Acrolinx vs. SE Ranking

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Acrolinx
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Acrolinx is a marketing writing tool that captures the way an enterprise communicates and its guidelines, and aligns content with guidelines, using automation to shorten the editorial process.N/A
SE Ranking
Score 9.2 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
An SEO toolset for agency and in-house pros.
$65
per month
Pricing
AcrolinxSE Ranking
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Essential
$65
per month
Pro
$119
per month
Business
$259
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AcrolinxSE Ranking
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsContact vendor for pricing information.SE Ranking’s subscription plans are available at a 20% discount for annual pricing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
AcrolinxSE Ranking
Considered Both Products
Acrolinx
SE Ranking
Chose SE Ranking
It has a simple user interface and gives me the exact overview I need to take my next step.
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SE Ranking is way more budget-friendly and suitable for less demanded SEO projects.
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SE Ranking just made the most sense for us. It was an account separate from our SEO company so we could actually see what was going on.
Chose SE Ranking

The interface is much more friendly. The databases for the backlinks database seems to be bigger and more qualitative.


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For us it's mainly a tool we use and/or suggest because of the price. It's complete enough to get yourself kickstarted and learn about your website and its positions in Google. But once you grow bigger and want more data it's smart to look around for more complete tools.

For as …
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Backlink checker seems to be far less thorough than Ahrefs. It's also less thorough than Screaming Frog. But we got it for rank tracking and it does as a decent job at that.
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SE Ranking was our choice based on the suite of features it offered compared to competitors as well as the # of projects you could manage. From a cost perspective, we feel it provides the most value for your money. Other SEO tools did not offer the lead generation features …
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SE Ranking is really easy to use and it's rather cheap. So there is no reason why we should switch to other services.
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We chose SE Ranking because of the price as it was very affordable and also helped us cover our needs.
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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 …
Chose SE Ranking
SE Ranking is perfect due to its price.For $84/year, you can enjoy most of its features, which makes it perfect for bloggers who are looking to beef up their site's SEO. For small agencies, their $39/month is affordable enough to help client track their keywords and manage SEO …
Features
AcrolinxSE Ranking
Content Creation
Comparison of Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Acrolinx
8.0
Ratings
0% below category average
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Ideation8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Approval workflows7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Content collaboration9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Content calendar8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Network for content licensing/production8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Content Publishing
Comparison of Content Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Acrolinx
8.5
Ratings
5% above category average
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Content hub9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Forms / Gated content8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Embedded CTAs9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Content distribution7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Content promotion8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Content automation10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Content Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Acrolinx
8.0
Ratings
2% above category average
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Audience profiling and targeting8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Closed-loop tracking and reporting8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Content performance analytics7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Campaign optimization dashboard9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Competitive analytics8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
Acrolinx
-
Ratings
SE Ranking
7.9
Ratings
2% above category average
Keyword analysis00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Backlink management00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Page grader00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Competitive analysis00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Site recommendations00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Task management00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
SEO Channels
Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
Acrolinx
-
Ratings
SE Ranking
8.1
Ratings
6% above category average
Local SEO00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Mobile SEO00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Global SEO00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
SEO Platform & Account Management
Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Product A and Product B
Acrolinx
-
Ratings
SE Ranking
8.4
Ratings
1% below category average
Multi-domain support00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
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User Ratings
AcrolinxSE Ranking
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
AcrolinxSE Ranking
Likelihood to Recommend
I have used Acrolinx as an integrated tool with Microsoft Office. I use Office tools on a regular basis and need new formatting options for not only presentations slides but also for document creation, email templates, etc., and here is where Acrolinx helps me on a daily basis. Acrolinx, however, suffers from some frequent unavailability of the tool, which results in some disturbance, but overall the experience is great with the software.
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SE Ranking is on a good track when it comes to rank tracking. It displays a graph of your average position over time which is helpful and it can also help you when it comes to identifying some basic SEO issues with your website. It boasts as an all-around SEO tool, which it definitely isn't because it lacks a link database to be your go-to tool for everything SEO. Its UI is not optimized for ease of use, thus offering sub-par user experience. It has two different interfaces for different SEO tools which, I hope, they can incorporate into one.
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Pros
  • Powerful theme suggestions when integrated with Microsoft Office
  • Powerful syntax corrections when integrated with Microsoft Office
  • Powerful formatting suggestions when integrated with Microsoft Office
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  • 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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Cons
  • Noticed some frequent unavailability of the servers that results in loading of Acrolinx
  • Need to add more formatting options
  • Need to add more themes
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  • 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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Usability
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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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Support Rating
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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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Alternatives Considered
I only have Acrolinx integration with Microsoft Office and Outlooks suites.
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SE Ranking was our choice based on the suite of features it offered compared to competitors as well as the # of projects you could manage. From a cost perspective, we feel it provides the most value for your money. Other SEO tools did not offer the lead generation features that SE Ranking offered as part of their monthly plan.
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Return on Investment
  • I haven't calculated the exact financial benefits, but indeed Acrolinx has contributed greatly to the quality of the content my company has been producing
  • With enhanced formatting, themes, and organization of the documents, emails, and presentations, we have been able to attract new customers, resulting in more business
  • With the offerings Acrolinx have, team's productivity has increased manifolds
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  • 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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ScreenShots

Acrolinx Screenshots

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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