Semflow vs Semrush (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Semflow if

• Fits if you build client sites in Webflow or Framer and handle their SEO
• Works for agencies that want one subscription for unlimited sites

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want a free plan, as there's only a 7-day trial
• Pricey if you need keyword research, rank tracking or schema, which need Pro at $29 a month or $19 yearly
• Watch out: rank tracking is shown week over week, not daily

Pick Semrush if

• Fits if you want research, rank tracking and audits in one account and can pay $117.33 a month or more
• Works for agencies that need keyword data for many countries and compare client sites with competitors

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you're one person with one site, at $117.33 a month even yearly, and the trial checks your card with a small charge
• Tight if your team is more than just you, since every extra user is from $45 a month
• Skip it if AI answer tracking is the point, as the SEO plan leaves it out and Starter is $165.17 a month
• Watch out: the API and share of voice need the custom-priced Advanced plan, and scheduled PDF reports are $10 to $20 a month extra
• Watch out: local, content, social and ad tools are separate toolkits with their own prices, and the free plan allows 10 reports a day

Semflow

• There is no free plan; both plans start with a 7-day free trial.
• Keyword research, rank tracking, the schema builder and PDF reports need Pro at $29 a month, or $19 a month billed annually.
• It runs inside Webflow or Framer, or through the Chrome extension on other sites; one subscription covers all three.
• Rank tracking is shown week over week rather than daily.

Semrush

• Each plan includes one user; extra users start at $45 a month each, priced by plan level.
• Scheduled PDF reports are an add-on at $10 a month, or $20 with white-labeling; Advanced includes reporting.
• API access and share of voice come only with the custom-priced Advanced plan.
• Local, content, social, advertising, AI PR and traffic tools are separate toolkits with their own prices.

Semflow

Site audit and SEO score

Audits the whole site, lists critical errors, warnings and missed opportunities, and explains each one with a fix in plain English.

AI visibility analysis

Shows how a brand appears across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and other AI platforms, with tasks for improving how often it is cited.

Page keywords and research

Set one primary and up to three secondary keywords per page; Pro adds research by search volume, difficulty and a rankability score.

AI titles and descriptions

Writes page titles and meta descriptions in one click, with the page's focus keywords included.

Rank and authority tracking

Pro tracks keyword positions week over week and follows the site's authority score.

Schema builder and reports

Pro builds Local Business, FAQ, Services, Article and other schema without code and produces branded PDF reports for clients.

Semrush

Keyword research

Look up search volume, difficulty and intent from a database Semrush puts at 29 billion keywords across 142 country databases.

Competitor and backlink analysis

See which keywords and pages bring a rival site its traffic, and inspect any domain's backlink profile.

Position Tracking

Track daily rankings for 500 to 5,000+ keywords depending on the plan; Pro+ adds tracking by location and device.

Site Audit

Crawl your sites for technical SEO problems. From the Starter plan the audit also checks how ready a site is for AI search.

AI visibility tracking

Starter and above track daily whether set prompts in AI chat tools mention your brand, with sentiment monitoring. The SEO plan has none of this.

MCP and API access

Starter and above can query Semrush data from AI assistants through MCP; the API itself comes with the Advanced plan.

Semflow

• Starter$10

  per month, billed annually ($14 billed monthly)

  Unlimited sites and audits, AI visibility dashboard, AI assistant, page keywords, page speed checks, automatic site monitoring and site reports. $120 a year.

• Pro$19

  per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)

  Adds keyword research by volume and difficulty, rank tracking, a domain authority tracker, a schema builder, a robots.txt assistant and PDF reports. $228 a year.

Semrush

• Free$0

  1 project, 10 analytics reports a day and 10 tracked keywords, for trying the tools.

• SEO$117.33

  per month, billed annually ($139 billed monthly)

  1 user, 5 websites, 500 keywords tracked daily, basic keyword and competitor research, and Site Audit. No AI search tracking.

• Starter$165.17

  per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)

  5 websites and 500 keywords, full keyword research tools, MCP access, 50 AI prompts tracked daily and 300 AI visibility reports a day.

• Pro+$248.17

  per month, billed annually ($299 billed monthly)

  15 websites, 1,500 keywords, historical data, content optimization, cannibalization checks, multi-location tracking and 100 AI prompts.

• AdvancedCustom

  40+ websites, 5,000+ keywords, share of voice, API access, team users, reporting and unlimited AI prompts. Sold after a demo.

Semflow

• Annual discount

  About 30% off with yearly billing

  Semflow's pricing page marks yearly billing 30% off: Starter is $120 a year instead of $14 a month, and Pro $228 a year instead of $29 a month.

Semrush

• Annual discount

  Save up to 17% with annual billing

  Semrush's pricing page lists annual billing at up to 17% less: Starter is $165.17 a month billed annually instead of $199 billed monthly.