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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (87.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (64.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$139.94 Per Month
MonsterInsights
Star Rating
(36)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (87.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about MonsterInsightsSemrush
Star Rating
(3,279)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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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Semrush excels in providing a comprehensive all-in-one SEO platform, with users highlighting its powerful keyword research and competitor analysis tools. One user mentioned how it helped optimize their websites to rank better on Google, showcasing its effectiveness in driving SEO success.
- Users say that MonsterInsights simplifies the complex data from Google Analytics, making it accessible for non-technical users. Reviewers appreciate its ability to present website performance metrics directly within WordPress, which enhances usability for those who may not be familiar with analytics.
- According to verified reviews, Semrush has a significantly higher overall satisfaction score compared to MonsterInsights, indicating that users feel more positively about their experience with Semrush. This is reflected in the detailed reports and insights it provides, which many users find invaluable for marketing strategy planning.
- Reviewers mention that MonsterInsights is quick and easy to implement, making it a favorable choice for small businesses looking for straightforward analytics solutions. Users have noted the regular updates and good customer support, which contribute to a positive experience.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Semrush offers robust features, some users find it slightly more complex to navigate compared to MonsterInsights. However, those who invest the time to learn the platform often find it pays off with rich insights and data-driven decision-making capabilities.
- Users report that both products have their strengths, but Semrush's extensive feature set and higher G2 score suggest it may be better suited for businesses looking for in-depth analytics and SEO tools, while MonsterInsights is ideal for those seeking simplicity and ease of use in tracking website performance.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
MonsterInsights
No pricing availableSemrush
Pro
$139.94
Per Month
For freelancers, startups and in-house marketers with limited budget. Run your SEO, PPC, SMM and content projects with 40+ advanced tools and know your competitors’ traffic sources, rankings, social media results & more.
- 10,000 results per report
- 3,000 reports per day
- Display advertising research
Free Trial
MonsterInsights
No trial information availableSemrush
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
25
8.8
2,596
Ease of Use
9.2
25
8.3
2,623
Ease of Setup
9.5
13
8.6
1,824
Ease of Admin
8.8
11
8.6
1,335
Quality of Support
8.7
23
8.5
2,276
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
11
8.7
1,314
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
23
8.8
2,506
Features by Category
Metrics
9.0
20
8.4
443
8.5
19
8.2
435
9.3
18
7.9
416
8.8
18
7.7
388
8.3
16
7.4
377
8.7
19
7.5
371
8.9
19
7.4
374
8.2
17
7.5
385
7.8
16
7.2
370
Reporting
9.1
18
8.0
426
8.3
18
8.2
418
8.1
16
7.8
402
8.4
15
7.7
400
8.2
18
7.9
395
8.9
16
7.6
375
8.0
17
8.0
410
Other
8.8
19
7.7
387
8.3
17
8.1
401
8.0
17
7.7
389
7.8
15
8.0
391
8.2
14
7.4
357
7.3
16
7.0
335
8.0
16
7.6
355
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
Not enough data
6.6
45
Not enough data
7.3
46
Not enough data
6.9
45
Not enough data
6.9
43
Administration
8.2
14
7.7
368
7.3
13
7.4
353
8.8
17
8.5
408
8.8
16
8.3
397
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)
281
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
248
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
217
Not enough data
8.0(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
7.3(won by default)
22
Not enough data
7.2(won by default)
22
Not enough data
7.7(won by default)
22
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
22
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
22
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
Listing Management
Not enough data
8.6
245
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
244
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
255
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
8.3
263
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
270
|
Verified
Local Search Optimization
Not enough data
8.9
602
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
551
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
525
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
535
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
519
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
584
|
Verified
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
579
Not enough data
8.6
582
Agentic AI - Competitive Intelligence
Not enough data
7.0
75
Platform Data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
536
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.3
473
Platform Reporting
Not enough data
8.0
548
Not enough data
8.3
555
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
107
Not enough data
8.1
104
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
96
Not enough data
8.4
107
Content Planning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
100
Not enough data
8.7
110
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.5
82
Not enough data
8.7
83
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
6.4
12
Not enough data
6.7
12
Other Features
Not enough data
8.3
108
Not enough data
8.8
94
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
Not enough data
8.7
1031
Not enough data
9.1
959
Not enough data
8.8
870
Not enough data
8.9
908
Agentic AI - SEO Tools
Not enough data
6.6
181
Not enough data
6.7
182
Not enough data
6.7
184
Not enough data
6.7
180
Not enough data
6.5
179
Not enough data
6.6
174
Not enough data
6.8
178
SEO Content & Rankings
Not enough data
8.2
1522
Not enough data
9.1
1692
Not enough data
8.8
1579
Not enough data
8.2
936
Not enough data
8.5
890
SEO Reporting
Not enough data
8.9
1653
Not enough data
8.6
1024
Not enough data
8.3
983
Not enough data
7.8
846
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.8
412
Not enough data
6.8
401
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
194
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
182
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
166
Social Management
Not enough data
8.7
237
Not enough data
8.8
231
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
229
Not enough data
7.9
203
Not enough data
8.0
179
Not enough data
7.8
149
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
7.6
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
7.9
15
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
96
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
90
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
88
Not enough data
8.0
85
Not enough data
8.3
87
Targeting
Not enough data
8.6
90
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
214
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
196
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
214
Segment Trending
Not enough data
8.6
247
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
233
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
240
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
201
Analysis
Not enough data
8.3
233
Not enough data
8.6
255
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
215
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
262
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
240
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
214
|
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
7.2
33
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
235
Publishing
Not enough data
7.7
237
Social Media
Not enough data
7.6
238
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
362
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
145
Not enough data
7.2
141
Not enough data
7.2
140
Not enough data
6.7
138
Not enough data
6.4
135
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
7.2
47
Not enough data
7.0
47
Not enough data
7.2
47
Not enough data
7.1
47
Not enough data
7.2
48
Not enough data
7.3
47
Not enough data
7.3
47
AI Visibility & Tracking
Not enough data
7.9
71
Not enough data
7.9
81
Sentiment & Brand Analysis
Not enough data
7.9
67
Not enough data
6.3
57
Competitive Benchmarking
Not enough data
7.3
60
Not enough data
7.6
67
AI Content Optimization
Not enough data
7.7
62
Not enough data
7.7
64
Reporting & Alerts
Not enough data
6.8
58
Not enough data
7.6
68
Tools
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
668
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Metrics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
658
Not enough data
8.2
644
Not enough data
8.0
585
Not enough data
7.7
583
Not enough data
8.9
719
Agentic AI - Content Analytics
Not enough data
7.4
59
Not enough data
7.6
60
Not enough data
7.6
60
Not enough data
7.7
60
Not enough data
7.6
61
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
7.7
391
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
415
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
402
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
381
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaign Activity
Not enough data
8.3
395
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
432
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
364
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
378
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
406
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
356
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
Not enough data
7.2
58
Not enough data
7.6
58
Not enough data
7.2
58
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
MonsterInsights and Semrush are categorized as Digital Analytics
Unique Categories
MonsterInsights has no unique categories
Semrush is categorized as Paid Search Intelligence, SEO Tools, Competitive Intelligence, Local SEO, Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), Social Media Suites, Social Media Management, 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
MonsterInsights
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
Marketing and Advertising
15.2%
Writing and Editing
9.1%
Information Technology and Services
9.1%
Manufacturing
3.0%
Consulting
3.0%
Other
60.6%
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
Is MonsterInsights any good?
1 Comment
RA
Yes. It shows you visitors coming to your website and pages.Read more
MonsterInsights has no more discussions with answers
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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3 Comments
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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