion, SpyFu is an … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose SpyFu Spyfu fails to hit the mark at least when it comes to SEO since both Ahrefs and Semrush has a bigger directory and fetches data from more countries than Spyfu does, however Spyfu offers a great deal when it comes to cost effective solution to almost every digital marketing … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose SpyFu SpyFu has what we needed from Semrush, and Spyfu is more reasonably priced. Spyfu does not have some of the higher level and specific tools, but is great for the price. Incentivized Helpful? Tyler Heaps Director of Marketing Chose SpyFu SpyFu offers the best keyword research platform out there. I have used this for many companies that are still using this tool today. It's always been one of my first marketing software recommendations to companies I work with. For those who understand digital marketing such as … Incentivized Helpful? EV Elias Van Son Sr. Paid Search Specialist Chose SpyFu I spent years exclusively using Semrush for this kind of competitor PPC data, and have used Moz in the past on several occasions. I feel that SpyFu is more well-rounded and provides deeper insights than these other products, and honestly, it's just more updated as well. Easier … Incentivized Helpful? JK Jonathan Kagan VP Chose SpyFu Currently we actively use Semrush and Similar Web, along side SpyFu. To be honest, the platforms are fairly interchangeable. Each one has one or two unique things that the other doesn't have. None of it is totally earth shattering. So often it comes down to price, and SpyFu is … Incentivized Helpful? KJ Kathleen Jasper CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Chose SpyFu Better price. Much easier to use. Incentivized Helpful? Kathryn Johnson Marketing Specialist Chose SpyFu I haven't used other platforms because our webmaster suggested it. Incentivized Helpful? Jake Hundley CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Chose SpyFu When it comes to assessing the competition, SpyFu is fantastic. I prefer its competitor analysis features much more than SEMRush or any other platform out there. That is what I use SpyFu for. Regarding reporting and integrations, it doesn't quite seem like it's the best option … Incentivized Helpful? George Louvis Owner Chose SpyFu I haven't checked any competitors. SpyFu was the one I found first and it works so well that I never needed to look for an alternative. I can't imagine trying to do my job without it. It's that good. Incentivized Helpful? Frank Watson CEO Chose SpyFu On keyword insights, SpyFu wins - Other elements covered Screaming Frog has better information. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose SpyFu It isn't fair to compare these two tools overall. They have a few shared pieces, but SEMRush is much more expensive but includes many more tools making it a full SEO suite. When looking strictly at the shared tools from both companies (the competitor keyword tools), they stack … Incentivized Helpful? BM Bill Martin Director of Search Chose SpyFu It is comparable with SEMRush and others Incentivized Helpful? Ruben Diaz SEM Campaign Manager- Independent Contractor Chose SpyFu I've only used SpyFu. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Partner Chose SpyFu We use Moz for tracking Keywords monthly, and we also use it more for backlink research. We like the keyword research available in SpyFu better than Moz. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose SpyFu Personally, the only tool I use as often as SEMRush. If you have the SEMRush paid version, I personally choose to use that over SpyFu. SpyFu is the best free search analytics tool online though. It has the greatest offerings in its free pack and allows you to have the most … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose SpyFu They both give me great value, I use them together to get the best results. SimilarWeb gives me a holistic view of a website's traffic - it includes both organic and paid traffic, while SpyFu gives only organic traffic results. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose SpyFu We looked at SEM Rush, but for the price, we decided to give SpyFu a chance. SpyFu is very affordable compared to other similar tools. I think that I can overlook some of the lack of intuitiveness of the platform given the low monthly price. Incentivized Helpful? Austin Voigt Manager - Paid Media Chose SpyFu SpyFu is definitely a lower-cost, more simplistic, easier-to-use, less robust tool compared to SEMRush. However, they provide similar information in similar ways. I would say for the serious, large business looking to invest in a hardy tool, SEMRush is great. For the smaller … Incentivized Helpful?
Top Pros	Pro Keyword research Pro Competitor analysis Pro Organic search
Top Cons	Minus Free version Minus Visually pleasing Minus Not always accurate

Features

SpyFu

SEO

Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
	SpyFu 7.2 51 Ratings 8% below category average
Keyword analysis	6.951 Ratings
Backlink management	5.939 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking	8.143 Ratings
Page grader	7.729 Ratings
Competitive analysis	9.150 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics	7.132 Ratings
Site recommendations	7.030 Ratings
Task management	6.120 Ratings

SEO Channels

Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
	SpyFu 7.7 38 Ratings 1% above category average
Local SEO	7.632 Ratings
Social SEO	8.027 Ratings
Mobile SEO	8.029 Ratings
Global SEO	7.034 Ratings

SEO Platform & Account Management

Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Product A and Product B
	SpyFu 8.7 27 Ratings 3% above category average
Multi-domain support	8.927 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools	8.518 Ratings

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User Ratings
	SpyFu
Likelihood to Recommend	8.1 (61 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (10 ratings)
Support Rating	7.6 (13 ratings)

User Testimonials
	SpyFu
Likelihood to Recommend	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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	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. Chris Romero SEM Manager Read full review
Support Rating	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. Incentivized George Louvis Owner Read full review
Alternatives Considered	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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	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! Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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