SpyFu vs. Ubersuggest

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SpyFu
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
SpyFu is the eponymous SEO and PPC research platform from the company in Scottsdale, Arizona focused on "spying" on competitors, or basically using their behaviors to refine your own through keyword and content analysis, and backlink poaching. This positional search engine optimization and paid listings management platform touts the ability to lower costs and raise rankings via a Kombat-oriented approach... basically a cute way of saying "it makes comparisons" of how well your site does in niche…
$39
per month
Ubersuggest
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
UberSuggest is a search engine optimization software solution offered by NP Digital.N/A
Pricing
SpyFuUbersuggest
Editions & Modules
Basic
$39
per month
Professional
$79
per month
Team
$299
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SpyFuUbersuggest
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
SpyFuUbersuggest
SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
SpyFu
6.6
Ratings
16% below category average
Ubersuggest
8.6
Ratings
11% above category average
Keyword analysis7.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Backlink management6.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking6.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Page grader7.80 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Competitive analysis7.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics7.20 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Site recommendations6.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Task management6.10 Ratings6.00 Ratings
SEO Channels
Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
SpyFu
5.8
Ratings
27% below category average
Ubersuggest
8.2
Ratings
8% above category average
Local SEO5.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Social SEO5.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Mobile SEO8.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Global SEO5.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
SEO Platform & Account Management
Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Product A and Product B
SpyFu
7.2
Ratings
16% below category average
Ubersuggest
8.0
Ratings
6% below category average
Multi-domain support6.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools8.50 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Advanced Web Ranking
Advanced Web Ranking
Score 8.2 out of 10
Advanced Web Ranking
Advanced Web Ranking
Score 8.2 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.5 out of 10
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Score 8.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
SpyFuUbersuggest
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
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9.0
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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10.0
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Usability
7.0
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9.0
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.6
(0 ratings)
8.4
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
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10.0
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User Testimonials
SpyFuUbersuggest
Likelihood to Recommend
If you have a Google ads PPC campaign and then I would say this is more or less essential if you want to know what your competitors are doing. You can get very useful data out of it even if you subscribe for one month. And the pricing is very reasonable. Even if you don't use Google ads, I would say this is still useful for your SEO/SMO team since it gives you a great idea of what keywords and traffic your competitors are working on.
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Ubersuggest is well suited for people who needs to conduct a basic keyword research to rank content in google. Whoever, the tool can be limited for people with more expertise and SEO knowledge. Nevertheless, having more free tools than other similar platforms, I recommend it to those who are starting in SEO.
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Pros
  • Keeping a tab on competitors organic and inorganic activities
  • Helps identify where the competitor is getting the backlinks from.
  • Identify competitors top content and the keywords that's bringing them traffic
  • Get proper information of their current and past ADS run on Google.
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  • Monitoring broken links - helps optimise your Google ranking
  • Researching hashtags and keywords for website and social media to keep relevant
  • Researching competitor keywords to get a competitive advantage
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Cons
  • As with any database, their keyword database has limits, so the data returned is relative to their database, not necessarily the full picture.
  • When SpyFu database or scoring chances, the data provided can spike, thus causing confusion among stakeholders, we're reporting to.
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  • Nothing really--it's complete as it is for the price.
  • Numbers are not always correct but this is basic with multiple tools.
  • They could add a page scan to see how well a page scores.
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Likelihood to Renew
Love this tool but would like insights from all 3 major search engines not just Google. I would also like deeper understanding of the placement for local businesses on Google Places/Maps. Insight into mobile search rankings and best landing pages per industry would also help :) Overall, SpyFu is a necessity for serious search marketers.
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Ubersuggest offers everything related to SEO in a single platform. I need it to improve my ranking on search.
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Usability
SpyFu is an easy to use tool, and has a self -explanatroy dashborad to generate the data needed to provide insights into any B2B SEO and PPC campaign. It is not comprehensive, but it certainly provides good enough insight to make it a valuable part of any agency tool stack
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Ubersuggest is relatively easy to navigate, even for beginners. The layout is simple and intuitive, which makes it accessible for users with little to no SEO experience. It doesn’t have the overwhelming complexity of tools like Ahrefs or SEMrush. Users can start using the tool right away without needing extensive onboarding. You can quickly enter a domain, run a site audit, or perform keyword research without having to dig through tutorials or guides.
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Support Rating
SpyFu comes with a link to tutorial videos. I recommend you watch them. The software is capable of so much you really need to watch the videos and learn how to get the most out of it. When I have a question 90% of the time it's there. When it isn't, and I reach out to them, support is always quick and concise.
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They have a lot of information on their website, and also training and contact options in the tool. So you can learn on the go while trying the tool. And if you are stuck, support reacts really fast--sometimes the same day, sometimes the next day due to time zones. Payment is easy and easy to cancel.
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Online Training
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Ubersuggest offers lots of free training on how to use the platform and digital marketing in general. The content is super useful.
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Alternatives Considered
I was surprised to find I preferred Semrush when it comes to keyword research. SpyFu is great (and less expensive than Semrush), but I felt the data Semrush provided was vaster than SpyFu. I was able to get more competitors spending insights in Semrush than SpyFu. Overall, I liked the ability to use both in our keyword research for both paid and organic marketing.
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Very good and easy for those starting out. There are other more robust and better featured products, but they are more expensive. The others also have phone support options, which I have found very useful in the past. For larger companies I would probably look at someting else, but Ubersuggest is good for most SMBs
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Return on Investment
  • Helping us track our ranking.
  • It helps solve the problem of ambiguity when it comes to Google Ads. It makes the strategy more clear.
  • You can sift through lots of different online analytics to find the information, but it takes way too long. SpyFu has it all in one place!
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  • Ubersuggest helps us with content ideas which turns into ROI eventually.
  • Ubersuggest helps our company team easily find competitors for any project we are designing.
  • Ubersuggest Content GAP is a great alternative tool we use aside from another SEO platform we use.
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