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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (65.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
$139.94 Per Month
Podium
Star Rating
(2,036)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
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Star Rating
(3,054)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$139.94 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansPodium vs Semrush
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Podium easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Podium overall.
- Reviewers felt that Podium meets the needs of their business better than Semrush.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Podium is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Podium over Semrush.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Podium
Core
Contact Us
Per Month
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- Consolidated Lead Conversion Platform
- Review Management with AI Reponses
- Basic Automations
Semrush
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
Podium
No trial information availableSemrush
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
1,727
8.8
2,466
Ease of Use
9.3
1,746
8.3
2,491
Ease of Setup
9.1
1,079
8.6
1,697
Ease of Admin
9.3
881
8.6
1,272
Quality of Support
9.0
1,605
8.6
2,163
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
898
8.7
1,252
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
1,713
8.9
2,376
Features by Category
Metrics
Not enough data
8.4
432
Not enough data
8.3
427
Not enough data
7.9
409
Not enough data
7.7
383
Not enough data
7.4
372
Not enough data
7.5
366
Not enough data
7.4
369
Not enough data
7.5
379
Not enough data
7.1
364
Reporting
Not enough data
8.0
420
Not enough data
8.2
410
Not enough data
7.8
395
Not enough data
7.7
395
Not enough data
7.9
390
Not enough data
7.6
370
Not enough data
8.0
404
Other
Not enough data
7.7
382
Not enough data
8.1
395
Not enough data
7.7
384
Not enough data
8.0
386
Not enough data
7.4
351
Not enough data
7.0
331
Not enough data
7.6
349
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
360
Not enough data
7.4
348
Not enough data
8.5
399
Not enough data
8.3
391
Social Analytics
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
289
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
270
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
276
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
243
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
213
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
209
Reports & Dashboards
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
273
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
281
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
267
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
206
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
Not enough data
7.3(won by default)
20
Not enough data
7.2(won by default)
20
Not enough data
7.8(won by default)
20
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
20
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
20
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
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
8.0
39
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
Interaction
8.0
41
Not enough data
8.2
40
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.4
40
Not enough data
8.3
39
Not enough data
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
8.2
40
Not enough data
7.9
41
Not enough data
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
8.1
41
Not enough data
7.9
41
Not enough data
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
41
Not enough data
8.5
40
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
5.2
8
Not enough data
6.0
8
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Messenger
8.3
157
Not enough data
7.6
206
Not enough data
9.1
221
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Channels
7.9
211
Not enough data
8.6
220
Not enough data
9.3
236
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
195
Not enough data
Customers
8.2
152
Not enough data
8.4
155
Not enough data
8.5
222
Not enough data
8.3
222
Not enough data
8.5
222
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
4.4
13
Not enough data
4.5
13
Not enough data
4.2
13
Not enough data
4.9
13
Not enough data
4.9
13
Not enough data
5.0
13
Not enough data
4.9
13
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.5
64
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
Platform Data
9.1
65
Not enough data
9.0
65
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
63
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
9.3
65
Not enough data
Platform Content
9.0
62
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Automotive Marketing
6.3
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
Text Messaging
8.7
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
186
Not enough data
8.6
238
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
213
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
233
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
SMS Platform
8.5
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
5.7
24
Not enough data
6.1
24
Not enough data
6.6
24
Not enough data
6.4
24
Not enough data
5.8
24
Not enough data
5.7
24
Not enough data
Channels
8.2
323
Not enough data
8.1
322
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Design
8.3
338
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
373
Not enough data
8.4
364
Not enough data
8.6
337
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
234
Not enough data
7.5
229
Not enough data
Listing Management
Not enough data
8.6
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
236
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
251
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
8.3
258
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
264
|
Verified
Local Search Optimization
Not enough data
8.9
587
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
542
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
514
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
526
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
511
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
572
|
Verified
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
556
Not enough data
8.6
565
Agentic AI - Competitive Intelligence
Not enough data
7.0
69
Platform Data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
522
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.3
461
Platform Reporting
Not enough data
8.0
536
Not enough data
8.3
543
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
103
Not enough data
8.2
100
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
92
Not enough data
8.4
103
Content Planning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
96
Not enough data
8.7
106
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.4
79
Not enough data
8.7
80
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
6.5
10
Other Features
Not enough data
8.4
104
Not enough data
8.9
90
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
Not enough data
8.7
1009
Not enough data
9.0
890
Not enough data
8.8
845
Not enough data
8.8
862
Agentic AI - SEO Tools
Not enough data
6.5
170
Not enough data
6.7
171
Not enough data
6.7
171
Not enough data
6.6
168
Not enough data
6.5
169
Not enough data
6.5
164
Not enough data
6.7
166
SEO Content & Rankings
Not enough data
8.2
1482
Not enough data
9.1
1609
Not enough data
8.8
1521
Not enough data
8.2
914
Not enough data
8.4
843
SEO Reporting
Not enough data
8.9
1578
Not enough data
8.6
998
Not enough data
8.2
959
Not enough data
7.8
829
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.7
396
Not enough data
6.7
389
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
191
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
179
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
162
Social Management
Not enough data
8.7
234
Not enough data
8.8
228
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
226
Not enough data
7.9
201
Not enough data
8.0
176
Not enough data
7.8
147
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.9
13
Media Channels
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
117
Geographic Coverage
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
103
Not enough data
8.1
95
Reporting
Not enough data
9.0
134
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
122
Not enough data
9.0
132
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
77
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
95
Campaign Management
Not enough data
9.0
93
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.6
86
Not enough data
8.5
87
Not enough data
8.5
84
Not enough data
8.4
86
Not enough data
8.3
85
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.0
83
Not enough data
8.3
85
Targeting
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.5
83
Not enough data
8.4
82
Not enough data
8.7
82
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.9
91
Not enough data
8.9
92
Not enough data
8.7
88
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.4
81
Not enough data
8.6
84
Not enough data
8.5
86
Grammar Tools
Not enough data
8.4
23
Not enough data
9.0
26
Not enough data
8.2
22
Writing Support
Not enough data
7.7
24
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
7.8
24
Software Availability
Not enough data
8.4
24
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
7.2
24
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Responses
9.3
15
Not enough data
9.3
15
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
Platform
9.1
15
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
9.2
15
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
Responses
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
Platform
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
32
Not enough data
8.1
31
Not enough data
Data collection
Not enough data
7.7
193
Not enough data
8.1
220
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
209
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
210
Segment Trending
Not enough data
8.6
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
197
Analysis
Not enough data
8.3
229
Not enough data
8.6
250
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
211
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
255
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
209
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
231
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
203
Agentic AI - Market Intelligence
Not enough data
6.9
30
Not enough data
6.8
30
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
140
Not enough data
7.7
124
Not enough data
8.4
143
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.2
130
Not enough data
8.4
135
Not enough data
8.6
146
Not enough data
8.3
131
Agentic AI - Operational Risk Management
Not enough data
7.2
16
Conversational Platform
8.7
294
Not enough data
8.4
252
Not enough data
8.3
165
Not enough data
8.5
179
Not enough data
Support Automation
8.5
257
Not enough data
8.3
165
Not enough data
8.7
167
Not enough data
8.1
173
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
152
Not enough data
7.5
154
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
7.7
226
Publishing
Not enough data
7.7
228
Social Media
Not enough data
7.6
228
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
352
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
138
Not enough data
7.2
134
Not enough data
7.2
134
Not enough data
6.6
132
Not enough data
6.4
128
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
7.1
42
Not enough data
6.9
42
Not enough data
7.1
42
Not enough data
7.0
42
Not enough data
7.1
43
Not enough data
7.2
42
Not enough data
7.1
42
Generative AI
7.7
246
Not enough data
7.5
243
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Communication
9.2
697
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
722
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
509
Not enough data
9.0
664
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
295
Not enough data
Internal Use
8.2
616
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
677
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
646
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
627
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
634
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
598
|
Verified
Not enough data
AI Visibility & Tracking
Not enough data
7.8
62
Not enough data
7.7
68
Sentiment & Brand Analysis
Not enough data
7.7
59
Not enough data
6.3
51
Competitive Benchmarking
Not enough data
7.1
53
Not enough data
7.5
59
AI Content Optimization
Not enough data
7.5
55
Not enough data
7.5
55
Reporting & Alerts
Not enough data
6.6
51
Not enough data
7.4
59
Platform Basics - VoIP Providers
6.8
11
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
5.8
11
Not enough data
5.8
10
Not enough data
6.5
10
Not enough data
Basic Communication
8.4
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
37
Not enough data
Agentic AI - VoIP Providers
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
Access
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Advanced Features
6.7
39
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
39
Not enough data
Consumer Intelligence
9.1
629
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
518
Not enough data
8.5
559
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
524
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
648
|
Verified
Not enough data
Media Monitoring
8.5
518
Not enough data
7.3
199
Not enough data
8.3
511
Not enough data
In-House Management
8.6
503
Not enough data
8.6
503
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
138
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Online Reputation Management
5.2
11
Not enough data
5.3
11
Not enough data
5.9
11
Not enough data
5.8
11
Not enough data
5.6
11
Not enough data
5.6
11
Not enough data
Tools
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
660
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Metrics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
650
Not enough data
8.2
636
Not enough data
8.0
578
Not enough data
7.7
575
Not enough data
8.9
709
Agentic AI - Content Analytics
Not enough data
7.4
56
Not enough data
7.6
56
Not enough data
7.7
57
Not enough data
7.7
57
Not enough data
7.6
57
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
7.7
385
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
408
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
396
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
374
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaign Activity
Not enough data
8.2
388
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
426
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
358
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
372
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
398
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
350
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
Not enough data
7.1
56
Not enough data
7.4
56
Not enough data
7.0
55
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Podium and Semrush share no categories
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, 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
Podium
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
Automotive
19.9%
Retail
13.8%
Consumer Services
9.1%
Construction
7.9%
Furniture
6.2%
Other
43.0%
Marketing and Advertising
29.5%
Information Technology and Services
8.9%
Computer Software
8.0%
Internet
3.8%
Retail
3.8%
Other
46.0%
Discussions
How can I make people interact with the chat feature better?
3 Comments
JJ
Let them know about how easy it is to connect to the company they are using. It's a direct connection between the customer and service techs.Read more
How can online reviews help my business?
2 Comments
VL
In a day and age of online reviews, the majority of the people nowadays are choosing their services/companies based on their online popularity/reviews. Read more
How do I edit my templates ( If this is not a permissions issues )
2 Comments
JP
If it is not a permissions issue then to be honest I am not sure. You can create new templates. When I login to Podium on a computer it tells me that you...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
Nuclear Power & Lighting Electrical Engineers Ltd
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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