The Ranxplorer Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Ranxplorer 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.
Ranxplorer
The Insider’s Guide
French SEO and SEA research tool built on Google France data
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among SEO tools, read from Ranxplorer’s own pages.
Made by RANXPLORER SAS · checked Oct 23, 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 Ranxplorer’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Ranxplorer’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 20 of the 64 other SEO tools we grade
Ranxplorer is a web-based SEO tool from Grenoble, France, that measures how visible sites are in French Google results. It covers organic and paid search visibility, competitor keyword gaps, keyword ideas, backlinks and keyword tracking, with data also available through an API, an MCP server for AI assistants and a Looker Studio connector. The site and interface are in French.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Ranxplorer, taken from its own pages and our grades.
The site and app are in French only, and the monthly quotas for analyses and searches take some watching.
- 1
Best for keyword research in French Google
Ranxplorer measures how sites show up in French Google results: positions, estimated traffic, competitors, ads and backlinks, from a French database of 100 million keywords, with an API and MCP server on every plan.
- 2
Paid plans start at about $35.86 a month
As its pricing page puts it: €32 per month, billed annually, excluding VAT (€384 a year).
- 3
You can try it first
7-day free trial, no card required, with 5 site analyses and 30 keyword searches
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
SEO visibility audit
Shows a site's Google positions, estimated traffic and the result types it appears in, from a French database of 3 billion results, 100 million keywords and 30 million sites.
- 6
Competitor analysis
Finds a site's SEO competitors, follows their ranking changes and compares up to three at once to list the keywords they rank for and you do not.
- 7
Paid search research
Looks at the keywords and budgets behind competitors' Google Ads campaigns alongside their organic visibility.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 20 of 64
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 Ranxplorer 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.
Ranxplorer at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from €32 per month, billed annually, excluding VAT (€384 a year)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial, no card required, with 5 site analyses and 30 keyword searches
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- RANXPLORER SAS, since 2016
- Category
- SEO Tools
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for keyword research in French Google
Ranxplorer measures how sites show up in French Google results: positions, estimated traffic, competitors, ads and backlinks, from a French database of 100 million keywords, with an API and MCP server on every plan. But it's French-only in its data and its interface, the cheapest plan is €32 a month on a yearly contract plus VAT with no backlinks, and only Agence and Elite allow a second user.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Rédacteur is €32 a month excluding VAT, sold yearly only at €384, about $36 a month, for 100 tracked keywords and no backlinks. Backlinks start at Professionnel, €49 yearly or €59 monthly. Mid-range for this category either way. |
| Free plan and trial | C | No free plan, but a 7-day trial with no card, capped at 5 site analyses and 30 keyword searches. Enough for a look. |
| Features | C | Visibility audits, competitor gaps, paid search research, a keyword generator, backlinks from Professionnel, and an API and MCP on every plan. The gap the listing names: French Google results only, and there's no technical site audit on record. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. The site and app are in French only, and the monthly quotas for analyses and searches take some watching. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with an API, a Looker Studio connector and an MCP server for Claude, GPT, Gemini and Mistral 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 Ranxplorer is for
- Fits if you do SEO for French websites
- Works for teams feeding French search data into dashboards or AI assistants
Who it is not for
- Skip it if your market isn't France, as the data covers French Google only
- Not for you if you don't read French, since the site and app are in French
- Tight if you need backlinks on Rédacteur, which leaves them out and is sold yearly only
- Tight if you work in a team, as only Agence and Elite allow more than one user
- Watch out: exports stop at 5,000 to 100,000 rows by plan, and bigger ones use API credits sold in packs
Good to know
Good for
- SEO consultants and agencies working on French websites
- Writers and small businesses researching French keywords on a small budget
- Teams feeding French search data into dashboards or AI assistants
Worth knowing
- Its data covers French Google results and French sites; the pricing names no other country, and the site and app are in French.
- Prices are in euros and exclude VAT; Rédacteur, the cheapest plan, is sold on annual billing only.
- Only Agence and Elite allow more than one user; Elite can add users at €59 a month each.
- Exports are capped at 5,000 to 100,000 rows depending on the plan; larger exports use API credits, sold in packs beyond the plan's allowance.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
~$35.86
A month to start
Ranxplorer is a paid product with a free trial, starting at €32 per month, billed annually, excluding VAT (€384 a year).
Rédacteur
€32
per month, billed annually, excluding VAT (€384 a year)
Annual only: 50 site analyses and 200 keyword searches a month, 20 tracked sites, 100 tracked keywords and 2 months of history. No backlink analysis.
Professionnel
€49
per month, billed annually, excluding VAT (€59 billed monthly)
1 user, 200 site analyses and 800 keyword searches a month, 800 tracked keywords, 12 months of history, backlinks and 400,000 API credits a year.
Agence
€124
per month, billed annually, excluding VAT (€149 billed monthly)
2 users, 1,000 site analyses and 2,000 keyword searches a month, 2,500 tracked keywords, 4 years of history and 800,000 API credits a year.
Elite
€333
per month, billed annually, excluding VAT (€399 billed monthly)
5 users, 3,000 site analyses and 6,000 keyword searches a month, 6,000 tracked keywords, 6 years of history and 2 million API credits a year.
Trying it first
7-day free trial, no card required, with 5 site analyses and 30 keyword searches
Read from ranxplorer.com on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
Ranxplorer's pricing page offers two months free on annual billing: Professionnel is €49 a month billed yearly (€588) instead of €59 a month.
Stated on ranxplorer.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
French SEO and SEA research tool built on Google France data. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, keyword research, rank tracking, backlink analysis.
The gap the listing names: French Google results only, and there's no technical site audit on record.
- SEO visibility audit
- Shows a site's Google positions, estimated traffic and the result types it appears in, from a French database of 3 billion results, 100 million keywords and 30 million sites.
- Competitor analysis
- Finds a site's SEO competitors, follows their ranking changes and compares up to three at once to list the keywords they rank for and you do not.
- Paid search research
- Looks at the keywords and budgets behind competitors' Google Ads campaigns alongside their organic visibility.
- Keyword generator
- Suggests keywords, phrases and the most common questions for a topic, with keyword searches counted against a monthly quota.
- Backlink analysis
- Highlights backlinks from pages that are indexed and ranking on Google, with a link score, for your own site and competitors. Not on Rédacteur.
- API, MCP and Looker Studio
- Every plan can pull data through the API, a Looker Studio connector and an MCP server that works with assistants such as Claude, GPT, Gemini and Mistral.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Looker Studio
Ranxplorer is made by RANXPLORER SAS, and has been around since 2016.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
20/64
Other SEO tools it is graded above
Ranxplorer's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 20 of the 64 other SEO tools we grade, and level with 21.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 15 of 64) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $35.86 a month, against a middle price of $39 for the category: 24 of the 56 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 7 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 65 SEO tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Ranxplorer’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 11 of 64
- CFree plan and trialAbove 14 of 64
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 64
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 64
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 15 of 64
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 57 SEO tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Ranxplorer 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 Ranxplorer 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.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 23 of the 64 other SEO tools grade higher. It costs $430.31 a year.
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.
- It plugs into other products, Looker Studio among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Ranxplorer’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
Haloscan, Semrush, Sistrix and Ahrefs
The 4 tools Ranxplorer is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Haloscan
Free plan · from €49.20/mo
French-market keyword and competitor research with rank tracking.
- Haloscan has a free plan. Ranxplorer does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Haloscan lists a browser extension.
- Ranxplorer also covers backlink analysis.
- 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. Ranxplorer does not, though it has a free trial.
- Semrush also covers reports and site audit.
- 2.2GPA
Sistrix
Free trial · from €99/mo
German SEO suite built around a Google visibility score per domain.
- Sistrix also covers site audit, AI search visibility and content optimization.
- 2.0GPA
Ahrefs
Free plan · from $29/mo
SEO toolset for backlinks, keyword research, audits and rank tracking.
- Ahrefs has a free plan. Ranxplorer does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Ahrefs lists a browser extension.
- Ahrefs also covers site audit.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
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 Ranxplorer free?
No, Ranxplorer is a paid product, but you can try it first. 7-day free trial, no card required, with 5 site analyses and 30 keyword searches.
How much does Ranxplorer cost?
Ranxplorer lists 4 plans. Rédacteur: €32 per month, billed annually, excluding VAT (€384 a year).
What platforms does Ranxplorer work on?
Ranxplorer is available on Web.
Does Ranxplorer offer any discounts?
Ranxplorer publicly lists the following: Two months free with annual billing.
Does Ranxplorer have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Ranxplorer is listed for Web.
Does Ranxplorer have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Ranxplorer is listed for Web.
Is Ranxplorer open source?
Ranxplorer is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does Ranxplorer have an API?
Yes. Ranxplorer offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Ranxplorer integrate with?
Ranxplorer's listing names Looker Studio. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Ranxplorer?
Ranxplorer is made by RANXPLORER SAS. It dates from 2016.
What are the alternatives to Ranxplorer?
The closest alternatives to Ranxplorer in our directory are Haloscan, Semrush, Sistrix and Ahrefs.
How does Ranxplorer compare with other SEO tools?
Ranxplorer's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 20 of the 64 other SEO tools we grade, and level with 21.
Is Ranxplorer good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Ranxplorer C for value for money. Its paid plans start at about $35.86 a month, against a middle price of $39 for the category: 24 of the 56 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Ranxplorer?
To replace Ranxplorer 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 Ranxplorer’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 23, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Ranxplorer's own pages on 23 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 RANXPLORER SAS. Prices change, so check ranxplorer.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 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.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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- 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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