Bisibility vs SerpBear (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Bisibility and SerpBear share a 2.2 GPA, both have a free plan, and SerpBear has no paid plan to buy, against $3 a month for Bisibility.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Bisibility grades higher on ease of use. SerpBear grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features 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
Free plan · from $3/mo
SerpBear
Free open-source Google rank tracker that you host yourself
Free
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 SerpBear if
- Fits if you're comfortable running a Docker app and want unlimited Google keywords for the price of a scraper
- Works for small sites that want Google positions next to their Search Console visits
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you don't want to run a server, as there's no hosted version from the developer, only paid one-click hosts
- Skip it if you need Bing, other engines or AI answers tracked, as it tracks Google only
- Watch out: past ScrapingRobot's free 5,000 searches it's $1.80 per 1,000, and deeper positions take several requests per keyword
- Tight if you want email alerts or keyword research, which need your own SMTP settings and a Google Ads test account
How we grade them
| 2.2GPABisibilityFair | 2.2GPASerpBearFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CThe app is free under the MIT license with no paid edition, but it's only free if you host it, which needs a server or a paid one-click host. Checks run through a scraper: ScrapingRobot's free tier is 5,000 searches a month, then $1.80 per 1,000. |
| 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. | BNothing to pay SerpBear, with unlimited sites and keywords. ScrapingRobot's free tier covers 5,000 searches a month, but deeper positions take several requests each: 20 keywords near position 30, checked daily, use about 1,800. |
| 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. | CUnlimited Google tracking with a choice of how many result pages to check, Search Console visits, keyword ideas and volumes, email reports, CSV export and an API. The gap: it tracks Google only, with no other engine on record. |
| 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. | DNo rating on record. You deploy it with Docker or on a server, add scraper keys, and set up your own SMTP for email alerts and a Google Ads test account for keyword research. |
| 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, as an app you host yourself. It works with ScrapingRobot, SerpApi and other scrapers or your own proxies, plus Search Console and Google Ads, and has a built-in API for reporting tools. |
| Best for | rank tracking on your own SERP data account | free self-hosted Google rank tracking |
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 SerpBear. 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. SerpBear has no paid plan and scores 2.0.
Bisibility scores higher, and starts $3 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 SerpBear 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 also covers backlink analysis and AI search visibility.
In commonFree planWebOpen sourceSelf-hostablePublic APIKeyword researchRank tracking
At a glance
| Bisibility | SerpBear | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $3 per month, plus search data paid separately | Free |
| 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. | The whole app is free under the MIT license with unlimited domains and keywords; you pay only the scraping service you connect, if it charges. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Cloud, no card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | bisibility | Towfiq I. |
| Price read from | bisibility.com | docs.serpbear.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.
SerpBear
- You host and maintain it yourself; there is no hosted service from the developer, only paid one-click hosts such as PikaPods and Elestio.
- Positions come from a scraper: ScrapingRobot's free tier covers 5,000 searches a month, then $1.80 per 1,000; other services charge their own rates.
- Most scrapers now need several requests per keyword for deeper positions: 20 keywords near position 30, checked daily, take about 1,800 a month.
- It tracks Google only. Keyword research needs a Google Ads test account, and email alerts need your own SMTP settings.
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.
SerpBear
- Unlimited domains and keywords
- Add as many sites and keywords as you like; the only limit is how many searches your scraper or proxies allow.
- Scrape strategies
- Basic, Custom or Smart strategies, set globally or per domain, decide how many Google pages are checked for each keyword.
- Choice of scraper
- Works with ScrapingRobot, SerpApi, SearchApi, Serper, Serply, ValueSerp, ScrapingAnt, CrazySerp or your own proxy IPs.
- Search Console data
- Shows real visits and impressions for each tracked keyword and surfaces new keywords, top countries and top pages.
- Keyword research
- Linking a Google Ads test account adds monthly search volumes and keyword ideas generated from your site's content.
- Alerts, API and CSV
- Daily, weekly or monthly email reports of position changes, CSV export, and a built-in API for reporting tools such as Google Data Studio.
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%.
SerpBear
Self-hosted$0
Open-source app you run yourself with Docker or from the GitHub source, with a SQLite database and no paid edition.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Bisibility or SerpBear?
As of Oct 23, 2026, SerpBear is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $3 a month for Bisibility. Bisibility starts at $3 per month, plus search data paid separately, and SerpBear is free.
Which has a free plan, Bisibility or SerpBear?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Bisibility and SerpBear 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.