GRC vs Gyro-n SEO (2026): which should you pick?

Pick GRC if

• Fits if you work in Japan and Yahoo rankings are the ones you report on
• Works for keeping ranking data on your own Windows PC rather than in a web service

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need Google rankings, as GRC no longer checks them, and Bing was removed
• Not for you if you're on a Mac or want it in a browser, as it's Windows only
• Tight if your needs might grow, since a plan can't be changed once its key is issued, and upgrading by paying the difference isn't offered
• Watch out: each PC or Windows user account needs its own licence, and the site is in Japanese only
• Watch out: the free edition's item limit isn't stated, and yearly licences are paid by bank transfer

Pick Gyro-n SEO if

• Fits if you report on Google and Yahoo! JAPAN rankings for a Japanese site
• Makes sense if you track a handful of Japanese keywords and want to know whether AI Overviews cite you

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you can't read Japanese, as the pages are in Japanese only and prices are in yen before tax
• Skip it if you need Google positions past 30th place, which it no longer measures
• Tight if you stay on Starter: 10 keywords, 1 site and no CSV export, and changing plan ends the free 3 months
• Pricey if you add Maps or Local Pack tracking, at ¥1,000 a month per store for the MEO option on top of a plan
• Watch out: extra keywords are ¥1,000 a month per 30, and extra sites and competitors ¥1,000 a month each

GRC

• It now checks Yahoo only: its changelog says Google checks were stopped and Bing checks removed because those engines changed.
• It runs on Windows only, and each PC or Windows user account needs its own license.
• The site is in Japanese and prices are in yen; monthly licenses are paid by PayPal, yearly ones by bank transfer.
• A license plan cannot be changed after the key is issued, and upgrades by paying the difference are not offered.

Gyro-n SEO

• Prices are in yen before tax and the pages are in Japanese only; it tracks Google, Google smartphone search and Yahoo! JAPAN.
• Google positions are only measured to 30th place, a cap added after Google limited results per request; Yahoo! JAPAN pages are kept to 100th.
• Local Pack and Maps tracking need the MEO store option at ¥1,000 a month per store, on top of a plan.
• Extra keywords cost ¥1,000 a month per 30, up to 1,000 more for ¥30,000; extra sites and competitors cost ¥1,000 a month each.

GRC

One-click and scheduled checks

Check every registered keyword for several sites in one run, or start checks automatically when GRC opens or at a set time.

Full ranking history

Every past position is kept, with a graph per keyword, colored arrows for recent changes and filters for keywords that moved.

Notes on the graph

Record the changes you make to a page, and see the notes on the ranking graph next to the movements that followed.

Competitor and top-site tracking

Follow rival sites, record the daily positions of all the top results for a keyword, and count the ads shown and their order.

Alerts and reports

Ranking alerts and alert emails for important changes, printable ranking reports, and manual CSV export on every plan.

Gyro-n SEO

Daily rank checks

Google, Google smartphone and Yahoo! JAPAN positions are checked automatically every day and shown by 8 a.m., with email alerts on changes.

Results page archive

Keeps 18 months of results pages for each keyword, and any two dates can be compared side by side.

AI Overview tracking

Shows for each keyword whether Google's AI Overview appears, whether your page is cited and in what position, and which competitors are.

Competitor comparison

Lists your rankings against chosen competitors with trend graphs; plans allow 1 to 10 competitors.

Page and text analysis

Checks titles, descriptions, canonical URLs, word counts, keyword density and heading structure for a page.

Local search

Checks rankings as searched from a chosen location; Local Pack and Google Maps tracking come with the paid MEO store option.

GRC

• Free¥0

  The same program with a lower item limit, which a paid license key raises or removes.

• Basic¥495

  per month for 5 URLs and 500 keywords, tax included

  500 items checked a day and 5 top-site tracking items, without remote viewing. ¥4,950 a year paid by bank transfer.

• Standard¥990

  per month for 50 URLs and 5,000 keywords, tax included

  50 top-site tracking items and remote viewing of another PC's GRC data. ¥9,900 a year.

• Expert¥1,485

  per month for 500 URLs and 50,000 keywords, tax included

  500 top-site tracking items and remote viewing. ¥14,850 a year.

• Pro¥1,980

  per month for 5,000 URLs and 500,000 keywords, tax included

  5,000 top-site tracking items and remote viewing. ¥19,800 a year.

• Ultimate¥2,475

  per month for unlimited URLs and keywords, tax included

  No limits, plus automatic CSV saving after each check. Memory caps practical use at about 500,000 items. ¥24,750 a year.

Gyro-n SEO

• Starter¥500

  per month for 10 keywords, before tax

  1 site and 1 competitor, with local search for one area. Free for the first 3 months; no CSV export or Google Ads check.

• Lite¥4,500

  per month for 40 keywords, before tax

  1 site and 2 competitors, adding CSV export of rankings and results pages and the Google Ads check.

• Standard¥9,600

  per month for 160 keywords, before tax

  2 sites and 4 competitors, with every feature of Lite.

• Premium¥16,800

  per month for 300 keywords, before tax

  3 sites and 10 competitors, with every feature of Lite.

GRC

• Annual discount

  Two months free with a yearly license

  GRC's license page prices each yearly license at ten months of the monthly fee, for example ¥4,950 a year for Basic instead of ¥495 a month.

Gyro-n SEO

• Other savings

  First 3 months free on Starter

  Gyro-n's price page says the ¥500 Starter plan is free for three months after sign-up; the free period ends on any plan or option change.