LiftMetrix (discontinued) vs. SE Ranking

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
LiftMetrix (discontinued)
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Social media analytics suite LiftMetrix was acquired by Hootsuite in February 2017 and became Hootsuite Impact, a social media analytics tool emphasizing the needs of larger entities and enterprise. The product has since been discontinued.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
LiftMetrix (discontinued)SE Ranking
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Essential
$65
per month
Pro
$119
per month
Business
$259
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LiftMetrix (discontinued)SE Ranking
Free Trial
NoYes
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
LiftMetrix (discontinued)SE Ranking
Considered Both Products
LiftMetrix (discontinued)
Chose LiftMetrix (discontinued)
This was the first program that I used so do not have anything to compare it to. It does work better than scheduling within Facebook now Meta. I am not looking into other options because I would like to be able to post to more social accounts at a lower cost.
Chose LiftMetrix (discontinued)
I have been using Hootsuite Impact for about a year for basic social media posting and suggested top post dates and times. The ability to merge the past posts with current data with little effort, plus the easy to use navigation with Hootsuite Impact was the tipping point. I …
Chose LiftMetrix (discontinued)
Because Hootsuite has a strong publishing/listening tool that connects to analytics, it was the best for us. Tracx has incredible analytics, but their publishing tools were not as strong. Sprout social was good as well, but their single inbox/stream was not ideal for managing …
Chose LiftMetrix (discontinued)
Hootsuite Impact is far easy to use, both in setup and in pulling reports, than Adobe Social was for us. The visualizations make data far easier to read, and being able to quickly filter through mentions has helped us to be more nimble when pulling reports.
SE Ranking
Chose SE Ranking
It has a simple user interface and gives me the exact overview I need to take my next step.
Chose SE Ranking
SE Ranking is way more budget-friendly and suitable for less demanded SEO projects.
Chose SE Ranking
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.


Chose SE Ranking
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 …
Chose SE Ranking
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.
Chose SE Ranking
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 …
Chose SE Ranking
SE Ranking is really easy to use and it's rather cheap. So there is no reason why we should switch to other services.
Chose SE Ranking
We chose SE Ranking because of the price as it was very affordable and also helped us cover our needs.
Chose 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 …
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
LiftMetrix (discontinued)SE Ranking
SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
LiftMetrix (discontinued)
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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
LiftMetrix (discontinued)
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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
LiftMetrix (discontinued)
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Ratings
SE Ranking
8.4
Ratings
1% below category average
Multi-domain support00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Best Alternatives
LiftMetrix (discontinued)SE Ranking
Small Businesses
Agency Analytics
Agency Analytics
Score 9.9 out of 10
Nozzle
Nozzle
Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Echobox Social
Echobox Social
Score 9.7 out of 10
Advanced Web Ranking
Advanced Web Ranking
Score 8.2 out of 10
Enterprises
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Score 9.4 out of 10
Dupli Checker (DupliChecker.com)
Dupli Checker (DupliChecker.com)
Score 8.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
LiftMetrix (discontinued)SE Ranking
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
LiftMetrix (discontinued)SE Ranking
Likelihood to Recommend
I like that I can really dig in to the advanced filers to generate the custom reports that apply to my industry and the accounts I have linked to Hootsuite. I have more experience with some networks and not as much experience with others, so the suggestions I am able to review and implement have been enormously helpful. I have a marketing staff of 4, so having Impact do the legwork helps us focus on the creative aspect of our marketing plan.
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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
  • It is easy to quickly set up and get results from specific search terms.
  • It tracks these terms across many different platforms, all in one place.
  • It allows us to quickly analyze the data from these mentions.
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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
  • Free version used to offer a lot more performance.
  • Insights now only available for paid versions.
  • Would be nice to see shares.
  • Hashtag suggestions or insight would be helpful.
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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
This was the first program that I used so do not have anything to compare it to. It does work better than scheduling within Facebook now Meta. I am not looking into other options because I would like to be able to post to more social accounts at a lower cost.
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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
  • Positive - being able to centralize our social media management has helped save time and resources
  • Positive - we can better measure our efforts and course correct more quickly if something is/isn't working.
  • Positive - we can better track conversions on social posts aimed to sell products with actual purchases on our website.
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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

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