Google Search Console vs SE Ranking

Two SEO & local search tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	Google Search ConsoleGoogle	SE RankingSE Ranking
In one line	Free report of what you rank for and what is broken	Rank tracking, audits, and competitor research for less than Semrush
Starting price	Free	From $103.20/mo
Six-person team	$0/mo	$103/mo
Plans	Free	Core $103.20/mo (2k keywords, 10 projects, 1 seat); Growth $223.20/mo (5k keywords, 30 projects, 3 seats), billed yearly (monthly $129/$279)
Pricing model	Free	Free trial
Free trial	—	14 days
Users	Unlimited	1 on Core; 3 on Growth
Integrations	Google Analytics, Looker Studio, most SEO tools	Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Looker Studio
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	None listed	Every plan
Support hours	Not published	Email: Monday through Friday, 9 AM till 12 PM GMT
Incidents posted	Google has a public status page. Status page	SE Ranking has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score	4.8 / 5 from 219 reviews	4.7 / 5 from 298 reviews
Trustpilot score	Not listed	4.1 / 5 from 715 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	80	45
Fit: Restaurant or café	75	40
Fit: Service business	85	65
Fit: Agency or studio	85	88
Fit: Trades or contractor	80	45
Fit: Online store	90	72
Why people pick it	Free Source data for everything else	Cheaper than Semrush and Ahrefs Daily rank tracking
Where it falls short	No competitor data Sampling on large sites	Smaller link database Overkill for one local site
	Visit Google Search Console ↗	Visit SE Ranking ↗

Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices