Semrush vs Sistrix (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Semrush and Sistrix share a 2.2 GPA, and only Semrush has a free plan.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and 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.
Semrush
SEO suite for keyword research, rank tracking and AI search visibility
Sistrix
German SEO suite built around a Google visibility score per domain
Which one is for you
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
Pick Sistrix if
- Fits if you report SEO progress with one number per domain
- Works for you if you want years of history on how a competitor's visibility moved
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're one person, as Start is €99 a month on a yearly contract with 3 months of history
- Tight if more people need logins, since Start has one user and can't add more; extra users from Plus are €24.90
- Not for you if you need invoices in dollars, which only come with Enterprise
- Tight if you need the API, as Start has none, Plus has Visibility Index data only, and full access starts at €349
- Watch out: AI Check and prompt tracking are free only during the beta and may be priced separately later
How we grade them
| 2.2GPASemrushFair | 2.2GPASistrixFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DThe SEO plan, the one Semrush aims at freelancers and small businesses, is $117.33 a month billed yearly ($139 monthly). That's in this category's dearest tenth, for one user. AI search tracking needs Starter at $165.17, and each extra person is from $45 a month. | DStart is €99 a month plus tax on a yearly contract (€119 monthly), about $111, for 1 user, 3 projects and 3 months of history. That's more than twice this category's middle, and the content tools and the API need Plus at €199. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free account with no card: 1 project, 10 reports a day and 10 tracked keywords. Fine for a look around, but you'll hit the wall in an afternoon. The 7-day trial of the paid plans checks your card with a small charge that's refunded at once. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial that ends on its own, so there's nothing to cancel. Lecturers and students can apply for a free licence for academic use. |
| Features | BKeyword research from a database it puts at 29 billion keywords across 142 countries, competitor and backlink analysis, daily rank tracking and Site Audit. It covers the whole job, though the SEO plan only gets the basic research tools and no AI visibility. | BThe Visibility Index for any domain, keyword research, a backlink index, an on-page crawler with JavaScript rendering, ranking updates, AI answer tracking and Amazon analysis. It covers the whole job, though Start keeps only 3 months of history. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. It's a big suite with a lot of reports, and there are projects to set up and plenty to learn before it all makes sense. | CNo rating on record. Each domain gets one score, but it's a big suite with projects, crawls and keyword lists to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to Google Analytics, Search Console, Wix, Yoast, AIOSEO, Supermetrics and Monday.com, has MCP from Starter, and the API comes with the custom-priced Advanced plan. | BWeb only, connected to Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Slack and Majestic. There's no API on Start, Visibility Index data only on Plus, and the full API from Professional. |
| Best for | all-in-one SEO research for teams with a budget | tracking a domain's Google visibility over years |
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: Semrush and Sistrix. How we grade
Price against what you get
Semrush starts at $117.33 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Sistrix starts at about $110.94 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Sistrix starts $6.39 a month lower. Of the other SEO tools on the chart, none scores higher than Semrush for less, and none scores higher than Sistrix 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
- Semrush also covers reports.
- Sistrix also covers AI search visibility and content optimization.
At a glance
| Semrush | Sistrix | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $117.33 per month, billed annually ($139 billed monthly) | €99 per month plus tax, billed annually (€119 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free account: 1 project, 10 analytics reports a day across the main tools and 10 keywords in Position Tracking. No credit card needed. | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of paid plans; a card is checked with a small charge that is refunded at once | 14-day free trial that ends on its own, with no cancellation needed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Semrush Holdings | SISTRIX GmbH |
| Price read from | semrush.com | sistrix.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Sistrix
- Prices are in euros plus tax; invoicing in US dollars or other currencies is only offered through the Enterprise program.
- Start has one user and cannot add more; extra users from Plus cost €24.90 a month each.
- There is no API on Start, only Visibility Index data on Plus, and full access from Professional.
- AI Check and prompt tracking are free in every package during the beta, and SISTRIX says it may price them separately later.
Key features
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.
Sistrix
- Visibility Index and domain analysis
- Enter a domain to see its Google visibility over time, its rankings and its competitors, with history from 3 months to 11 years by package.
- Keyword research
- Keyword Discovery and related tools look up search data for billions of keywords and show which domains rank for them.
- Backlink index
- Inspect a competitor's link sources and monitor your own backlinks, with data from SISTRIX, Majestic and other link partners.
- Projects: crawler and ranking updates
- Projects run an on-page crawler with JavaScript and mobile rendering, plus on-demand SERP updates for your own keyword lists.
- AI visibility
- AI Check, prompt tracking and prompt research show where a brand is mentioned in AI answers, on ChatGPT, Gemini and others, and which sources are cited.
- Content tools
- From Plus: a Content Assistant for optimizing text, a Content Planner for topic clusters, Content Discovery and plagiarism checks.
Plans
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.
Sistrix
Start€99
per month plus tax, billed annually (€119 billed monthly)
1 user, 3 projects, 3 months of history, 10,000 results per analysis, 2,500 SERP updates and 9,300 prompt updates a month.
Plus€199
per month plus tax, billed annually (€239 billed monthly)
3 users, 15 projects, 5 years of history, the content tools, 15,000 SERP updates, 27,900 prompt updates and limited API access.
Professional€349
per month plus tax, billed annually (€419 billed monthly)
6 users, 40 projects, the full 11-year history, full API access, white-label reports and phone support.
Premium€599
per month plus tax, billed annually (€799 billed monthly)
12 users, 100 projects, unlimited results per analysis, roles and rights with an audit log, and VIP support.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom quotas, invoicing in other currencies, custom billing periods and exclusive seminars.
Ways to pay less
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.
Sistrix
- Annual discount
Lower monthly price on a 12-month contract
Annual billing costs €99 instead of €119 a month on Start and €599 instead of €799 on Premium, about 17% to 25% less.
- Education
Free licence for lecturers and students
The SISTRIX educational program gives lecturers and students a free account for academic use; applications are reviewed within seven days.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Semrush or Sistrix?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Sistrix is cheaper to start with: about $110.94 a month, against $117.33 a month for Semrush. Semrush starts at $117.33 per month, billed annually ($139 billed monthly), and Sistrix starts at €99 per month plus tax, billed annually (€119 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Semrush or Sistrix?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Semrush has a free plan. Sistrix 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.