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SE Rankingvs Semrush

Auto-compiled side-by-side from the latest Vibetoolstack reviews. A full editor's verdict for this pair is on the way.

Paul Written by Paul
Last tested May 2026
SE Ranking
AI SEO

SE Ranking wins SMB all-in-one SEO at fair price; Semrush wins enterprise scale, Surfer wins content optimization, Ahrefs wins backlinks.

From $65/mo Essential
Semrush
Semrush
AI SEO

Semrush is the enterprise SEO platform for full-time professionals and agencies; SE Ranking wins SMB, Ahrefs wins backlinks, Surfer wins content optimization.

From $140/mo Pro
Category
SE Ranking AI SEO
Semrush AI SEO
Pricing model
SE Ranking Subscription + Tier-based
Semrush Subscription + Add-Ons
Starting price
SE Ranking $65/mo Essential
Semrush $140/mo Pro
VTS Score
SE Ranking 83/100
Semrush 86/100
Star rating
SE Ranking 4/5
Semrush 4/5
Standout
SE Ranking Best price-per-feature in all-in-one SEO. $65/mo Essential covers ~80% of Semrush Pro's $140/mo feature set with friendliest 14-day no-card trial.
Semrush Largest keyword database in the category (~25 billion keywords), the category benchmark for serious keyword research at scale.
Known weakness
SE Ranking Keyword database depth trails Semrush (3.7B vs 25B), backlink index trails Ahrefs, Content Marketing module trails Surfer + Frase on editor UX.
Semrush Price gap to alternatives is real ($140 vs $49-65); feature breadth overwhelming for beginners; content tools trail specialists like Surfer and Frase.

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