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# Surfer vs cognitiveSEO Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Surfer** [

4.8/5(546)

](https://www.g2.com/products/surfer-surfer/reviews#reviews)

**cognitiveSEO** [

4.4/5(74)

](https://www.g2.com/products/cognitiveseo/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Surfer**
Free Trial

**Starting at $99.00** · Standard

**cognitiveSEO**
Free Trial

**$129.99** per month · Starter

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Surfer**
1 month

Based on 67 responses

**cognitiveSEO**
\<1 monthFaster

Based on 14 responses

Return on Investment

**Surfer**
10 months

Based on 58 responses

**cognitiveSEO**
9 months1 month sooner

Based on 10 responses

Perceived Cost

**Surfer**
$$$$$

**cognitiveSEO**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Surfer**
10%

**cognitiveSEO**
11%1% more

 ![Surfer](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/30b0d35de551e800f713ec760eec36d8/surfer-surfer.svg "Surfer")

 ![cognitiveSEO](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_850433af57ffe15afebde88f77a5c93e/cognitiveseo.png "cognitiveSEO")

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Pros & Cons

**Surfer**
[
Content Creation (9)
](https://www.g2.com/products/surfer-surfer/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1391079&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
SEO Optimization (8)
](https://www.g2.com/products/surfer-surfer/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1391435&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Credit Issues (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/surfer-surfer/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1391361&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
High Costs (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/surfer-surfer/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1391500&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**cognitiveSEO**
[
AI Features (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cognitiveseo/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1970055&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
AI Technology (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cognitiveseo/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1970051&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Surfer**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_e369fa2434bfed6434dea757dc661c25/chatgpt.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

ChatGPT

](https://www.g2.com/products/chatgpt/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_e4be040bbaaa0a3c52ded16cc4eee05a/contentful.png "Product Avatar Image")

Contentful

](https://www.g2.com/products/contentful/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_91458feb7dbeb0f5518a9006b475c574/google-search-console.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Google Search Console

](https://www.g2.com/products/google-search-console/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_eb5af0dc05da00f236923fe110800abf/jasper-ai.png "Product Avatar Image")

Jasper

](https://www.g2.com/products/jasper-ai/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/surfer-surfer/integrations)

**cognitiveSEO**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**Surfer**
 ![Surfer screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1367686/intent_alignment_guidelines.png)

**cognitiveSEO**
 ![cognitiveSEO screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/64600/expirable-direct-uploads_2F14966617-4fed-4296-b7a6-12bac84200c4_2Fseo-dashboard-essential-data.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Surfer**

9.3

9.3320

**cognitiveSEO**

8.7

8.762

Ease of Use

**Surfer**

9.3

9.3326

**cognitiveSEO**

8.1

8.162

Ease of Setup

**Surfer**

9.4

9.4155

**cognitiveSEO**

8.7

8.742

Ease of Admin

**Surfer**

9.4

9.4124

**cognitiveSEO**

8.6

8.640

Quality of Support

**Surfer**

9.4

9.4279

**cognitiveSEO**

8.9

8.958

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Surfer**

9.5

9.5120

**cognitiveSEO**

8.9

8.938

Product Direction (% positive)

**Surfer**

9.3

9.3280

**cognitiveSEO**

8.9

8.962

Features

SEO Tools[Hide 107 FeaturesShow 107 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.2

260

8.1

57

SEO Auditing & Monitoring

SEO Alerting

7.6

165

7.8(won by 0.2)

6

SEO Auditing

9.2(won by default)

197

Not enough data

SEO Change Tracking

8.0(won by default)

163

Not enough data

Technical SEO

8.1(won by default)

166

Not enough data

Engagement Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - SEO Tools

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Language

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Google Analytics Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

SEO Content & Rankings

Link Building

7.0

173

8.7(won by 1.7)

52

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Keyword Research

8.5(won by 0.3)

239

8.2

52

SERP Rank Tracking

8.8(won by 0.9)

40

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.9

47

Localization

8.1(won by 0.1)

178

8.0

5

Content Insights

9.2(won by default)

214

Not enough data

Customer Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Click Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Referral Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visitor Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Keywords

Not enough data

Not enough data

Keyword Research Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Keyword Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

ROI Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

SEO Reporting

Competitor Analysis

8.9(won by 0.2)

227

8.7

49

Data Visualization

8.5(won by 0.6)

204

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.9

7

Custom Reports

7.9(won by 0.4)

161

7.5

6

White Label

7.5(won by default)

121

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scheduled/Automated Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Generation

8.1(won by default)

59

Not enough data

AI Text Summarization

7.6(won by default)

55

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Retargeting

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Broken Link Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

URL Shortener

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Custom Domains

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backlink Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Traffic Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Marketing and Advertising

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

SEO Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Geotargeting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Link Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

URL Customization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Link Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Marketing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

WYSIWYG Editor

Not enough data

Not enough data

Conversion Rate Optimization

Not enough data

Not enough data

A/B Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Localization Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Location

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Landing Pages/Web Forms

Not enough data

Not enough data

Link Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Updates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Campaign

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Marketing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backlink Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Advertising Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Personalization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Heatmaps

Not enough data

Not enough data

Problem Area Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Widgets

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multivariate Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Behavior Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audience Targeting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Segmentation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Product Recommendations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Session Recording

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Friendly Test

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Analytics[Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.4

10

Tools

Contact Collection

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

7

Audience Insights

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

8

Social Sharing

Not enough data

7.2(won by default)

6

Metrics

Entry and Exit Pages

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

7

Sessions

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

8

Engagement

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

8

Return

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

6

Conversions

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

7

Search Rank

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

8

Agentic AI - Content Analytics

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 5 feature categories with incomplete data

Artificial Intelligence[Hide 37 FeaturesShow 37 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Language

Not enough data

Not enough data

Predictive Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Speech Recognition

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Personal Assistant (VPA)

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Segmentation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

For eCommerce

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile App

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Data Sources

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Sales Teams/Organizations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sentiment Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Chatbot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI[Hide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Code Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Text to Image

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Characters and Avatars

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Personalization and Recommendation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Conditional Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transformer Model

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Image & Video Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Interactive and Co-Creative Systems

Not enough data

Not enough data

Text Summarization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Augmentation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Variation Autoencoder Models

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adversarial Training

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transfer Learning and Fine-tuning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Simulation and Scenario Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Creative Design

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prompt Engineering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Foundation Model

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Marketing[Hide 44 FeaturesShow 44 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Creation

Content Creation Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Curation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Buyer Personas

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

SEO Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Template Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Optimization

SEO

Not enough data

Not enough data

A/B Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboards & Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audience Targeting

Not enough data

Not enough data

ROI Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Logistics

Customizable Templated Workflows

Not enough data

Not enough data

Internal Communication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Editing and Approval Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Distribution Features

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

User, Role, and Access Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Publish Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Marketing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

Conversion Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Promotion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Editorial Calendar

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Campaigns

Not enough data

Not enough data

Engagement Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Categorization/Grouping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Synthetic Media[Hide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audio

Accents

Not enough data

Not enough data

Voice Cloning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Range of Tones

Not enough data

Not enough data

Languages

Not enough data

Not enough data

Video

Closed Captions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Avatar Quality

Not enough data

Not enough data

Custom Avatars

Not enough data

Not enough data

Video Editing Capabilities

Not enough data

Not enough data

Image

Text to Image

Not enough data

Not enough data

Realism

Not enough data

Not enough data

Text

Text Optimization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Range of Sentiments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform

Collaboration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Speed of Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Text-to-Image

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Text-to-Speech

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Image-to-Text

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Text-to-Video

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Text-to-3D

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Text-to-Music

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Content Detectors[Hide 44 FeaturesShow 44 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content - AI Content Detectors

Batch File Scans

Not enough data

Not enough data

Color-Coded Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

API Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Language Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anomaly Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Detection Model - AI Content Detectors

Model Differentiation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Human vs. AI Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Component Model

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Text Similarity Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring - AI Content Detectors

Real-time Content Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Content Identification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Corporate/Business

Not enough data

Not enough data

Neural Network Modeling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transfer Learning and Fine-tuning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Image Capture

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Comparison View

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Team Collaboration

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

URL Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Humanizer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pattern Detection and Recognition

Not enough data

Not enough data

Grammar Check

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Law Enforcement Agencies

Not enough data

Not enough data

Predictive Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Full Text Search

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Language

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search History

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI/Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multimedia Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Education

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Optical Character Recognition

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Search

Not enough data

Not enough data

Predictive Modeling

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Surfer](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/30b0d35de551e800f713ec760eec36d8/surfer-surfer.svg "Surfer")](https://www.g2.com/products/surfer-surfer/reviews)

Surfer

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

93.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

6.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

0.6%

[![cognitiveSEO](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_850433af57ffe15afebde88f77a5c93e/cognitiveseo.png "cognitiveSEO")](https://www.g2.com/products/cognitiveseo/reviews)

cognitiveSEO

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

85.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

10.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

4.3%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

93.0%

85.7%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

6.4%

10.0%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

0.6%

4.3%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Surfer](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/30b0d35de551e800f713ec760eec36d8/surfer-surfer.svg "Surfer")](https://www.g2.com/products/surfer-surfer/reviews)
Surfer

Marketing and Advertising

36.9%

Health, Wellness and Fitness

4.3%

Computer Software

4.1%

Information Technology and Services

3.9%

Internet

3.9%

Other

46.9%

[![cognitiveSEO](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_850433af57ffe15afebde88f77a5c93e/cognitiveseo.png "cognitiveSEO")](https://www.g2.com/products/cognitiveseo/reviews)
cognitiveSEO

Marketing and Advertising

32.9%

Internet

14.3%

Information Technology and Services

7.1%

Education Management

5.7%

Financial Services

4.3%

Other

35.7%

Alternatives

**Surfer Alternatives**

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Semrush
](/products/semrush/reviews)

 ![SE Ranking](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/6286ca913595e28266536f7a6049da23/se-ranking.svg "SE Ranking")

[
SE Ranking
](/products/se-ranking/reviews)

 ![Ahrefs](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/c067b2882be712668bf2806974a7160e/ahrefs.svg "Ahrefs")

[
Ahrefs
](/products/ahrefs/reviews)

 ![RankIQ](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/b388a9246d4f2ccc153bce59903f64ca/rankiq.svg "RankIQ")

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RankIQ
](/products/rankiq/reviews)

**cognitiveSEO Alternatives**

 ![Ahrefs](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/c067b2882be712668bf2806974a7160e/ahrefs.svg "Ahrefs")

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Ahrefs
](/products/ahrefs/reviews)

 ![Semrush](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/e6c872117633137a9a91ffa14ee3ce41/semrush%282%29.svg "Semrush")

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Semrush
](/products/semrush/reviews)

 ![SE Ranking](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/6286ca913595e28266536f7a6049da23/se-ranking.svg "SE Ranking")

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SE Ranking
](/products/se-ranking/reviews)

 ![Moz Pro](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487565593/moz-pro.svg "Moz Pro")

[
Moz Pro
](/products/moz-pro/reviews)

## Surfer vs cognitiveSEO

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 cognitiveSEO.
- 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 Surfer over cognitiveSEO.