The SEO Panel Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about SEO Panel 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.
SEO Panel
The Insider’s Guide
Free open-source SEO control panel you host on your own server
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among SEO tools, read from SEO Panel’s own pages.
Made by SEO Panel · 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 SEO Panel’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on SEO Panel’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
2.4
GPA, above 42 of the 64 other SEO tools we grade
SEO Panel is a free, open-source SEO control panel that you install on your own PHP and MySQL server to manage any number of websites. It tracks keyword rankings on Google, Bing and Yahoo, audits pages, monitors Moz metrics, backlinks, indexing and page speed, and pulls in Google Analytics and Search Console data. Its makers also sell a cloud-hosted edition, plugins and data API plans.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about SEO Panel, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Self-hosting needs PHP, MySQL and cURL, and keeping it running is on you.
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Best for self-hosted rank tracking for many sites
SEO Panel is a free, open-source SEO control panel you install on your own PHP and MySQL server: rank tracking on Google, Bing and Yahoo, site audits, Moz metrics, backlinks, indexing and page speed, for any number of sites.
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Paid plans start at $34.95 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $34.95 per month for 1 website, cloud hosted.
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There is a 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.
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It runs on Web
Web.
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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.
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Site auditor and sitemaps
Audits every page of a site for SEO issues and generates XML, HTML and text sitemaps.
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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.
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A 2.4 GPA, above 42 of 64
That is against the other SEO tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace SEO Panel you would be making an index of the links between billions of web pages. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
SEO Panel at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $34.95 per month for 1 website, cloud hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial on cloud-hosted plans, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- SEO Panel, since 2010
- Category
- SEO Tools
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for self-hosted rank tracking for many sites
SEO Panel is a free, open-source SEO control panel you install on your own PHP and MySQL server: rank tracking on Google, Bing and Yahoo, site audits, Moz metrics, backlinks, indexing and page speed, for any number of sites. But installing and keeping it running is on you, some tools are paid plugins, live API data costs extra, and the hosted edition starts at $34.95 a month for one site.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | The 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. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Free 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. |
| Features | C | Rank 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. |
| Ease of use | C | No 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. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | A 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. |
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 SEO Panel is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Site owners and agencies willing to host their own SEO software
- Tracking rankings for many websites without a per-site fee
- Developers who want an open-source panel they can extend
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$34.95
A month to start. There is a free plan too
SEO Panel has a free plan. Paid plans start at $34.95 per month for 1 website, cloud hosted.
The self-hosted edition is free, but only if you run your own server, which we count as a C.
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.
The 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.
Trying it first
30-day free trial on cloud-hosted plans, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee
Read from seopanel.org on Oct 23, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
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Place it runs: Web
Free open-source SEO control panel you host on your own server. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, self-hostable, rank tracking, site audit, backlink analysis, page speed.
Rank tracking, a site auditor with sitemaps, Moz metrics and backlinks, indexing, page speed and Google data.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Google Analytics
- Google Search Console
- Google Ads
- Google PageSpeed Insights
- Moz
SEO Panel is made by SEO Panel, and has been around since 2010.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
42/64
Other SEO tools it is graded above
SEO Panel's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 42 of the 64 other SEO tools we grade, and level with 13.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 59 of 64) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $34.95 a month, against a middle price of $39 for the category: 23 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. SEO Panel’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 11 of 64
- BFree plan and trialAbove 59 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. SEO Panel 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 SEO Panel you would be making an index of the links between billions of web pages. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $419.40 a year. SEO Panel is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could not
- 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.
- Speed tests run from real browsers on a schedule.
- It plugs into other products, Google Analytics, Google Search Console and Google Ads among them.
What this rests on. SEO Panel’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
Serposcope, SEO PowerSuite, WebCEO, SE Ranking and Seobility
The 5 tools SEO Panel is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Serposcope
Free
Free self-hosted rank tracker, now marked unsupported by its developer.
- Only SEO Panel lists a web app.
- Only Serposcope lists Windows, macOS and Linux apps.
- SEO Panel is open source, according to its own site.
- 2.4GPA
SEO PowerSuite
Free plan · from $19.95/mo
Four desktop SEO apps for rankings, audits, backlinks and outreach.
- Only SEO Panel lists a web app.
- Only SEO PowerSuite lists Windows, macOS and Linux apps.
- SEO Panel is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 2.2GPA
WebCEO
Free trial · from $32/mo
SEO platform for agencies with white-label reports and audits.
- SEO Panel has a free plan. WebCEO does not, though it has a free trial.
- SEO Panel is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- SEO Panel also covers page speed.
- 2.2GPA
SE Ranking
Free trial · from $103.20/mo
SEO platform for rank tracking, audits, research and AI visibility.
- SEO Panel has a free plan. SE Ranking does not, though it has a free trial.
- SEO Panel is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- SEO Panel also covers page speed.
- 2.0GPA
Seobility
Free plan · from $69.90/mo
Site audits, rank tracking and backlink monitoring in one web app.
- SEO Panel is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- SEO Panel also covers page speed.
- Seobility also covers reports and keyword research.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
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 SEO Panel free?
SEO Panel has a 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.
How much does SEO Panel cost?
SEO Panel lists 4 plans. Self-hosted: $0.
What platforms does SEO Panel work on?
SEO Panel is available on Web.
Does SEO Panel have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. SEO Panel is listed for Web.
Does SEO Panel have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. SEO Panel is listed for Web.
Is SEO Panel open source?
Yes. SEO Panel is open source, according to its own site.
What does SEO Panel integrate with?
SEO Panel's listing names Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google Ads, Google PageSpeed Insights and Moz.
Does SEO Panel have a free trial?
Yes. 30-day free trial on cloud-hosted plans, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Who makes SEO Panel?
SEO Panel is made by a company of the same name. It dates from 2010.
What are the alternatives to SEO Panel?
The closest alternatives to SEO Panel in our directory are Serposcope, SEO PowerSuite, WebCEO, SE Ranking and Seobility.
How does SEO Panel compare with other SEO tools?
SEO Panel's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 42 of the 64 other SEO tools we grade, and level with 13.
Is SEO Panel good value for money?
ToolGPA grades SEO Panel C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $34.95 a month, against a middle price of $39 for the category: 23 of the 56 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of SEO Panel?
To replace SEO Panel you would be making an index of the links between billions of web pages.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from SEO Panel’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 SEO Panel'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 SEO Panel. Prices change, so check seopanel.org 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.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- SEO Panel, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/seo-panel
- 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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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what SEO Panel’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. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. SEO Panel is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by SEO Panel. Prices and plans change: check seopanel.org before you buy.