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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Authoritas

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AAuthoritas (formerly Analytics SEO) is a search engine optimization platform from the Swedish company of the same name, intended to provide a comprehensive SEO solution with features like keyword analysis, site audit with a web crawler built to emulate search engines to root out site issues, integration with data and analytic platforms to aid in strategic analysis, backlink analysis and tools for campaign benchmarking and content marketing improvement.N/A

    BrightEdge

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/ABrightEdge is an enterprise-level SEO (Search Engine Optimization) platform from the company of the same name in San Mateo, California. It includes customizable dashboards, reporting, forecasting, SEO recommendations, backlink management and competitive analysis. It covers local, global, mobile, social and content centric SEO. Presently BrightEdge's platform supports the marketing efforts of many well-brands, like Nike, Microsoft, and Netflix.

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    AuthoritasBrightEdge
    Editions & Modules
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    AuthoritasBrightEdge
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AuthoritasBrightEdge
    Considered Both Products
    Analytics SEO (t/a Authoritas)
    No answer on this topic
    BrightEdge
    Chose BrightEdge
    Much smoother platform and more useful default reporting.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    20 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    21 Answers
    Features
    AuthoritasBrightEdge
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Authoritas and BrightEdge
    Feature
    Authoritas
    6.8
    3 Ratings
    13% below category average
    BrightEdge
    7.4
    47 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Keyword analysis7.03 Ratings8.047 Ratings
    Backlink management7.03 Ratings7.041 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking7.03 Ratings8.045 Ratings
    Page grader7.02 Ratings5.040 Ratings
    Competitive analysis8.02 Ratings10.047 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics5.02 Ratings7.044 Ratings
    Site recommendations5.02 Ratings5.047 Ratings
    Task management8.02 Ratings8.941 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Authoritas and BrightEdge
    Feature
    Authoritas
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    4% below category average
    BrightEdge
    9.0
    45 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Local SEO7.01 Ratings9.036 Ratings
    Social SEO9.01 Ratings9.031 Ratings
    Mobile SEO7.01 Ratings9.042 Ratings
    Global SEO6.01 Ratings9.035 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Authoritas and BrightEdge
    Feature
    Authoritas
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    19% below category average
    BrightEdge
    9.0
    45 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Multi-domain support6.02 Ratings9.036 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools8.02 Ratings9.044 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    AuthoritasBrightEdge
    Small Businesses
    Nozzle
    Score10 out of 10
    Nozzle
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Advanced Web Ranking
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Advanced Web Ranking
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Search Console
    Score9 out of 10
    Google Search Console
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AuthoritasBrightEdge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (79 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (35 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AuthoritasBrightEdge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Analytics SEO (t/a Authoritas)
    I think there are a lot of better tools out there, functionality and design-wise, as well as pricing. Authoritas is a simple tool and is suitable for small businesses. If you're a more prominent company, using more enterprise tools is best. This suffices if you're looking for a tool that gives you basic data on your site.
    Incentivized
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    BrightEdge
    BrightEdge is great for large companies and large SEO teams since it's pricey but worth it if you have a large team or organization using it. For small businesses, I would use a different tool like Semrush because of the price and the variety of tools it offers.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Analytics SEO (t/a Authoritas)
    • SERP
    • Keyword search intent (Is it a buying keyword research etc.)
    • Visibility i.e. how may clicks can they expect from the ranking positions.
    • Competition analysis unlimited!
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    BrightEdge
    • Instant - Keyword research tool is by far our team's favorite item on the platform
    • DataCube - We are able to uncover competitive gaps and hone in on specific sets of pages using filters containing our business product assortment attribute.
    • Professional services have been attentive when asking for changes
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    Cons
    Analytics SEO (t/a Authoritas)
    • Crawling.
    • Brand Mentions.
    • Analysis Tools.
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    BrightEdge
    • The storybuilder feature isn't anything outstanding. I feel like I can get the same type of data and format from Google Data Studio.
    • I feel like the Hyperlocal feature is still very junior compared to other features. It provides you good insights, but you have to set all the data fields before you can get a picture as well as it doesn't really give you an idea of how you can improve.
    • The mobile SEO solution is a good concept, but it needs some tweaks to be better, especially when building out a mobile story builder. Some of the data isn't simple to read and the mobile keywords functions don't also account for voice searches.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Analytics SEO (t/a Authoritas)
    No answers on this topic
    BrightEdge
    I would renew, as I don't feel there is a product out there that would have the impact on our SEO efforts as effectively as BrightEdge. It provides the information I need and integrates with other tools like Google Webmaster Tools, to truly have the depth of information that makes their suggestions for SEO changes so valued.
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    Usability
    Analytics SEO (t/a Authoritas)
    It's a pretty simple dashboard. Simple UI/UX. It's not particularly fun and engaging compared to other tools out in the market, but it gets the job done. It's good for the basics only. This tool will fit your needs if you have multiple websites and or are an agency.
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    BrightEdge
    Because it depends on the feature, it's either easier or not to use. Some of them, not being particularly friendly, I no longer use, and I focus on the ones where insights are easy to understand and data seems well-elaborated.
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    Support Rating
    Analytics SEO (t/a Authoritas)
    No answers on this topic
    BrightEdge
    This is a area where the BrightEdge team really shines. Their commitment to training and product support is unmatched not only for SEO platforms, but life in general. I often find myself wishing my internet provide and similar would go to BrightEdge for training on support and attitude. I would rank them an 11 if I could.
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    Implementation Rating
    Analytics SEO (t/a Authoritas)
    No answers on this topic
    BrightEdge
    For the most part it was seamless. The load time of clients was a little long, but otherwise was quite easy.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Analytics SEO (t/a Authoritas)
    I prefer SE Ranking as it tracks mobile, and has a separate competition analysis that works on old domains whereas Authoritas the site has to be live to get any results. It depends on your requirements as an agency probably does not research as much as an affiliate marketer as example.
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    BrightEdge
    While relatively expensive, Brightedge really does offer the best quality product but just as importantly (if not more so) the level of client/agency support. We have biweekly training with the entire team to continually stay up to date on Brightedge's offerings and strategies. They also offer the ability to do ad hoc reporting using some of their tools that can help us win new business and recommend Brightedge to additional clients, expanding our business as well.
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    Return on Investment
    Analytics SEO (t/a Authoritas)
    • Provides great capabilities for the price.
    • Awesome for SEO beginners.
    • Not amazing for SEO experts.
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    BrightEdge
    • We have only started with BE a few months ago and so I don't have any hard numbers from an ROI perspective, but i can say that what we spent on BE is a fraction of what we were spending with agencies and we are actually getting results by doing this ourselves. From that perspective we have seen a cost savings.
    • With focused SEO campaigns and projects we have been able to move the needle on our SEO rankings for specific products and services. This is going to have a great impact for us in 2019 as we have some specific product goals and campaigns for 2019 that we have been working to build up over the last couple months of 2018.
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