MarketMuse vs. Semrush

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
MarketMuse
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
MarketMuse is a search engine marketing platform built around features such as site auditing, content quality grading, and content analysis.
$0
per month
Semrush
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Semrush 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
MarketMuseSemrush
Editions & Modules
Free
$0.00
per month
Standard
$149.00
per month
Premium
$999.00
per month
Pro
$139.95
per month
Guru
$249.95
per month
Business
$499.95
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MarketMuseSemrush
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details17% discount for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
MarketMuseSemrush
Features
MarketMuseSemrush
SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
MarketMuse
-
Ratings
Semrush
7.9
Ratings
2% above category average
Keyword analysis00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Backlink management00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Page grader00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Competitive analysis00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Site recommendations00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Task management00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
SEO Channels
Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
MarketMuse
-
Ratings
Semrush
8.1
Ratings
6% above category average
Local SEO00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Social SEO00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Mobile SEO00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Global SEO00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
SEO Platform & Account Management
Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Product A and Product B
MarketMuse
-
Ratings
Semrush
8.7
Ratings
3% above category average
Multi-domain support00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
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Advanced Web Ranking
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Score 8.2 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
MarketMuseSemrush
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
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8.8
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
9.9
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
MarketMuseSemrush
Likelihood to Recommend
This tool is extremely powerful for comparing your content to competitors. Additionally, as mentioned previously, the tool is also helpful for finding additional angles or elements to include in content as-you-write.
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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.
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Pros
  • It provides an invaluable heatmap comparing your article to top-ranking articles on the same topic.
  • It gives you an idea of how many times a particular phrase should be mentioned in an article to be considered authoritative.
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  • 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
  • Would be nice if the connect feature was domain swappable
  • A better way to save and import queries would be nice
  • Having some writing tool integrations would be nice
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  • 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
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I [previously] used Semrush for many years and I cannot find any other tool being so complete and easy to use.
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Usability
No answers on this topic
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.
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Reliability and Availability
No answers on this topic
Semrush available when you need it!
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Performance
No answers on this topic
SemRush performs well with few errors!
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Support Rating
The support I have received from all MarketMuse staff at each step of the process has been excellent. They are very friendly, quick to assist, and also provide really good training to teach you how to use their product. Additionally, their own blog is a wealth of information regarding different aspects of content marketing, from articles to video interviews.
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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
No answers on this topic
I did it by myself and do not have a comment!
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Alternatives Considered
MarketMuse has some necessary as well as unique functionalities for content optimization. There are so other tools in the market which are also doing the same thing as MarketMuse is doing. But MarketMuse is a bit ahead of them because MarketMuse is always developing their software to keep pace with the hard competition. I use MarketMuse because I have got excellent results by using this software.
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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
No answers on this topic
Semrush is flexible and scalable software which can be deployed across multiple departments and sites as needed.
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Return on Investment
  • Competitor research and keyword research has enabled us to determine the best content to improve our SEO.
  • Improving the brand of our agency on search engines has enabled us to reach more buyers.
  • Creating high-ranking SEO content has improved digital marketing in the cloud that turns prospects into buyers.
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  • 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.
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ScreenShots

MarketMuse Screenshots

Screenshot of MarketMuse Research allows you to plug in topics you want to rank for and extracts powerful data points like volume, seasonality trends, CPC, topic variants, current distribution, and suggested distribution so you know exactly what you need to do to win in the SERP.Screenshot of MarketMuse Compete delivers a heat map of your competitors' coverage of any given topic so you can locate hidden opportunities and take advantage of their blind spots.Screenshot of MarketMuse Inventory (Topics View) gives you a bird's-eye view of your competitive advantage and tells you your personalized difficulty score, so you can action on your ripest opportunities and make progress with relative ease.