SE Ranking vs SEO PowerSuite
We give SE Ranking a 2.2 GPA and SEO PowerSuite a 2.4, out of 4.0. SE Ranking grades higher on platforms. SEO PowerSuite grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
SE Ranking
SEO platform for rank tracking, audits, research and AI visibility
SEO PowerSuite
Four desktop SEO apps for rankings, audits, backlinks and outreach
How we grade them
| 2.2GPASE RankingFair | 2.4GPASEO PowerSuiteFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DCore is $103.20 a month billed yearly ($129 monthly), and it's the cheapest self-serve plan. That's well above this category's middle, for one manager seat; extra seats start at $16. In fairness, 10 projects and 2,000 keywords tracked daily is a lot for the money. | BGraded against its alternatives. Professional is $349 for a year, about $29.10 a month, or $19.95 a month if you pay $717 for three years. That's about a quarter of what Semrush or Ahrefs charge, with no caps on keywords, crawls or backlinks. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but the 14-day trial needs no card and is generous: 10 projects, 750 keywords and 20 AI prompts a day. Payments are non-refundable after that, so use the trial properly. | CA free version with no time limit, but it saves nothing: 1 project, 500 URLs audited, 1,100 backlinks and 1 competitor. Good for a look, not for ongoing work, and there's no trial of the paid plans. |
| Features | BDaily rank tracking with share of voice, keyword, competitor and backlink research with no caps on either plan, audits of 250,000 pages a month, reports, listings in 100+ directories, AI answer tracking and API credits. The whole job. | BRank tracking with 20+ keyword tools, full site audits with a content editor, backlink analysis with a disavow file generator, and link outreach from a built-in email client. The whole job, with nothing capped on paid plans. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. It's tidy, but projects, keyword lists and reports all need setting up before the tool pays off. | CNo rating on record. Four separate desktop apps, each with plenty of settings, is a lot to learn before you're quick. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, connected to Looker Studio, Google Analytics, Search Console, Matomo, n8n, Make and Claude, with 25,000 API credits a month and MCP on Core. No desktop or phone app. | CPrograms for Windows, Mac and Linux, linked to Search Console, Google Analytics and Dropbox, with cloud storage for 20 projects on Professional. Computers only, with no web or phone version. |
| Best for | tracking rankings across many client sites | uncapped SEO on your own computer |
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: SE Ranking and SEO PowerSuite. How we grade
Price against what you get
SE Ranking starts at $103.20 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SEO PowerSuite starts at $19.92 a month and scores 2.3.
SE Ranking scores higher, and starts $83.28 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other SEO tools on the chart, none scores higher than SE Ranking for less, and 3 score higher than SEO PowerSuite 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
- SE Ranking starts at $103.20 per month, billed annually ($129 billed monthly). SEO PowerSuite starts at $19.95 per month, billed $717 every 3 years ($349 a year on a 1-year plan).
- SEO PowerSuite has a free plan. SE Ranking does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only SE Ranking lists a web app.
- Only SEO PowerSuite lists Windows, macOS and Linux apps.
At a glance
| SE Ranking | SEO PowerSuite | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $103.20 per month, billed annually ($129 billed monthly) | $19.95 per month, billed $717 every 3 years ($349 a year on a 1-year plan) |
| Free plan | None | Free version with no time limit: 1 project and ranking checks with no saving, 500 URLs audited, 1,100 backlinks and 1 competitor per project. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required; 10 projects, 750 keywords and 20 AI prompts a day | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | SER Acquisition Inc. | Link-Assistant.Com |
| Price read from | seranking.com | link-assistant.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
SE Ranking
- Agencies and consultants tracking rankings for many client sites
- Small marketing teams that want research, audits and tracking at a lower entry price
- SEOs who want to try every tool for two weeks without a card
SEO PowerSuite
- SEO specialists who prefer desktop software without keyword or crawl caps
- Agencies producing white-label SEO reports
- Link builders who want prospecting and outreach in one place
Worth knowing
SE Ranking
- Core keeps only 6 months of historical data and includes 1 manager seat; extra seats start at $16 a month.
- White-label reports need the Agency Pack, $69 a month and sold on annual billing only.
- Deeper AI search tracking is an add-on at $71.20 a month billed annually ($89 billed monthly).
- Payments are non-refundable except where the service was not delivered as promised.
SEO PowerSuite
- It is desktop software for Windows, macOS and Linux, not a web app; cloud storage holds 20 projects on Professional and 400 on Enterprise.
- Licences are paid up front for 1, 2 or 3 years, and cancelling gives no refund for unused time.
- The free version saves nothing and audits 500 URLs; Professional prints reports with watermarks, and white-label reports need Enterprise.
- Each of the four apps is also sold on its own, from $149 a year for WebSite Auditor Professional.
Key features
SE Ranking
- Rank Tracker
- Track rankings daily across major search engines, devices and locations, with Google top-100 tracking and share of voice.
- Keyword, competitor and backlink research
- Research keywords, competitors' traffic and backlinks with no usage caps on either plan, plus backlink monitoring.
- Website audit
- Crawl sites for technical issues, from 250,000 pages a month on Core to 2 million on Growth, with an on-page checker.
- AI visibility tracking
- Track 100 or 250 prompts a day across five AI models, with AI source tracking and AI competitor research by domain.
- Reports and local SEO
- Report Builder (10 or 30 reports), and local tools covering 3 locations, map rank tracking and listings in 100+ directories.
- API and MCP
- Plans include 25,000 or 100,000 research API credits a month and MCP access for querying the data from AI assistants.
SEO PowerSuite
- Rank Tracker
- Tracks rankings in hundreds of search engines, including local and mobile results and Google AI Overviews, with 20+ keyword research tools.
- WebSite Auditor
- Crawls and audits whole sites, generates sitemaps and robots.txt files, and has a content editor with recommendations as you type.
- SEO SpyGlass
- Backlink analysis from its own link index plus Search Console and Analytics, with a penalty risk audit and a disavow file generator.
- LinkAssistant
- Finds link prospects with 10 methods, sends outreach from a built-in email client with templates, and verifies links you have won.
- Reports
- Customizable reports in every paid plan; white-label, emailed, scheduled and shareable reports need Enterprise or Max.
- No caps on paid plans
- Paid licences allow unlimited projects, tracked keywords, crawled pages and backlinks, with competitor tracking capped by plan.
Plans
SE Ranking
Core$103.20
per month, billed annually ($129 billed monthly)
1 manager seat, 10 projects, 2,000 keywords and 100 AI prompts tracked daily, 250,000 audit pages a month and 6 months of history.
Growth$223.20
per month, billed annually ($279 billed monthly)
3 manager seats, 30 projects, 5,000 keywords and 250 prompts daily, 2 million audit pages, all-time history and guest links.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom limits and terms, full API and advanced integrations, through sales.
SEO PowerSuite
Free$0
1 project with no saving, 500 URLs crawled, 1,100 backlinks per project and 1 competitor.
Professional, 1 year$29.10
per month, billed $349 every year
Unlimited projects, keywords, crawls and backlinks, 5 competitors per project, 1 year of history. Shown beside a crossed-out $60 a month.
Professional, 2 years$23.25
per month, billed $558 every 2 years
Professional paid for two years at a time, listed as a 20% saving on the 1-year plan.
Professional, 3 years$19.95
per month, billed $717 every 3 years
Professional paid for three years at a time, listed as a 34% saving on the 1-year plan.
Enterprise, 3 years$38.25
per month, billed $1,377 every 3 years
Adds white-label, saved, emailed and scheduled reports, CSV and SQL exports, 40 competitors and priority support. $599 for 1 year.
Max, 3 years$54.10
per month, billed $1,947 every 3 years
Enterprise plus live onboarding, a customer success manager, partner listing and a free first year of RankDots Starter. $899 for 1 year.
Ways to pay less
SE Ranking
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
SE Ranking's pricing page lists Core at $103.20 a month billed annually instead of $129 monthly, and Growth at $223.20 instead of $279.
SEO PowerSuite
- Other savings
Up to 34% off with a 2- or 3-year plan
The pricing page lists 20% off for paying two years ahead and 34% off for three; Professional falls from $29.10 to $19.95 a month.
