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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$29
$0.00 Per Month
RankWatch
Star Rating
(31)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$29
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Star Rating
(2,482)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Semrush excels in SEO Auditing with a score of 9.2, while RankWatch trails with a score of 8.0. Reviewers mention that Semrush's SEO Alerting feature is particularly effective in keeping track of changes and updates.
- Reviewers mention that Semrush's Keyword Research tool is highly rated at 9.1, compared to RankWatch's 8.1. Users on G2 appreciate the depth of data and insights provided by Semrush, making it easier to identify valuable keywords.
- Users say that Semrush's Competitor Analysis feature stands out with a score of 9.0, while RankWatch's score is 8.3. Reviewers highlight that Semrush provides comprehensive insights into competitor strategies, which aids in formulating effective marketing plans.
- G2 users report that Semrush offers superior Social Analytics capabilities, scoring 8.8, compared to RankWatch's 8.0. Users mention that Semrush's Post Performance tracking is particularly useful for optimizing social media campaigns.
- Reviewers mention that Semrush's Content Creation Tools score 8.3, while RankWatch's tools are rated lower. Users appreciate Semrush's integrated content calendar and management features, which streamline the content creation process.
- Users on G2 report that Semrush's Reporting and Dashboards feature is rated 8.7, while RankWatch's is higher at 9.3. However, reviewers mention that Semrush's customizable dashboards provide a more user-friendly experience for tracking performance metrics.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
RankWatch
M
$29
250 Keywords
- Daily Rank Refresh
- Local/City Rank Tracking
- Automated Alerts
Semrush
Free
$0.00
Per Month
You can use Semrush with a free account, but the number of features and amount of data will be limited.
- Position Tracking: 10 keywords, updated daily
- Site Audit: 100 pages per month
- Social Media profiles: track 5, post to 2 (schedule 10 posts)
Free Trial
RankWatch
No trial information availableSemrush
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.0
28
8.9
1,977
Ease of Use
8.0
28
8.4
1,991
Ease of Setup
8.9
16
8.6
1,208
Ease of Admin
8.2
16
8.7
1,023
Quality of Support
7.7
27
8.6
1,709
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
15
8.8
1,006
Product Direction (% positive)
7.3
26
8.9
1,886
Features by Category
Metrics
Not enough data
8.3
328
Not enough data
8.3
323
Not enough data
7.9
309
Not enough data
7.7
283
Not enough data
7.4
272
Not enough data
7.6
269
Not enough data
7.5
270
Not enough data
7.6
280
Not enough data
7.2
265
Reporting
Not enough data
8.1
320
Not enough data
8.2
308
Not enough data
7.9
292
Not enough data
7.8
295
Not enough data
7.8
291
Not enough data
7.7
271
Not enough data
8.1
307
Other
Not enough data
7.9
283
Not enough data
8.1
297
Not enough data
7.8
287
Not enough data
8.1
289
Not enough data
7.6
257
Not enough data
7.1
238
Not enough data
7.7
256
Administration
Not enough data
7.7
264
Not enough data
7.5
256
Not enough data
8.5
308
Not enough data
8.3
299
Social Analytics
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
256
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
238
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
243
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
212
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
182
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
179
Reports & Dashboards
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
242
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
249
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
236
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
174
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Grammar
Not enough data
8.8
88
Not enough data
8.5
89
Not enough data
8.7
87
Formatting
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.3
82
Not enough data
8.1
79
Content
Not enough data
8.7
96
Not enough data
8.4
88
Not enough data
7.8
74
Product Type
Not enough data
8.5
82
Not enough data
8.0
81
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Listing Management
Not enough data
8.6
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
178
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
181
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
193
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
8.2
199
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
203
|
Verified
Local Search Optimization
Not enough data
8.9
447
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
410
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
381
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
392
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
382
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
437
|
Verified
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
406
Not enough data
8.7
422
Platform Data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
381
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.5
325
Platform Reporting
Not enough data
8.1
395
Not enough data
8.4
405
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
88
Not enough data
8.2
85
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
77
Not enough data
8.5
88
Content Planning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
81
Not enough data
8.8
91
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.4
65
Not enough data
8.7
67
Other Features
Not enough data
8.5
89
Not enough data
8.9
75
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
7.9
8
8.8
686
8.0
5
9.2
537
Not enough data
9.0
523
8.7
5
9.0
524
SEO Content & Rankings
8.2
23
8.2
1156
8.1
24
9.1
1255
8.7
25
8.8
1182
8.1
7
8.3
604
Not enough data
8.6
514
SEO Reporting
8.3
23
8.9
1232
8.1
6
8.6
685
8.3
7
8.4
641
7.2
6
8.0
526
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
171
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
159
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
141
Social Management
Not enough data
8.7
205
Not enough data
8.8
199
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
196
Not enough data
7.8
173
Not enough data
8.0
147
Not enough data
7.7
119
Media Channels
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
98
Geographic Coverage
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
84
Not enough data
8.1
76
Reporting
Not enough data
8.9
115
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
104
Not enough data
9.1
113
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Interoperability
Not enough data
8.5
71
Social Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
83
Campaign Management
Not enough data
9.1
81
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.7
81
Not enough data
8.6
74
Not enough data
8.6
75
Not enough data
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.5
74
Not enough data
8.4
76
Not enough data
8.3
75
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
8.5
75
Not enough data
8.2
73
Not enough data
8.3
76
Targeting
Not enough data
8.6
78
Not enough data
8.4
75
Not enough data
8.5
73
Not enough data
8.7
73
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.7
83
Not enough data
9.0
82
Not enough data
9.0
83
Not enough data
8.7
79
Not enough data
8.6
78
Not enough data
8.4
73
Not enough data
8.5
75
Not enough data
8.5
78
Grammar Tools
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.0
17
Writing Support
Not enough data
7.4
19
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
7.4
19
Not enough data
7.7
19
Software Availability
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
7.1
19
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data collection
Not enough data
7.8
142
Not enough data
8.2
169
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
160
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
142
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
160
Segment Trending
Not enough data
8.7
190
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
185
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
148
Analysis
Not enough data
8.4
179
Not enough data
8.6
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
162
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.8
203
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
183
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
159
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
181
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
152
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
107
Not enough data
7.8
92
Not enough data
8.4
108
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.3
96
Not enough data
8.5
102
Not enough data
8.8
110
Not enough data
8.4
97
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
7.8
150
Publishing
Not enough data
7.8
153
Social Media
Not enough data
7.7
153
Planning
Not enough data
8.0
273
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Tools
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
539
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Metrics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
531
Not enough data
8.3
519
Not enough data
8.1
461
Not enough data
7.9
457
Not enough data
8.9
592
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
7.9
269
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
287
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
282
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
259
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaign Activity
Not enough data
8.5
272
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
309
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
249
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
263
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
285
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
239
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
RankWatch and Semrush are categorized as SEO Tools
Unique Categories
RankWatch has no unique categories
Semrush is categorized as Paid Search Intelligence, Marketing Calendar, Competitive Intelligence, AI Writing Assistant, Content Creation, Local Listing Management, Local SEO, Marketing Analytics, Market Intelligence, Content Analytics, Media Monitoring, Social Media Advertising, Social Media Analytics, Social Media Suites, Social Media Management, Digital Analytics, and Proofreading
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
RankWatch
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Semrush
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
28.6%
Internet
10.7%
Information Technology and Services
10.7%
Financial Services
10.7%
E-Learning
7.1%
Other
32.1%
Marketing and Advertising
30.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.7%
Computer Software
7.9%
Internet
4.5%
Retail
3.6%
Other
44.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
RankWatch
Most Helpful Favorable Review
John H.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UI and UX on the dashboard are very easy to navigate and use the tools at your disposal.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Tool is too complicated for me. No refund policy even if you use the tool only for few hours and request refund.
Semrush
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Paul B.
Verified User in Education Management
What I enjoy the most about this tool is how the dashboard is constructed. It's put together in a logical sequence of how you would most likely use the tool. Just like someone searching the web, you start with a broad term to see what results you get....
Most Helpful Critical Review
MacKenzie B.
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
In my years of using SEO tools, I've seen various changes and adaptations to platforms, but SEMrush's latest move to increase fees by 110% in one month left me highly disappointed. SEMrush's UI is cluttered and feels like it was designed in the 1990's....
John H.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UI and UX on the dashboard are very easy to navigate and use the tools at your disposal.
Paul B.
Verified User in Education Management
What I enjoy the most about this tool is how the dashboard is constructed. It's put together in a logical sequence of how you would most likely use the tool. Just like someone searching the web, you start with a broad term to see what results you get....
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Tool is too complicated for me. No refund policy even if you use the tool only for few hours and request refund.
MacKenzie B.
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
In my years of using SEO tools, I've seen various changes and adaptations to platforms, but SEMrush's latest move to increase fees by 110% in one month left me highly disappointed. SEMrush's UI is cluttered and feels like it was designed in the 1990's....
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