SEO Minion vs SEOquake (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, we pick SEOquake: it is first in our ranking of SEO browser extensions, and it grades higher too, 3.2 against 2.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
SEOquake grades higher on value for money, the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
SEO Minion
On-page, link and SERP checks sold with Keywords Everywhere plans
SEOquake
Free Semrush extension for page audits and metrics in Google results
Which one is for you
Pick SEO Minion if
- Fits if you already pay for Keywords Everywhere Silver or higher and want page checks in the same plan
- Works for checking hreflang and redirect chains on international sites, one page at a time
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you only want page checks, as it means $168 a year up front where most of this category is free
- Not for you if you want to try it first, as there's no free version and no trial
- Watch out: Keywords Everywhere bills yearly only, with no monthly option, and Bronze doesn't include it
- Too light for whole-site audits, since it checks one page or one search at a time
- Skip it if you browse in Safari, as only Chrome, Firefox and Edge are listed
Pick SEOquake if
- Fits if you check a rival's traffic and backlink figures while you browse
- Works for reading Semrush figures for every result on a Google search page
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: the traffic and backlink figures are Semrush estimates, not data from your own analytics
- Skip it if you use Firefox, where the version is 3.9.9 from December 2022 against 4.3.0 on Chrome
- Tight if you won't make a Semrush account, as Authority Score, referring domains and Traffic Analytics need one
- Not for you if you want the interface in a language other than English
How we grade them
| 2.0GPASEO MinionFair | 3.2GPASEOquakeVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BSilver, the cheapest Keywords Everywhere plan that includes it, is $14 a month billed yearly ($168) for up to 3 users, right on this category's cheaper-quarter line. One person pays the same $14, and it brings 400,000 keyword credits a year. | AFree from Semrush, with no paid tier for the extension. Core reports and the built-in Semrush figures work with no account at all. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing is free. The cheaper Bronze plan leaves SEO Minion out, and there's no separate free version and no trial, so the way in is $168 for a year of Silver. | AFree outright. Authority Score, referring domains and Traffic Analytics need a Semrush account, but a free one is enough. |
| Features | BMeta, Open Graph, canonical and robots tags, broken links by status, server, meta and JavaScript redirects, hreflang return tags, JSON-LD, RDFa and microdata, HTML against the rendered DOM and SERP previews from any location. Volumes come with the plan it needs. | BTitle, meta, headings, canonical and indexability with an audit, Semrush figures under every Google result in any country, AI Overview sources, links with follow status and HTTP codes, keyword density and domain comparison. That covers the whole job here. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Before it works you buy a Keywords Everywhere plan and set it up with that plan's API key, from your subscription page. | BNo rating on record, but nothing to set up: Quick View works on the first page you open, with no account. |
| Platforms and integrations | CAn extension for Chrome, Firefox and Edge, so computers only, with no Safari version. It connects to Keywords Everywhere and works on Google Search, and nothing else is listed. | CChrome and Firefox, so computers only, and the Firefox version lags far behind. It works on Google Search and draws on Semrush, and nothing else is listed. |
| Best for | page checks for Keywords Everywhere subscribers | Semrush figures on Google results and pages |
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: SEO Minion and SEOquake. How we grade
Price against what you get
SEO Minion starts at $14 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SEOquake has no paid plan and scores 2.7.
SEOquake scores higher and starts $14 a month lower. Of the other SEO browser extensions on the chart, 2 score higher than SEO Minion for less, and none scores higher than SEOquake 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 Minion also covers schema markup.
- SEOquake also covers backlink analysis and AI search visibility.
At a glance
| SEO Minion | SEOquake | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Starts at | $14 per month, billed annually ($168), as part of Keywords Everywhere Silver | Free |
| Free plan | None | The extension is free and its core reports work without an account; connecting a free Semrush account adds Authority Score, referring domains and Traffic Analytics. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Keywords Everywhere | Semrush Inc. |
| Price read from | keywordseverywhere.com | chromewebstore.google.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
SEO Minion
- It needs a Keywords Everywhere Silver, Gold or Platinum plan and its API key; there is no separate free version.
- Keywords Everywhere plans are billed annually only, with no monthly option.
- It checks one page or one search at a time and does not crawl whole sites.
- It is listed for Chrome, Firefox and Edge, with no Safari version.
SEOquake
- Authority Score, referring domains and Traffic Analytics need a Semrush account, though a free one is enough.
- The Firefox version is much older: 3.9.9, last updated in December 2022, against 4.3.0 on Chrome in October 2026.
- Its traffic and backlink figures are Semrush estimates, not data from your own analytics.
- The Chrome Web Store lists the interface in English only.
Key features
SEO Minion
- On-page analysis
- Shows a page's meta tags, headings, Open Graph tags, canonical and robots settings in one panel.
- Broken links and redirects
- Checks every link on the page and groups them by status code, and traces a URL's server, meta refresh and JavaScript redirects.
- Hreflang checker
- Validates a page's hreflang tags and every page they point to, including return tags, x-default and language and region codes.
- Multi-location SERP
- Runs a Google search as if from any location, or compares the same search from two locations side by side, without personalization.
- HTML vs DOM and structured data
- Compares the source HTML with the rendered DOM to show what JavaScript changes, and validates JSON-LD, RDFa and microdata.
- SERP tools
- Previews a title and description against Google's pixel limits, counts SERP elements, scrapes People Also Ask and downloads listings.
SEOquake
- Quick View and page audit
- Shows the title, meta description, headings, canonical, indexability and word count, then audits content, mobile and technical issues such as hreflang and alt text.
- SERP Overlay
- Puts position numbers and Semrush metrics under each organic Google result, in the country and language you pick, with CSV export.
- AI Overview sources
- Shows which pages a Google AI Overview cites and compares them by Semrush traffic and backlink figures.
- SEObar
- A toolbar on the page that keeps chosen metrics, such as traffic estimates and backlink counts, in view while you browse.
- Link and keyword density reports
- Lists internal and external links with anchor text, follow status and HTTP codes, and counts phrases of one to four words.
- URL and domain comparison
- Compares several URLs or domains side by side on Semrush traffic, backlink and other metrics; audits export as PDF.
Plans
SEO Minion
Silver$14
per month for 400,000 credits a year, billed annually ($168)
Keywords Everywhere plan with 3 user seats and SEO Minion included; the cheaper Bronze plan does not include it.
Gold$40
per month for 2 million credits a year, billed annually ($480)
10 user seats, top 5,000 keywords and backlinks per website, SEO Minion and premium ChatGPT prompts.
Platinum$120
per month for 8 million credits a year, billed annually ($1,440)
20 user seats, top 10,000 keywords and backlinks per website, SEO Minion and priority email support.
SEOquake
Free$0
Quick View, Full Report, SERP Overlay, SEObar and the built-in Semrush metrics, with more metrics after a free Semrush sign-in.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, SEO Minion or SEOquake?
As of Oct 23, 2026, SEOquake is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $14 a month for SEO Minion. SEO Minion starts at $14 per month, billed annually ($168), as part of Keywords Everywhere Silver, and SEOquake is free.
Which has a free plan, SEO Minion or SEOquake?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only SEOquake has a free plan. SEO Minion does not.
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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.