Pageradar vs SEOwl (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Pageradar and SEOwl share a 2.2 GPA, and only Pageradar has a free plan.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Pageradar
SEO alert tool combining rank tracking with page and speed monitoring
SEOwl
Rank tracker that also monitors backlinks and on-page changes
Which one is for you
Pick Pageradar if
- Fits if you run affiliate or content sites and want alerts when a link or page breaks
- Works for getting rankings and page speed alerts on one bill
Look elsewhere if
- Too light for agencies tracking thousands of keywords, as Enterprise stops at 2,000
- Skip it if you only want rankings, as dedicated trackers give far more keywords for €39
- Not for you if your team lives in Teams or Discord, since alerts go to email and Slack only
- Watch out: prices are in euros, even for US readers, and the free version's limits past 10 keywords aren't listed
- Watch out: there are no client reports on record
Pick SEOwl if
- Fits if you build links and need to know when a backlink drops or turns nofollow
- Works for freelancers watching many small sites, since websites are unlimited on every plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need Bing, YouTube or AI answers tracked, as its pricing page doesn't name the engines it tracks
- Tight if you want white-label reports, which start at Pro for $65 a month; unlimited users wait on Agency at $139
- Not for you if you want signs of regular updates, as its blog stopped in December 2024 and its footer reads 2022
- Watch out: there's no free plan, only a 7-day trial before $25 a month
- Watch out: saved results pages are kept for 30 days only
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAPageradarFair | 2.2GPASEOwlFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is €39 a month for 200 keywords, or €429 a year. That's in the dearer half of what rank trackers charge for so few keywords, but it also buys speed, status, sitemap and affiliate link checks on unlimited sites. | CSolo 250 is $25 a month for 250 daily keywords, 2,500 monitored backlinks and 250 watched pages, with two months free on yearly billing. That's in the middle of what rank trackers charge, with backlink and page checks in the same plan. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free version with no card that opens every feature at small limits, including 10 tracked keywords. The page doesn't spell out the other free limits. | CNo free plan, but a 7-day trial with no card needed. A few free stand-alone tools, like a bulk rank checker, sit on the site too. |
| Features | CDaily or weekly rankings on Google, Bing and Yandex with SERP features and AI Overview alerts, plus a lot of page monitoring. As a rank tracker it's thin, though: 200 keywords on Starter, 2,000 at the top, and no client reports on record. | CDaily desktop and mobile rankings, local or national, on-demand refreshes, 30 days of saved results pages with a diff, daily backlink checks and hourly page monitoring. The gap: its pricing page doesn't name which search engines it tracks. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. There's a lot to point it at, from keywords to URLs, sitemaps and affiliate links, so expect some setup before the alerts are useful. | CNo rating on record. You add sites, keywords, backlinks and pages to watch, then set alerts and build reports in a drag-and-drop designer. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. Alerts go to email and Slack and there's a public API, but any other integration is for custom plans. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It links to Google Analytics, Search Console, Data Studio, Slack, DomDetailer and Zapier, and has an API. |
| Best for | rank tracking plus alerts when your pages break | rankings, backlinks and page changes watched in one tool |
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: Pageradar and SEOwl. How we grade
Price against what you get
Pageradar starts at about $43.70 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SEOwl starts at $25 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and SEOwl starts $18.70 a month lower. Of the other rank trackers on the chart, 5 score higher than Pageradar for less, and 4 score higher than SEOwl 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
- Pageradar also covers AI search visibility and page speed.
- SEOwl also covers reports, site audit and backlink analysis.
At a glance
| Pageradar | SEOwl | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | €39 per month for 200 keywords, billed monthly | $25 per month for 250 keywords, billed monthly |
| Free plan | A free version with access to every feature at small limits, including 10 tracked keywords. No credit card needed. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Pageradar | SEOwl |
| Price read from | pageradar.io | seowl.co |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Pageradar
- Prices are in euros; the US reading of the page showed the same euro prices.
- Keyword allowances are small next to dedicated rank trackers: 200 on Starter and 2,000 on Enterprise.
- The free version's limits are not listed beyond 10 tracked keywords.
- Alerts go to email and Slack only; other integrations are offered on custom plans.
SEOwl
- There is no free plan; after the 7-day trial the cheapest plan is $25 a month for 250 keywords.
- White-label reports start at Pro 1000; unlimited users at Agency 3000.
- The pricing page does not name the search engines tracked beyond desktop and mobile results.
- The site's pricing footer still reads 2022 and its blog was last updated in December 2024.
Key features
Pageradar
- Rank tracking in Google, Bing and Yandex
- Daily or weekly position checks by location and device, with search volume, SERP feature detection and alerts on ranking changes.
- AI Overviews monitoring
- Alerts when a Google AI Overview appears or disappears on a keyword, with its text, the sources it cites, and Reddit, YouTube and forum pages it draws on.
- Core Web Vitals and status codes
- Daily PageSpeed checks of LCP, INP, CLS and TTFB on desktop and mobile, and HTTP status checks hourly, daily or weekly.
- SEO change monitoring
- Tracks titles, meta descriptions, headings, canonicals, Open Graph and schema markup, with an option to watch the full HTML of a page.
- Sitemap, robots.txt and visual checks
- Detects added, removed or frozen sitemap URLs, changes to crawl rules, and layout breaks spotted by comparing screenshots over time.
- Affiliate link and Reddit alerts
- Follows affiliate links from 167 countries to catch broken redirects, and emails you when chosen keywords are mentioned on Reddit.
SEOwl
- Daily rank tracking
- Daily position checks on desktop and mobile, local or national, with on-demand refreshes, keyword groups, tags and notes.
- SERP history and diff
- View the full HTML of a results page for up to 30 days after a check, and compare two dates to see which sites moved and how titles changed.
- Backlink monitoring
- Crawls your backlinks daily to check they are live, followed and indexed, finds new ones automatically, and shows anchor text balance.
- Hourly page monitoring
- Crawls chosen pages every hour across 10+ checks of SEO elements and alerts you when a change could hurt rankings.
- Alerts and white-label reports
- Alerts by email, in the app or in Slack, and scheduled client reports built with a drag-and-drop designer and reusable templates.
- Sharing and integrations
- Read-only share links per website, extra users at no cost, Google Analytics, Search Console and Data Studio connections, and an API.
Plans
Pageradar
Free€0
Every feature at small limits, including 10 tracked keywords.
Starter€39
per month for 200 keywords, billed monthly
Unlimited websites, Core Web Vitals on 100 URLs, status and HTML checks on 50 URLs each, 20 sitemaps, 10 visual pages and 6,000 affiliate link checks.
Agency€99
per month for 750 keywords, billed monthly
Core Web Vitals on 300 URLs, status checks on 300 and HTML on 150, 50 sitemaps, 50 visual pages, 20,000 affiliate link checks and 100 Reddit keywords.
Enterprise€199
per month for 2,000 keywords, billed monthly
Core Web Vitals and status checks on 1,000 URLs, HTML on 400, 120 sitemaps, 100 visual pages and 50,000 affiliate link checks.
CustomCustom
Larger volumes with volume discounts, custom integrations, priority support and an account manager, through sales.
SEOwl
Solo 250$25
per month for 250 keywords, billed monthly
2,500 monitored backlinks, 250 monitored pages, unlimited websites, reports and alerts.
Pro 1000$65
per month for 1,000 keywords, billed monthly
10,000 backlinks and 1,000 pages, plus white-label reports.
Agency 3000$139
per month for 3,000 keywords, billed monthly
30,000 backlinks, 3,000 pages and unlimited users.
CustomCustom
Unlimited keywords, backlinks and pages within stated limits, quoted from $139 a month by email.
Ways to pay less
Pageradar
- Annual discount
One month free with yearly billing
Pageradar's pricing section gives one month free on yearly billing: Starter is €429 a year instead of €39 a month.
SEOwl
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
SEOwl's pricing page says yearly billing gives two months free: Solo 250 is $250 a year instead of $25 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Pageradar or SEOwl?
As of Oct 23, 2026, SEOwl is cheaper to start with: $25 a month, against about $43.70 a month for Pageradar. Pageradar starts at €39 per month for 200 keywords, billed monthly, and SEOwl starts at $25 per month for 250 keywords, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Pageradar or SEOwl?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Pageradar has a free plan. SEOwl does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.