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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BuzzSumo

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ABuzzSumo is an influencer marketing platform focused on influencer location, author reports, content analysis for locating trends, and domain comparisons, useful for competitor analysis. The analysis engine is intentioned to track and optimize content marketing efforts. BuzzSumo was acquired by Brandwatch, which is now a Cision company (acquired February 2021).

    $159

    per month

    Semrush

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ASemrush is a relatively popular search engine optimization tool set from the company of the same name based in Pennsylvania and founded in 2008. Largely the platforms relies on competitive intelligence, and features SEO staples like backlink checking, keyword analysis to refine SEO and PPC campaigning and locate low-cost / high-yield keywords, analysis of competitors who co-occupy desired ad and listing spaces, domain vs. domain analysis, as well as site audit and domain tracking. Semrush can…

    $139.95

    per month

    Pricing
    BuzzSumoSemrush
    Editions & Modules
    Content Creation
    $199
    per month
    PR & Comms
    $299
    per month
    Suite
    $499
    per month
    Enterprise
    $999
    per month
    Pro
    $139.95
    per month
    Guru
    $249.95
    per month
    Business
    $499.95
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BuzzSumoSemrush
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—17% discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    BuzzSumoSemrush
    Considered Both Products
    Cision
    Chose BuzzSumo
    We still use Semrush for our SEO and content department and don't use BuzzSumo much for social media these days so what BuzzSumo does for our agency it does better than the competitors and that's primarily advanced monitoring and the relevant data associated with placements …
    Incentivized
    Chose BuzzSumo
    Buzzsumo seems pretty far ahead of many of its competitors. Specifically, I find that its data pool is much more extensive and in-depth compared to mainstream competitors. For example, Buzzsumo seems to be more aware overall of tangential topics that are relevant to–but not …
    Incentivized
    Chose BuzzSumo
    Buzzsumo is probably the best tool when it comes to social shares. Other tools like Ahrefs and Mention can get you similar data, but those tools have other focuses (social mentions and baclinks). If you want accurate social share counts for your blog and other companies, …
    Incentivized
    Chose BuzzSumo
    We use them in tandem. We’ve found little crossover between the two.
    Incentivized
    Chose BuzzSumo
    While they show similar metrics to Buzzsumo, I like the visual aspect of Buzzsumo and the breakdown it has per channel. It's simple, but effective.
    Incentivized
    Semrush
    Chose Semrush
    SEMRush is more more user friendly and informative than Moz tools.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BuzzSumoSemrush
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of BuzzSumo and Semrush
    Feature
    BuzzSumo
    -
    Ratings
    Semrush
    7.9
    152 Ratings
    Keyword analysis00 Ratings8.7152 Ratings
    Backlink management00 Ratings8.2145 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings8.2148 Ratings
    Page grader00 Ratings7.0127 Ratings
    Competitive analysis00 Ratings8.6147 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics00 Ratings8.0148 Ratings
    Site recommendations00 Ratings7.3137 Ratings
    Task management00 Ratings7.090 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of BuzzSumo and Semrush
    Feature
    BuzzSumo
    -
    Ratings
    Semrush
    8.1
    138 Ratings
    Local SEO00 Ratings8.3126 Ratings
    Social SEO00 Ratings8.0104 Ratings
    Mobile SEO00 Ratings7.7111 Ratings
    Global SEO00 Ratings8.3112 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of BuzzSumo and Semrush
    Feature
    BuzzSumo
    -
    Ratings
    Semrush
    8.7
    123 Ratings
    Multi-domain support00 Ratings8.3113 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools00 Ratings9.0117 Ratings
    User Ratings
    BuzzSumoSemrush
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (34 ratings)
    8.8
    (152 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.7
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    9.9
    (17 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)