Monitorank vs SEOmonitor (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Monitorank if

• Fits if you want every feature without working out which plan has what
• Works for tracking YouTube, Yandex or Baidu rankings next to Google

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want an iPhone or Mac app, as there are only Android and Windows ones
• Tight if you need positions past 50, as the top 100 adds 30% to the price
• Skip it if you want ChatGPT or Perplexity tracked, as it only watches Google AI Overviews
• Tight if you stay free, at 10 keywords for life after the first month's extra 100
• Watch out: prices are in euros and exclude VAT, and longer billing terms save only 2.5% to 10%

Pick SEOmonitor if

• Fits if you pitch SEO work to clients and want forecasts built from keyword data
• Works for agencies that report rankings next to Analytics and Search Console traffic

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you look after several sites, as Starter covers one and Pro, with unlimited sites, is $335 a month
• Skip it if you need daily competitor rankings, as competitors and the second device update weekly
• Tight if AI answers matter, as Starter checks one model weekly, and on Pro extra AI units are $21 per 1,000, with Claude at 5 units a keyword
• Watch out: the API is Pro only, extra keywords are $55 per 1,000, and Analytics and Search Console cost $11 a site on Pro
• Watch out: there's no free plan, and cancelling a yearly plan recharges the months used at the monthly price

Monitorank

• Prices are in euros and exclude VAT; the calculator works out about €4.75 a month for 100 keywords and €40 for 1,000.
• Results stop at the top 50 unless you pay 30% more for the top 100.
• Paying quarterly, half-yearly or yearly takes 2.5%, 5% or 10% off; there are no tiered plans.
• There is no iPhone or Mac app; the site links only to Google Play and Microsoft Store apps.

SEOmonitor

• The pricing page opens in euros (Starter €79, Pro €299); the dollar prices here come from its $ switch.
• Starter covers one website and 500 to 3,000 keywords; Pro starts at 3,000 keywords, with more sold in batches of 1,000.
• Starter tracks AI Search on one model only, and has MCP but no API. Pro AI units beyond 1,000 are $21 per 1,000 a month, and Claude takes 5 units a keyword.
• Daily checks cover only your own position on the main device; competitors and the second device are collected weekly.

Monitorank

Daily tracking in several engines

Google, Google Maps, YouTube, Bing, Yandex and Baidu, with local versions by country, on desktop and mobile, and the top 50 results kept for each keyword.

Competitors at no extra cost

Track your sites and all your competitors on the same keywords, with new competitors detected and history kept with no time limit.

Google AI Overviews tracking

Records whether your brand is mentioned in an AI Overview, whether your link is cited as a source and whether you appear in the side sources panel.

SERP feature and pixel positions

Filter by result type such as zero position, ads, local pack, images and videos, and see each result's pixel position on the page.

KPIs and period comparison

Average position, visibility, top 10, seasonality and other measures, with separate desktop and mobile curves and any two periods compared.

Teams, exports, API and Looker Studio

Unlimited users with access groups, white-label HTML, CSV and PDF exports on a schedule, and an API and Looker Studio connector at no charge.

SEOmonitor

Daily rank tracking

Dynamic Depth Crawling follows your site's position daily on the campaign's main device; the full top 100 for both devices is collected weekly.

SERP viewer

Open, download and recrawl the daily and weekly results pages behind each ranking, with SERP feature detection and all competitors tracked.

Forecast

Set ranking goals and turn a keyword strategy into a business case, with best-case and worst-case scenarios for client proposals.

Organic traffic by keyword

Connect Google Analytics and Search Console to match sessions, conversions and revenue to keywords through their landing pages.

AI Search tracking

Weekly checks of whether ChatGPT, Gemini (AI Mode), Perplexity and Claude mention or cite your site for tracked keywords, with sentiment.

Reporting, API and MCP

Google Sheets add-on, Looker Studio connectors, full CSV exports, an API on Pro and an MCP connection for AI assistants on both plans.

Monitorank

• Free€0

  10 keywords offered for life, plus 100 more free for the first month.

• Single offer€40

  per month for 1,000 keywords, excl. VAT, billed monthly

  The calculator's default. Every feature is included and the price follows the keyword count; quarterly, half-yearly and yearly billing cost less.

SEOmonitor

• Starter$73

  per month, billed yearly ($88 billed monthly), for 500 keywords

  One website, daily Google tracking, weekly AI Search on one model, 10 AI articles a month and MCP. $126 for 1,000 keywords, $279 for 3,000.

• Pro$335

  per month, billed monthly, for 3,000 keywords and 1,000 AI units

  Unlimited websites, all four AI models, API access and an agency dashboard. Extra keywords $55 per 1,000, AI units $21 per 1,000, GA and GSC $11 a site.

Monitorank

• Annual discount

  10% off with yearly payment

  Monitorank's pricing page takes 10% off for yearly payment, 5% for half-yearly and 2.5% for quarterly.

• Education

  Free 100-keyword licenses for students

  Teachers of SEO, marketing or web courses can ask for a free 100-keyword license for each student for the length of the course, and one for themselves.

SEOmonitor

• Annual discount

  About 17% off with annual prepayment

  Yearly billing is 17% less: Starter is $73 a month billed as $881 a year instead of $88 a month. Cancel a yearly plan and the months used are recharged at the monthly price before the rest is refunded.