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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

    Viralheat (Discontinued)

    Score5.1 out of 10
    N/AViralheat was acquired by Cision in 2015 and rebranded Cision Social Edition. It was later discontinued.N/A
    Pricing
    SE RankingViralheat (Discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Essential
    $65
    per month
    Pro
    $119
    per month
    Business
    $259
    per month
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SE RankingViralheat (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.
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    Community Pulse
    SE RankingViralheat (Discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    SE Ranking
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    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 RankingViralheat (Discontinued)
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of SE Ranking and Viralheat (Discontinued)
    Feature
    SE Ranking
    7.9
    16 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Viralheat (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 Viralheat (Discontinued)
    Feature
    SE Ranking
    8.1
    14 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Viralheat (Discontinued)
    -
    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 Viralheat (Discontinued)
    Feature
    SE Ranking
    8.4
    14 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Viralheat (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-domain support8.512 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools8.413 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    SE RankingViralheat (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (16 ratings)
    8.3
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (6 ratings)
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SE RankingViralheat (Discontinued)
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    If social is a big part of your business in more departments than just marketing and communications (marcom), make sure to let the team know and ask how Viralheat can accommodate multiple users and departments. Viralheat was great during the evaluation process because they were willing to show us exactly what they could do for our company - they even customized accounts for us to show us the true value of signing on.
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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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    Discontinued Products
    • Viralheat’s reporting feature delivers analytics in presentation-grade spreadsheets. I include these images in reports or presentations to different teams.
    • Monitoring is definitely a strong point. I am not limited by a conversation or mention limitation, which is especially important when tracking high-volume products or brands. We are able to quickly identify trends and act accordingly.
    • The user experience is a pleasant one. Viralheat offers many comprehensive features but the layout of the product is simple and intuitive. I’m able to access any feature without having to click around into multiple places.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Not being able to reference in the native platform (e.g. LinkedIn, Facebook) the name of companies or users referenced in a post.
    • Not being able to embed images natively. (e.g. Image attached to a post on Viralheat shows up as a url link on the native platform).
    • Would love to see a calendar view of the scheduled posts as well as the current list view.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SE Ranking
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Viralheat provided our team with the kind of monitoring tool we were looking for. As an added bonus, they had a member of their team brainstorm the best ways for us to set up our account to ensure we weren’t missing anything. Great customer service.
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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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    Discontinued Products
    I found it really easy to use and I use it on a daily basis and can easily find my way around. It has the usability of a consumer application for an Enterprise product that does very complex things in a very elegant manner.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    The customer success team clearly cares about how well we do. They are quick to get back to us and they always offer to jump on a screen share so we can understand and learn new features.
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    Implementation Rating
    SE Ranking
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    We were up and running within an hour.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    We chose Viralheat because it allowed us to do multiple things from one tool. We were able to monitor our brand mentions after each video, song, or album release - this provided us with valuable feedback abouout our brand and music. We were also able to connect our accounts and engage directly with our fans as well as post new content. We monitored the analytics around each release and campaign and were able to determine which were successful.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Viralheat has helped me understand how real-life users react to things I build and/or test.
    • I’ve gotten a better understanding of my space and the relevant news surrounding it. This helps me build a better product.
    • It saves me a lot of time. I’m able to quickly monitor what’s important to me.
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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