Semrush vs Google Search Console
Two SEO & local search tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
Google Search Console costs less for a six-person team.
Google Search Console fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, trades or contractor, online store.
Semrush fits agency or studio.
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| In one line | The full SEO toolkit: keywords, audits, competitors | Free report of what you rank for and what is broken |
| Starting price | From $117.33/mo + $45/extra person | Free |
| Six-person team | $117/mo | $0/mo |
| Plans | SEO $117.33/mo; Starter $165.17/mo; Pro+ $248.17/mo; Advanced $455.67/mo, billed annually (monthly $139.95/$199/$299/$549); 1 user included; extra users $45/mo on SEO and Starter, $80 on Pro+, $100 on Advanced | Free |
| Pricing model | Free trial | Free |
| Free trial | 7 days | — |
| Users | 1; extra users from $45/mo | Unlimited |
| Integrations | Google Search Console, Analytics, WordPress | Google Analytics, Looker Studio, most SEO tools |
| Team size | 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | None listed | None listed |
| Live chat | None listed | None listed |
| Support hours | Not published | Not published |
| Incidents posted | We found no public status page for Semrush. | Google has a public status page. Status page |
| Capterra score | 4.6 / 5 from 2,329 reviews | 4.8 / 5 from 219 reviews |
| Trustpilot score | 1.6 / 5 from 1,422 reviews | Not listed |
| Fit: Retail shop | 40 | 80 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 30 | 75 |
| Fit: Service business | 55 | 85 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 95 | 85 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 40 | 80 |
| Fit: Online store | 80 | 90 |
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| Visit Semrush | Visit Google Search Console |
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
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