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Semrush alternatives
Semrush: SEO tool for finding keywords, checking your site and tracking how you show up in search and AI answers. Its price when we checked: SEO: $117.33 a month billed annually ($139 monthly). SEO + AI Search: $165.17 billed annually ($199 monthly). If it isn't right for you, these tools do a similar job.
Prices at a glance
| Tool | Cheapest paid plan | Free plan |
|---|---|---|
| Semrush | $139 (SEO, per month ($117.33 billed annually)) | No |
| ChatGPT | Not published | Yes |
| Perplexity | $17 (Pro, per month, billed annually) | Yes |
| Writesonic | $79 (Starter, per month, billed annually) | No |
Our verdict
Free plans: ChatGPT, Perplexity. Cheapest dollar-priced entry plan: Perplexity at $17 (Pro, per month, billed annually). Choose by the job you need doing: each entry says who it suits best.
ChatGPT
A general AI assistant for drafting emails, quotes, policies and posts, summarising documents and answering questions.
- Price: Free plan available. Paid plans (Go, Plus, Business, Enterprise) are priced per user per month; see the pricing page for current amounts.
- Free plan: Yes. Unlimited everyday text chats, subject to abuse safeguards. Web search, file and image uploads, data analysis, image creation and 500 MB Library storage, each with its own usage limits. Ads may appear on the free plan in some countries.
- Best for: Day-to-day drafting: customer replies, quotes, job adverts, social posts and summaries.
Perplexity
An AI search tool that answers questions with links to the sources it used.
- Price: Free to sign up. Pro: US$17 a month billed annually. Max: US$167 a month billed annually.
- Free plan: Yes. A free account is available; paid plans add more advanced answers and top AI models.
- Best for: Quick research with sources, such as supplier comparisons, regulations to look up, or local market questions.
Writesonic
AI writing and SEO tool focused on getting found in search and AI answers.
- Price: Starter: $79 a month, billed annually. Basic: $199. Growth: $399.
- Free plan: No. Free trial; no ongoing free plan listed.
- Best for: Businesses producing a lot of web content.
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