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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (65.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$139.94 Per Month
FREE
Semrush
Star Rating
(3,321)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$139.94 Per Month
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(55)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
FREE
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Semrush excels in providing a comprehensive suite of SEO tools, with users highlighting its strong backlink audit capabilities and a user-friendly interface that makes it accessible for beginners.
- Users say that Sumo is particularly effective for creating pop-up campaigns, allowing businesses to easily collect emails and promote discounts, which can significantly boost conversion rates.
- Reviewers mention that Semrush's implementation process is notably quick and intuitive, with many praising the onboarding experience that helps users get started without a steep learning curve.
- According to verified reviews, while Sumo is appreciated for its simplicity in setting up email marketing campaigns, some users feel it lacks the depth of features that Semrush offers, which may limit its effectiveness for more complex marketing strategies.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Semrush consistently receives higher satisfaction ratings across various metrics, including quality of support and product direction, indicating a strong commitment to user needs and ongoing improvements.
- Users note that while Sumo is a free option that appeals to small businesses, its lower overall ratings suggest that it may not meet the expectations of users looking for a more robust marketing solution compared to Semrush's extensive feature set.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
Sumo
JUST STARTING
FREE
New Businesses / Side Projects
- 200 Subscribers
- Basic Email Integrations
- Pro Design Tools
Free Trial
Semrush
Free Trial is available
Sumo
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
2,625
8.1
54
Ease of Use
8.3
2,653
8.2
54
Ease of Setup
8.6
1,853
8.0
27
Ease of Admin
8.6
1,343
7.9
27
Quality of Support
8.5
2,302
7.8
36
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
1,322
7.9
21
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
2,535
7.4
53
Features by Category
Metrics
8.4
442
Not enough data
8.2
433
Not enough data
7.9
416
Not enough data
7.7
388
Not enough data
7.4
376
Not enough data
7.5
370
Not enough data
7.4
373
Not enough data
7.5
384
Not enough data
7.2
370
Not enough data
Reporting
8.0
427
Not enough data
8.2
419
Not enough data
7.8
401
Not enough data
7.7
399
Not enough data
7.9
395
Not enough data
7.6
374
Not enough data
8.0
410
Not enough data
Other
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
358
Not enough data
7.0
336
Not enough data
7.6
355
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
6.6
45
Not enough data
7.3
46
Not enough data
6.9
45
Not enough data
6.9
43
Not enough data
Administration
7.7
369
Not enough data
7.4
353
Not enough data
8.5
408
Not enough data
8.3
397
Not enough data
Social Analytics
8.8(won by default)
295
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
Not enough data
Reports & Dashboards
8.4(won by default)
277
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
286
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
271
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
210
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
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
Not enough data
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
8.6
246
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
244
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
255
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
8.3
264
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
271
|
Verified
Not enough data
Local Search Optimization
8.9
606
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
554
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
528
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
536
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
520
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
Design and Customization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Campaigns
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.5
580
Not enough data
8.6
582
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Competitive Intelligence
6.9
76
Not enough data
Platform Data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
536
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.3
473
Not enough data
Platform Reporting
8.0
548
Not enough data
8.3
555
Not enough data
Platform Basics
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
Not enough data
Content Planning
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
100
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
8.5
82
Not enough data
8.7
83
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
6.4
12
Not enough data
6.7
12
Not enough data
Other Features
8.3
108
Not enough data
8.8
94
Not enough data
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
8.7
1033
Not enough data
9.1
982
Not enough data
8.8
873
Not enough data
8.9
917
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SEO Tools
6.6
181
Not enough data
6.7
183
Not enough data
6.7
184
Not enough data
6.7
180
Not enough data
6.6
181
Not enough data
6.6
174
Not enough data
6.8
178
Not enough data
SEO Content & Rankings
8.2
1530
Not enough data
9.1
1708
Not enough data
8.8
1589
Not enough data
8.2
936
Not enough data
8.5
899
Not enough data
SEO Reporting
8.9
1663
Not enough data
8.6
1025
Not enough data
8.3
984
Not enough data
7.8
846
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.8
412
Not enough data
6.8
401
Not enough data
Content & Collaboration
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
167
Not enough data
Social Management
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
202
Not enough data
8.0
178
Not enough data
7.8
148
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
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
Not enough data
Media Channels
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
120
Not enough data
Geographic Coverage
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
106
Not enough data
8.1
98
Not enough data
Reporting
9.0
137
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
125
Not enough data
9.0
135
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Media Monitoring
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
23
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
Platform Interoperability
8.4
80
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Advertising
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
Social Functionality
8.8
98
Not enough data
Campaign Management
9.0
97
Not enough data
8.7
95
Not enough data
8.6
95
Not enough data
8.6
88
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
8.5
91
Not enough data
8.5
87
Not enough data
8.4
89
Not enough data
8.3
88
Not enough data
8.5
92
Not enough data
8.4
90
Not enough data
8.0
86
Not enough data
8.3
88
Not enough data
Targeting
8.6
91
Not enough data
8.5
86
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
Platform
8.4
88
Not enough data
8.7
96
Not enough data
8.9
94
Not enough data
8.9
95
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.4
84
Not enough data
8.5
86
Not enough data
8.5
89
Not enough data
Grammar Tools
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
8.2
24
Not enough data
Writing Support
7.8
26
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
Software Availability
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
7.3
26
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
Data collection
7.7
198
Not enough data
8.1
225
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
197
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
215
Not enough data
Segment Trending
8.6
248
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
202
Not enough data
Analysis
8.3
234
Not enough data
8.6
256
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.7
264
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
242
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
236
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
211
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
208
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Market Intelligence
7.2
34
Not enough data
6.8
33
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.5
143
Not enough data
7.7
127
Not enough data
8.4
147
Not enough data
Platform Data
8.2
133
Not enough data
8.3
138
Not enough data
8.6
150
Not enough data
8.3
133
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Operational Risk Management
6.9
18
Not enough data
Planning
7.7
236
Not enough data
Publishing
7.7
238
Not enough data
Social Media
7.6
239
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
363
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
146
Not enough data
7.2
142
Not enough data
7.2
141
Not enough data
6.6
139
Not enough data
6.4
136
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.2
48
Not enough data
7.0
48
Not enough data
7.2
48
Not enough data
7.1
48
Not enough data
7.2
49
Not enough data
7.3
48
Not enough data
7.2
48
Not enough data
AI Visibility & Tracking
7.8
72
Not enough data
7.9
83
Not enough data
Sentiment & Brand Analysis
7.9
69
Not enough data
6.3
58
Not enough data
Competitive Benchmarking
7.3
61
Not enough data
7.6
68
Not enough data
AI Content Optimization
7.6
63
Not enough data
7.7
65
Not enough data
Reporting & Alerts
6.8
59
Not enough data
7.6
69
Not enough data
Tools
Feature Not Available
6.9
18
8.2
668
7.5
16
Feature Not Available
7.8
16
Metrics
Feature Not Available
7.5
16
8.1
658
7.3
15
8.2
644
7.7
19
8.0
585
7.4
17
7.7
583
7.4
16
8.9
719
8.0
14
Agentic AI - Content Analytics
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
Not enough data
Marketing Operations
7.7
392
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
416
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
403
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
382
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Campaign Activity
8.3
396
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
434
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
365
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
379
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
407
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
357
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
7.1
59
Not enough data
7.5
59
Not enough data
7.1
59
Not enough data
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
Semrush and Sumo are categorized as Content Analytics
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, Media Monitoring, Social Media Advertising, and Social Media Analytics
Sumo is categorized as Pop-Up Builder
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Semrush
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sumo
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
29.5%
Information Technology and Services
8.8%
Computer Software
8.1%
Retail
3.7%
Internet
3.7%
Other
46.2%
Marketing and Advertising
23.6%
Computer Software
10.9%
Internet
9.1%
Retail
7.3%
Apparel & Fashion
5.5%
Other
43.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
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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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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