Rankscale vs Semrush

Rankscale focuses on GEO & AI visibility; Semrush focuses on SEO platforms.

• 10documented differences
• 3documented the same for both
• 6documented for one tool only
• 1unknown for both

Billing

Rankscale: Annual billing required

Semrush: Month-to-month billing

Free plan

Rankscale: Unknown

Semrush: Yes · Free

Free trial

Rankscale: Yes · 7 days

Semrush: Yes · 7 days

AI engines tracked

Rankscale: ChatGPT, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Copilot (confirmed from Essentials, the lowest paid plan)

Semrush: ChatGPT, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Perplexity and Gemini (confirmed from Starter)

Documented differences

Both tools documented, and the support or plan differs.

Documented for one tool only

No documentation was found for the other tool. That is unknown, not a missing capability.

• Unknown for Rankscale: Keyword research, Backlink analysis, Backlink building, Link-building outreach

• Rankscale's lowest listed price requires annual billing; compare it with the other tool's annual-billing price where one is listed.
• The lowest listed plans are not necessarily equivalent. Check plan limits before comparing prices.

Plans

Rankscale:

• Essentials · annual commitment$17/mo billed annually
  Limits of Essentials

  Yearly only (monthly $20 shown struck through). 120 credits/month (up to 480 AI answers), 2 brand dashboards, 10 page audits; no sentiment, data exports, Data Studio, REST API or team workspaces. MCP is included.

• Pro$99/mo month-to-month$84/mo billed annually
  Limits of Pro

  1,200 credits/month (up to 4,800 AI answers); 10 brand dashboards; 50 page audits; Data Studio integration; no REST API.

• Pro+$229/mo month-to-month$195/mo billed annually
  Limits of Pro+

  3,000 credits/month (up to 12,000 answers); 25 dashboards; 100 page audits; REST API.

• Growth$385/mo month-to-month$327/mo billed annually
  Limits of Growth

  5,500 credits/month (up to 22,000 answers); 50 dashboards; 200 page audits; agency program benefits; white-labeled dashboard links with API.

• Enterprise$780/mo month-to-month$663/mo billed annually
  Limits of Enterprise

  12,000 credits/month (up to 48,000 answers); 100 dashboards; 200 page audits.

• Custom PlanContact sales — Custom pricing
  Limits of Custom Plan

  Quoted individually.

Semrush:

• FreeFree
  Limits of Free

  1 demo project, 10 reports per day.

• SEO$139/mo month-to-month$117.33/mo billed annually
  Limits of SEO

  5 websites, 500 keywords tracked daily, 'Basic keyword research and competitor analysis'. Lists AI visibility reports and custom prompt monitoring, with no prompt limit stated; the plan is not labelled 'SEO + AI Search'. 1 user seat included; additional users from $45/mo.

• Starter$199/mo month-to-month$165.17/mo billed annually
  Limits of Starter

  Semrush One tier. 5 websites, 500 keywords daily, 50 AI prompts daily, 1 domain for AI brand performance. 1 user seat included; additional users $45/mo each, plus $99/mo per added user for AI Visibility Toolkit access.

• Pro+$299/mo month-to-month$248.17/mo billed annually
  Limits of Pro+

  Semrush One tier. Adds historical SEO data, content optimization, multi-location/device tracking, 100 AI prompts daily. 1 user seat included; additional users $80/mo each, plus $99/mo per added user for AI Visibility Toolkit access.

• AdvancedContact sales — Custom pricing
  Limits of Advanced

  40+ websites, 5,000+ keywords daily, SEO share of voice, 'Advanced API data integration'. 1 user seat included; additional users $100/mo each, plus $99/mo per added user for AI Visibility Toolkit access.

Prices last verified

Rankscale: 30 Oct 2026

Semrush: 26 Oct 2026

Google Analytics

Rankscale: Documented

Semrush: Documented

Google Search Console

Rankscale: Documented

Semrush: Documented

Looker Studio

Rankscale: DocumentedConfirmed from ProAvailability on lower plans not verified.

Semrush: Listed* (not yet verified)

Public API

Rankscale: DocumentedConfirmed from Pro+Availability on lower plans not verified.

Semrush: Listed* (not yet verified)

Wix

Rankscale: Unknown

Semrush: Documented

WordPress

Rankscale: Unknown

Semrush: Documented

Zapier

Rankscale: Unknown

Semrush: Documented

“Unknown” means we found no vendor documentation for it, not that it is unavailable.

Built for (vendor-stated)

Rankscale: Agencies, Enterprises, Ecommerce brands, SaaS companies

Semrush: Freelancers and consultants, Small businesses, Agencies, Enterprises, Ecommerce brands

Best suited for (SEOFinder editorial)

Rankscale:

• Tracking how a brand appears across many AI engines within a monthly credit budget.

Semrush:

• Teams managing several websites (5 on SEO and Starter, 15 on Pro+).
• Competitor research in organic search.

Each vendor's own pages, read on the dates shown. SEOFinder has not independently tested these products.