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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SE Ranking

    Score9.1 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    An SEO toolset for agency and in-house pros.

    $65

    per month

    Simply Measured (discontinued)

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/ASimply Measured was a social media analytics and measurement tool for business users that competed with Socialbakers and the Dachis Group Social Business Index. It was acquired by Sprout Social in 2017, and is no longer available. However its features are now contained in the Sprout Social Premium Analytics add-on.

    $89

    per month per user

    Pricing
    SE RankingSimply Measured (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Essential
    $65
    per month
    Pro
    $119
    per month
    Business
    $259
    per month
    Standard
    $89
    per month per user
    Professional
    $149
    per month per user
    Advanced
    $249
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SE RankingSimply Measured (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSE Ranking’s subscription plans are available at a 20% discount for annual pricing.Sprout Social’s pricing starts at $99 per user per month for the Standard plan. The Professional plan offers additional features for businesses at $169 per user per month, and the Advanced plan offers solutions for businesses at scale at $279 per user per month. Annually, the Standard plan costs $1,068 per user, the Professional plan is $1,788 per user annually, and the Advanced plan is $2,988 per user per year.
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    Community Pulse
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    SE Ranking
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    SE RankingSimply Measured (discontinued)
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of SE Ranking and Simply Measured (discontinued)
    Feature
    SE Ranking
    7.9
    16 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Simply Measured (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Keyword analysis7.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backlink management7.316 Ratings00 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking7.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page grader7.611 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitive analysis7.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site recommendations8.412 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task management7.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of SE Ranking and Simply Measured (discontinued)
    Feature
    SE Ranking
    8.1
    14 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Simply Measured (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Local SEO8.111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile SEO8.112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global SEO8.213 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of SE Ranking and Simply Measured (discontinued)
    Feature
    SE Ranking
    8.4
    14 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Simply Measured (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Multi-domain support8.512 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools8.413 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    SE RankingSimply Measured (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (16 ratings)
    7.5
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    SE Ranking
    SE Ranking is a fantastic tool if you are a marketing agency or freelancer looking for a single tool for the majority of your SEO work. It also includes B2B tools like their lead generation widget and white label reports that can help you generate new leads for your business. It would get 10 stars if their database was larger to accommodate research for small geographic areas, but they are always expanding their database so it may just be a matter of time. Research SE Ranking has pricing plans available for every budget.
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    When we we're determining what's important to us we think budget, are we stuck in a contract; can it grow with our needs without hurting our pockets; can it solve our needs because we're such a large company that we almost need several solutions in one. Reporting - am I able to provide management the details they need to know to prove ROI? Also can we prove that demand generation efforts lead to closed deals?
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    Pros
    SE Ranking
    • Rank racking. It’s really important for us that the ranks are tracked accurately.
    • Monitoring of changes made on the website. We’ve found this feature really useful.
    • Reports. This includes auto reports and manuals. We can easily and quickly create reports to check our SEO progress month by month.
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    • Customer service analysis has been extremely useful for determining sentiment and adding context to real time crisis situations.
    • Convenience of pulling data for all social channels at one time is extremely effective in making decisions in real time and to compare against other channel performance. The cross channel export minimizes a great deal of time for exporting data. Nearly all social channel data is available.
    • Reports are extremely user friendly, visual and easy to export. Also the ability to see the raw data and to have it for historical reference is great.
    • Key insights generated in the dashboard page help add fast context for performance.
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    Cons
    SE Ranking
    • I really don't think SE Ranking has many flaws. They are also rolling out an app at the moment - SE Ranking Pro - need to test that one.
    • Some more video tutorials on the site on how to use some tools would be helpful.
    • More in-system popups would be more helpful too.
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    • While it incorporates MOST platforms not all of them, I believe Pinterest was still in trial. They will need to keep up to date as new platforms emerge.
    • Not a super user friendly interface. I found it to be a bit clunky and dated looking.
    • While their training was good, and they had good support resources, I think they good do more with marketing and education to help my team uncover more value from the software.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SE Ranking
    No answers on this topic
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    For my current client, it's not right - they would not be actionable with the data to really need this tool. For my past clients, I would suggest they stay on it and i think they would agree.
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    Usability
    SE Ranking
    They had a huge update recently and the platform is now even better. Although not all the tools are yet in the new design.
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    The interface is very simple and organized around the core elements of the platform : the reports.
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    Support Rating
    SE Ranking
    The support is great but they don't have 24/7 support. And time zones can also be an issue sometimes. On the other hand there are plenty of guides and videos around to get yourself started. I never really needed support for "big" issues. And the help I got was good enough.
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    Extremely fast response and they go above and beyond without asking. The support team has provided me data beyond our limit before and it was not an issue and not an extra cost, really good business support.
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    Implementation Rating
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    Very good implementation.
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    Alternatives Considered
    SE Ranking
    SE Ranking is better than Serpstat or MOZ or Ahrefs when it comes to tracking keyword rankings, but it lacks in every other SEO category, such as onsite and offsite SEO metrics, content analysis, etc... It's a good choice for agencies that are interested in tracking keywords for their clients, but other than that it underperforms in every other SEO category.
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    Simply Measured has more in-depth reports than other tools in this category. Other tools may feature a lower price and are easier to learn. Others focus on only one channel, let's say Twitter. Simply Measured is comprehensive, extensive and has the depth to match. It's one of the few tools that can measure the impact of an individual message as opposed to the account in aggregate.
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    Return on Investment
    SE Ranking
    • The website "health" report has allowed us to fix things that Google might find strange or cause us to lose rankings, which has been very helpful.
    • It's given us more visibility into what exactly our SEO management company is doing and how they are performing, and if things are changing or not. It's very easy to see right from the dashboard.
    • Being able to see how our competitors stack up against us has helped us know where to improve, what to focus on, and how to be even better.
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    • Increased efficiency of reporting. Although I still keep my own spreadsheets and create a few charts and graphs, Simply Measured's reports have saved me countless hours.
    • Greater Visibility: Simply Measured's reports have helped increase the visibility of what the social media team is doing. What executive doesn't like a smart report?
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    ScreenShots

    SE Ranking Screenshots

    Screenshot of SE Ranking main dashboardScreenshot of SE Ranking keyword researchScreenshot of SE Ranking website auditScreenshot of SERP CompetitorsScreenshot of Organic SERP HistoryScreenshot of Content tool