Compare MarketMuse and Surfer 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (93.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Starting at $99.00
MarketMuse
Star Rating
(216)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSurfer
Star Rating
(541)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (93.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.00
Browse all 5 pricing plansMarketMuse vs Surfer
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Surfer easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Surfer overall.
- Reviewers felt that Surfer meets the needs of their business better than MarketMuse.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Surfer is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of MarketMuse over Surfer.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
MarketMuse
Free
$0.00
Start generating better revenue with your content for no cost.
- No time limit
- 1 user
- 10 queries per month
Surfer
Standard
Starting at $99.00
Align your team with a unified workflow and start growing your visibility in AI search.
- Generate, write, and optimize 360 documents with LLM and SERP-based insights
- Track AI Visibility in ChatGPT with 25 AI Prompts
- Collaborate with your team in one unified platform
Free Trial
MarketMuse
Free Trial is available
Surfer
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
142
9.3
316
Ease of Use
8.7
141
9.3
322
Ease of Setup
8.6
53
9.4
151
Ease of Admin
8.8
52
9.4
123
Quality of Support
9.1
118
9.4
277
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
53
9.6
118
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
127
9.2
277
Features by Category
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
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
Feature Not Available
7.6
165
8.6
35
9.2
196
Feature Not Available
8.0
163
Feature Not Available
8.1
166
Agentic AI - SEO Tools
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
SEO Content & Rankings
6.9
44
7.0
173
9.1
82
8.5
237
8.4
52
8.8
40
Feature Not Available
8.1
178
8.8
40
9.2
210
SEO Reporting
8.9
73
8.9
226
8.4
43
8.5
204
7.7
29
7.9
161
Feature Not Available
7.5
121
Generative AI
8.7
5
8.2
58
Feature Not Available
7.6
55
Audio
Not enough data
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Video
Not enough data
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Image
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
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Planning
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Publishing
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Social Media
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Planning
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
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Content - AI Content Detectors
Not enough data
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Not enough data
AI Detection Model - AI Content Detectors
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring - AI Content Detectors
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Search Visibility Optimization ToolsHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Content Structuring - AI Search Visibility Optimization tools
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Semantic Optimization & Entity Intelligence - AI Search Visibility Optimization tools
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Retrieval Optimization - AI Search Visibility Optimization tools
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Visibility Monitoring & Analytics - AI Search Visibility Optimization tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workflow & Platform Integrations - AI Search Visibility Optimization tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
MarketMuse and Surfer are categorized as SEO Tools
Unique Categories
MarketMuse is categorized as Content Creation and AI Search Visibility Optimization Tools
Surfer is categorized as AI Content Detectors
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
MarketMuse
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Surfer
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
Marketing and Advertising
27.1%
Computer Software
9.0%
Information Technology and Services
6.7%
Financial Services
5.7%
Internet
4.3%
Other
47.1%
Marketing and Advertising
36.6%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.3%
Computer Software
4.1%
Information Technology and Services
3.9%
Online Media
3.7%
Other
47.2%
Discussions
Is it possible to add more than One Domain?
2 Comments
ZE
No - not at this time. They lock an account to one domain. You can email them to switch, but they may or may not agree to the switch.Read more
I already have Ahrefs/SEMRush/MOZ, why do I need MarketMuse?
2 Comments
Official Response from MarketMuse
These tools provide great insight into your content metrics and what keywords you should target, but they can't tell you how to write content that will rank...Read more
Can we get rid of the market muse top 10% of users window that pops up when I am trying to work
1 Comment
AH
Hi Josh, I've added limitations to that pop up window so it will not interfere with your workflow as much. Thank you for this feedback. Read more
how to write content
2 Comments
TW
Surfer make it so easy to use and improves content 100%
Thanks Surfer,
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Can NLP be more clearly incorporated into the content editor?
2 Comments
TN
Hello Nikolai! Great question :-) Traditional audit is based on the frequency and commonness of keywords among competitors. With NLP we pass the content to...Read more
How to measure ROI?
1 Comment
BS
1. Track visitor click-through rates: The first step in measuring ROI on SurferSEO is to track the number of visitors that click through to your website from...Read more
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