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Comparison

Majestic vs Semrush

On the evidence we track, Semrush leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Majestic51
★Semrush58
Score
vioscaleAI score
Majestic51 / 100medium · 51%
Semrush58 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Free tier
Majestic✓
Semrush✗
Model
Majesticfreemium
Semrushcommercial
Price level
Majesticlow
Semrushhigh
Starting price
Majestic–
Semrush$139.95
Transparent
Majestic✗
Semrush✓
Integrations
Count
Majestic2
Semrush18
Security
Gdpr
Majestic✓
Semrush–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Majestic6 items
Semrush6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for seo tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Pricing
Pricing transparency
MajesticContact-sales
SemrushContact-sales
Free tier / free tool
Majestic✓
Semrush✓
Pricing model
Majestic-
SemrushFlat
Data
Backlink index
Majestic✓
Semrush✓
Keyword research database
Majestic-
Semrush✓
Capability
Rank tracking
Majestic✗
Semrush✓
Technical site audit / crawler
Majestic✓
Semrush✓
Content optimisation (SERP-driven)
Majestic✗
Semrush✓
Competitor / SERP intelligence
Majestic✓
Semrush✓
Coverage
Local / mobile SERP support
Majestic✗
Semrush✓
Countries / locales covered
Majestic-
SemrushGlobal; Pro plan covers 30+ markets for advertising data; 142 regional keyword d
Integration
Public API
Majestic✓
Semrush✓
Search Console / GA4 integration
Majestic✗
Semrush✓
Deployment
Deployment
MajesticCloud
SemrushCloud

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Majestic

A platform that analyzes backlinks and provides link quality metrics to support SEO strategy development and competitive market research.

Independently observed

Semrush

Leader

Comprehensive SEO and visibility platform that helps businesses understand competitor strategies, track keyword performance, audit technical issues, and monitor how their brand appears in search results and AI-generated answers.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Majestic

from £39.99/moSubscriptionFree tier

From £39.99/month. Free tier available. 7-day money-back guarantee on Lite and Pro plans.

  • Lite£39.99/month or £399.90/year
    • Fresh Index
    • Site Explorer
    • N-grams
    • Near Links
    • Link Graph
    • +13 more
  • Pro£79.99/month or £799.90/year
    • Everything in Lite
    • Historic Index
    • Index Merger
    • Raw Data Exports
    • Custom Reports
    • +10 more
  • Full API£319.99/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • Full API access
as of verify ↗

Semrush

Leader
from $139.95/moSubscription7-day trial

From $139.95/month. 7-day free trial.

  • SEO Toolkit Pro$139.95/mo
    • Keyword research
    • Competitor analysis
    • Rank tracking
    • Technical site audit
    • Backlink analysis
  • SEO Toolkit Guru$249.95/mo
    • Everything in Pro
    • SEO Writing Assistant
    • Topic Research
    • Historical Data
    • Multi-targeting in Position Tracking
    • +1 more
  • SEO Toolkit Business$499.95/mo
    • Everything in Guru
    • SEO Share of Voice tracking
    • API Access
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Majestic✓
Semrush✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Majestic✓
Semrush✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Google Search Console

Majestic

2 total - 1 not shared
  • OpenApps API
Independently observed

Semrush

Leader
24 total - 23 not shared
  • Google Ads
  • Google Shopping
  • Meta Ads
  • Microsoft Ads
  • LinkedIn Ads
  • TikTok Ads
  • TikTok Organic
  • CallRail
  • HubSpot
  • Mailchimp
  • Matomo
  • ChatGPT
  • Google AI Overviews
  • Gemini
  • Perplexity
  • Facebook Ads
  • Google Analytics
  • TikTok
  • Looker Studio
  • LinkedIn
  • Lovable
  • Claude
  • Adobe
Independently observed
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Majestic or Semrush: which one depends on you

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