OpenSEO vs Ubersuggest (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, OpenSEO grades higher than Ubersuggest: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
OpenSEO grades higher on value for money and 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.
OpenSEO
Open-source, usage-priced SEO platform built for AI agents
Ubersuggest
Low-cost SEO tool for keyword ideas, site audits and rank tracking
Which one is for you
Pick OpenSEO if
- Fits if you already do your SEO work through Claude, Codex or another AI agent
- Works for developers who want to self-host or build on open-source SEO code
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you research a lot, as $10 of usage is about 200 keyword searches and more is bought as top-ups
- Watch out: plan credits reset each billing cycle, and top-ups only work while you have an active subscription
- Watch out: the hosted service adds a 28% fee on DataForSEO requests
- Skip it if you want self-hosting to be free, as you still pay DataForSEO, with a $50 minimum top-up
- Skip it if you need AI tracking beyond ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews
Pick Ubersuggest if
- Fits if you do the SEO for your own small business site and want to spend about $16 a month
- Makes sense if you'd rather pay once than keep a subscription going
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want daily rankings, as tracking and audits run weekly on every plan
- Not for you if you need an API, since outside access is only through MCP and the chat apps
- Tight if you run more than one site on Individual, which has 1 project and 125 tracked keywords
- Watch out: lifetime purchases are final and non-refundable, and the one-time trial covers monthly plans only
- Pricey if you add users, projects, keywords, AI prompts or credits, at $5 a month each; the free plan's limits aren't published
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAOpenSEOGood | 2.4GPAUbersuggestFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A$10 a month with $10 of usage included, under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter. The vendor's estimate is about $0.05 per keyword search and $0.08 per domain overview. Heavier use is bought as top-ups, with a 28% fee on DataForSEO requests. | BIndividual is $192 a year, $16 a month on yearly billing ($29 monthly), inside this category's cheapest quarter, for 1 project and 125 tracked keywords. Pay once and it's $290 for life, but lifetime purchases are final and non-refundable. |
| Free plan and trial | CSelf-hosting is free, but you pay DataForSEO for the data, with a $50 minimum top-up. The hosted trial gives $0.50 of credits with no card, about ten keyword searches. | CThere's a free account you can drop back to, but the pricing page doesn't list its limits. The 7-day trial is a one-off and covers the monthly plans only. |
| Features | BKeyword research, domain and backlink research, rank tracking by location and device, site audits, AI answer tracking and an MCP server for agents, all on one plan. It covers the whole job, though AI tracking names only ChatGPT, Gemini and AI Overviews. | CKeyword and content ideas, competitor and backlink research with 3 years of link history, site audits, rank tracking and AI checks in ChatGPT, Gemini and AI Overviews. The gap: rankings and audits update weekly on every plan. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. The web app and agents both run on usage credits you'll want to watch, and self-hosting means Docker or Cloudflare plus a DataForSEO key. | CNo rating on record. It's built for beginners, with a step-by-step SEO course and an AI Chat that answers questions about your reports, but there's still setup and a fair bit to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, connected to Search Console, DataForSEO, Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor and Gemini through its MCP server. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb plus a browser extension, linked to Search Console and WordPress, with apps for ChatGPT and Claude and an MCP server that also reaches Cursor. There's no API plan, and no desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | SEO research through AI agents like Claude | all-round SEO for one small site |
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: OpenSEO and Ubersuggest. How we grade
Price against what you get
OpenSEO starts at $10 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Ubersuggest starts at $29 a month and scores 2.3.
OpenSEO scores higher and starts $19 a month lower. Of the other SEO tools on the chart, none scores higher than OpenSEO for less, and 6 score higher than Ubersuggest 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
- OpenSEO is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- OpenSEO also covers AI search visibility.
At a glance
| OpenSEO | Ubersuggest | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $10 per month, including $10 of usage | $29 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Self-hosted: the open-source app is free to run with Docker or on Cloudflare, but you bring your own DataForSEO API key and pay DataForSEO for the data. | Free account that paid plans can be downgraded to at any time; its limits are not stated on the pricing page. |
| Free trial | Free trial with $0.50 of usage credits, no credit card required | One-time 7-day free trial of the monthly plans |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Every App, Inc. | NP Digital |
| Price read from | openseo.so | app.neilpatel.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
OpenSEO
- The $10 plan covers $10 of usage a month; the vendor estimates about $0.05 per keyword search, $0.08 per domain overview and $0.002 per AI prompt check.
- Usage credits in the plan reset each billing cycle; only bought top-up credits roll over, and using them still needs an active subscription.
- Self-hosting needs your own DataForSEO account, with a $50 minimum top-up; the hosted service adds a 28% fee on DataForSEO requests.
- AI visibility tracking names ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews; the site lists no other AI engines.
Ubersuggest
- Rank tracking and site audits update weekly on every plan.
- There is no API plan; outside access is through the MCP server and the ChatGPT and Claude apps.
- Lifetime purchases are final and non-refundable; the free trial covers monthly plans only.
- More users, projects, tracked keywords, AI prompts or credits cost $5 a month for each add-on.
Key features
OpenSEO
- Keyword research
- Keyword ideas with search volume, difficulty, intent and live SERPs, saved into keyword lists for content planning and tracking.
- Domain overview and backlinks
- Estimate any domain's organic traffic and ranking keywords, and inspect its backlinks, referring domains and link quality.
- Rank tracking
- Track keywords by domain and location, optionally on desktop and mobile, with the ranking URL, position changes and SERP features.
- Site audit
- Crawls a site's pages and lists technical and page-level SEO problems.
- AI visibility and Prompt Explorer
- Research prompts, then track brand mentions, cited pages and competitors in ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews, and compare answers across models.
- MCP server and agent skills
- Connect Claude, Codex, ChatGPT and other agents; skills for audits, keyword and competitor research save their findings as reports in the app.
Ubersuggest
- Keyword and content ideas
- Get 20,000 to 100,000 keyword suggestions a month by plan, with search intent, AI prompt ideas and content ideas from top pages.
- Competitor and backlink research
- Track 5 to 15 competitors, see their top pages and keywords, and browse backlinks with 3 years of link history.
- Site audit
- Crawl 1,000 to 10,000 pages a week per report for SEO errors, using Google Search Console data for more detail.
- Rank tracking
- Track 125 to 300 keywords per project with weekly updates and mobile rankings, in 20 locations on Individual and unlimited above.
- AI search visibility
- Check set prompts per brand in ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews, monthly on Individual up to weekly on Enterprise.
- AI chat, MCP and apps
- Ask questions of your reports in AI Chat, or bring the data into ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor through apps and an MCP server.
Plans
OpenSEO
Self-hosted$0
The open-source app, hosted yourself with Docker or on Cloudflare. You pay DataForSEO directly for data; its minimum top-up is $50.
Base Plan$10
per month, including $10 of usage
Every feature, with $10 of usage credits each month. Extra credits can be bought at any time and never expire; Search Console data uses no credits.
Ubersuggest
Free$0
Free account with limited access; the pricing page does not list its limits.
Individual$29
per month, billed monthly
1 project, 150 reports a day, 250 credits a month, 125 tracked keywords, 1,000-page weekly audits and 10 AI prompts checked monthly.
Business$49
per month, billed monthly
7 projects, 300 reports a day, 500 credits, 150 keywords per project, 5,000-page audits and 15 AI prompts checked every two weeks.
Enterprise$99
per month, billed monthly
15 projects, 900 reports a day, 1,000 credits, 300 keywords per project, 10,000-page audits and 20 AI prompts checked weekly.
Ways to pay less
OpenSEO
No public discounts listed.
Ubersuggest
- Annual discount
Yearly billing from $192 a year
The pricing page's US price list has yearly plans at $192 for Individual, $326 for Business and $657 for Enterprise, against $29, $49 and $99 a month.
- Lifetime license
Lifetime access from $290, paid once
A single payment of $290 (Individual), $490 (Business) or $990 (Enterprise) buys lifetime access. The page shows lifetime first, under a countdown banner.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, OpenSEO or Ubersuggest?
As of Oct 23, 2026, OpenSEO is cheaper to start with: $10 a month, against $29 a month for Ubersuggest. OpenSEO starts at $10 per month, including $10 of usage, and Ubersuggest starts at $29 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, OpenSEO or Ubersuggest?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both OpenSEO and Ubersuggest have a free plan.
Which platforms do OpenSEO and Ubersuggest run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Ubersuggest 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.