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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SE Ranking

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    An SEO toolset for agency and in-house pros.

    $65

    per month

    Surfaced

    N/AN/ASurfaced is an AI search visibility platform developed by EXPX B.V. in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It tracks how brands appear in answers generated by AI engines, shows which competitors and sources are cited instead, and produces the content needed to close those gaps. It is built for in-house marketing teams, agencies and freelance consultants who measure brand visibility in AI answers across several markets and languages. Prompt tracking across AI…

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    Pricing
    SE RankingSurfaced
    Editions & Modules
    Essential
    $65
    per month
    Pro
    $119
    per month
    Business
    $259
    per month
    Free
    $0
    per month per user
    Starter
    €49
    per month per user
    Pro
    €149
    per month per user
    Business
    €349
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SE RankingSurfaced
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSE Ranking’s subscription plans are available at a 20% discount for annual pricing.Discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    SE RankingSurfaced
    Considered Both Products
    SE Ranking
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    Expx B.V.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    SE RankingSurfaced
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of SE Ranking and Surfaced
    Feature
    SE Ranking
    7.9
    16 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Surfaced
    -
    Ratings
    Keyword analysis7.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backlink management7.316 Ratings00 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking7.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page grader7.611 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitive analysis7.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site recommendations8.412 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task management7.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of SE Ranking and Surfaced
    Feature
    SE Ranking
    8.1
    14 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Surfaced
    -
    Ratings
    Local SEO8.111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile SEO8.112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global SEO8.213 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of SE Ranking and Surfaced
    Feature
    SE Ranking
    8.4
    14 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Surfaced
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-domain support8.512 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools8.413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    SE RankingSurfaced
    Small Businesses
    Serpstat
    Score10 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Yoast
    Score8.4 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    SE RankingSurfaced
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (16 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SE RankingSurfaced
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SE Ranking
    SE Ranking is a fantastic tool if you are a marketing agency or freelancer looking for a single tool for the majority of your SEO work. It also includes B2B tools like their lead generation widget and white label reports that can help you generate new leads for your business. It would get 10 stars if their database was larger to accommodate research for small geographic areas, but they are always expanding their database so it may just be a matter of time. Research SE Ranking has pricing plans available for every budget.
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    Expx B.V.
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    Pros
    SE Ranking
    • Rank racking. It’s really important for us that the ranks are tracked accurately.
    • Monitoring of changes made on the website. We’ve found this feature really useful.
    • Reports. This includes auto reports and manuals. We can easily and quickly create reports to check our SEO progress month by month.
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    Expx B.V.
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    Cons
    SE Ranking
    • I really don't think SE Ranking has many flaws. They are also rolling out an app at the moment - SE Ranking Pro - need to test that one.
    • Some more video tutorials on the site on how to use some tools would be helpful.
    • More in-system popups would be more helpful too.
    Incentivized
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    Expx B.V.
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    SE Ranking
    They had a huge update recently and the platform is now even better. Although not all the tools are yet in the new design.
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    Expx B.V.
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    SE Ranking
    The support is great but they don't have 24/7 support. And time zones can also be an issue sometimes. On the other hand there are plenty of guides and videos around to get yourself started. I never really needed support for "big" issues. And the help I got was good enough.
    Incentivized
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    Expx B.V.
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    Alternatives Considered
    SE Ranking
    SE Ranking is better than Serpstat or MOZ or Ahrefs when it comes to tracking keyword rankings, but it lacks in every other SEO category, such as onsite and offsite SEO metrics, content analysis, etc... It's a good choice for agencies that are interested in tracking keywords for their clients, but other than that it underperforms in every other SEO category.
    Incentivized
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    Expx B.V.
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    SE Ranking
    • The website "health" report has allowed us to fix things that Google might find strange or cause us to lose rankings, which has been very helpful.
    • It's given us more visibility into what exactly our SEO management company is doing and how they are performing, and if things are changing or not. It's very easy to see right from the dashboard.
    • Being able to see how our competitors stack up against us has helped us know where to improve, what to focus on, and how to be even better.
    Incentivized
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    Expx B.V.
    No answers on this topic
    ScreenShots

    SE Ranking Screenshots

    Screenshot of SE Ranking main dashboardScreenshot of SE Ranking keyword researchScreenshot of SE Ranking website auditScreenshot of SERP CompetitorsScreenshot of Organic SERP HistoryScreenshot of Content tool

    Surfaced Screenshots

    Screenshot of The weekly overview shows the share of AI responses that named the brand, how many responses cited its pages, how many tracked prompts named it, and how many content gaps are open. A "What changed" panel compares the week with the previous one per engine. A "What to do next" list ranks actions such as reviewing prepared content, publishing a page for a missed question, or getting listed on a frequently cited site.Screenshot of This view reports brand visibility, citation rate, share of voice against tracked competitors, average mention position and sentiment over a chosen date range, with changes against the previous period. Each metric shows its count and denominator, for example mentions out of total responses. Trend charts show how visibility and citation rate change over time.Screenshot of Every entity named in the tracked AI answers is ranked by brand visibility, share of voice, average position and mention count, next to the user's own brand. Competitors can be pinned for direct share-of-voice comparison, or opened to see every prompt that mentions them.Screenshot of This view lists topics where AI answers consistently leave the brand out. Each gap shows how many answers it covers, how long it has been missing, how severe it is, and whether it matches the brand's catalogue. Findings move through the stages decide, being addressed, measuring and verified, so each one can be followed from discovery to outcome.Screenshot of Gaps become briefs and draft articles, each tagged with the target markets and languages and with a status: suggested, brief draft or review required. A content agent prepares drafts for human review before anything is published.Screenshot of The audit scores how ready a site is to be cited in AI search, split into Foundation, On-Page and Content checks. Each failing check explains the problem and gives the fix, with a copyable snippet where one applies.