Item: SE Ranking
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SE Ranking is 1 of the SEO research tools I use or suggest to customers to use. There are many SEO tools on the market, and we have been using many tools. With this I try to segment them in needs and price. SE Ranking is a complete tool, and one of the things it does really well is keyword tracking for your own selected keywords. And with the price range it's a perfect fit for smaller websites that want to grow.

Pros and Cons

Rank tracking of keywords (I find that data up to date).
Competitor research, find your competition organic and paid traffic.
Detailed reports, (only whitelabel with the more expensive versions).

Better local SEO data.
Slow, it can take a lot of time when you update big lists of data.
Content analyses (would be nice to get rating on your current SEO).

Return on Investment

Great tool to start with in depth SEO research.
Able to find some good competitors and "borrow" some nice topics.
With keyword tracking I was able to keep my eye on the competition and outrank them easily.

Alternatives Considered

SEMRush, Long Tail Pro, Google Search Console and Ubersuggest

For us it's mainly a tool we use and/or suggest because of the price. It's complete enough to get yourself kickstarted and learn about your website and its positions in Google. But once you grow bigger and want more data it's smart to look around for more complete tools.

For as low as $17~ a month you can get started, and if you think you will use it longer then that it can even go lower in price.

Support Rating

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.

Key Insights

Do you think SE Ranking delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SE Ranking's feature set?

Yes

Did SE Ranking live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of SE Ranking go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SE Ranking again?

Yes

Other Software Used

SEMRush, Ubersuggest, Google Search Console

Likelihood to Recommend

Difficult, we use multiple tools, SE Ranking deserves a spot for companies who wanna start using SEO tools or wanna do some more in-depth research. And if you only want to update your data (ranks) once a week you can start as low as $13~ a month (based on 1 year period) $17~ if you just want it for 1 month. But once you wanna use white label reports and more functions you will need to upgrade. (Even then it's still in the lower segments.) But then the tool will need to compete with some other tools that have even more functions and in-depth statistics.

SE Ranking: A complete tool for a good price

Overall Satisfaction with SE Ranking