category · SEO
SEO software after AI
34 tools in this category. 8 are rated killed and 9 survived — together the non-survivors add up to $1,105 a month.
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Moz Pro
trending_up SEO
The rank tracker still works. The thing it ranks you in is shrinking.
why
Google Search Console and Ahrefs Webmaster Tools cover the headline feature free, so the $99/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
Google · 2024-05 $99/mo
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Screaming Frog
trending_up SEO
A desktop crawler survived the AI wave by being unglamorous and correct.
why
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the SEO job, so this one still earns its $22/mo.
OpenAI · 2024-05 $22/mo
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Ubersuggest
trending_up SEO
Keyword ideas were the cheap part of SEO even before the models arrived.
why
ChatGPT and Google Keyword Planner cover the headline feature free, so the $29/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
OpenAI · 2024-05 $29/mo
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Outranking
trending_up SEO
Workflow-heavy SEO writing, squeezed from both ends.
why
Perplexity covers the headline feature free, so the $59/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
OpenAI · 2025-02 $59/mo
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SE Ranking
trending_up SEO
A solid, mid-priced rank tracker in a market where rank means less each quarter.
why
Google Search Console covers the headline feature free, so the $65/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
Google · 2024-05 $65/mo
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Article Forge
trending_up SEO
Bulk auto-blogging in the exact era Google started punishing bulk auto-blogging.
why
ChatGPT and Claude now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $27/mo is optional.
Google · 2024-05 $27/mo
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Serpstat
trending_upSEO· $59
YES
OpenAI · 2025-03 · ChatGPT and AI SEO assistants covering keyword ideation and audits that mid-tier suites sold
Google Search Console now covers the same core job on a free tier, so the $59/mo is optional.
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INK Editor
trending_upSEO· $49
YES
OpenAI · 2024-05 · AI content optimisation folded into every writing surface
Rank Math and ChatGPT now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $49/mo is optional.
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Scalenut
trending_upSEO· $39
YES
OpenAI · 2023-11 · Free ChatGPT + SERP tools
ChatGPT now covers the same core job on a free tier, so the $39/mo is optional.
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Mangools
trending_upSEO· $29
YES
OpenAI · 2025-02 · Free AI keyword brainstorming replacing the entry-level research tools Mangools bundles
Google Keyword Planner now covers the same core job on a free tier, so the $29/mo is optional.
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Article Forge
trending_upSEO· $27
YES
Google · 2024-05 · Helpful-content updates plus AI Overviews
ChatGPT and Claude now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $27/mo is optional.
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AlsoAsked
trending_upSEO· $15
YES
OpenAI · 2024-11 · AI assistants producing topic trees and related questions without any scraping subscription
Google Search Console now covers the same core job on a free tier, so the $15/mo is optional.
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AnswerThePublic
trending_upSEO· $11
YES
OpenAI · 2024-06 · ChatGPT generating exhaustive question lists for any topic instantly and for free
AlsoAsked and GummySearch now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $11/mo is optional.
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Keywords Everywhere
trending_upSEO· $5
YES
OpenAI · 2025-01 · AI Overviews reshaping search results and chatbots replacing casual keyword lookups
Ahrefs and Google Keyword Planner now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $5/mo is optional.
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Clearscope
trending_upSEO· $189
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-01 · GPT-4o content briefs
ChatGPT covers the headline feature free, so the $189/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Moz Pro
trending_upSEO· $99
KINDA
Google · 2024-05 · AI Overviews compressed the clicks that keyword rank was measuring
Google Search Console and Ahrefs Webmaster Tools cover the headline feature free, so the $99/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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MarketMuse
trending_upSEO· $99
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-01 · GPT-4o planning
ChatGPT covers the headline feature free, so the $99/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Surfer SEO
trending_upSEO· $89
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-01 · GPT-4o briefs + AI writing
ChatGPT covers the headline feature free, so the $89/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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SE Ranking
trending_upSEO· $65
KINDA
Google · 2024-05 · Zero-click AI answers plus free Search Console data
Google Search Console covers the headline feature free, so the $65/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Outranking
trending_upSEO· $59
KINDA
OpenAI · 2025-02 · Deep research agents assemble a content brief end to end
Perplexity covers the headline feature free, so the $59/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Keyword Insights
trending_upSEO· $58
KINDA
OpenAI · 2025-04 · LLMs clustering keyword lists and drafting briefs without a dedicated clustering product
OpenAI's version covers the headline feature only, so the $58/mo is now paying for the workflow around it, not the AI.
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Majestic
trending_upSEO· $50
KINDA
OpenAI · 2025-05 · AI search shifting attention away from link graphs toward citation and mention tracking
OpenAI's version covers the headline feature only, so the $50/mo is now paying for the workflow around it, not the AI.
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Sitebulb
trending_upSEO· $45
KINDA
Anthropic · 2025-09 · Coding agents crawling and diagnosing sites directly, producing audit reports on demand
Screaming Frog and Google Search Console cover the headline feature free, so the $45/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Ubersuggest
trending_upSEO· $29
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-05 · Chat models generate keyword clusters and intent maps for free
ChatGPT and Google Keyword Planner cover the headline feature free, so the $29/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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LowFruits
trending_upSEO· $25
KINDA
OpenAI · 2025-07 · AI Overviews absorbing the long-tail queries LowFruits exists to find
Google Search Console covers the headline feature free, so the $25/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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NeuronWriter
trending_upSEO· $23
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-05 · Entity extraction is now a prompt
ChatGPT covers the headline feature free, so the $23/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Byword
trending_upSEO· $13
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-01 · GPT-4o bulk generation
OpenAI's version covers the headline feature only, so the $13/mo is now paying for the workflow around it, not the AI.
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vidIQ
trending_upSEO· $10
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-01 · AI title and thumbnail generation
TubeBuddy and ChatGPT cover the headline feature free, so the $10/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Yoast SEO
trending_upSEO· $8
KINDA
Google · 2025-05 · AI Overviews and answer engines reduced the value of on-page tweaks
Rank Math and ChatGPT cover the headline feature free, so the $8/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Rank Math
trending_upSEO· $5
KINDA
Google · 2025-05 · AI Overviews cut the organic clicks on-page SEO was optimising for
Yoast SEO and SEOPress cover the headline feature free, so the $5/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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TubeBuddy
trending_upSEO· $5
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-01 · AI-generated metadata
vidIQ and ChatGPT cover the headline feature free, so the $5/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Profound
trending_upSEO· $499
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2025-05 · AI answers replaced search results, creating this category
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the SEO job, so this one still earns its $499/mo.
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Scrunch AI
trending_upSEO· $300
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2026-01 · Model providers and legacy SEO suites adding native brand-visibility reporting for AI answers
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the SEO job, so this one still earns its $300/mo.
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AthenaHQ
trending_upSEO· $295
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2025-11 · AI visibility reporting becoming a free feature inside established SEO platforms
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the SEO job, so this one still earns its $295/mo.
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Similarweb
trending_upSEO· $199
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2025-01 · ChatGPT with browsing answering competitor research questions without a data subscription
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the SEO job, so this one still earns its $199/mo.
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Semrush
trending_upSEO· $139
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2024-01 · ChatGPT Search
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the SEO job, so this one still earns its $139/mo.
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Ahrefs
trending_upSEO· $129
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2024-01 · ChatGPT Search
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the SEO job, so this one still earns its $129/mo.
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Peec AI
trending_upSEO· $100
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2025-05 · Legacy SEO suites bolted AI visibility onto existing products
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the SEO job, so this one still earns its $100/mo.
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Otterly.AI
trending_upSEO· $29
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2025-04 · Incumbent SEO tools bundle AI search tracking free
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the SEO job, so this one still earns its $29/mo.
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Screaming Frog
trending_upSEO· $22
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2024-05 · Chat models can explain crawl issues but cannot crawl your site
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the SEO job, so this one still earns its $22/mo.