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    Majestic SEO

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMajestic surveys and maps the Internet and has created a large commercial Link Intelligence database. This Internet map is used by SEOs, New Media Specialists, Affiliate Managers and online Marketing experts for a variety of uses surrounding online prominence including Link Building, Reputation Management, Website Traffic development, Competitor analysis and News Monitoring.

    $49.99

    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
    Majestic SEOSemrush
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $49.99
    per month
    Pro
    $99.99
    per month
    Full API
    $399.99
    per month
    Pro
    $139.95
    per month
    Guru
    $249.95
    per month
    Business
    $499.95
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Majestic SEOSemrush
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—17% discount for annual pricing.
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    Majestic SEOSemrush
    Considered Both Products
    Majestic SEO
    Chose Majestic SEO
    Majestic has features that most of their competitors don't. The backlink index is better than SEMRush in my opinion which also lacks being able to look at links from a range of dates. Their metrics are harder to fool when compared to Moz and I would say that AHREF's is a good …
    Incentivized
    Chose Majestic SEO
    Majestic is best used in conjunction with a tool like Moz and SEMRush. Although it can be used by itself, it is difficult to work with unless you really know what you're looking for and how to use that data when you find it.
    Incentivized
    Chose Majestic SEO
    Most of the SEO platforms have their own unique features. Majestic really focuses on backlinks, which is arguably the most important aspect of SEO. It is not a full-feature platform such as Moz or SEMRush, but they are the best in backlinks. Majestic fits in any large-scale SEO …
    Incentivized
    Chose Majestic SEO
    Majestic is #2 on my list. SEMRush is my favorite because of its breadth of scope. The features it offers for a similar price are, in my opinion, superior. Majestic is better in terms of domain analysis. SEMRush is better in terms of keyword tracking, SEO Audits, PPC analysis, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Majestic SEO
    SEMRush, Moz, Ahrefs.
    All of these tools have their place and they all are very good. I can't really compare Majestic to any of them as I have very specific uses of Majestic. If I had to pick one tool to use for the rest of my SEO career it would probably be SEMRush. If I could …
    Incentivized
    Chose Majestic SEO
    Majestic SEO is handy tool for SEO and you can easily navigate in it's dashboard. You can set everything and plan your preferences to have weekly and monthly reports. Respect to the other tools, Majestic SEO is doing well with it's performance and fresh database. It is really …
    Incentivized
    Chose Majestic SEO
    Majestic SEO is very strong tool in all manners and compare to other digital marketing tools, we are working with many of other tools to create our clients recommendation but the most data is fetched by Majestic SEO tool. That's the main reason to choose this tool and we are …
    Incentivized
    Chose Majestic SEO
    There are many tools for digital marketers on the web, so you just catch the right tool for a particular scenario and task. So we chose Majestic SEO for its competitive price, its features, ease of use, reporting manner with customizable options, and creative analysis of …
    Incentivized
    Chose Majestic SEO
    Majestic has a reputation of being one of the best tools out there. Compared to the other leaders in the SEO space, Majestic is probably the best all-around tool, with very concrete capabilities in the areas of keyword research, backlink profile analysis, and on-page technical …
    Incentivized
    Chose Majestic SEO
    Majestic was the tool the company was using when I came on board. And I think in the future, they'll have to pick a different more versatile tool that completes a variety of tasks.
    Incentivized
    Chose Majestic SEO
    Majestic has the biggest index of backlinks. Also, it's list of parameters for backlinks is the biggest, which makes filtering backlinks a lot easier.

    Finally, Majestic has Bulk Backlink Checker, which saver a lot of time when checking backlinks of freelance link builders.
    Incentivized
    Chose Majestic SEO
    We use Majestic SEO as the main tool for getting backlink data. Moz is a competitor that we also use but for a different purpose. With Majestic SEO we get a lot more accurate link numbers, where we use Moz for its rank tracker and metrics like Domain Authority. Moz doesn't …
    Incentivized
    Chose Majestic SEO
    Ahrefs Site Explorer comes pretty close to Majestic SEO. I always used both the tools in parallel as some features were better in Ahrefs. But if you are looking for a cheaper tool and don't use the backlink research tool so often, go for one of the plans from Majestic SEO.
    Incentivized
    Chose Majestic SEO
    I would say Ahrefs does somehow a better job in terms of data quality, ease of use and intuitiveness. Majestic SEO surely follows Ahrefs on the second position as per my opinion. Majestic SEO has a huge potential for improvement when it comes to the way tool portrays …
    Incentivized
    Chose Majestic SEO
    Majestic SEO is definitely the top notch product for link analysis and no other tool beats Majestic SEO.
    Incentivized
    Chose Majestic SEO
    Majestic SEO lacks some of the features of SEMRush and MOZ, but these features are simply not what the software focuses on (or even claims to focus on). Majestic's all about the crawl--from what I've seen (and I've compared monthly crawl data provided by these other platforms …
    Semrush
    Chose Semrush
    For me, Semrush has a good UX and is a trustworthy source of organic traffic data. When compared to other tools, they sometimes could be pretty much off when I observe data in Google Search Console and Google Analytics. That's why I think Semrush does a pretty good job for any …
    Incentivized
    Chose Semrush
    Better value overall. [Semrush] at the end of the day was better suited for our needs.
    Incentivized
    Chose Semrush
    Semrush gives us all the data we need in one dashboard. It works much better than using many different tools. There are tools that are better for certain aspects, but none that provide the depth of data available in Semrush.
    Incentivized
    Chose Semrush
    In general SEMRush is a great value compared to most of these tools, particularly the very expensive "enterprise" tools.
    Incentivized
    Chose Semrush
    I alternate several tools. But for example, I used to use Moz and Ahrefs, now I only use Semrush for technical issues.
    For Keywords research I use Semrush and others, to have different sources of information and compare to validate.
    Incentivized
    Chose Semrush
    Semrush is the widest-reaching tool with the most features, however, I find the keyword and SERP reliability can be a little off fairly often, especially when algorithm updates are concerned. Generally, though the tool is the best all-rounder and offers the widest breadth of …
    Incentivized
    Chose Semrush
    SEMRush is really in a league of its own. I work with Screaming Frog, Moz, Hrefs, and MajesticSEO. None of them touch the comprehensive capabilities of SEMRush, especially for competitor analysis. SEMRush handles more than just SEO and SEM, but all things combined. Definitely a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Semrush
    SEMRush blows them all away with the exception of Ahrefs. I think these two are the undisputed kings of SEO tools. Majestic is also an amazing tool - and I use it alongside SEMRush - but it's not as good with several of the key things I use SEMRush for. Ahrefs is also very …
    Incentivized
    Chose Semrush
    The reason why I like SEMRush is that you get some of the best webinars in the business and it's really many software combined in one. They also keep adding beta features so they keep improving the software.
    Incentivized
    Chose Semrush
    I used Botify, Oncrawl, Searchmetrics, MyPOSEO, XENU, ScreamingFrog, website Auditor, Link Assistant, GTmetrix, ahref, Majestic...

    Every tool listed above is useful (except Searchmetrix). SEMrush is just one tool which is necessary, such as Oncrawl or Xenu.
    Incentivized
    Chose Semrush
    The only alternative that comes to my mind is Ahrefs. However, Ahrefs is more expensive compared to SEMrush. SEMrush is much more keyword specific tool so I believe for our purposes SEMrush is better option. Pricing also plays a role because Ahrefs has a lot more options that …
    Incentivized
    Chose Semrush
    SEMRush has a much stronger position when you compare it to other alternatives. The reason being that there are only a few tools that provide an overall service including both SEO and SEM. Also, the fact that it allows competitor analysis and a side by side analysis of KPIs …
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    Features
    Majestic SEOSemrush
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Majestic SEO and Semrush
    Feature
    Majestic SEO
    8.5
    20 Ratings
    Semrush
    7.9
    152 Ratings
    Keyword analysis9.016 Ratings8.7152 Ratings
    Backlink management9.020 Ratings8.2145 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking9.011 Ratings8.2148 Ratings
    Page grader8.014 Ratings7.0127 Ratings
    Competitive analysis8.019 Ratings8.6147 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics9.015 Ratings8.0148 Ratings
    Site recommendations7.015 Ratings7.3137 Ratings
    Task management9.08 Ratings7.090 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Majestic SEO and Semrush
    Feature
    Majestic SEO
    8.5
    16 Ratings
    Semrush
    8.1
    138 Ratings
    Local SEO8.012 Ratings8.3126 Ratings
    Social SEO8.59 Ratings8.0104 Ratings
    Mobile SEO8.511 Ratings7.7111 Ratings
    Global SEO9.015 Ratings8.3112 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Majestic SEO and Semrush
    Feature
    Majestic SEO
    9.5
    17 Ratings
    Semrush
    8.7
    123 Ratings
    Multi-domain support9.017 Ratings8.3113 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools10.014 Ratings9.0117 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Majestic SEOSemrush
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (23 ratings)
    8.8
    (152 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.9
    (17 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)