The Ranktracker Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Ranktracker in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Ranktracker
The Insider’s Guide
Rank tracking with keyword research, backlinks and site audits
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among SEO tools, read from Ranktracker’s own pages.
Made by Ranktracker Ltd · checked Oct 17, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Ranktracker’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Ranktracker’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 16 of the 21 other SEO tools we grade
Ranktracker is a web-based SEO platform built around a rank tracker that follows keyword positions in the top 100 results on Google, Bing, Yahoo and Yandex, including Google Maps and AI Overviews. Every plan also includes a keyword finder, a SERP checker, backlink tools, a website audit, reports and an API. Plans differ mainly in how many keywords are tracked and how much data can be pulled each month.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Ranktracker, taken from its own pages and our grades.
The tools are all in one place, but projects, keyword lists and tracking schedules need setting up first.
- 1
Best for rank tracking with a full toolkit included
There's no free plan, and no refunds during the current promotion.
- 2
Paid plans start at $31.20 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $31.20 per month for 500 keywords, billed annually ($39 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
7-day free trial, no payment details required
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Rank tracker
Top 100 positions on Google, Bing, Yahoo and Yandex, on mobile and desktop, in over 100,000 locations, with Google Maps and AI Overview tracking.
- 6
Keyword Finder and SERP Checker
Keyword ideas from a database of over 3.5 billion keywords with volume, CPC and difficulty, plus live top-10 results with link metrics.
- 7
Backlink checker and monitor
Backlink analysis of any domain from a database of over 2.6 trillion links, with new and lost links and monitoring of your own.
- 8
A 2.6 GPA, above 16 of 21
That is against the other SEO tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Ranktracker you would be making search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Ranktracker at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $31.20 per month for 500 keywords, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial, no payment details required
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Ranktracker Ltd
- Category
- SEO Tools
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
Best for rank tracking with a full toolkit included
Ranktracker follows your positions in the top 100 on Google, Bing, Yahoo and Yandex, including Maps and AI Overviews, and every plan also brings keyword research, backlinks, a site audit and an API. Launch is $31.20 a month on yearly billing for 500 keywords checked daily. There's no free plan, and no refunds during the current promotion.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | Graded against other rank trackers. Launch is $31.20 a month billed yearly ($39 monthly) for 500 keywords checked daily, with unlimited users and every tool included. Wincher charges $49 a month for the same 500 keywords, without the backlink data. |
| Free plan and trial | C | No free plan, but the 7-day trial needs no payment details. Test it properly, because no refunds are offered during the current promotion. |
| Features | B | Top-100 rankings on four search engines in 100,000+ locations, Maps and AI Overviews, plus keyword research, a SERP checker, backlinks from a 2.6 trillion link index, site audits and reports. More than a rank tracker: the whole job. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. The tools are all in one place, but projects, keyword lists and tracking schedules need setting up first. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with Search Console, Looker Studio, an API and an MCP server on every plan. No desktop or phone app. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Ranktracker is for
- Great if you track rankings across lots of sites, with unlimited projects and users
- Handy when you want backlinks and keyword research thrown in with tracking
- Good for agencies reporting rankings to clients
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want a refund safety net, as none is offered during the promotion
- Pricey if you want AI-written articles, at $7.50 or more each on top
- Not for you if you want a free plan to keep using after the trial
Good to know
Good for
- Tracking rankings across many sites, with unlimited projects and users
- Agencies that report rankings to clients
- Teams that want rank tracking, keywords and backlinks in one tool
Worth knowing
- There is no free plan, and no refunds are offered during the current promotion; the 7-day trial is the way to test it.
- Keyword limits assume daily checks: Launch covers 500 keywords daily, or up to 15,000 if each is checked only monthly.
- AI-written articles cost extra, from $7.50 per article, and more keywords, competitors or pages are add-ons bought in the account.
- Tools are not sold separately; every plan includes all of them.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$31.20
A month to start
Ranktracker is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $31.20 per month for 500 keywords, billed annually ($39 billed monthly).
Test it properly, because no refunds are offered during the current promotion.
Launch
$31.20
per month for 500 keywords, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
500 keywords checked daily (3,500 weekly), 500 instant checks and 40,000 data rows a month, 5 competitors per project.
Growth
$71.20
per month for 1,000 keywords, billed annually ($89 billed monthly)
1,000 keywords checked daily (7,000 weekly), 150,000 data rows a month and 10 competitors per project.
Scale
$119.20
per month for 2,000 keywords, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)
2,000 keywords checked daily (14,000 weekly), 350,000 data rows a month and 20 competitors per project.
Authority
$239.20
per month for 5,000 keywords, billed annually ($299 billed monthly)
5,000 keywords checked daily (35,000 weekly), 800,000 data rows a month and 50 competitors per project.
Trying it first
7-day free trial, no payment details required
Read from ranktracker.com on Oct 17, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 20% on annual plans
Annual billing takes 20% off every plan: Launch is $31.20 a month instead of $39, and Authority $239.20 instead of $299.
Stated on ranktracker.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Rank tracking with keyword research, backlinks and site audits. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, reports, keyword research, rank tracking, site audit, backlink analysis.
More than a rank tracker: the whole job.
- Rank tracker
- Top 100 positions on Google, Bing, Yahoo and Yandex, on mobile and desktop, in over 100,000 locations, with Google Maps and AI Overview tracking.
- Keyword Finder and SERP Checker
- Keyword ideas from a database of over 3.5 billion keywords with volume, CPC and difficulty, plus live top-10 results with link metrics.
- Backlink checker and monitor
- Backlink analysis of any domain from a database of over 2.6 trillion links, with new and lost links and monitoring of your own.
- Website audit
- Scans every page of a site against more than 100 data points and compares each scan with the one before.
- Reports, API and integrations
- PDF, Excel and CSV reports and shareable tracking links, with the API, an MCP server, Google Search Console and Looker Studio on every plan.
- AI Article Writer
- Generates topics and outlines without limit; full AI-written articles, translatable into 28 languages, are paid add-ons.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Google Search Console
- Google Looker Studio
Ranktracker is made by Ranktracker Ltd.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
16/21
Other SEO tools it is graded above
Ranktracker's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 16 of the 21 other SEO tools we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on features (B, above 14 of 21) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $31.20 a month, against a middle price of $34.45 for the category: 10 of the 21 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 22 SEO tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Ranktracker’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 12 of 21
- CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 21
- BFeaturesAbove 14 of 21
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 21
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 6 of 21
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 22 SEO tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Ranktracker is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Ranktracker you would be making search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 16 of the 21 other SEO tools we grade. It costs $374.40 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date.
- An index of the links between billions of web pages.
- Daily checks of where your pages rank in search results.
- A crawler that checks every page of a site.
- It plugs into other products, Google Search Console and Google Looker Studio among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Ranktracker’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Wincher, SE Ranking, Semrush, SEO PowerSuite and Serpstat
The 5 tools Ranktracker is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Wincher
Free trial · from $49/mo
Daily keyword rank tracker with competitor and local tracking.
- Ranktracker also covers site audit and backlink analysis.
- 2.2GPA
SE Ranking
Free trial · from $103.20/mo
SEO platform for rank tracking, audits, research and AI visibility.
- 2.2GPA
Semrush
Free plan · from $117.33/mo
SEO suite for keyword research, rank tracking and AI search visibility.
- Semrush has a free plan. Ranktracker does not, though it has a free trial.
- 2.4GPA
SEO PowerSuite
Free plan · from $19.95/mo
Four desktop SEO apps for rankings, audits, backlinks and outreach.
- SEO PowerSuite has a free plan. Ranktracker does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Ranktracker lists a web app.
- Only SEO PowerSuite lists Windows, macOS and Linux apps.
- 2.0GPA
Serpstat
Free trial · from $50/mo
All-in-one SEO platform for research, rank tracking and site audits.
- Only Serpstat lists a browser extension.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
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Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Ranktracker free?
No, Ranktracker is a paid product, but you can try it first. 7-day free trial, no payment details required.
How much does Ranktracker cost?
Ranktracker lists 4 plans. Launch: $31.20 per month for 500 keywords, billed annually ($39 billed monthly).
What platforms does Ranktracker work on?
Ranktracker is available on Web.
Does Ranktracker offer any discounts?
Ranktracker publicly lists the following: Save 20% on annual plans.
Does Ranktracker have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Ranktracker is listed for Web.
Does Ranktracker have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Ranktracker is listed for Web.
Is Ranktracker open source?
Ranktracker is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does Ranktracker have an API?
Yes. Ranktracker offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Ranktracker integrate with?
Ranktracker's listing names Google Search Console and Google Looker Studio.
Who makes Ranktracker?
Ranktracker is made by Ranktracker Ltd.
What are the alternatives to Ranktracker?
The closest alternatives to Ranktracker in our directory are Wincher, SE Ranking, Semrush, SEO PowerSuite and Serpstat.
How does Ranktracker compare with other SEO tools?
Ranktracker's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 16 of the 21 other SEO tools we grade, and level with 2.
Is Ranktracker good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Ranktracker B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $31.20 a month, against a middle price of $34.45 for the category: 10 of the 21 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Ranktracker?
To replace Ranktracker you would be making search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Ranktracker’s own pages on Oct 17, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 17, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Ranktracker's own pages on 17 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Ranktracker Ltd. Prices change, so check ranktracker.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
1,880
Tools graded, in 47 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
1,880
tools graded
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categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Ranktracker, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/ranktracker
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Ranktracker’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. Ranktracker is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Ranktracker Ltd. Prices and plans change: check ranktracker.com before you buy.