FreeSERP vs OpenSerp (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, FreeSERP grades higher than OpenSerp: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
FreeSERP grades higher on the free plan, features and platforms. OpenSerp grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
FreeSERP
Credit-based tracker for Google, Bing, Maps, YouTube and AI answers
Free plan · from $19/mo
Which one is for you
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
Pick OpenSerp if
- Fits if you want to pay only for the rank checks you run, with no subscription
- Works for people who need Bing, Yahoo or Brave positions next to Google
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try it first, as there's no free plan, trial or starting credit
- Skip it if local packs or AI Overviews matter to you, as it doesn't track them yet
- Watch out: top-up amounts only show after signing in, and unused balance expires after 12 months without paid usage
- Tight if you might want money back, as refunds cover card top-ups only within 24 hours and with under 10% used
- Watch out: traffic estimates need search volumes you import from Keyword Planner, Ahrefs or Semrush
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAFreeSERPFair | 2.0GPAOpenSerpFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | ANo plans, just $0.0005 per results page from a prepaid balance. OpenSerp puts 250 keywords checked daily on Google at about $3.75 a month, under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter ($10). Keywords past page one cost more, as each extra page is billed. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | FNothing free on record: no free plan, trial or sign-up credit. Every check draws on a balance you fund first, and refunds cover card top-ups only within 24 hours with under 10% used. |
| Features | 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. | CChecks every 3 hours, daily or weekly on four engines, up to 4 competitors per keyword, plain-language reports, bulk scraping and a SERP API. The gaps it lists: no local pack or AI Overview tracking yet, and traffic estimates need volumes you import. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo rating on record. Nothing to install, but you fund a balance, set engines, frequency and competitors, and bring your own search volumes for traffic estimates. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | CWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. Its API is a separate product that returns search results, and the only other links on record are search volumes imported from Keyword Planner, Ahrefs or Semrush. |
| Best for | Google, Bing, Maps and AI checks on one credit balance | pay-per-check tracking on Google, Bing, Yahoo and Brave |
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: FreeSERP and OpenSerp. How we grade
Where they differ
- FreeSERP also covers keyword research, site audit, AI search visibility and internal linking.
- OpenSerp also covers sERP API.
In commonWebRank tracking
At a glance
| FreeSERP | OpenSerp | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $19 per month for 2,000 credits, billed monthly | Not published |
| Free plan | 100 credits refilled each calendar month, every tool unlocked, up to 10 keywords per project and 100 rows per keyword search. No card needed. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | FreeSERP | OpenSerp |
| Price read from | freeserp.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
OpenSerp
- There are no plans: rank checks cost $0.0005 per results page from a prepaid balance; OpenSerp puts 250 keywords checked daily on Google at about $3.75 a month.
- Bulk scraping costs $0.0001 per successful query and the SERP API $0.0005 per call; top-up amounts are only shown after signing in.
- Unused balance expires after 12 months without paid usage, and refunds cover card top-ups only within 24 hours, with under 10% used.
- It does not yet track local packs or AI Overviews, and traffic estimates need search volumes imported from Keyword Planner, Ahrefs or Semrush.
Key features
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.
OpenSerp
- Rank tracking on four engines
- Checks keywords every 3 hours, daily or weekly on Google, Bing, Yahoo and Brave, and stops paging once your domains are found.
- Competitor tracking
- Follows up to 4 competitors per keyword, with head-to-head results, keyword gaps and rivals you had not named.
- Plain-language reports
- Each report opens with what rose, what fell and who overtook you, then lists keywords close to the top 3 and pages stuck on page 2.
- Cloud Scraping
- Upload a TXT or CSV keyword file of up to 50 MB and get deduplicated, filtered URLs, titles and snippets back as TXT, CSV or JSON.
- SERP API
- One request returns one page of results as JSON from any of the four engines, with idempotent retries and no OpenSerp branding.
Plans
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.
OpenSerp
Pricing could not be confirmed. See openserp.dev.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, FreeSERP or OpenSerp?
As of Oct 23, 2026, FreeSERP starts at $19 per month for 2,000 credits, billed monthly, and OpenSerp has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, FreeSERP or OpenSerp?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only FreeSERP has a free plan. OpenSerp does not.
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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.