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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HG Insights Platform

    Score4 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    The HG Insights platform provides a view into global industries, markets, and companies allowing users to identify the most valuable opportunities and build strategies to maximize revenue and accelerate growth.N/A

    Semrush

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ASemrush is a relatively popular search engine optimization tool set from the company of the same name based in Pennsylvania and founded in 2008. Largely the platforms relies on competitive intelligence, and features SEO staples like backlink checking, keyword analysis to refine SEO and PPC campaigning and locate low-cost / high-yield keywords, analysis of competitors who co-occupy desired ad and listing spaces, domain vs. domain analysis, as well as site audit and domain tracking. Semrush can…

    $139.95

    per month

    Pricing
    HG Insights PlatformSemrush
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Pro
    $139.95
    per month
    Guru
    $249.95
    per month
    Business
    $499.95
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HG Insights PlatformSemrush
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional Details—17% discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    HG Insights PlatformSemrush
    Considered Both Products
    HG Insights
    No answer on this topic
    Semrush
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    106 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    94 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    105 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    94 Answers
    Features
    HG Insights PlatformSemrush
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of HG Insights Platform and Semrush
    Feature
    HG Insights Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Semrush
    7.9
    152 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Keyword analysis00 Ratings8.7152 Ratings
    Backlink management00 Ratings8.2145 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings8.2148 Ratings
    Page grader00 Ratings7.0127 Ratings
    Competitive analysis00 Ratings8.6147 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics00 Ratings8.0148 Ratings
    Site recommendations00 Ratings7.3137 Ratings
    Task management00 Ratings7.090 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of HG Insights Platform and Semrush
    Feature
    HG Insights Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Semrush
    8.1
    138 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Local SEO00 Ratings8.3126 Ratings
    Social SEO00 Ratings8.0104 Ratings
    Mobile SEO00 Ratings7.7111 Ratings
    Global SEO00 Ratings8.3112 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of HG Insights Platform and Semrush
    Feature
    HG Insights Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Semrush
    8.7
    123 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Multi-domain support00 Ratings8.3113 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools00 Ratings9.0117 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    HG Insights PlatformSemrush
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Nozzle
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Comscore Ad Metrix
    Score8 out of 10
    Advanced Web Ranking
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Comscore Ad Metrix
    Score8 out of 10
    Google Search Console
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HG Insights PlatformSemrush
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (152 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    9.9
    (17 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HG Insights PlatformSemrush
    Likelihood to Recommend
    HG Insights
    For someone working in B2B IT Marketing, the HG Insights Platform has a wide range of data available that is suited for both a data level employee as well as an ISR. The one draw back is the integration with SFDC isn't as great as we'd like, meaning it is more manual for us to run propensity models using more than one source of data.
    Incentivized
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    Semrush
    This is suited to plan for keywords in a single market, but it struggles when you need to consolidate several markets. It is well-suited to discover new keywords directly related to the ones being used currently to expand the content the company is creating to get better results.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    HG Insights
    • It works great for seeing if the site or app for a company is hosted on AWS.
    • Intricately uses a different approach (vs the other tools we use) - which helps confirm from another angle.
    • It has a great google chrome plug-in.
    • UI/UX is modern and clean.
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    Semrush
    • Great visuals for keyword position tracking, love that you can see the page that is ranking
    • Enjoyed the auto-generated reporting feature (specifically in the context of keyword position tracking)
    • Shows many different and useful views for competitive research
    • Great templated keyword research tools for those who are not as hands-on with SEO
    • I LOVE the Keyword Magic Tool for honing in on longtail, high-opportunity keywords
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    Cons
    HG Insights
    • integration with SFDC could be better
    • Sometime provides back an incorrect/no match when a better is available from an uploaded file, though this is getting slightly better
    • A way to gauge how many hits you will get off an intent topic before selecting them so you don't feel like one is going to waste could be useful.
    Incentivized
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    Semrush
    • Extra seats can be expensive, as [an] agency with multiple team members this can be frustrating
    • Backlink data is not great, misses out a lot of backlinks (better off using a specialist backlink tool like Link research tools LRT)
    • Tracking multiple keywords, across multiple clients can be costly
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    Likelihood to Renew
    HG Insights
    No answers on this topic
    Semrush
    I [previously] used Semrush for many years and I cannot find any other tool being so complete and easy to use.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    HG Insights
    It’s very easy to use, and the team is very responsive and friendly to work with. The information is unique and usable and can complement some of the data we get from call recordings. The integration with Salesforce is easy to implement and offers good insights into our database.
    Incentivized
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    Semrush
    The interface is a little less intuitive than it could be. The data is often available but filtering and manipulating the data can be a little difficult at times. Expanded comparisons would be helpful since most of the time seeing more than a few competitors at a time allows for a better sense of how to forecast.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    HG Insights
    No answers on this topic
    Semrush
    Semrush available when you need it!
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    Performance
    HG Insights
    No answers on this topic
    Semrush
    SemRush performs well with few errors!
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    Support Rating
    HG Insights
    No answers on this topic
    Semrush
    I'm in a FB group for Semrush paid users and it amazing! They are fast to respond, take suggestions and help with questions. I have not felt alone in using this product at all. Highly recommend their support team. When I had an issue I can jump into the group and they will help get me the right person to help or even tag their programmers to look at something that is going on. Love the group!
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    Implementation Rating
    HG Insights
    No answers on this topic
    Semrush
    I did it by myself and do not have a comment!
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    Alternatives Considered
    HG Insights
    - Sales Intel seems to be more of a direct competition. Their human research seems to be something interesting. Also the claim to focus on firmographics - We went with Bombora for intent technology in the past - We did not move forward with 6sense
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    Semrush
    We have used both Ahrefs and Semrush extensively at our agency and Semrush remains the tool of choice. We find that Semrush has the largest selection of tools & features to use, with the highest accuracy, and provides top-tier analysis recommendations. It's really is the ultimate all-in-one tool when comparing other performance measurement tools in the digital marketing space.
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    Scalability
    HG Insights
    No answers on this topic
    Semrush
    Semrush is flexible and scalable software which can be deployed across multiple departments and sites as needed.
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    Return on Investment
    HG Insights
    • I don't massively get involved in financial matters, but the propensity models we use internally to help run our campaigns are certainly a big factor when our sales people approach our clients.
    • Every campaign sold now comes with a flat data fee for us to run and use a propensity model for the activity we complete on behalf of our clients.
    • Whilst the client will never see the raw data behind the model (of which HG does play a part along with our other data sources) they are briefed on the methodology and reasoning behind them.
    Incentivized
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    Semrush
    • Using Semrush on behalf of our clients, we have seen some impressive growth in organic visibility, traffic, conversion and revenue, across multiple industries.
    • The site checks available with Semrush have helped us to pitch and sell our services, securing new clients.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    HG Insights Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of the welcome screen.Screenshot of the HG Insights Opportunity Generator.Screenshot of HG Insights' Market Analyzer, used to interactively explore and act on your total addressable market, competitive dynamics, and whitespace with speed and confidence.