6 Best Serpstat Alternatives in 2026

Every price and limit below comes from the vendor's own pricing and help pages, checked on 12 October 2026, in US dollars before tax unless stated. Two vendors (Mangools and Ubersuggest) showed us prices adjusted for our location rather than US list prices, so we describe their limits and say where to check the price. Treat everything as 'as of October 2026'.

What Serpstat costs today

Individual is $69 a month or $50 a month billed annually: 5 projects, 100 searches a day, 10,000 position checks a month, 30,000 audit pages, 2,000 rows per backlink report, one user and no API. Team is $129 or $100 (unlimited projects, 500 searches a day, 3 users, 200,000 API credits a month), Team x2 $209 or $169, and Agency $499 or $410 with 30 users and white-label reports. Rank tracking updates daily on every plan. Tool credits (5,000 on Individual) are shared by keyword clustering, text analysis and batch analysis, cannot move between modules, and reset each billing cycle. The trial is 7 days with a $1 card verification, and Serpstat's licence terms say subscription payments are non-refundable.

The reasons to look elsewhere are usually one of these: you want a refund window or a no-card trial, you need more users or an API without jumping to Team, Serpstat's keyword coverage in your market is thin (its own pages state its database as 8.91, 8.62 and 7.11 billion keywords in different places), or the per-module credits are hard to plan.

At a glance (as of October 2026)

The alternatives, one by one

SE Ranking: more tracked keywords at a similar price

Core is $129 a month ($103.20 billed annually) for 10 projects, 2,000 keywords tracked daily, 100 AI prompts and 250,000 audit pages a month, with 25,000 API credits and MCP access included. Extra seats start at $16. Rank tracking covers Google, Bing, Yahoo and YouTube. 14-day trial without a card. Best for: Serpstat Individual users who want an API, more tracked keywords and a manager seat without moving to Team. Limit: payments are non-refundable, and its own FAQ says its search volume figures trail Semrush's and Ahrefs'.

Ahrefs: Starter for lookups, Lite for links

Ahrefs Starter is $29 a month for keyword and competitor lookups, with 200 credits a month and no extra users or add-ons. Lite is $129 a month for 5 projects, 750 tracked keywords updated weekly and 1,000 credits a user a month, with API and MCP access on paid plans from Lite. Ahrefs states 35 trillion backlinks in its history and 28.7 billion keywords. There is no trial, and Ahrefs says it does not issue refunds in general. Best for: people who mainly used Serpstat for backlinks. Limit: weekly rank tracking.

Semrush: the broadest toolkit

The SEO plan is $139 a month ($117.33 billed annually) for 5 websites, 500 keywords tracked daily, 10,000 results per report and 3,000 reports a day. Semrush states more than 28 billion keywords across 142 databases and 43 trillion+ backlinks. API access is on Advanced ($549). 7-day trial with exports disabled, and a free plan with 10 reports a day. Best for: teams that also need local, content or market traffic tools. Limit: one user per plan, extra users from $45.

Mangools: simple tools, daily limits

Mangools bundles KWFinder, SERPChecker, SERPWatcher, LinkMiner and SiteProfiler. Its pricing data is adjusted by visitor location, so check the price shown to you. The limits: Basic gives 100 keyword lookups and 100 SERP lookups per 24 hours and 200 tracked keywords; Premium 500 and 700; Agency 1,200 and 1,500 with daily rank updates (weekly on the lower plans). LinkMiner's backlink data comes from Majestic. Every plan includes an AI Search Watcher monitor with 5 prompts. Annual billing saves up to 35%, there is a free plan with 5 lookups per 24 hours, and Mangools offers a full refund within 48 hours of payment. Best for: freelancers who want an easy interface with predictable daily limits. Limit: tracked keywords are low on Basic.

Ubersuggest: the budget option

Ubersuggest also showed us local-currency prices; NP Digital's own blog (updated July 2026) lists $29, $49 and $99 a month. Individual includes one project, 150 searches a day and 125 tracked keywords updated weekly, plus AI Search Visibility for ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews. There is a one-time 7-day trial on monthly plans, and Ubersuggest says it has no API plans at the moment. Best for: small businesses doing their own SEO. Limit: weekly rank tracking and no API.

SEO PowerSuite: desktop, billed yearly

Four desktop apps (Rank Tracker, WebSite Auditor, SEO SpyGlass, LinkAssistant) for $349 a year on Professional or $599 on Enterprise, with unlimited projects, keywords and backlinks on paid plans. Rank checks can be scheduled monthly, weekly or daily, and local tracking goes down to city level. White-label reports start on Enterprise. The free edition is the trial; the return policy says no refunds. Best for: consultants who want a fixed yearly cost and data on their own machine. Limit: annual billing and no refunds.

Pick by why you are leaving Serpstat

AI visibility in budget suites

Serpstat sells AI tracking as a separate product, LLM Brand Monitor (a free tier with 10 checks a month, and a Pro plan at a limited-time $39 a month). Several alternatives now include some AI tracking: SE Ranking 100 prompts on Core, Mangools 5 prompts on every plan, Ubersuggest a set number of prompts per project. Fenn is built only for that job: it asks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Grok your buyers' questions, shows who gets named instead of you, and drafts site fixes and pages for you to approve and publish. It does no keyword research or rank tracking. Plans start at $29 a month, set up after a demo.

FAQ

What is cheaper than Serpstat?

Ahrefs Starter ($29 a month) and Ubersuggest's lowest plan cost less, as of October 2026, but both are narrower. For a full suite with daily rank tracking, Serpstat Individual at $50 a month billed annually is already near the bottom of the market.

Does Serpstat offer refunds?

Serpstat's licence agreement says payments from a subscription activation are non-refundable. The 7-day trial requires a $1 card verification, which is returned.

Is SE Ranking better than Serpstat?

For agencies, SE Ranking Core includes more tracked keywords (2,000 daily), an API and a no-card trial at $103.20 a month billed annually. Serpstat Individual is cheaper at $50 a month billed annually but has no API and one user.

Which Serpstat alternative has daily rank tracking?

SE Ranking and Semrush update daily on every plan; Mangools updates daily on Agency only; SEO PowerSuite lets you schedule daily checks. Ahrefs and Ubersuggest update weekly.