Google Search Console vs SEO Gets (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, we pick Google Search Console: it is first in our ranking of technical SEO tools, and it grades higher too, 3.0 against 2.4.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Google Search Console grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Google Search Console
Free Google reports on a site's search traffic, indexing and issues
SEO Gets
Search Console and GA4 analytics with SEO reports and client portals
Which one is for you
Pick Google Search Console if
- Fits if you own a site and want to know which Google searches bring visitors
- Works for finding out why pages are missing from Google's index
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need Bing, Yandex, Baidu or Naver data, as it covers Google Search only
- Not for you if you can't prove you own or manage the site, as nothing shows until you do
- Tight if you pull a lot through the API, which stops at 50,000 rows a day per search type and 25,000 per request
- Watch out: the BigQuery export needs a Google Cloud project with billing, and use beyond the free level is charged
- Too light for big teams on one property, which allows at most 100 non-owner users
Pick SEO Gets if
- Fits if you manage several sites and want their Search Console data on one screen
- Works for agencies sending clients live portals instead of monthly reports
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as GA4, content groups, reports, tests, portals and MCP need a paid core site
- Watch out: index reporting, content change tracking and 5 years of history need the Super Site add-on, $4 a month per core site
- Pricey if you have one site, as $49 a month covers the platform and that first core site
- Skip it if you want to study competitors, as it covers only the sites you connect
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAGoogle Search ConsoleVery good | 2.4GPASEO GetsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree, from Google, with every report, URL Inspection, email alerts, the API and up to 100 non-owner users per property. There is no paid plan. | CThe first core site is $49 a month, between this category's middle and its dearer quarter, and each extra core site is $4, up to $185 at 35 sites. Yearly billing gives two months free. |
| Free plan and trial | AEverything is free once you verify the site. The caps are on the API, 50,000 rows a day per search type, which most sites won't reach. | BFree sites without limit: Search Console data, the master dashboard, regex filters and branded tracking, for unlimited users and no card. Reports, GA4 and testing are paid. |
| Features | CPerformance by query and page, indexing and URL Inspection, Core Web Vitals, rich result and links reports, alerts and a BigQuery export. The gap: it's Google's view only, with no crawl you run yourself, and Bing, Yandex, Baidu and Naver need their own tools. | CSearch Console and GA4 in one place, content groups, striking-distance, cannibalization and decay reports, annotations, before-and-after tests and client portals. It does Search Console reporting fully, but that's a smaller job, and index checks need an add-on. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You prove you own or manage the site before seeing anything, and the indexing and performance reports take some learning. | CNo rating on record. You connect your Search Console and GA4 properties, then set up core sites and content groups before the reports say much. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with the Search Console API, a scheduled daily BigQuery export and Site Kit by Google. | BWeb and a Chrome extension, linked to Search Console and GA4, with an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | Google search traffic and indexing data | Search Console reports across many 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: Google Search Console and SEO Gets. How we grade
Price against what you get
Google Search Console has no paid plan and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SEO Gets starts at $49 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Google Search Console starts $49 a month lower. Of the other technical SEO tools on the chart, none scores higher than Google Search Console for less, and 6 score higher than SEO Gets 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
- Google Search Console also covers site audit, schema markup and page speed.
- SEO Gets also covers reports and dashboards.
At a glance
| Google Search Console | SEO Gets | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $49 per month for 1 core site, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Free with a Google account for any site whose ownership you verify: every report and tool, email alerts, the API and up to 100 non-owner users per property. | Free sites, without limit: Search Console data, the master dashboard, filtering and branded vs non-branded tracking, for unlimited users. No credit card needed. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | SEO Gets LLC | |
| Price read from | support.google.com | seogets.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Google Search Console
- Covers Google Search only; Bing, Yandex, Baidu and Naver each run their own webmaster tools.
- You must prove you own or manage the site before you see any data, and a property allows at most 100 non-owner users.
- The API exposes at most 50,000 rows a day per search type, at up to 25,000 rows per request.
- The BigQuery export needs a Google Cloud project with billing; storage and queries beyond the free usage level are charged.
SEO Gets
- Free sites get Search Console data, the dashboard and filters only; GA4, content groups, reports, testing, portals and MCP need a paid core site.
- Index reporting, content change tracking and 5 years of history instead of 16 months need the Super Site add-on, $4 a month per core site.
- The $49 covers the platform and the first core site; each further core site adds $4 a month, up to $185 at 35 sites.
- It works from the Search Console and GA4 properties you connect, so it covers only your own sites.
Key features
Google Search Console
- Performance report
- Clicks, impressions, click-through rate and average position, by query, page, country, device, search appearance and date, for web, image, video and news results.
- Indexing and URL Inspection
- Review which pages Google has indexed, submit sitemaps and single URLs, and inspect a URL for its crawl, index and serving details straight from the Google index.
- Issue alerts
- Email alerts when Google finds indexing, spam or other problems, with the affected URLs and a way to tell Google once they are fixed.
- Experience and enhancement reports
- Core Web Vitals on mobile and desktop, plus reports on rich results from structured data such as recipes and jobs, and on AMP pages.
- Links report
- Shows which other sites link to yours, as part of the same set of reports as search traffic and indexing.
- API and BigQuery export
- The Search Console API queries search data, lists sites and manages sitemaps; a scheduled daily export sends all performance data, except anonymized queries, to BigQuery.
SEO Gets
- More Search Console data
- Pulls up to 50,000 rows of Search Console data, against the 1,000 rows Google's own interface shows, with all properties in one dashboard.
- Content groups and topic clusters
- Group pages by intent, topic or funnel stage and track each group's clicks and rankings together. Needs a core site.
- Opportunity reports
- Finds striking-distance keywords, pages competing for the same queries, decaying content and click-through rate by position.
- Annotations and SEO tests
- Log changes with the Chrome extension or on charts, and run before-and-after tests on them, alongside Google update markers.
- Index and change monitoring
- The Super Site add-on checks the indexing status of up to 5,000 sitemap URLs every 2 to 3 days and tracks content, status code and link changes.
- Client portals and MCP
- White-labeled live client portals, weekly summary emails and an MCP server that puts Search Console and GA4 data into Claude or ChatGPT.
Plans
Google Search Console
Free$0
Performance, indexing, Core Web Vitals and rich result reports, URL Inspection, sitemaps, alerts and the API.
SEO Gets
Free site$0
Search Console data, the master dashboard, regex filters and branded tracking for any number of sites and users.
Core site$49
per month for 1 core site, billed monthly
Adds GA4 data, content groups, opportunity and action reports, annotations, SEO testing, client portals and MCP. Each extra core site is $4 a month.
Unlimited core sites$185
per month for 35 or more core sites, billed monthly
At 35 core sites the price stops rising, and every core site after that is included.
Ways to pay less
Google Search Console
No public discounts listed.
SEO Gets
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
The pricing FAQ says yearly billing means paying for 10 months upfront and getting 12 months of access.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Google Search Console or SEO Gets?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Google Search Console is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $49 a month for SEO Gets. Google Search Console is free, and SEO Gets starts at $49 per month for 1 core site, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Google Search Console or SEO Gets?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Google Search Console and SEO Gets have a free plan.
Which platforms do Google Search Console and SEO Gets run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only SEO Gets lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.