Majestic vs SpyFu
No clear leader: SpyFu (55.5) and Majestic (51.3) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for seo tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
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.
SpyFu
A tool for researching competitor strategies and keywords in search engine marketing. Users can identify which keywords and ads competitors target, track their own keyword rankings, and analyze backlinks and content to discover ranking opportunities.
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/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
SpyFu
From $29/month (Basic, annual). 25% discount for annual billing. 30-day money-back guarantee.
- Basic$29/month (annual) or $39/month (monthly). Save $120/year with annual billing.
- 10k search results
- 10k data exports
- 1 live site tracking project
- 10+ years historical data
- RivalFlow (0 sites)
- +7 more
- Pro + AI$89/month (annual) or $59 first month then $119/month (monthly). Save $360/year with annual billing.
- Unlimited search results and exports
- 10 live site tracking projects
- 10+ years historical data
- RivalFlow (1 site)
- ChatGPT integration (unlimited)
- +9 more
- Team/Agency$187/month (annual) or $249/month (monthly). 5 users included; save $744/year with annual billing.
- Unlimited search results and exports
- Unlimited live site tracking projects
- 10+ years historical data
- RivalFlow (5 sites)
- ChatGPT integration (unlimited)
- +11 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Majestic
- Google Search Console
- OpenApps API
SpyFu
- ChatGPT
Majestic or SpyFu: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.