SEO Panel vs Serposcope (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, SEO Panel grades higher than Serposcope: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
SEO Panel grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. Serposcope grades higher on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
SEO Panel
Free open-source SEO control panel you host on your own server
Free plan · from $34.95/mo
Serposcope
Free self-hosted rank tracker, now marked unsupported by its developer
Free
Which one is for you
Pick SEO Panel if
- Fits if you're comfortable running your own SEO software on a server
- Works for tracking rankings on lots of sites without a per-site fee
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you've never run a PHP server and don't want to pay for the cloud edition
- Tight if you're on a cloud plan, capped at 50 or 150 keywords per project on 2 or 3 engines
- Not for you if you want keyword research, which isn't on the list
- Watch out: some tools are paid plugins at $10 to $30, and live Cloud API data is $9.99 to $99.99 a month
- Watch out: AI articles, social publishing and the AI assistant are only in the paid cloud edition
Pick Serposcope if
- Fits if you want ranking data kept on your own machine rather than in a vendor's cloud
- Works for technical users who already pay for proxies or a SERP API
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want software that's kept up: it's marked unsupported, may not work, and 3.5 from January 2025 is the last release
- Watch out: Google checks need paid add-ons, since Scraping Ant's free plan doesn't work with Google and captcha solvers cost money
- Not for you if setting login protection by hand in a config file sounds like hard work
- Tight if you have Serposcope 2 data, since it can't be moved into version 3
- Watch out: the Windows and Mac installers aren't signed, so both systems warn before installing
How we grade them
| 2.4GPASEO PanelFair | 2.2GPASerposcopeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CThe self-hosted edition is free, but only if you run your own server, which we count as a C. The cloud edition is $34.95 a month for 1 website, mid-range for this category, and plugins at $10 to $30 and live API data from $9.99 a month cost extra. | BThe program is free, with no paid edition. Reliable checks need paid help, though: Scraping Ant's free plan doesn't work with Google, and the captcha solvers it supports are paid services, so running it well isn't really free. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree means hosting it yourself: the open-source edition has unlimited websites and users, rank tracking, audits and Google data, which one person really could live on. Country Google domains and detailed backlinks are paid plugins, though. | AVersion 3.5 is a free download for Windows, Mac and Linux, with no account and no paid edition. Everything it does comes without paying Serposcope anything. |
| Features | CRank tracking, a site auditor with sitemaps, Moz metrics and backlinks, indexing, page speed and Google data. The basics with gaps: no keyword research, country domains need a $10 plugin, and the AI features are cloud only. | DRank tracking with saved result pages, a backlink watch and a local database you can query. But it needs proxies, captcha solvers or a SERP API to fetch Google reliably, and the developer says it may not work at all now. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Self-hosting needs PHP, MySQL and cURL, and keeping it running is on you. The cloud edition takes that away and comes with setup help. | DNo rating on record. You install it yourself, set login protection by hand in a config file and wire up proxies or captcha solvers, and both Windows and Mac warn before installing it. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web app connected to Google Analytics, Search Console, Google Ads, PageSpeed Insights and Moz, run on your server or theirs. No desktop or phone app. | CA program for Windows, Mac and Linux that opens in your browser, linked only to scraping and captcha services. No phone app, and the API isn't documented. |
| Best for | self-hosted rank tracking for many sites | free rank tracking on your own machine |
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 Panel and Serposcope. How we grade
Where they differ
- SEO Panel is open source, according to its own site.
- SEO Panel also covers site audit, backlink analysis and page speed.
In commonFree planSelf-hostableRank tracking
At a glance
| SEO Panel | Serposcope | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $34.95 per month for 1 website, cloud hosted | Free |
| Free plan | The self-hosted edition is free under GNU GPL v2 with unlimited websites; you supply the PHP and MySQL server, and some plugins and API data cost extra. | Version 3.5 is a free download for Windows, Mac and Debian or Ubuntu Linux, with no account needed and no paid edition. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial on cloud-hosted plans, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee | None listed |
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| Made by | SEO Panel | Serposcope |
| Price read from | seopanel.org | serposcope.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
SEO Panel
- Self-hosting needs a server with PHP 5.5 to 8.x, MySQL or MariaDB and cURL; installing and maintaining it is up to you.
- Some tools are paid plugins ($10 to $30 each, or $249 for all), and live data from the SEO Panel Cloud API costs $9.99 to $99.99 a month.
- AI article publishing, social media publishing and the AI assistant come only with the paid cloud-hosted edition.
- Cloud plans cap tracking at 50 or 150 keywords per project, on 2 or 3 search engines.
Serposcope
- The download section says Serposcope is no longer supported and may not work; the last release, 3.5, is dated January 2025.
- Reliable scraping needs paid add-ons: Scraping Ant's free plan does not work with Google, and captcha solvers are paid services.
- Login protection must be set by hand in a config file, and Serposcope 2 data cannot be moved into version 3.
- The Windows and Mac installers are not signed with paid certificates, so both systems warn before installing.
Key features
SEO Panel
- Keyword rank tracker
- Checks positions on Google, Bing and Yahoo automatically and charts daily changes. Country domains such as google.de come with a $10 plugin.
- Site auditor and sitemaps
- Audits every page of a site for SEO issues and generates XML, HTML and text sitemaps.
- Moz metrics and backlinks
- Tracks Domain Authority, Page Authority and backlinks over time; the $30 Link Diagnosis plugin adds detailed backlink reports for you and competitors.
- Indexing and page speed
- Counts how many pages Google, Bing and Yahoo have indexed and tracks PageSpeed scores and mobile usability.
- Google Analytics and Search Console
- Brings traffic, clicks, impressions and average positions into the panel's reports.
- Users, proxies and directories
- Unlimited user accounts with access levels, a proxy manager that rotates proxies for rank checks, directory submission and a review manager.
Serposcope
- Rank tracker
- Add keywords and websites, then follow each site's positions over time, with a view of the full result page for every check.
- Backlink watch
- A second module for adding backlinks and following their status, with an overview and a details page per link.
- Choice of scraping method
- Fetch result pages from your own IP, through your proxies, or through the paid Scraping Ant or Space Serp APIs.
- Captcha solver support
- When scraping through proxies, plug in capmonster.cloud, anticaptcha, 2captcha or imagetyperz; several can be set at once.
- Raw SERP storage
- Since version 3.3 it can keep the HTML or API response of each check for 1 to 7 days, purged after each run.
- Local database
- Data sits in a SQLite file in the data folder, which you can query directly; an API exists but is not documented.
Plans
SEO Panel
Self-hosted$0
The open-source edition, installed on your own server: unlimited websites and users, rank tracking, site audits and Google data.
Starter$34.95
per month for 1 website, cloud hosted
Enhanced cloud edition: 50 keywords per project, 2 search engines, 1 user, 1 social project with 3 channels and 2 article connections.
SEO Manager$99.95
per month for 6 websites, cloud hosted
150 keywords per project, 3 search engines, 2 users, 10 social projects and 15 article connections.
Agency$269.95
per month for 10 websites, cloud hosted
150 keywords per project, 3 search engines, 5 users, 50 social projects, 35 article connections and priority support.
Serposcope
Self-hosted$0
Free download that you install and run yourself; rank tracking and backlink watch, with data kept in a local SQLite file.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, SEO Panel or Serposcope?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Serposcope is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $34.95 a month for SEO Panel. SEO Panel starts at $34.95 per month for 1 website, cloud hosted, and Serposcope is free.
Which has a free plan, SEO Panel or Serposcope?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both SEO Panel and Serposcope have a free plan.
Which platforms do SEO Panel and Serposcope run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only SEO Panel lists a web app and only Serposcope lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.