Semrush

Semrush gives SEO and marketing teams tools to research search markets, optimize content, and track brand visibility in search and AI answers. Teams use it to identify opportunities and measure visibility against competitors.

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Who it's for

  • SEO specialists researching keywords, backlinks, rankings, and technical site health.
  • Content marketers looking for topic ideas and tools to score and optimize content for SEO and AI search.
  • Agencies and enterprise marketing teams tracking client or brand visibility across search and AI answers.

Not the right fit if…

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How it fits your workflow

Use keyword, competitor, traffic, backlink, and ranking tools to research a market and identify search opportunities. Run technical audits to review site health.

For AI visibility, track prompts and compare brand visibility with competitors. Use content tools to find topics and score or optimize content.

Pricing

Free: Permanent free account has restricted access. The full platform trial is a separate offer.

Free plan

$0

  • · Permanent free account has restricted access. The full platform trial is a separate offer.

Paid plans

Price not published

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Prices checked on Sep 7, 2026 from the vendor's site. They can change; confirm before you buy.

Key features

AI Visibility
Track prompt-level visibility and analyze AI market share versus competitors; control how your brand appears in AI answers.
SEO & Keyword Research
Unearth billions of keywords, run keyword research and find top-ranking topic ideas to inform content and SEO strategy.
Backlink Analysis
Analyze backlinks and off-site authority using Semrush’s backlink database to build credibility and outreach strategies.
Traffic & Market Analysis
Track website traffic, benchmark competitors, and uncover audience insights to inform market and competitive strategies.
Content Creation & Optimization
Craft SEO- and AI-ready content with topic ideas, real-time scoring and optimization tools to improve search and AI visibility.
Technical Site Health
Run technical audits to identify and fix site issues that affect search performance and discoverability.

Works with

  • Chat integrations (e.g., ChatGPT)
  • Lovable
  • Adobe
  • App Center

Limitations to know

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Alternatives to consider

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  • Surfer

    Choose it if your main focus is diagnosing content gaps and optimizing pages to rank in Google and get cited by AI engines.

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Getting started

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  1. Start the seven-day free trial; the page says you can cancel anytime.