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Is SE Ranking a cheaper way than Semrush to track keywords every day?
Summary
For rank tracking volume, yes, by a wide margin. SE Ranking Core costs $129 a month and tracks 2,000 keywords daily across 10 projects; Semrush's SEO plan costs $139 and tracks 500 across five websites. Semrush closes the gap only on its higher plans, which also bring content and historical-data features that SE Ranking's entry plan isn't built around.
The entry plans side by side
| SE Ranking Core | Semrush SEO | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $129 | $139 |
| Annual, per month | $103.20 | $117.33 |
| Sites | 10 projects | 5 websites |
| Keywords tracked daily | 2,000 | 500 |
| People included | 1 manager seat | 1 user |
| Extra person | from $16/mo | from $45/mo |
| API | Included, 25K credits/mo | Listed on Advanced |
A thousand keywords a day
That workload fits inside SE Ranking Core. On Semrush, both the SEO and Starter plans stop at 500, so you'd move to Pro+ at $299 a month for 1,500. The difference is $170 a month.
What that $170 buys on Semrush is more than headroom. Pro+ is where the pricing page starts listing historical SEO data, content optimization, keyword cannibalization analysis and multi-location tracking.
A 25-site agency with three people
Semrush Pro+ covers 15 websites, so 25 sites means Advanced at $549. Each additional user on Advanced costs $100 according to Semrush's help center, which brings three people to $749 a month.
SE Ranking Growth costs $279 and already includes three manager seats, 30 projects and 5,000 daily keywords. Its Agency Pack adds 30 view-only client seats and white-label reporting for $69 a month, sold on annual billing only.
Paying for a year up front
SE Ranking's annual discount is 20%, billed up front: $1,238.40 for Core. Semrush advertises savings of up to 17%, and the SEO plan comes to $1,407.96 for the year.
Work out your own number: the SEO Tools Cost Calculator finds the cheapest published plan for your sites, tracked keywords and users.
Sources
Figures come from each vendor's own pricing pages and documentation. We have not tested these tools hands-on, and no ranking here is paid for.