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    Google Search Console

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Search Console is a search engine optimization software solution offered by Google.N/A

    Squirrly SEO

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

    $29.99

    per month

    Pricing
    Google Search ConsoleSquirrly 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
    Google Search ConsoleSquirrly 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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    Considered Both Products
    Google
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    Squirrly Limited
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    25 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    25 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    24 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    21 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Google Search ConsoleSquirrly SEO
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Google Search Console and Squirrly SEO
    Feature
    Google Search Console
    6.2
    53 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Squirrly SEO
    6.7
    4 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Keyword analysis8.346 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    Backlink management4.941 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking7.243 Ratings6.34 Ratings
    Page grader5.132 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Competitive analysis2.017 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics7.445 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Site recommendations6.243 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Task management8.518 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Google Search Console and Squirrly SEO
    Feature
    Google Search Console
    7.3
    50 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Squirrly SEO
    8.2
    4 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Local SEO5.035 Ratings7.24 Ratings
    Social SEO8.019 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Mobile SEO7.847 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Global SEO8.341 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Google Search Console and Squirrly SEO
    Feature
    Google Search Console
    8.2
    50 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Squirrly SEO
    7.7
    4 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Multi-domain support8.644 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools7.947 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Google Search ConsoleSquirrly SEO
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (53 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.1
    (8 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Search ConsoleSquirrly SEO
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    There are lots of tools and platforms that help us rank well on search engines. While that is helpful, we do need to know how those efforts paid off. This is where Google Search Console comes in. It is vital for every business or website trying to rank well on search engines to have Google Search Console so that they can track their performance and make necessary adjustments.
    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
    Google
    • You can also submit your sitemap directly to Google and get it crawled.
    • You can also index and crawl you updated and new webpages.
    • It also displays errors that are preventing your site pages to get indexed in Google.
    • You get a list of all the keywords for which your site is ranking.
    • You can track its position, CTR and impressions.
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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
    Google
    • It can be a little difficult to navigate
    • More training resources would be an asset. A beginner is given the power to completely destroy a sites search results at the push of a button. Likewise it is a powerful tool to enhance search results also.
    • An option to take care of multiple versions of the same site simultaneously would be helpful. An option to use the same validation script across all versions and administer them simultaneously would be a time save (i.e. non-www, www, http://, and https:// versions of the same site).
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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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    Usability
    Google
    It's easy to use, but some features are lacking a clear explanation. Somethings don't always match up. For example, the Core Web Vitals often doesn't match what you would see in the Chrome Lighthouse report or the Google Page Speed Insights tool. The tool itself is a little too basic and has to be used alongside other SEO tools and other Google properties such as Analytics
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    Squirrly Limited
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Google
    As with all Google software, your primary source of help is their forums, their knowledge base articles, or whatever tutorials you can find on the web. Often answers on their forums are not straightforward and may not address the actual issue you're experiencing. The KB articles are typically written like instruction manuals - for better or for worse. Tutorials on the web may vary, but the odds are good someone out there had the same questions as you and was kind enough to document their experience.
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    Squirrly Limited
    Whilst no live chat, you do get an answer.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    SEMRush is a supplementary tool we use to provide competitive analysis. While it does, or should, provide the same data that Search Console does, but I only fully trust Search Console when it comes to basic performance in Google for the sites we develop and own. SEMRush, and other products like it, does provide much more in-depth insights that can help drive business decisions, including site performance on other search engines, along putting organic and paid search performance in one spot. However, SEMRush costs money while Search Console is free.
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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
    Google
    • Given that this is a free tool, the return on investment has been particularly high - we've identified and addressed a few site issues that could have meant a reduction in search traffic.
    • Our organic search traffic has been on the rise in part due to the insights gained from the search traffic analytics provided within the console.
    Incentivized
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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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