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SE Ranking

A comprehensive SEO suite priced below the category's largest platforms

4.6 SEO
4.6 Excellent 4.6
Comprehensive feature scope at a lower price than the category's largest platforms No free plan to test before committing
Reviewed by Challenging Voice Editorial · Updated Aug 2026 How we rate
PricingFrom $103/mo
Free planNo
CompanySE Ranking
PlatformsAPI, Web
CategorySEO
Founded2013
Visits16
Last reviewedJun 2026
UpdatedAug 2026
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Overview

SE Ranking, founded in 2013, covers similar comprehensive ground to Ahrefs and Semrush, also covered in this directory, keyword research, rank tracking, site audits, backlink analysis, and competitor research, but at a meaningfully lower price point than either of those two more widely recognized platforms.

That pricing position targets agencies and in-house teams that need genuinely comprehensive SEO capability but find the category's largest platforms priced beyond what a smaller operation can justify, without accepting the more significant feature tradeoffs of the simplified, bundle-of-narrow-tools competitors like Mangools, also covered here.

There's no free plan; pricing starts around $103 a month. For a team that wants comprehensive SEO capability similar in scope to the category's largest platforms, without paying the premium those platforms charge, SE Ranking's pricing position addresses that middle ground directly.

Key features

  • Comprehensive SEO suite: keyword research, rank tracking, audits, and backlinks
  • Priced meaningfully below Ahrefs and Semrush for comparable scope
  • No free plan, paid access only
  • Operating since 2013
  • White-label reporting available for agency use
  • Competitor research across multiple SEO dimensions

Screenshots & demo

Demo video

Screenshots

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Pricing

Core
$129/mo
  • 10 projects, 1 manager seat
  • 2,000 keywords & 100 prompts tracked daily
  • 250,000 pages/month in audit
  • Unlimited keyword, competitor & backlink research
Growth
$279/mo
  • 30 projects, 3 manager seats
  • 5,000 keywords & 250 prompts tracked daily
  • 2 million pages/month in audit
  • 100,000 API credits & MCP access

Is SE Ranking expensive?

SE Ranking starts at $103, which is 135% above the SEO median of $43.8 a month across the 68 priced tools we list in that category.

The cheapest paid option in SEO starts at $7 and the most expensive at $390.

39% of SEO tools in the directory offer a free tier, which this one does not.

Compared against every priced listing in SEO, recalculated as the catalogue changes. Method and the full market breakdown are in our AI tool pricing study.

Pros & cons

Pros

  • Comprehensive feature scope at a lower price than the category's largest platforms
  • White-label reporting suits agency client work
  • Long operating history since 2013
  • Middle-ground positioning avoids the tradeoffs of simplified bundle tools

Cons

  • No free plan to test before committing
  • Smaller brand recognition than Ahrefs, Semrush, or Moz
  • Data depth in some areas may not match the very largest, priciest competitors

How it compares

ToolRatingFreeFromBest known for
SE Ranking (this tool)4.6No$103/moComprehensive SEO suite: keyword research, rank tracking, audits, and backlinks
Serpstat4.2No$50/moComprehensive SEO suite: keyword research, rank tracking, backlinks, audits
Mangools4.4Yes$37.7/moFive separate, simplified SEO tools bundled under one subscription
Ahrefs4.6No$129/moOne of the largest, most frequently updated backlink indexes in the industry

Alternatives to SE Ranking

4 tools matched to SE Ranking on what they do, their category and their price.

Ahrefs

4.6

A comprehensive, long-established SEO suite built around one of the largest backlink indexes

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Semrush

4.5

One of the category's largest platforms, extending well beyond SEO into a full marketing suite

Freemium SEO

Frequently asked questions

What is SE Ranking?
SE Ranking, founded in 2013, covers similar comprehensive ground to Ahrefs and Semrush, also covered in this directory, keyword research, rank tracking, site audits, backlink analysis, and competitor research, but at a meaningfully lower price point than either of those two more widely recognized platforms.
Is SE Ranking free?
SE Ranking does not offer a free plan; paid pricing starts at $103 per month.
How much does SE Ranking cost?
SE Ranking plans: Core $129/mo; Growth $279/mo.
What are the best SE Ranking alternatives?
The closest matches in the directory are Serpstat, Mangools, and Ahrefs, compared side by side above.

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