SurferSEO vs Frase vs Semrush

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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SurferSEO
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Frase
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Suggested competitors for SurferSEO: Clearscope91% SE Ranking90% NeuronWriter88% ChatFeatured87% Writesonic86% Arvow86% Keyword Grid85% Otterly.AI84%
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Your tool SurferSEO
surferseo.com
Surfer is an SEO and AI search visibility platform for marketing teams.
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Competitor Frase
frase.io
Content briefs and optimization for SEO writers
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Competitor Semrush
semrush.com
Semrush is a visibility platform for SEO and AI search that combines keyword research, competitor analysis, backlink checks, rank tracking and technical audits with tools for tracking how brands ap...
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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140.5Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
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▼ 10.5%
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6-month growth
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-14.9%
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Global rank web
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#251,061
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Avg. last 3 months
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148.7K
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Bounce rate lower is better
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38%
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Pages / visit
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2.8
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Visit duration
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1m 44s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 85% · ● Referral 12%
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SurferSEOFraseSemrush
042.7K85.4K128.1K170.8KFrase · 120.2KFrase · 170.8KFrase · 152.2KFrase · 159KFrase · 165.1KFrase · 147.4KFrase · 149.9KFrase · 148.3KFrase · 157.1KFrase · 140.5K100K1MFrase · 120.2KFrase · 170.8KFrase · 152.2KFrase · 159KFrase · 165.1KFrase · 147.4KFrase · 149.9KFrase · 148.3KFrase · 157.1KFrase · 140.5KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Free Trial
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
€49per month
$39per month
€112.52per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free trial
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Plans
Discovery €49/moAI Search Analytics €82/moStandard €99/moPro €182/mo+2 more
Starter $39/moProfessional $103/moScale $239/moEnterprise Custom
Free FreeSEO €112.52/moStarter (SEO + AI Search) €158.40/moPro+ (SEO + AI Search) €238/mo+2 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextWeb pages
TextWeb pages
TextWeb pages
Output
DataText
Text
DataText
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Business & MarketingProductivity & OfficeWriting & ContentAI Monitor+2 more
Business & MarketingWriting & ContentAI SEO ToolsSEO Writing AI
Business & MarketingProductivity & OfficeWriting & ContentAI Monitor+2 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 5 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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SEO
SEO analysis
SEO ranking
SEO writing
SEO recommendations
AI search
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Brand monitoring
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Writing
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Content
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Keyword research
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SEO content
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SEO content briefs
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SEO keywords
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SERP analysis
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Backlinks
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Competitive analysis
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On page SEO
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Online business visibility
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SEO content evaluation
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Website audit
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Content-to-newsletter
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Local SEO
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MCP
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Social media management
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