Bisibility vs SE Ranking (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Bisibility and SE Ranking share a 2.2 GPA, and only Bisibility has a free plan.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Bisibility grades higher on value for money. SE Ranking grades higher on features. They get the same grade on 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
SE Ranking
SEO platform for rank tracking, audits, research and AI visibility
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 SE Ranking if
- Fits if you track lots of keywords daily across several client sites
- Works for small marketing teams who want research, audits and tracking under one login
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're one person with one site, as Core is $103.20 a month even on yearly billing and there's no lower plan
- Tight if you need old data, since Core keeps 6 months of history and has 1 manager seat; extra seats start at $16 a month
- Pricey if you want white-label reports, as the Agency Pack is $69 a month extra and sold on yearly billing only
- Watch out: deeper AI search tracking is an add-on at $71.20 a month on yearly billing ($89 monthly)
- Watch out: payments are non-refundable unless the service wasn't delivered as promised, and there's no desktop or phone app
How we grade them
| 2.2GPABisibilityFair | 2.2GPASE RankingFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | DCore is $103.20 a month billed yearly ($129 monthly), and it's the lowest self-serve plan. That's well above this category's middle, for one manager seat with 10 projects and 2,000 keywords tracked daily; extra seats start at $16. |
| 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. | CNo free plan, but the 14-day trial needs no card and allows 10 projects, 750 keywords and 20 AI prompts a day. Payments are non-refundable after that, so use the trial properly. |
| 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. | BDaily rank tracking with share of voice, keyword, competitor and backlink research with no caps on either plan, audits of 250,000 pages a month, reports, listings in 100+ directories, AI answer tracking and API credits. The whole job. |
| 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. Projects, keyword lists and reports all need setting up before the tool pays off. |
| 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, connected to Looker Studio, Google Analytics, Search Console, Matomo, n8n, Make and Claude, with 25,000 API credits a month and MCP on Core. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | rank tracking on your own SERP data account | tracking rankings across many client sites |
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 SE Ranking. How we grade
Where they differ
- Bisibility is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Bisibility also covers AI search visibility.
- SE Ranking also covers reports and site audit.
At a glance
| Bisibility | SE Ranking | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $3 per month, plus search data paid separately | $103.20 per month, billed annually ($129 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. | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Cloud, no card required | 14-day free trial, no credit card required; 10 projects, 750 keywords and 20 AI prompts a day |
| Web | ||
| Made by | bisibility | SER Acquisition Inc. |
| Price read from | bisibility.com | seranking.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 17, 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.
SE Ranking
- Core keeps only 6 months of historical data and includes 1 manager seat; extra seats start at $16 a month.
- White-label reports need the Agency Pack, $69 a month and sold on annual billing only.
- Deeper AI search tracking is an add-on at $71.20 a month billed annually ($89 billed monthly).
- Payments are non-refundable except where the service was not delivered as promised.
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.
SE Ranking
- Rank Tracker
- Track rankings daily across major search engines, devices and locations, with Google top-100 tracking and share of voice.
- Keyword, competitor and backlink research
- Research keywords, competitors' traffic and backlinks with no usage caps on either plan, plus backlink monitoring.
- Website audit
- Crawl sites for technical issues, from 250,000 pages a month on Core to 2 million on Growth, with an on-page checker.
- AI visibility tracking
- Track 100 or 250 prompts a day across five AI models, with AI source tracking and AI competitor research by domain.
- Reports and local SEO
- Report Builder (10 or 30 reports), and local tools covering 3 locations, map rank tracking and listings in 100+ directories.
- API and MCP
- Plans include 25,000 or 100,000 research API credits a month and MCP access for querying the data from AI assistants.
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%.
SE Ranking
Core$103.20
per month, billed annually ($129 billed monthly)
1 manager seat, 10 projects, 2,000 keywords and 100 AI prompts tracked daily, 250,000 audit pages a month and 6 months of history.
Growth$223.20
per month, billed annually ($279 billed monthly)
3 manager seats, 30 projects, 5,000 keywords and 250 prompts daily, 2 million audit pages, all-time history and guest links.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom limits and terms, full API and advanced integrations, through sales.
Ways to pay less
Bisibility
No public discounts listed.
SE Ranking
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
SE Ranking's pricing page lists Core at $103.20 a month billed annually instead of $129 monthly, and Growth at $223.20 instead of $279.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Bisibility or SE Ranking?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Bisibility is cheaper to start with: $3 a month, against $103.20 a month for SE Ranking. Bisibility starts at $3 per month, plus search data paid separately, and SE Ranking starts at $103.20 per month, billed annually ($129 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Bisibility or SE Ranking?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Bisibility has a free plan. SE Ranking does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.