SerpBear vs SERPRobot (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, SERPRobot grades higher than SerpBear: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
SerpBear grades higher on the free plan. SERPRobot grades higher on value for money 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.
SerpBear
Free open-source Google rank tracker that you host yourself
Free
SERPRobot
Pay-per-bot rank tracker for Google, Bing, Yahoo and YouTube
Free trial · from $4.99/mo
Which one is for you
Pick SerpBear if
- Fits if you're comfortable running a Docker app and want unlimited Google keywords for the price of a scraper
- Works for small sites that want Google positions next to their Search Console visits
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you don't want to run a server, as there's no hosted version from the developer, only paid one-click hosts
- Skip it if you need Bing, other engines or AI answers tracked, as it tracks Google only
- Watch out: past ScrapingRobot's free 5,000 searches it's $1.80 per 1,000, and deeper positions take several requests per keyword
- Tight if you want email alerts or keyword research, which need your own SMTP settings and a Google Ads test account
Pick SERPRobot if
- Fits if you're a freelancer tracking a few hundred keywords and want to pay per 75 daily checks
- Works for you if you need Bing, Yahoo or YouTube positions next to Google
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if AI Overviews or chatbot answers matter to you, as its pages don't mention tracking them
- Tight if you might cancel early, as there are no refunds and a cancelled bot just runs to the end of its period
- Pricey if you check thousands of keywords daily, since every 75 more is another $4.99 bot
- Watch out: paying yearly costs the same as twelve months, with no discount
- Not for you if you want a desktop or phone app, as it's web only with Looker Studio the one integration
How we grade them
| 2.2GPASerpBearFair | 2.6GPASERPRobotGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CThe app is free under the MIT license with no paid edition, but it's only free if you host it, which needs a server or a paid one-click host. Checks run through a scraper: ScrapingRobot's free tier is 5,000 searches a month, then $1.80 per 1,000. | AOne bot is $4.99 a month for 75 daily keyword checks, with every feature and unlimited projects. That's under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter ($10). Ten bots, 750 daily checks, are $49.90, and paying yearly saves nothing. |
| Free plan and trial | BNothing to pay SerpBear, with unlimited sites and keywords. ScrapingRobot's free tier covers 5,000 searches a month, but deeper positions take several requests each: 20 keywords near position 30, checked daily, use about 1,800. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial of the full service with no payment or card. There's also a free one-off SERP checker on the site. |
| Features | CUnlimited Google tracking with a choice of how many result pages to check, Search Console visits, keyword ideas and volumes, email reports, CSV export and an API. The gap: it tracks Google only, with no other engine on record. | CRankings on Google, Bing, Yahoo, YouTube and Google My Business, on desktop, mobile or tablet anywhere, with on-demand checks, competitors, alerts and search volumes. The gap its own pages leave: nothing on AI Overviews or AI chat answers. |
| Ease of use | DNo rating on record. You deploy it with Docker or on a server, add scraper keys, and set up your own SMTP for email alerts and a Google Ads test account for keyword research. | CNo rating on record. There's a calculator to work out how many bots your keywords and check frequency need, then projects, competitors and locations to add. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, as an app you host yourself. It works with ScrapingRobot, SerpApi and other scrapers or your own proxies, plus Search Console and Google Ads, and has a built-in API for reporting tools. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. Paid accounts get an API, and there's a Looker Studio connector for dashboards, but that's the only ready-made integration listed. |
| Best for | free self-hosted Google rank tracking | pay-per-bot rank checks on several engines |
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: SerpBear and SERPRobot. How we grade
Price against what you get
SerpBear has no paid plan and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SERPRobot starts at $4.99 a month and scores 2.3.
SERPRobot scores higher, and starts $4.99 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other rank trackers on the chart, none scores higher than SerpBear for less, and none scores higher than SERPRobot 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
- SerpBear is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- SerpBear also covers keyword research.
- SERPRobot also covers reports.
In commonWebPublic APIRank tracking
At a glance
| SerpBear | SERPRobot | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free trial |
| Starts at | Free | $4.99 per bot / month for 75 keyword checks a day |
| Free plan | The whole app is free under the MIT license with unlimited domains and keywords; you pay only the scraping service you connect, if it charges. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial of the full service, no payment or credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Towfiq I. | MDE Multiple Digital Establishment |
| Price read from | docs.serpbear.com | serprobot.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
SerpBear
- You host and maintain it yourself; there is no hosted service from the developer, only paid one-click hosts such as PikaPods and Elestio.
- Positions come from a scraper: ScrapingRobot's free tier covers 5,000 searches a month, then $1.80 per 1,000; other services charge their own rates.
- Most scrapers now need several requests per keyword for deeper positions: 20 keywords near position 30, checked daily, take about 1,800 a month.
- It tracks Google only. Keyword research needs a Google Ads test account, and email alerts need your own SMTP settings.
SERPRobot
- Cost follows checks: one bot covers 75 keywords checked daily, so 750 daily keywords need ten bots at $49.90 a month.
- Yearly billing costs the same as twelve months; the pricing page shows no annual discount.
- There are no refunds: a cancelled bot keeps working until its paid period ends. One-off yearly bots that do not renew are also sold.
- Its pages do not mention tracking AI Overviews or AI chat answers.
Key features
SerpBear
- Unlimited domains and keywords
- Add as many sites and keywords as you like; the only limit is how many searches your scraper or proxies allow.
- Scrape strategies
- Basic, Custom or Smart strategies, set globally or per domain, decide how many Google pages are checked for each keyword.
- Choice of scraper
- Works with ScrapingRobot, SerpApi, SearchApi, Serper, Serply, ValueSerp, ScrapingAnt, CrazySerp or your own proxy IPs.
- Search Console data
- Shows real visits and impressions for each tracked keyword and surfaces new keywords, top countries and top pages.
- Keyword research
- Linking a Google Ads test account adds monthly search volumes and keyword ideas generated from your site's content.
- Alerts, API and CSV
- Daily, weekly or monthly email reports of position changes, CSV export, and a built-in API for reporting tools such as Google Data Studio.
SERPRobot
- Checks sold by the bot
- Each bot runs 75 keyword checks in 24 hours; a calculator shows how many bots a keyword count and check frequency need.
- Several search engines
- Tracks rankings on Google, Bing, Yahoo and YouTube, and Google My Business listings.
- Devices and locations
- Searches run as desktop, mobile or tablet from any location, with instant on-demand checks as well as scheduled ones.
- Competitor tracking
- Add competitor sites to a project and follow their positions on the same keywords.
- Reports and alerts
- Automatic checks with reports, alerts and history graphs, plus a connector for Google Data Studio dashboards.
- Search volumes and API
- Global and local Google search volumes for tracked keywords, and API access on paid accounts.
Plans
SerpBear
Self-hosted$0
Open-source app you run yourself with Docker or from the GitHub source, with a SQLite database and no paid edition.
SERPRobot
SERP Bot$4.99
per bot / month for 75 keyword checks a day
Every feature from the first bot, unlimited keywords and projects. Ten bots, 750 daily checks, cost $49.90 a month; yearly billing is twelve times the monthly price.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, SerpBear or SERPRobot?
As of Oct 23, 2026, SerpBear is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $4.99 a month for SERPRobot. SerpBear is free, and SERPRobot starts at $4.99 per bot / month for 75 keyword checks a day.
Which has a free plan, SerpBear or SERPRobot?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only SerpBear has a free plan. SERPRobot 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.