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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Clearscope

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AClearscope, from the company of the same name (also known as Mushi Labs) is an AI-powered SEO platform designed to make it easy to get more out of content.N/A

    Google Trends

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Trends is a search engine optimization software solution offered by .N/A
    Pricing
    ClearscopeGoogle Trends
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ClearscopeGoogle Trends
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ClearscopeGoogle Trends
    Considered Both Products
    Clearscope (Mushi Labs, LLC)
    No answer on this topic
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    91%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    ClearscopeGoogle Trends
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Clearscope and Google Trends
    Feature
    Clearscope
    6.4
    6 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Google Trends
    8.4
    33 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Keyword analysis8.06 Ratings10.031 Ratings
    Competitive analysis8.06 Ratings9.019 Ratings
    Site recommendations3.63 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Task management5.93 Ratings6.24 Ratings
    Backlink management00 Ratings4.67 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Page grader00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Clearscope and Google Trends
    Feature
    Clearscope
    6.0
    4 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Google Trends
    10.0
    23 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Local SEO6.34 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Mobile SEO5.84 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Social SEO00 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Global SEO00 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Clearscope and Google Trends
    Feature
    Clearscope
    7.9
    5 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Google Trends
    3.7
    10 Ratings
    78% below category average
    Multi-domain support7.95 Ratings5.84 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools00 Ratings1.610 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ClearscopeGoogle Trends
    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
    ClearscopeGoogle Trends
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (33 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ClearscopeGoogle Trends
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Clearscope (Mushi Labs, LLC)
    Clearscope shines if you're using freelance writers or even just need a way to easily keyword optimize long-form content. While it can be used for marketing pages, I've found it does best with longer-form blog content in the hands of writers. So, if you have inexperienced writers or those less savvy/comfortable about SEO optimization, I'd recommend only using it for blogs. articles or other long-form content. Have some SEO experience under your belt? Use it for EVERYTHING that needs keyword optimization and is over 300 words. It'll help give you ideas and give you a better idea of how to work in that semantic SEO.
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    Google
    Google Trends is appropriate in so many scenarios, but I definitely suggest it for content ideas and inspiration. Many people utilize it after already writing their content to add in popular phrases or words, but that is not enough. The platform should be used prior and during the content creation process so that you can use the data to see what your audience/customers are interested in at the moment and create the content based on their interests. It can help, but I find it much less appropriate to use it after your article, eBook, etc. is already written. Maximize on this useful tool by ensuring the topic you're writing about is relevant in the first place before simply adding in popular keywords. An article that's written based on what's trending will be far more successful than an article that solely has popular phrases added to it.
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    Pros
    Clearscope (Mushi Labs, LLC)
    • Helps produce relevant and engaging content.
    • Integration with WordPress through an easy to use plugin.
    • Deliver data-driven results.
    • The content rating system makes it easy to understand how your content is performing now based on your specific keywords.
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    Google
    • Google Trends shows me geographic locations where a particular topic may be useful for advertising.
    • Google Trends allows me to drill down into those locations to metro and city levels where I can focus on exactly what local business clients need to know.
    • Google Trends allows me to identify and qualify search terms that my client's need to optimize their websites and social media content for.
    • Google Trends shows me what people are talking about in a specific location over a specific period of time. This is a great way to know what I should be posting on social media.
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    Cons
    Clearscope (Mushi Labs, LLC)
    • Cost is a little prohibitive for small teams/businesses.
    • Running reports could be more intuitive. Some users have run them incorrectly, costing credits (which Clearscope has been kind enough to refund).
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    Google
    • Top charts: would be nice to include top charts for the current month.
    • Explainers: would be good to have some information buttons next to graphics and charts to show in depth what criteria go into making those charts.
    • More images: would be interesting to see trending image searches.
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    Usability
    Clearscope (Mushi Labs, LLC)
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    Google Trends is very easy to use. you just search for a certain keyword or phrase, and it tells you how often that keyword or phrase is searched, where in the world it is searched, and over the last decade, how often it is per year.
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    Support Rating
    Clearscope (Mushi Labs, LLC)
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    I haven't needed to use any support for Google Trends. However, I've used Google's support in general and it's a hit or miss. Usually, there's a long wait or they don't understand my problem. They are the only ones that can help, so sometimes I feel stuck. They prioritize paying customers for sure.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Clearscope (Mushi Labs, LLC)
    They're all similar but different. We use Frase and MarketMuse during other parts of our content creation process. I have used Surfer when clients supply reports and think it's also a solid tool. But nothing beats Clearscope when it comes to content optimization as you finish drafting.
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    Google
    Overall I think that Ahrefs is a better product when it comes to really drilling down and getting all the data that you need in order to understand a given behavior or problem. Ahrefs is much more powerful in its feature set but does not have the same level of overall data/visual data representation that Google Trends does.
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    Return on Investment
    Clearscope (Mushi Labs, LLC)
    • It's made it easier to create content that is ready to rank with little effort.
    • Articles updated with Clearscope have started ranking.
    • Articles created with Clearscope rank better out the gate than ones written without it.
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    Google
    • Google Trends has shown me when a keyword is no longer working for my website so that I can adjust the content accordingly.
    • It shows me seasonal differences so I can adjust my PPC budgets to be on pace with the trends.
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    ScreenShots

    Clearscope Screenshots

    Screenshot of The Optimize text editor experienceScreenshot of Keyword Search for targetingScreenshot of Report History for content managementScreenshot of Google Doc Add-on integrationScreenshot of WordPress Plugin integration