SE Ranking alternatives
SE Ranking costs $279/mo on the plan we verified. We track 10 alternatives that do the same job, from $49/mo. 2 of them would cover what SE Ranking does for less — Ahrefs and Semrush. Prices were checked in August 2026.
10 alternatives to SE Ranking
5 cover every capability we track for SE Ranking; 5 do the same job but drop something.
Full coverage
The 2 marked “cheaper, covers it” would take over at a lower price — the same test the stack audit uses.
| Tool | Price | vs SE Ranking | What you’d give up |
|---|---|---|---|
| AhrefsCheaper, covers it | $129/mo | −$150/mo | Covers everything we track SE Ranking for |
| SemrushCheaper, covers it | $139.95/mo | −$139.05/mo | Covers everything we track SE Ranking for |
| Ubersuggest | $49/mo | −$230/mo | Has it all, but we rate it weaker on Rank tracking |
| Mangools | $81/mo | −$198/mo | Covers everything we track SE Ranking for |
| Moz | $299/mo | +$20/mo | Covers everything we track SE Ranking for |
Partial — what you’d give up
Same category or substantial overlap, but missing at least one primary capability. Useful peers — not 1:1 swaps.
| Tool | Price | vs SE Ranking | What you’d give up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearscope | $129/mo | −$150/mo | No Backlink analysis, Rank tracking |
| Surfer SEO | $219/mo | −$60/mo | No Backlink analysis, Rank tracking |
| Screaming Frog | $23.25/mo | −$255.75/mo | No Backlink analysis, Keyword research, Rank tracking |
| Social Blade | $14.99/mo | −$264.01/mo | No Backlink analysis, Keyword research, Rank tracking, SEO site audit |
| TubeBuddy | $15/mo | −$264/mo | No Backlink analysis, Keyword research, Rank tracking, SEO site audit |
Prices are the plan we verified for each tool, the same figure its own pricing page shows. How we check.
SE Ranking alternatives: common questions
- What is the cheapest SE Ranking alternative?
- Ubersuggest at $49/mo is the cheapest we track that covers everything we track SE Ranking for.
- Is there a free SE Ranking alternative?
- Not among the 10 alternatives we track — every one of them charges.
- What can replace SE Ranking without losing features?
- Ahrefs and Semrush cover what we track SE Ranking for, at a lower price.