Semrush vs Gushwork

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

Short version

  • Semrush costs less for a six-person team.
  • Semrush fits retail shop, restaurant or café, agency or studio, online store.
  • Gushwork: Writes and publishes the pages for you.
CompareSemrushSemrushGushworkGushwork
In one lineThe full SEO toolkit: keywords, audits, competitorsDone-for-you AI SEO pages and inbound leads for B2B firms
Starting priceFrom $117.33/mo + $45/extra personFrom $900/mo
Six-person team$117/mo$900/mo
PlansSEO $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 AdvancedFrom $900/mo, billed monthly (no annual price published); all agents included; final price set on a sales call by page volume and paid-ads support; no free trial; cancel anytime
Pricing modelFree trialPaid
Free trial7 days—
Users1; extra users from $45/moManaged service; seats not stated
IntegrationsGoogle Search Console, Analytics, WordPressSlack (lead alerts), any website platform
Team size2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available inUS · UK · CA · AUUS
Phone supportNone listedPlans not stated
Live chatNone listedNone listed
Support hoursNot publishedNot published
Incidents postedWe found no public status page for Semrush.We found no public status page for Gushwork.
Capterra score4.6 / 5 from 2,329 reviewsNot listed
Trustpilot score1.6 / 5 from 1,422 reviewsNot listed
Fit: Retail shop4010
Fit: Restaurant or café305
Fit: Service business5560
Fit: Agency or studio9515
Fit: Trades or contractor4040
Fit: Online store8010
Why people pick it
  • Everything in one tool
  • Best competitor data
  • Writes and publishes the pages for you
  • Lead dashboard filters spam
Where it falls short
  • Expensive
  • Overkill for one local site
  • $900/mo floor, final price by quote
  • Leads take months; 6-month minimum
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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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