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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$139.94 Per Month
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Semrush
Star Rating
(3,043)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$139.94 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansTableau
Star Rating
(3,413)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSemrush vs Tableau
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Semrush is easier to set up and administer.reviewers also preferred doing business with Semrush overall.
- Reviewers felt that Semrush meets the needs of their business better than Tableau.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Semrush is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, Semrush and Tableau received similar ratings from our reviewers.
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
Tableau
Creator
$70.00
1 User Per Month
- Includes Tableau Desktop, Tableau Prep Builder, and one Creator license on Tableau Cloud (SaaS) or Tableau Server (self-hosted).
Free Trial
Semrush
Free Trial is available
Tableau
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
2,460
8.7
2,391
Ease of Use
8.3
2,485
8.3
2,784
Ease of Setup
8.6
1,692
8.2
1,449
Ease of Admin
8.6
1,268
8.2
776
Quality of Support
8.6
2,158
8.3
2,043
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
1,248
8.5
754
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
2,370
8.8
2,368
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1722
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1584
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1763
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1360
Not enough data
9.1
1747
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1677
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1708
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1623
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1421
Not enough data
8.2
1509
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1326
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
1281
Not enough data
9.1
1717
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1292
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1003
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
965
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
834
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
844
|
Verified
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1722
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1584
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1763
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1360
Not enough data
9.1
1747
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.6
861
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
850
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.5
887
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
910
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
877
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
427
Not enough data
7.5
454
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.4
132
Not enough data
7.5
135
Not enough data
7.8
134
Not enough data
7.6
132
Not enough data
7.7
130
Not enough data
7.4
129
Not enough data
7.8
129
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1677
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1708
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1623
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1421
Not enough data
8.2
1509
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1326
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.3
115
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
8.1
110
Not enough data
8.4
111
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
1281
Not enough data
9.1
1717
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1292
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.0
114
Not enough data
8.2
110
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.2
110
Not enough data
8.0
108
Not enough data
7.8
109
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.7
107
Not enough data
7.7
106
Not enough data
7.8
106
Not enough data
7.7
107
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.8
109
Not enough data
7.9
110
Not enough data
7.8
108
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1003
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
965
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
834
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
844
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1722
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1584
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1763
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1360
Not enough data
9.1
1747
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1677
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1708
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1623
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1421
Not enough data
8.2
1509
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1326
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1003
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
965
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
834
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
844
|
Verified
Metrics
8.4
431
Not enough data
8.3
426
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
Not enough data
Reporting
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
Not enough data
Other
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
6.6
44
Not enough data
7.3
44
Not enough data
6.9
44
Not enough data
7.0
42
Not enough data
Administration
7.7
360
Not enough data
7.4
348
Not enough data
8.5
399
Not enough data
8.3
391
Not enough data
Social Analytics
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
Not enough data
Reports & Dashboards
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
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
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
Cartography
Not enough data
9.4
26
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.6
27
Not enough data
9.4
27
Analysis
Not enough data
9.0
27
Not enough data
9.2
27
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.0
27
Reporting
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.1
26
Data Source Access
Not enough data
8.6
234
Not enough data
8.8
233
Not enough data
8.3
234
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.2
234
Not enough data
8.2
236
Not enough data
8.3
234
Not enough data
8.5
236
Not enough data
8.3
234
Not enough data
8.4
231
Not enough data
8.4
233
Not enough data
8.3
229
Data Exporting
Not enough data
8.5
228
Not enough data
8.4
228
Not enough data
8.4
230
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
224
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
9.3
62
Basics
Not enough data
9.2
62
Content
Not enough data
8.9
59
Data
Not enough data
9.3
61
Interoperability
Not enough data
8.9
59
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
62
Listing Management
8.6
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
238
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
250
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
8.3
257
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
263
|
Verified
Not enough data
Local Search Optimization
8.9
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
541
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
513
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
525
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
510
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
571
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.5
555
Not enough data
8.6
564
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Competitive Intelligence
7.0
68
Not enough data
Platform Data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
521
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.3
460
Not enough data
Platform Reporting
8.0
535
Not enough data
8.3
541
Not enough data
Platform Basics
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
Not enough data
Content Planning
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
96
Not enough data
8.7
106
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
8.4
79
Not enough data
8.7
80
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
6.5
10
Not enough data
Other Features
8.4
104
Not enough data
8.9
90
Not enough data
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
8.7
1008
Not enough data
9.0
889
Not enough data
8.8
845
Not enough data
8.8
860
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SEO Tools
6.5
170
Not enough data
6.6
171
Not enough data
6.6
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
Not enough data
SEO Content & Rankings
8.2
1481
Not enough data
9.1
1607
Not enough data
8.8
1519
Not enough data
8.2
914
Not enough data
8.4
842
Not enough data
SEO Reporting
8.9
1577
Not enough data
8.6
998
Not enough data
8.2
959
Not enough data
7.8
829
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.7
396
Not enough data
6.7
389
Not enough data
Content & Collaboration
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
161
Not enough data
Social Management
8.7
234
Not enough data
8.8
226
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
225
Not enough data
7.9
201
Not enough data
8.0
176
Not enough data
7.8
147
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
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
Not enough data
Media Channels
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
116
Not enough data
Geographic Coverage
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
102
Not enough data
8.1
94
Not enough data
Reporting
9.0
133
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
121
Not enough data
9.0
131
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Media Monitoring
7.1
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
7.3
14
Not enough data
7.3
14
Not enough data
7.3
14
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.1
23
Not enough data
Platform Interoperability
8.4
77
Not enough data
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
8.8
95
Not enough data
Campaign Management
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
Not enough data
Targeting
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.5
83
Not enough data
8.4
82
Not enough data
8.7
82
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
Grammar Tools
8.4
23
Not enough data
9.0
26
Not enough data
8.2
22
Not enough data
Writing Support
7.7
24
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
Software Availability
8.4
24
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
7.2
24
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
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
Not enough data
Segment Trending
8.6
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
197
Not enough data
Analysis
8.3
229
Not enough data
8.6
250
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
211
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Market Intelligence
6.9
30
Not enough data
6.8
30
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.5
139
Not enough data
7.7
123
Not enough data
8.4
142
Not enough data
Platform Data
8.2
129
Not enough data
8.4
134
Not enough data
8.6
145
Not enough data
8.3
130
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Operational Risk Management
7.2
15
Not enough data
Planning
7.7
226
Not enough data
Publishing
7.7
228
Not enough data
Social Media
7.6
228
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
352
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
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
Not enough data
AI Visibility & Tracking
7.8
62
Not enough data
7.7
68
Not enough data
Sentiment & Brand Analysis
7.7
59
Not enough data
6.3
51
Not enough data
Competitive Benchmarking
7.1
53
Not enough data
7.5
59
Not enough data
AI Content Optimization
7.5
55
Not enough data
7.5
55
Not enough data
Reporting & Alerts
6.6
51
Not enough data
7.4
59
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Connectivity & Federation - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Modeling & Metrics - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Intelligence - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI Enablement - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
8.4
252
Not enough data
8.4
255
Not enough data
8.4
245
Data Analysis
Not enough data
9.0
274
Not enough data
8.9
269
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.7
260
Not enough data
9.4
272
Not enough data
9.1
267
Not enough data
8.7
263
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
178
Not enough data
8.0
178
Tools
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
659
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Metrics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
649
Not enough data
8.2
635
Not enough data
8.0
577
Not enough data
7.8
574
Not enough data
8.9
708
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Analytics
7.5
55
Not enough data
7.7
55
Not enough data
7.7
56
Not enough data
7.7
56
Not enough data
7.6
56
Not enough data
Marketing Operations
7.7
385
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
407
|
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
Not enough data
Campaign Activity
8.2
388
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
425
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
358
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
372
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
397
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
350
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
7.1
56
Not enough data
7.4
56
Not enough data
7.0
55
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 Tableau 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
Tableau is categorized as Analytics Platforms, Location Intelligence, Insurance Analytics, Embedded Business Intelligence, Predictive Analytics, Data Preparation, and Semantic Layer Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Semrush
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tableau
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
8.9%
Computer Software
8.0%
Internet
3.8%
Retail
3.8%
Other
46.0%
Information Technology and Services
11.7%
Computer Software
7.1%
Financial Services
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.4%
Marketing and Advertising
4.4%
Other
65.2%
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What is Semrush used for?
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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
why did saleforce by tableau? IS SFDC reporting going to change now?
2 Comments
TR
Perfect answer by Derrick. I totally agree.Read more
What does Tableau Desktop do?
2 Comments
NA
Tableau Desktop help create interactive Dashboards offline and publish it to the wider audience through Tableau public. Tableau Desktop is one of the version...Read more
Do I need Tableau Desktop if I have Tableau Server?
2 Comments
LT
Anyway, whether you need Tableau Desktop depends on your specific use case and requirements. If you're unsure, you can consider the following
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