Mangools vs SECockpit (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Mangools and SECockpit share a 2.0 GPA, and only Mangools has a free plan.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Mangools grades higher on value for money. SECockpit 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.
Mangools
Bundle of five SEO tools led by the KWFinder keyword research app
SECockpit
Keyword research for SEO and Google Ads, with a bundled rank tracker
Which one is for you
Pick Mangools if
- Fits if you're a blogger who mostly needs keyword ideas and difficulty scores
- Works for local keyword research down to city level
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need daily rankings, as they update weekly below the Agency plan at $97.70
- Not for you if you want technical site audits, which none of the five tools does
- Tight if you research in bursts, since lookups are capped per 24 hours, 100 on Basic
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $61 for Basic against $37.70 billed yearly, with refunds only within 48 hours
- Too light for teams on Basic, which has no extra seats; sub-users on higher plans share one set of limits
Pick SECockpit if
- Fits if you pick keywords for Google Ads as well as SEO
- Works for agencies sending branded keyword and ranking reports to clients, on Agency at $75 a month
Look elsewhere if
- Too light for real research on Personal, with 10 searches a day from Google Ads ideas and no rank tracker
- Tight if you track lots of rankings, as Pro covers 50 keywords and Agency 100
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $59 for Pro against $42 on yearly billing
- Watch out: city rankings and branded PDFs are Agency only, and VAT is added in Switzerland and the EU
- Watch out: the site doesn't say whether the 7-day trial needs a card, and refunds are one per person
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAMangoolsFair | 2.0GPASECockpitFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic is $37.70 a month on yearly billing ($61 monthly), exactly this category's middle. That buys 100 keyword lookups a day, 200 tracked keywords and 500 AI prompts. Paying monthly costs a lot more, and refunds only run for 48 hours. | DPersonal is $25 a month on yearly billing, but that's 10 searches a day from Google Ads ideas only. The other sources and the rank tracker need Pro, $42 a month yearly or $59 monthly, more than twice this category's $17 middle. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with no card: 5 keyword lookups every 24 hours, each showing 15 related keywords. Enough to see how it works, not enough to do research. There's no trial of the paid plans. | CNo free plan. There's a 7-day trial, and the site doesn't say whether a card is needed. Purchases carry a 30-day money-back guarantee, one refund per person per product. |
| Features | CKeyword research down to city level, SERP checks, rank tracking, backlinks from Majestic's index, domain metrics and AI answer tracking on every plan. The gaps: rankings update weekly except on Agency, and none of the five tools audits your site. | BIdeas from Google Ads, Suggest, related searches, YouTube and Amazon, page-one competition with Moz data, a traffic and conversion calculator, branded reports and daily rank tracking on Pro. That covers the whole job. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. The tools are pitched at bloggers, but daily lookup caps and setting up rank tracking take some getting used to. | CNo rating on record. It's laid out like a spreadsheet, with every column to sort and filter and a deep competition analysis per keyword, so there's a fair bit to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb plus a browser extension, with Looker Studio the one integration on the listing. No desktop or phone app. | CWeb only, with no desktop or phone app and no API on record. Google Ads and Moz show up as integrations, but they're where its data comes from rather than tools you connect. |
| Best for | keyword research for bloggers | keyword research for SEO and Google Ads together |
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: Mangools and SECockpit. How we grade
Where they differ
- Mangools also covers backlink analysis.
- SECockpit also covers reports.
At a glance
| Mangools | SECockpit | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $37.70 per month, billed annually ($61 billed monthly) | $25 per month, billed yearly at $299 ($39 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free plan, no card needed: 5 KWFinder lookups per 24 hours, each showing 15 related and 5 competitor keywords, plus the free mini tools. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial; the site does not say whether a card is needed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Mangools (CodeCat s.r.o.) | SwissMadeMarketing GmbH |
| Price read from | mangools.com | secockpit.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Mangools
- Rank tracking updates weekly except on the Agency plan, which updates daily.
- Basic has no extra seats; sub-users on Premium and Agency share the parent account's limits.
- Lookups reset every 24 hours, so heavy research days can hit the cap.
- Refunds are offered only within 48 hours of a payment.
SECockpit
- Personal allows 10 searches a day from Google Ads ideas only, with no rank tracker.
- Rank tracking is capped at 50 keywords on Pro and 100 on Agency; rankings by city and branded reports are Agency only.
- VAT is added for billing addresses in Switzerland and the EU unless a company enters a valid VAT ID.
- Purchases carry a 30-day money-back guarantee, limited to one refund per person per product.
Key features
Mangools
- KWFinder
- Find keyword ideas with search volume and a keyword difficulty score, by keyword or by the domain that ranks, for locations down to city level.
- SERPChecker
- Inspect localized search results with SERP features and metrics for every ranking page; each check counts as one SERP lookup.
- SERPWatcher
- Track rankings for 200 to 1,500 keywords; updates are weekly, or daily on the Agency plan. Desktop and mobile count separately.
- LinkMiner and SiteProfiler
- Browse a site's backlinks, drawn from Majestic's index, and get an overview of any domain's SEO metrics.
- AI Search Watcher PRO
- Included in every plan: monitor up to 500 prompts across several AI models, with unlimited monitors and multiple checks per prompt.
SECockpit
- Several keyword sources
- Combines Google Ads keyword ideas with scraped suggestions from Google Suggest, related searches, YouTube and Amazon. Personal gets the Google Ads ideas only.
- Spreadsheet-style filters
- Sort and filter every data column, for example by minimum cost per click or by keywords that show Google Shopping, video or YouTube results on page one.
- Competition analysis
- Analyzes the pages ranking on page one for each keyword, with Moz authority data, on-page factors and backlink counts, and compares your URL with the top 10.
- Traffic and conversion calculator
- Estimates the traffic and conversions a chosen keyword could bring before you commit to it.
- Folders, labels and PDF reports
- Group keywords into unlimited folders by drag and drop, mark them with colored labels, and export lists to a spreadsheet or a PDF with your own logo.
- RankTracker
- Checks rankings daily down to position 100 for any country and language, with no limit on domains. City-level rankings need the Agency plan.
Plans
Mangools
Free$0
5 keyword lookups per 24 hours with 15 related and 5 competitor keywords per lookup.
Mangools Basic$37.70
per month, billed annually ($61 billed monthly)
1 user, 100 keyword and 100 SERP lookups per 24 hours, 200 tracked keywords updated weekly, 100,000 backlinks a month, 500 AI prompts.
Mangools Premium$52.70
per month, billed annually ($81 billed monthly)
3 extra seats, 500 keyword and SERP lookups per 24 hours, 700 tracked keywords updated weekly, 500,000 backlinks a month.
Mangools Agency$97.70
per month, billed annually ($141 billed monthly)
5 extra seats, 1,200 keyword and SERP lookups per 24 hours, 1,500 tracked keywords updated daily, 1.2 million backlinks a month.
SECockpit
Personal$25
per month, billed yearly at $299 ($39 billed monthly)
10 keyword searches a day with up to 800 results each, from Google Ads ideas only. No Suggest, YouTube or Amazon ideas and no rank tracker.
Pro$42
per month, billed yearly at $499 ($59 billed monthly)
50 searches a day with up to 10,000 results, all keyword sources, and 50 keywords tracked daily on desktop and mobile.
Agency$75
per month, billed yearly at $899 ($99 billed monthly)
Unlimited searches, 100 tracked keywords, rankings by city, branded PDF reports, email alerts and AI recommendations.
Ways to pay less
Mangools
- Annual discount
Save up to 35% with annual billing
Mangools' FAQ puts the saving from annual plans at up to 35%. Basic is $452.40 a year billed annually against $61 a month billed monthly.
SECockpit
- Annual discount
Save up to 35% with yearly billing
SECockpit's pricing page lists yearly billing at up to 35% less: Personal is $299 a year, which it says saves $169 against paying $39 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Mangools or SECockpit?
As of Oct 23, 2026, SECockpit is cheaper to start with: $25 a month, against $37.70 a month for Mangools. Mangools starts at $37.70 per month, billed annually ($61 billed monthly), and SECockpit starts at $25 per month, billed yearly at $299 ($39 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Mangools or SECockpit?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Mangools has a free plan. SECockpit does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Mangools and SECockpit run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Mangools 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.