Ranktracker vs SEO Tester Online (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Ranktracker: it is first in our ranking of SEO tools, and it grades higher too, 2.6 against 2.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Ranktracker grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Ranktracker
Rank tracking with keyword research, backlinks and site audits
SEO Tester Online
All-in-one SEO suite with audits, rank tracking and AI content tools
Which one is for you
Pick Ranktracker if
- Fits if you track rankings for many sites, as projects and users are unlimited
- Works for agencies that report rankings to clients and want backlink data on the same plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a refund safety net, as none is offered during the current promotion
- Not for you if you want a free plan to keep using after the 7-day trial
- Pricey if you want AI-written articles, at $7.50 or more each, or extra keywords, competitors and pages, all sold as add-ons
- Tight if you check daily on Launch, with 500 keywords and 5 competitors a project; Growth for 1,000 is $71.20 a month
- Not for you if you want a desktop or phone app, as it runs on the web only
Pick SEO Tester Online if
- Fits if you are a consultant with 5 projects or fewer and one login
- Works for agencies that want crawling and rank tracking in one tool
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there is only a 7-day trial
- Tight if you share logins, as Plus is 1 user and 5 projects, with seats only by moving up to Advanced at €72 a month
- Pricey if you pay monthly, since the page shows annual prices only and a €672 payment up front
- Watch out: prices are in euros and exclude VAT
- Watch out: data is kept for 3 months on Plus and Advanced
How we grade them
| 2.6GPARanktrackerGood | 2.0GPASEO Tester OnlineFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BGraded against other rank trackers. Launch is $31.20 a month billed yearly ($39 monthly) for 500 keywords checked daily, with unlimited users and every tool included. Wincher charges $49 a month for the same 500 keywords, without the backlink data. | CPlus is €56 a month billed annually, €672 up front and excluding VAT. The category's middle is $40 and its dearer quarter starts at $69, so this is ordinary for what is a wide suite. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but the 7-day trial needs no payment details. Test it properly, because no refunds are offered during the current promotion. | D7-day trial on every plan, and the listing does not say whether a card is needed. Nothing is free after that. |
| Features | BTop-100 rankings on four search engines in 100,000+ locations, Maps and AI Overviews, plus keyword research, a SERP checker, backlinks from a 2.6 trillion link index, site audits and reports. It covers tracking and the rest of the SEO job. | BCrawler, keywords, rank tracking, backlinks, AI writing and white-label reports cover the job. Limits are plan caps, such as 500 tracked keywords on Plus, not missing tools. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. The tools are all in one place, but projects, keyword lists and tracking schedules need setting up first. | CNo store rating is on record. You set up projects, keywords and a Search Console link first. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Search Console, Looker Studio, an API and an MCP server on every plan. No desktop or phone app. | CWeb only, with Google Search Console as the one integration listed. |
| Best for | rank tracking with a full toolkit included | an SEO suite for consultants |
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: Ranktracker and SEO Tester Online. How we grade
Price against what you get
Ranktracker starts at $31.20 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SEO Tester Online starts at about $62.56 a month and scores 2.3.
Ranktracker scores higher and starts $31.36 a month lower. Of the other SEO tools on the chart, none scores higher than Ranktracker for less, and 12 score higher than SEO Tester Online 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
- SEO Tester Online also covers content optimization.
At a glance
| Ranktracker | SEO Tester Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $31.20 per month for 500 keywords, billed annually ($39 billed monthly) | €56 per month, billed annually (€672 a year), excluding VAT |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial, no payment details required | 7-day free trial on every plan |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Ranktracker Ltd | SEO Tester Online |
| Price read from | ranktracker.com | suite.seotesteronline.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Ranktracker
- There is no free plan, and no refunds are offered during the current promotion; the 7-day trial is the way to test it.
- Keyword limits assume daily checks: Launch covers 500 keywords daily, or up to 15,000 if each is checked only monthly.
- AI-written articles cost extra, from $7.50 per article, and more keywords, competitors or pages are add-ons bought in the account.
- Tools are not sold separately; every plan includes all of them.
SEO Tester Online
- Prices are in euros and exclude VAT; the page shows annual-billing prices and does not show a monthly-billed figure.
- Plus is limited to 1 user and 5 projects; extra seats come only by moving up to Advanced at €72 a month.
- Data retention is 3 months on Plus and Advanced, 6 on Premium and 12 on Infinity.
- There is no free plan; Enterprise starts at €499 a month and is sold through sales.
Key features
Ranktracker
- Rank tracker
- Top 100 positions on Google, Bing, Yahoo and Yandex, on mobile and desktop, in over 100,000 locations, with Google Maps and AI Overview tracking.
- Keyword Finder and SERP Checker
- Keyword ideas from a database of over 3.5 billion keywords with volume, CPC and difficulty, plus live top-10 results with link metrics.
- Backlink checker and monitor
- Backlink analysis of any domain from a database of over 2.6 trillion links, with new and lost links and monitoring of your own.
- Website audit
- Scans every page of a site against more than 100 data points and compares each scan with the one before.
- Reports, API and integrations
- PDF, Excel and CSV reports and shareable tracking links, with the API, an MCP server, Google Search Console and Looker Studio on every plan.
- AI Article Writer
- Generates topics and outlines without limit; full AI-written articles, translatable into 28 languages, are paid add-ons.
SEO Tester Online
- On-page SEO checker and site crawler
- Checks single pages and crawls whole sites, listing issues with a severity and a suggested action. Crawl allowances run from 10,000 to 1,250,000 pages a month.
- Keyword Explorer
- Keyword research across 36 countries from a database the vendor puts at over 1.4 billion keywords, with saved keyword lists.
- Rank Tracker
- Tracks positions in Google, Yahoo, Bing and Yandex and brings in Google Search Console data, with email alerts.
- Backlink Checker
- Looks at link profiles and competitors; the allowance is counted in backlink rows per month.
- AI writing assistant
- An editor that scores content for keyword coverage and readability and offers AI suggestions, using a monthly pool of AI credits.
- White-label reports
- Creates branded SEO reports and a shared workspace for clients and colleagues.
Plans
Ranktracker
Launch$31.20
per month for 500 keywords, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
500 keywords checked daily (3,500 weekly), 500 instant checks and 40,000 data rows a month, 5 competitors per project.
Growth$71.20
per month for 1,000 keywords, billed annually ($89 billed monthly)
1,000 keywords checked daily (7,000 weekly), 150,000 data rows a month and 10 competitors per project.
Scale$119.20
per month for 2,000 keywords, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)
2,000 keywords checked daily (14,000 weekly), 350,000 data rows a month and 20 competitors per project.
Authority$239.20
per month for 5,000 keywords, billed annually ($299 billed monthly)
5,000 keywords checked daily (35,000 weekly), 800,000 data rows a month and 50 competitors per project.
SEO Tester Online
Plus€56
per month, billed annually (€672 a year), excluding VAT
For SEO consultants: 1 user, 5 projects, 500 tracked keywords and 10,000 pages crawled a month. A Black Friday offer shows €19 a month; see offers.
Advanced€72
per month, billed annually (€864 a year), excluding VAT
For growing agencies: 5 users, 15 projects, 1,000 tracked keywords and 50,000 pages crawled a month.
Premium€144
per month, billed annually (€1,728 a year), excluding VAT
For large agencies: 10 users, 50 projects, 2,500 tracked keywords and 500,000 pages crawled a month.
Infinity€444
per month, billed annually (€5,328 a year), excluding VAT
25 users, unlimited projects, 5,000 tracked keywords and 1,250,000 pages crawled a month.
Enterprise€499
per month and up
Custom limits and credits, account managers, custom tools, custom APIs and webhooks. Sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
Ranktracker
- Annual discount
Save 20% on annual plans
Annual billing takes 20% off every plan: Launch is $31.20 a month instead of $39, and Authority $239.20 instead of $299.
SEO Tester Online
- Other savings
Black Friday: 50% off annual plans
Until 07:00 CET on November 30, annual billing drops to €19 a month on Plus, €24 on Advanced, €48 on Premium and €148 on Infinity.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Ranktracker or SEO Tester Online?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Ranktracker is cheaper to start with: $31.20 a month, against about $62.56 a month for SEO Tester Online. Ranktracker starts at $31.20 per month for 500 keywords, billed annually ($39 billed monthly), and SEO Tester Online starts at €56 per month, billed annually (€672 a year), excluding VAT.
Which has a free plan, Ranktracker or SEO Tester Online?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Ranktracker nor SEO Tester Online has a free plan. Both have 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.