Bisibility vs FreeSERP (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, FreeSERP grades higher than Bisibility: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
FreeSERP grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Bisibility
Open-source rank tracker that runs on your own SERP data provider
FreeSERP
Credit-based tracker for Google, Bing, Maps, YouTube and AI answers
Which one is for you
Pick Bisibility if
- Fits if you're a developer who wants to host rank tracking yourself and keep the data
- Works for people who already pay DataForSEO or SerpApi and want an app on top
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want the data included in the price, as checks run on your own DataForSEO or SerpApi account, or on credits
- Watch out: credits cost the provider's rate plus 30%, come in $5 to $100 packs and are non-refundable
- Too light for Maps grids, research, backlinks or AI tracking on SerpApi alone, which covers Google rankings and the Local Pack only
- Tight if you run lots of checks on Cloud, which has a weekly processing limit shown only in the app
- Not for you if you need rankings beyond Google, as no other search engine is on record
Pick FreeSERP if
- Fits if you track a few dozen keywords and want Google, Bing and Maps checks on one balance
- Works for small local businesses that want Maps grid scans alongside rank tracking
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, as 100 credits a month is about 3 keywords checked daily
- Pricey if you track hundreds of keywords daily: 500 takes Agency at $99 a month, billed monthly only
- Watch out: refunds cover 7 days from a first purchase, and monthly renewals and top-up credits aren't refundable
- Not for you if you need several seats or white-label client reports, which are only a custom arrangement
- Watch out: extra credits are one-off packs from $19 for 1,000, and every tool draws on the same balance
How we grade them
| 2.2GPABisibilityFair | 2.4GPAFreeSERPFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CCloud is $3 a month, but no search data is included. Bisibility puts 100 keywords checked daily at about $12 a month in DataForSEO usage, so roughly $15 all in, between this category's cheaper quarter ($10) and middle ($19.99). Self-hosting is free but needs a server. | CStarter is $19 a month for 2,000 credits, about 66 keywords checked daily, just under this category's middle ($19.99). There's no yearly billing, and extra credits are one-off packs from $19 for 1,000 to $199 for 15,000. |
| Free plan and trial | CSelf-hosting the full app costs nothing, and Cloud has a 7-day trial with no card. But every check still needs paid search data from DataForSEO or SerpApi, or credits bought in $5 to $100 packs. | CA free plan with no card: 100 credits refilled every month, every tool unlocked. That's about 3 keywords checked daily, with 10 keywords per project and 100 rows per keyword search, so you'll hit the cap. |
| Features | CGoogle rankings by location and device with a saved results page per check, AI answer tracking, keyword research, backlinks, a sampled site audit and Search Console history past 16 months. The gaps: rankings are Google only, and most extras need DataForSEO. | BGoogle and Bing to depth 100 in 190+ countries down to a postcode, Maps grids up to 21×21, YouTube, AI answers in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude, audits and keyword research. It covers the whole job; several seats and white-label reports are custom only. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Cloud saves you hosting it, but you still connect a DataForSEO or SerpApi account or buy credits, and lookups are priced one by one, so there's setup before the first check. | CNo rating on record. Nothing to install, but every tool spends the same credits at different rates, from 1 to 57 a time, so there are sums to do before you know what a month covers. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It links to DataForSEO, SerpApi, Search Console, GA4 and Plausible, and has MCP for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Codex, a REST API, a CLI and SDKs. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It links to Search Console and Google Analytics 4, and no API or other integrations are on record. |
| Best for | rank tracking on your own SERP data account | Google, Bing, Maps and AI checks on one credit balance |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Bisibility and FreeSERP. How we grade
Price against what you get
Bisibility starts at $3 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. FreeSERP starts at $19 a month and scores 2.7.
FreeSERP scores higher, and starts $16 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other rank trackers on the chart, none scores higher than Bisibility for less, and none scores higher than FreeSERP for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Bisibility is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Bisibility also covers backlink analysis.
- FreeSERP also covers site audit and internal linking.
At a glance
| Bisibility | FreeSERP | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $3 per month, plus search data paid separately | $19 per month for 2,000 credits, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Self-hosted: the full open-source app (AGPL-3.0) is free to run on your own server, with search data from your own DataForSEO or SerpApi account. | 100 credits refilled each calendar month, every tool unlocked, up to 10 keywords per project and 100 rows per keyword search. No card needed. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Cloud, no card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | bisibility | FreeSERP |
| Price read from | bisibility.com | freeserp.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Bisibility
- Neither Cloud nor self-hosting includes search data: you need a DataForSEO or SerpApi account, or credits at provider cost plus 30%.
- Bisibility estimates about $12 a month in DataForSEO usage for 100 keywords checked daily to the top 20, in one location on one device.
- Credits come in $5 to $100 packs that never expire and are non-refundable; Cloud also has a weekly processing limit shown in the app.
- Maps grid, keyword research, backlinks and AI tracking need DataForSEO; SerpApi covers Google rankings and the Local Pack only.
FreeSERP
- Tracking one keyword daily uses about 30 credits a month, so the free plan covers roughly 3 keywords and Starter about 66.
- Plans are billed monthly only. Extra credits are one-off top-ups from $19 for 1,000 to $199 for 15,000, and they last a year.
- Refunds cover 7 days from a first purchase; monthly renewals are not refundable once the cycle starts, nor are top-up credits.
- Several seats on one balance and white-labelled reports are only offered as a custom arrangement.
Key features
Bisibility
- Rank tracking with SERP history
- Google positions by location and device on a schedule you set, with a stored snapshot of the results page from every check.
- Choice of data provider
- Checks run on DataForSEO or SerpApi in an order you set; each result records which provider returned it and what it cost.
- AI answer tracking
- Repeats set prompts and keeps the answers and citations; through DataForSEO it covers ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Google AI Overviews.
- Research and audits
- Keyword research, domain overviews and backlinks through DataForSEO, priced before each lookup, plus a site audit of a sample of pages.
- Search Console history
- Imports Search Console clicks, impressions and queries and keeps them past Google's 16-month limit; GA4 and Plausible can also be linked.
- MCP, API and SDKs
- Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex or Grok can work with your data through MCP, alongside a REST API, a CLI and TypeScript, Python and Go SDKs.
FreeSERP
- Google and Bing rank tracking
- Scheduled checks to depth 100 on desktop and mobile in 190+ countries, down to a city or postcode, with the full SERP kept for each position.
- Google Maps grid scans
- Scans a grid from 3×3 to 21×21 around a business and reports ARP, ATRP and share of local voice; a scan costs 3 to 57 credits.
- YouTube rank tracking
- Tracks a single video or a whole channel against a keyword list, by country and language, at 1 credit per check.
- AI answer tracking
- Runs your prompts in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude on a schedule and scores mentions, citations and prominence; each answer costs 1 credit, 3 on Claude.
- Site and page audits
- Crawls up to 1,000 pages at 1 credit per 20 pages, grades a single page on 63 checks, and maps internal links and orphan pages.
- Keyword research and competitor pages
- A keyword tool with volume, difficulty, CPC and intent, and a side-by-side check of your page against the top 10 for a tracked keyword.
Plans
Bisibility
Self-hosted$0
Same features as Cloud, but you host it yourself and connect your own data provider keys.
Cloud access$3
per month, plus search data paid separately
The hosted app with no credits included: use your own DataForSEO or SerpApi keys, or buy credits at provider cost plus 30%.
FreeSERP
Free$0
100 credits a month, enough for about 3 keywords checked daily; 10 keywords per project.
Starter$19
per month for 2,000 credits, billed monthly
1 credit checks 1 keyword once, so about 66 keywords tracked daily. Unlimited keywords per project and email support.
Pro$49
per month for 6,000 credits, billed monthly
About 200 keywords tracked daily, or the credits spent on grid scans, audits and research instead.
Agency$99
per month for 15,000 credits, billed monthly
About 500 keywords tracked daily, with priority support.
TeamsCustom
Volume credit pricing, invoices and purchase orders, several seats on one balance and white-labelled client reports, quoted on request.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Bisibility or FreeSERP?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Bisibility is cheaper to start with: $3 a month, against $19 a month for FreeSERP. Bisibility starts at $3 per month, plus search data paid separately, and FreeSERP starts at $19 per month for 2,000 credits, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Bisibility or FreeSERP?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Bisibility and FreeSERP have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.