Compare Semrush and The Search Monitor 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (33.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 Per Month
$599 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
(6)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (33.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$599 per month
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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)
The Search Monitor
Pro
$599
per month
Includes 250 Keywords
- Paid Search Ads
- Offer Monitoring
- Organic Listings
Free Trial
Semrush
Free Trial is available
The Search Monitor
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
1,939
Not enough data
Ease of Use
8.4
1,953
Not enough data
Ease of Setup
8.6
1,171
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.6
1,002
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.6
1,675
Not enough data
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
985
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
1,849
Not enough data
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
Identification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Enforcement
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
9.2
521
Not enough data
9.0
507
Not enough data
9.0
508
Not enough data
SEO Content & Rankings
8.2
1140
Not enough data
9.1
1239
Not enough data
8.8
1166
Not enough data
8.4
589
Not enough data
8.6
499
Not enough data
SEO Reporting
8.9
1216
Not enough data
8.7
669
Not enough data
8.4
625
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.2
529
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Metrics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
521
Not enough data
8.3
509
Not enough data
8.1
451
Not enough data
7.9
447
Not enough data
9.0
582
Not enough data
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 The Search Monitor are categorized as Paid Search Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, Local SEO, and SEO Tools
Unique Categories
Semrush is categorized as Marketing Calendar, AI Writing Assistant, Content Creation, Local Listing Management, Marketing Analytics, Market Intelligence, Content Analytics, Media Monitoring, Social Media Advertising, Social Media Analytics, Social Media Suites, Social Media Management, Digital Analytics, and Proofreading
The Search Monitor is categorized as Brand Protection
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Semrush
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
The Search Monitor
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%
Wholesale
16.7%
Marketing and Advertising
16.7%
Insurance
16.7%
Information Technology and Services
16.7%
Education Management
16.7%
Other
16.7%
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
Cort T.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
All of the estimates and analytics. I've plugged in multiple clients to this tool and it's definitely not accurate.
The Search Monitor
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Education Management
Helps to remove unwanted ads and protect from scams
Most Helpful Critical 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....
Verified User in Education Management
Helps to remove unwanted ads and protect from scams
Cort T.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
All of the estimates and analytics. I've plugged in multiple clients to this tool and it's definitely not accurate.
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
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