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    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.

    $0

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    Squirrly SEO

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASquirrly is an SEO plugin.

    $29.99

    per month

    Pricing
    BrightEdgeSquirrly SEO
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Pro
    $29.99
    per month
    Business
    $71.99
    per month
    Agency
    $75.99
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BrightEdgeSquirrly SEO
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    BrightEdgeSquirrly SEO
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    BrightEdge
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    Squirrly Limited
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BrightEdgeSquirrly SEO
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of BrightEdge and Squirrly SEO
    Feature
    BrightEdge
    7.4
    47 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Squirrly SEO
    6.7
    4 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Keyword analysis8.047 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    Backlink management7.041 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking8.045 Ratings6.34 Ratings
    Page grader5.040 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Competitive analysis10.047 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics7.044 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Site recommendations5.047 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Task management8.941 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of BrightEdge and Squirrly SEO
    Feature
    BrightEdge
    9.0
    45 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Squirrly SEO
    8.2
    4 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Local SEO9.036 Ratings7.24 Ratings
    Social SEO9.031 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Mobile SEO9.042 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Global SEO9.035 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of BrightEdge and Squirrly SEO
    Feature
    BrightEdge
    9.0
    45 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Squirrly SEO
    7.7
    4 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Multi-domain support9.036 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools9.044 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    User Ratings
    BrightEdgeSquirrly SEO
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (79 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (35 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BrightEdgeSquirrly SEO
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Squirrly Limited
    It is lightweight, very efficient and can be integrated in WordPress as well. When organizations want to optimize their content online, Squirrly SEO is probably the best option. It shows you exactly what needs to be improved on your page and makes suggestions. Moreover, the Focus Pages feature scans your pages and provides you with a probability of your ranking for the specific keyword.
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    Pros
    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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    Squirrly Limited
    • Content optimization
    • Provide SEO tasks for a beginning user to follow.
    • WordPress site optimization.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Squirrly Limited
    • Separate the marketing emails from the knowledge based emails.
    • Fix it so the plugin just works... like Yoast does.
    • Get live chat.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Squirrly Limited
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Squirrly Limited
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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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    Squirrly Limited
    Whilst no live chat, you do get an answer.
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Squirrly Limited
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Squirrly Limited
    It just works even a no tech like me can figure it - takes a while to learn but worth it for sure
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Squirrly Limited
    • It has allowed tasks to be completed in a timely and efficient manner.
    • The software has increased the rankings and reach of the organization, thereby increasing the number of people visiting the company's website.
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