Haloscan vs SE Ranking (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Haloscan and SE Ranking share a 2.2 GPA, and only Haloscan has a free plan.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Haloscan 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.
Haloscan
French-market keyword and competitor research with rank tracking
SE Ranking
SEO platform for rank tracking, audits, research and AI visibility
Which one is for you
Pick Haloscan if
- Fits if your sites are in French and aimed at people searching in France
- Works for buyers of expired domains who want ones that still rank
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your market is anywhere but France, as that's all the data covers
- Not for you if you need backlink research, which is still marked coming soon
- Tight if you stay free, with 50 keyword searches a month and no API, competitor analysis or rank tracking
- Watch out: prices are in euros before VAT, and Starter has one user; 2 users means Agency at €149.20 a month yearly
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
| 2.2GPAHaloscanFair | 2.2GPASE RankingFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is €49.20 a month on yearly billing, €59 monthly, both before VAT. That's the dear end of this category, near its dearest tenth. For it you get 10,000 keyword searches a month, 800 tracked keywords and the API. | 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 | CA free plan for one user: 50 keyword searches and 25 site searches a month, 100 results each. No API, competitor analysis, projects or rank tracking, so you'll reach the edge fast. | 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 | CKeyword Explorer with volume, difficulty, intent and SERP features, Site Explorer for any domain's keywords, daily rank tracking on Google, Bing and YouTube, and expired domains. But the data covers France only, and backlinks are still listed as coming soon. | 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. A single lookup is quick, but it's a full suite, with projects, rank tracking and bulk lookups of up to 1,000 keywords to learn before it all clicks. | CNo rating on record. Projects, keyword lists and reports all need setting up before the tool pays off. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, plus a free Chrome and Firefox extension that shows a site's visibility and ranking keywords, and API access on every paid plan. No desktop or phone app. | 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 | keyword research for French sites | 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: Haloscan and SE Ranking. How we grade
Where they differ
- SE Ranking also covers reports, site audit and backlink analysis.
At a glance
| Haloscan | SE Ranking | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | €49.20 per month, billed annually (€59 billed monthly), excl. VAT | $103.20 per month, billed annually ($129 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 50 keyword searches and 25 site searches a month, 100 results per search and 5,000 results or exports a month, for 1 user. No API, competitor analysis or projects. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial, no credit card required; 10 projects, 750 keywords and 20 AI prompts a day |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | ARCHI301 | SER Acquisition Inc. |
| Price read from | haloscan.com | seranking.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Haloscan
- Keyword and site data covers France only; Haloscan says it is focusing exclusively on the French market for now.
- Prices are in euros and exclude VAT; billing goes through FastSpring.
- The free plan has no API, no competitor analysis and no projects or rank tracking.
- Backlink analysis is listed as coming soon, so link research needs another tool.
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
Haloscan
- Keyword Explorer
- Search volume, allintitle count, CPC, competition, a difficulty score, search intent and the SERP features for each keyword, with bulk lookups of up to 1,000 at a time.
- Site Explorer
- See the keywords a domain or page ranks for, its estimated traffic, its best pages and the keywords it shares with competitors.
- Rank tracking and projects
- Track rankings daily on Google, Bing and YouTube with alerts on big changes, grouped into projects: 800 to 5,000 keywords depending on plan.
- Expired domains
- Find expired domains that still rank and are available to buy, including some with Google Business listings.
- API on paid plans
- Every paid plan includes API access at no extra cost; Haloscan says it has been available since July 2023.
- Free browser extension
- A free Chrome and Firefox extension shows a domain's visibility index and ranking keywords, numbers Google results and outlines nofollow links.
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
Haloscan
Free€0
50 keyword searches and 25 site searches a month, up to 100 results per search, 1 user.
Starter€49.20
per month, billed annually (€59 billed monthly), excl. VAT
10,000 keyword searches and 3,000 site searches a month, 5 projects, 800 tracked keywords, API access, 1 user.
Agency€149.20
per month, billed annually (€179 billed monthly), excl. VAT
25,000 keyword searches and 10,000 site searches a month, 20 projects, 2,000 tracked keywords and 2 users.
Guru€374.20
per month, billed annually (€449 billed monthly), excl. VAT
50,000 keyword searches and 30,000 site searches a month, 50 projects, 5,000 tracked keywords and 5 users.
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
Haloscan
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
Haloscan's pricing page marks yearly billing as two months free: Starter is €590 a year instead of €59 a month.
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, Haloscan or SE Ranking?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Haloscan is cheaper to start with: about $55.13 a month, against $103.20 a month for SE Ranking. Haloscan starts at €49.20 per month, billed annually (€59 billed monthly), excl. VAT, and SE Ranking starts at $103.20 per month, billed annually ($129 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Haloscan or SE Ranking?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Haloscan has a free plan. SE Ranking does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Haloscan and SE Ranking run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Haloscan 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.