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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (85.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 Per Month
$129.99 per month
Semrush
Star Rating
(2,441)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(74)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (85.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$129.99 per month
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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 cognitiveSEO trails slightly behind with a score of 7.8. Reviewers mention that Semrush's SEO Alerting feature is particularly effective in keeping track of changes and updates.
- Reviewers mention that cognitiveSEO shines in Engagement metrics, scoring 9.0 compared to Semrush's 8.3. Users on G2 appreciate cognitiveSEO's detailed insights into user interactions, which help in refining content strategies.
- G2 users highlight that Semrush offers superior Keyword Research capabilities with a score of 9.1, while cognitiveSEO scores 8.2. Users say that Semrush's comprehensive keyword database and analysis tools are invaluable for optimizing content.
- Users report that cognitiveSEO provides better support for Content Creation Tools, scoring 7.9 compared to Semrush's 8.3. Reviewers mention that cognitiveSEO's content curation features are particularly helpful for marketers looking to streamline their content strategies.
- Reviewers mention that Semrush's Reporting and Dashboards feature is highly customizable, scoring 8.7, while cognitiveSEO's is slightly lower at 8.5. Users say that the ability to tailor reports in Semrush allows for more effective data presentation and analysis.
- Users on G2 report that Semrush has a more user-friendly interface, with an Ease of Use score of 8.4 compared to cognitiveSEO's 8.1. Reviewers mention that the intuitive design of Semrush makes it easier for new users to navigate and utilize its features effectively.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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)
cognitiveSEO
Starter
$129.99
per month
For freelancers, startups and in-house marketers with a limited budget
- Campaigns: 3
- OnPage Audit: 50,000
- Inbound Link Analysis: 200,00
Free Trial
Semrush
Free Trial is available
cognitiveSEO
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
1,939
8.7
62
Ease of Use
8.4
1,953
8.1
62
Ease of Setup
8.6
1,171
8.7
42
Ease of Admin
8.6
1,002
8.6
40
Quality of Support
8.6
1,675
8.9
58
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
985
8.9
38
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
1,849
8.9
62
Features by Category
Metrics
8.3
312
Not enough data
8.3
307
Not enough data
7.9
294
Not enough data
7.7
268
Not enough data
7.4
257
Not enough data
7.6
255
Not enough data
7.5
256
Not enough data
7.6
265
Not enough data
7.2
250
Not enough data
Reporting
8.1
305
Not enough data
8.2
293
Not enough data
7.9
278
Not enough data
7.8
281
Not enough data
7.8
277
Not enough data
7.8
257
Not enough data
8.2
293
Not enough data
Other
7.9
269
Not enough data
8.1
283
Not enough data
7.8
273
Not enough data
8.1
275
Not enough data
7.6
244
Not enough data
7.2
226
Not enough data
7.7
244
Not enough data
Administration
7.7
252
Not enough data
7.5
244
Not enough data
8.5
295
Not enough data
8.3
287
Not enough data
Social Analytics
8.9(won by default)
244
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
226
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
231
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
200
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
170
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
167
Not enough data
Reports & Dashboards
8.4(won by default)
230
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
237
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
224
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
163
Not enough data
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
8.8
85
Not enough data
8.5
86
Not enough data
8.7
84
Not enough data
Formatting
8.4
84
Not enough data
8.2
79
Not enough data
8.0
76
Not enough data
Content
8.6
93
Not enough data
8.4
85
Not enough data
7.7
71
Not enough data
Product Type
8.5
79
Not enough data
8.0
78
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Listing Management
8.6
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
170
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
173
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
185
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
8.2
191
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
Local Search Optimization
8.9
430
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
394
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
365
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
376
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
366
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
422
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.5
391
Not enough data
8.7
407
Not enough data
Platform Data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
366
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.5
310
Not enough data
Platform Reporting
8.1
379
Not enough data
8.5
389
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
86
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
75
Not enough data
8.5
86
Not enough data
Content Planning
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
79
Not enough data
8.8
90
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
8.4
64
Not enough data
8.7
66
Not enough data
Other Features
8.5
87
Not enough data
8.9
73
Not enough data
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
8.8
670
7.8
6
9.2
521
Not enough data
9.0
507
Not enough data
9.0
508
Not enough data
SEO Content & Rankings
8.2
1140
8.7
52
9.1
1239
8.2
52
8.8
1166
7.9
47
8.4
589
8.0
5
8.6
499
Not enough data
SEO Reporting
8.9
1216
8.7
49
8.7
669
7.9
7
8.4
625
7.5
6
8.0
510
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Content & Collaboration
8.8
164
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
151
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
133
Not enough data
Social Management
8.8
196
Not enough data
8.8
190
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
187
Not enough data
7.8
164
Not enough data
8.0
138
Not enough data
7.6
110
Not enough data
Media Channels
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
95
Not enough data
Geographic Coverage
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
81
Not enough data
8.2
73
Not enough data
Reporting
9.0
112
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
101
Not enough data
9.2
110
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Interoperability
8.5
68
Not enough data
Social Functionality
8.8
80
Not enough data
Campaign Management
9.1
79
Not enough data
8.8
78
Not enough data
8.7
79
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
8.6
73
Not enough data
8.5
74
Not enough data
8.5
72
Not enough data
8.4
74
Not enough data
8.3
73
Not enough data
8.6
77
Not enough data
8.4
73
Not enough data
8.1
71
Not enough data
8.3
74
Not enough data
Targeting
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.4
73
Not enough data
8.5
71
Not enough data
8.7
71
Not enough data
Platform
8.4
74
Not enough data
8.7
81
Not enough data
9.0
80
Not enough data
9.0
81
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.4
71
Not enough data
8.5
73
Not enough data
8.5
76
Not enough data
Grammar Tools
8.4
16
Not enough data
9.1
18
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
Writing Support
7.1
16
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.1
16
Not enough data
7.5
16
Not enough data
Software Availability
8.4
16
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.0
16
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data collection
7.8
138
Not enough data
8.3
165
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
138
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
156
Not enough data
Segment Trending
8.8
186
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
176
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
181
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
144
Not enough data
Analysis
8.4
176
Not enough data
8.7
198
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
159
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.8
199
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
155
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
178
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
153
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
149
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
104
Not enough data
7.7
89
Not enough data
8.3
105
Not enough data
Platform Data
8.2
93
Not enough data
8.5
99
Not enough data
8.8
107
Not enough data
8.4
94
Not enough data
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
7.8
142
Not enough data
Publishing
7.7
145
Not enough data
Social Media
7.7
145
Not enough data
Planning
8.0
264
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
Not enough data
Tools
Feature Not Available
8.3
7
8.2
529
8.3
8
Feature Not Available
7.2
6
Metrics
Feature Not Available
8.3
7
8.2
521
8.8
8
8.3
509
9.0
8
8.1
451
8.3
6
7.9
447
8.6
7
9.0
582
9.0
8
Marketing Operations
7.9
264
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
281
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
276
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
253
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Campaign Activity
8.5
267
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
303
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
244
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
258
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
280
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Semrush and cognitiveSEO are categorized as Content Analytics and SEO Tools
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, Media Monitoring, Social Media Advertising, Social Media Analytics, Social Media Suites, Social Media Management, Digital Analytics, and Proofreading
cognitiveSEO has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Semrush
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
cognitiveSEO
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
30.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.8%
Computer Software
8.0%
Internet
4.6%
Retail
3.5%
Other
44.7%
Marketing and Advertising
32.9%
Internet
14.3%
Information Technology and Services
7.1%
Education Management
5.7%
Financial Services
4.3%
Other
35.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
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
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Don't like the pricing structure for adding additional users, or the way that projects are 'owned' by different users & how credits need to be spread between users rather than as a pool for all users to utilise together.
cognitiveSEO
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Lukasz R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Integration and analysis of the data from other sources - key selling point in CognitiveSEO for me is how visual is the data and how you can go from diagrams/trees/charts to raw data. Disavow generator is really nice, competition comparison too. Also...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Narendra A.
Verified User in Education Management
Tool promises do run audit for JavaScript based websites but the audit report is full of wrong results. Their team acknowledges the errors but then they don’t even fix the same. Tool design is not user friendly and intact they don’t even allow you...
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....
Lukasz R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Integration and analysis of the data from other sources - key selling point in CognitiveSEO for me is how visual is the data and how you can go from diagrams/trees/charts to raw data. Disavow generator is really nice, competition comparison too. Also...
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Don't like the pricing structure for adding additional users, or the way that projects are 'owned' by different users & how credits need to be spread between users rather than as a pool for all users to utilise together.
Narendra A.
Verified User in Education Management
Tool promises do run audit for JavaScript based websites but the audit report is full of wrong results. Their team acknowledges the errors but then they don’t even fix the same. Tool design is not user friendly and intact they don’t even allow you...
Discussions
Nuclear Power & Lighting Electrical Engineers Ltd
3 comments
HM
Nuclear Power Lighting Electrical EngineeringRead more
What can SEMrush do?
3 comments
SR
SEMrush can help you to optimize your website for search engines, including keyword research, site audits, and link building. It offers a variety of features...Read more
Does SEMrush have a free plan?
3 comments
BB
Yes they have a free plan where you can add 1 website.Read more
how do i Get Analysis of Backlink quality ?
1 comment
NM
Create a campaign and once it has finished crawling all of your internal & external links, click the "inBound Link Analysis" tab to get a full report on a...Read more
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