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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (64.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
$139.94 Per Month
Appcues
Star Rating
(341)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(3,133)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$139.94 Per Month
Free Trial is available
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Appcues easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Semrush, along with administration.
- Reviewers felt that Semrush meets the needs of their business better than Appcues.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Appcues is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Appcues over Semrush.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Appcues
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Free Trial
Full-featured, 14-day free trial of Appcues. No credit card required.
- Boost activation with tailored onboarding
- Improve conversion by reducing time to value
- Create stickiness with feature adoption
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$139.94
Per Month
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- Display advertising research
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Appcues
Free Trial is available
Semrush
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
285
8.8
2,515
Ease of Use
8.6
288
8.3
2,541
Ease of Setup
8.3
163
8.6
1,743
Ease of Admin
8.7
149
8.6
1,298
Quality of Support
9.1
270
8.6
2,206
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
147
8.7
1,279
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
267
8.8
2,424
Features by Category
Metrics
Not enough data
8.4
438
Not enough data
8.3
432
Not enough data
7.9
414
Not enough data
7.7
388
Not enough data
7.4
377
Not enough data
7.6
371
Not enough data
7.4
374
Not enough data
7.5
384
Not enough data
7.1
369
Reporting
Not enough data
8.0
425
Not enough data
8.2
416
Not enough data
7.8
400
Not enough data
7.7
400
Not enough data
7.8
395
Not enough data
7.6
375
Not enough data
8.0
409
Other
Not enough data
7.7
387
Not enough data
8.1
400
Not enough data
7.7
389
Not enough data
8.0
391
Not enough data
7.4
356
Not enough data
7.0
335
Not enough data
7.6
355
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
Not enough data
6.6
44
Not enough data
7.3
44
Not enough data
6.9
44
Not enough data
7.0
42
Administration
Not enough data
7.7
366
Not enough data
7.4
353
Not enough data
8.5
407
Not enough data
8.3
396
Social Analytics
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
294
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
274
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
280
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
247
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
217
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
213
Reports & Dashboards
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
277
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
285
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
271
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
210
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
Not enough data
7.4(won by default)
21
Not enough data
7.3(won by default)
21
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
21
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
21
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
21
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
User Analysis
8.5
153
Not enough data
7.5
177
Not enough data
User Support
8.5
180
Not enough data
7.0
102
Not enough data
8.1
147
Not enough data
Walkthrough Type
8.1
119
Not enough data
8.9
178
Not enough data
Platform Basics - Digital Adoption Platform
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
Analytics - Digital Adoption Platform
7.7
8
Not enough data
Functions - Digital Adoption Platform
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Campaigns
8.9
21
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.4
16
Not enough data
9.4
20
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
8.9
15
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Push Notification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Segmentation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Targeting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Triggered Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Personalized Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Personalization Engines
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Listing Management
Not enough data
8.6
243
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
242
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
254
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
8.3
261
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
267
|
Verified
Local Search Optimization
Not enough data
8.9
596
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
547
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
520
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
532
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
516
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
579
|
Verified
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
569
Not enough data
8.5
575
Agentic AI - Competitive Intelligence
Not enough data
7.0
73
Platform Data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
531
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.3
470
Platform Reporting
Not enough data
8.0
545
Not enough data
8.3
553
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
106
Not enough data
8.2
103
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
95
Not enough data
8.4
106
Content Planning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
99
Not enough data
8.7
109
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
8.7
82
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
6.8
11
Other Features
Not enough data
8.3
107
Not enough data
8.8
93
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
Not enough data
8.7
1022
Not enough data
9.0
919
Not enough data
8.8
860
Not enough data
8.8
883
Agentic AI - SEO Tools
Not enough data
6.6
177
Not enough data
6.7
178
Not enough data
6.7
179
Not enough data
6.7
175
Not enough data
6.5
175
Not enough data
6.6
170
Not enough data
6.8
173
SEO Content & Rankings
Not enough data
8.2
1504
Not enough data
9.1
1639
Not enough data
8.8
1548
Not enough data
8.2
929
Not enough data
8.4
867
SEO Reporting
Not enough data
8.9
1607
Not enough data
8.6
1014
Not enough data
8.3
974
Not enough data
7.8
842
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.7
406
Not enough data
6.8
397
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
193
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
181
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
164
Social Management
Not enough data
8.7
236
Not enough data
8.8
230
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
228
Not enough data
7.9
203
Not enough data
8.0
178
Not enough data
7.8
149
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
8.1
14
Media Channels
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
120
Geographic Coverage
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
106
Not enough data
8.1
98
Reporting
Not enough data
9.0
137
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
125
Not enough data
9.0
135
Agentic AI - Media Monitoring
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
23
Not enough data
8.1
24
Platform Interoperability
Not enough data
8.4
79
Agentic AI - Social Media Advertising
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Social Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
97
Campaign Management
Not enough data
9.0
95
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.6
88
Not enough data
8.5
89
Not enough data
8.5
86
Not enough data
8.4
88
Not enough data
8.3
87
Not enough data
8.5
91
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.0
85
Not enough data
8.3
87
Targeting
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.5
84
Not enough data
8.7
84
Platform
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.9
93
Not enough data
8.9
94
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
8.4
83
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.5
88
Grammar Tools
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
8.2
24
Writing Support
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.8
26
Software Availability
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
7.3
26
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Data collection
Not enough data
7.7
197
Not enough data
8.1
224
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
213
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
196
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
214
Segment Trending
Not enough data
8.6
246
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
233
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
201
Analysis
Not enough data
8.3
233
Not enough data
8.6
254
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
215
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
260
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
238
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
213
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
210
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
207
Agentic AI - Market Intelligence
Not enough data
7.0
32
Not enough data
6.8
32
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
142
Not enough data
7.7
126
Not enough data
8.4
146
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.2
132
Not enough data
8.3
137
Not enough data
8.6
149
Not enough data
8.3
132
Agentic AI - Operational Risk Management
Not enough data
7.1
17
Planning
Not enough data
7.7
234
Publishing
Not enough data
7.7
236
Social Media
Not enough data
7.6
236
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
361
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
144
Not enough data
7.2
140
Not enough data
7.2
139
Not enough data
6.7
137
Not enough data
6.4
134
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
7.1
46
Not enough data
7.0
46
Not enough data
7.2
46
Not enough data
7.1
46
Not enough data
7.2
47
Not enough data
7.3
46
Not enough data
7.3
46
AI Visibility & Tracking
Not enough data
7.8
67
Not enough data
7.8
76
Sentiment & Brand Analysis
Not enough data
7.8
64
Not enough data
6.3
54
Competitive Benchmarking
Not enough data
7.3
57
Not enough data
7.6
64
AI Content Optimization
Not enough data
7.7
60
Not enough data
7.7
60
Reporting & Alerts
Not enough data
6.7
55
Not enough data
7.5
64
Agentic AI - Personalization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tools
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
665
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Metrics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
655
Not enough data
8.2
641
Not enough data
8.0
582
Not enough data
7.8
580
Not enough data
8.9
715
Agentic AI - Content Analytics
Not enough data
7.5
57
Not enough data
7.7
57
Not enough data
7.7
58
Not enough data
7.8
58
Not enough data
7.7
59
Analysis
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
5.6
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
Campaigns
5.8
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
4.7
6
Not enough data
5.0
6
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
Engagement
5.3
6
Not enough data
Platform
7.5
6
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
7.7
389
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
412
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
400
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
378
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaign Activity
Not enough data
8.3
392
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
430
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
362
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
376
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
403
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
354
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
Not enough data
7.1
57
Not enough data
7.5
57
Not enough data
7.1
56
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Variation Testing
5.2
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
6.8
10
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.5
10
Not enough data
Reporting
8.5
11
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
Personalization
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.4
11
Not enough data
Administration
7.6
11
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Appcues and Semrush share no categories
Unique Categories
Appcues is categorized as Digital Adoption Platform, Personalization, Mobile App Optimization, Mobile Marketing, Personalization Engines, and Push Notification
Semrush is categorized as Paid Search Intelligence, SEO Tools, Competitive Intelligence, Local SEO, Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), Social Media Suites, Social Media Management, Digital Analytics, Proofreading, Marketing Calendar, Content Creation, Local Listing Management, Marketing Analytics, Market Intelligence, Content Analytics, Media Monitoring, Social Media Advertising, and Social Media Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Appcues
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Semrush
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
33.4%
Information Technology and Services
15.7%
Marketing and Advertising
8.9%
Financial Services
6.5%
Internet
4.7%
Other
30.8%
Marketing and Advertising
29.6%
Information Technology and Services
8.8%
Computer Software
8.1%
Retail
3.8%
Internet
3.7%
Other
46.0%
Discussions
What does Appcues do?
3 Comments
BE
Appcues allows you to easily add tutorial and/or introductory cues to your website.Read more
How do I use Appcues?
3 Comments
SS
We used Appcues to engage with our customers, give our product owners more tools to learn from their experiences on the site, and collect NPI scores and...Read more
What is the best way to track progress of individual users through the adoption process so that we can create follow up tasks?
1 Comment
Official Response from Appcues
Hey Kushal! The best way to do this is to click and track an event using the Appcues Builder and then create a Goal and assign it to your flow. Read more
What is Semrush used for?
4 Comments
MT
SEMrush is like a Swiss Army knife for digital marketers. It's an all-in-one tool that helps you improve your online visibility and discover marketing...Read more
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HM
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What can SEMrush do?
3 Comments
SR
SEMrush can help you to optimize your website for search engines, including keyword research, site audits, and link building. It offers a variety of features...Read more
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