Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Conductor
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Conductor is an SEO and organic marketing platform designed to help brands ensure their website is technically optimized to rank on search engines, improve existing pages, and create new content that increases organic web traffic. Conductor helps marketers understand customer needs and search behavior, enabling cross-functional teams to take action on their SEO strategy. Customizable dashboards and workflows guide marketers through the content creation process,…N/A
SpyFu
Score 8.0 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
ConductorSpyFu
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Basic
$39
per month
Professional
$79
per month
Team
$299
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ConductorSpyFu
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ConductorSpyFu
Considered Both Products
Conductor
Chose Conductor
Used many platforms and tools over the years, current company had a contract with Conductor when I came onboard so was able to use it now.
Chose Conductor
I have used a lot of search platforms I just add a quick selection of a few. Although Conductor has replaced most of the tools I have used in the past quite adequately (Conductor is on par with Majestic in most respects), I do occasionally use Ahrefs (mainly for backlink …
Chose Conductor
Prior to using Conductor we were not using anything really, just basing our research on google search and the analytics we get from Google analytics, our website. This has been a game changer for us.
Chose Conductor
I have used various SEO tools such as SEMRush, GeoRanker, Moz, SpyFu and Keyword Spy in parallel with one another to achieve my desired results. However, since switching to Conductor I was able to access most of the information I need (Keyword rank, Monthly search volume, …
Chose Conductor
We use Google Analytics and SpyFu for various projects but no products that directly compete with Conductor.
Chose Conductor
Conductor is quite similar to BrightEdge in terms of features but very different in terms of user interface. BrightEdge might also be more focused on link building than Conductor is. Other tools don't really compete against Conductor and BrightEdge, with perhaps the exception …
SpyFu
Chose SpyFu
It's a key element to my Digital Marketing surveying efforts. Often it proves to have been more accurate, once I have access to Analytics tools such GA or SiteCatalyst, in comparison to its own competitor-set.
Top Pros
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Features
ConductorSpyFu
SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
Conductor
8.0
258 Ratings
3% above category average
SpyFu
7.2
51 Ratings
7% below category average
Keyword analysis8.7257 Ratings6.951 Ratings
Backlink management6.793 Ratings5.939 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking9.1242 Ratings8.143 Ratings
Page grader7.8112 Ratings7.729 Ratings
Competitive analysis7.8255 Ratings9.150 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics7.8229 Ratings7.132 Ratings
Site recommendations8.9243 Ratings7.030 Ratings
Task management7.394 Ratings6.120 Ratings
SEO Channels
Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
Conductor
8.1
231 Ratings
6% above category average
SpyFu
7.7
38 Ratings
1% above category average
Local SEO8.8187 Ratings7.632 Ratings
Social SEO5.629 Ratings8.027 Ratings
Mobile SEO9.1207 Ratings8.029 Ratings
Global SEO9.1192 Ratings7.134 Ratings
SEO Platform & Account Management
Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Product A and Product B
Conductor
8.7
244 Ratings
3% above category average
SpyFu
8.7
27 Ratings
3% above category average
Multi-domain support9.0215 Ratings8.927 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools8.4229 Ratings8.518 Ratings
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User Ratings
ConductorSpyFu
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(259 ratings)
8.1
(61 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(14 ratings)
10.0
(10 ratings)
Usability
7.8
(149 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
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Performance
7.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(220 ratings)
7.6
(13 ratings)
In-Person Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
4.6
(7 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.6
(2 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.8
(2 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ConductorSpyFu
Likelihood to Recommend
Conductor
Conductor is irreplaceable for enterprise rank tracking across multiple regional sites. Conductor's blend of keyword and competitor tracking is perfect for keyword research in my industry. Conductor allows me to collect and report on our web content in any grouping and isolate it for performance.
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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
Conductor
  • When I need to quickly determine what Google features our keywords are ranking for: Featured Snippets, Carousels, Rich Snippets, Sitelinks, PAA boxes, etc.
  • The ability to create highly customizable dashboards that provide a one-page view of insights for the specific web properties you are tracking.
  • A content guidance tool that is unmatched by any other product available in the market.
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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
Conductor
  • Backlink tracking/reporting (would like to see backlinks more easily and maybe backlink opportunities if possible)
  • Custom content briefs (right now I move the brief from the platform version into our own in-house Word doc template because it is more detailed. Would love to be able to customize the brief that is set up within Conductor so that we can do it all in one place.)
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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
Conductor
Conductor has the right amount of tools for our usage. The support is also really good so we get help when we need it. The tool is well priced for the amount of functionality you get. There is plenty more I could say here but I'll keep it short and sweet.
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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
Conductor
I check features like the InsightStream every Monday to monitor any major losses or gains in performance. These are easily digested and save me tons of time searching for these insights manually. If there's anything "worth calling home about" I can easily add insights into a workspace and create a report to communicate these results. It's super easy to use Conductor with a team and across departments.
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SpyFu
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Conductor
Always works when I've needed it
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SpyFu
No answers on this topic
Performance
Conductor
Sometimes reports can take some time to load
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SpyFu
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Conductor
It's been sort of off and on in the 2 years I've used it. The live chat has been really helpful many times, and they're quick to respond. We had different support contacts but they've all been good. I think they've recently changed the way they provide support that I believe will be more dedicated and hands-on
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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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In-Person Training
Conductor
Our in house SEO manager trained everyone. It was easy to learn and he was well versed with the product. Any questions we had he was able to answer or reach out to support to find the answer
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SpyFu
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Conductor
I definitely recommend their professional services for getting started. It got our account 90% of the way to where we needed to be in order to gain value from it. In fact, I'd suggest that with few exceptions (such as, you have a staff that is already familiar with the platform and doesn't need any help), the quick start services over the first 30-90 days should be a standard part of onboarding with any new client. It definitely got us to the point of gaining ROI from the solution and, in turn, will make it easier to justify renewal and continued investment in it.
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SpyFu
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Conductor
We have looked at a few other competitors or other SAAS options but none of them offered the number and quality of tools and resources that Conductor offered especially for the flexible pricing we found with Conductor
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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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Scalability
Conductor
Many features
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SpyFu
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Conductor
  • Conductor helped us aim at low hanging fruits for quick wins, which increased our traffic
  • With Conductor's tool, it was easy to look at general keywords where we were already ranking, but not good enough, and then focus around what we could do to increase our positioning
  • All this extra traffic, gave us more leads, therefore more sales!
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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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ScreenShots

Conductor Screenshots

Screenshot of Provides insight into keyword visibility over time and discover keyword opportunities.Screenshot of Tracks the impact content has on revenue and traffic.Screenshot of Maps content strategy to reveal how content is performing at every stage of the buyer’s journey.Screenshot of Offers insights into trends and topics that customers are searching for to create the most relevant content.