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Comparison

Majestic vs Surfer SEO

No clear leader: Surfer SEO (55.4) 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.

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Majestic51
Surfer SEO55
Score
vioscaleAI score
Majestic51 / 100medium · 51%
Surfer SEO55 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tier
Majestic✓
Surfer SEO✓
Model
Majesticfreemium
Surfer SEOfreemium
Price level
Majesticlow
Surfer SEOhigh
Starting price
Majestic–
Surfer SEO$82
Transparent
Majestic✗
Surfer SEO✓
Integrations
Count
Majestic2
Surfer SEO3
Security
Gdpr
Majestic✓
Surfer SEO✓
Iso27001
Majestic–
Surfer SEO✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Majestic6 items
Surfer SEO7 items

Capabilities

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

Pricing
Pricing transparency
MajesticContact-sales
Surfer SEOTransparent
Free tier / free tool
Majestic✓
Surfer SEO✓
Pricing model
Majestic-
Surfer SEOFlat
Data
Backlink index
Majestic✓
Surfer SEO✗
Keyword research database
Majestic-
Surfer SEO✓
Capability
Rank tracking
Majestic✗
Surfer SEO✓
Technical site audit / crawler
Majestic✓
Surfer SEO✓
Content optimisation (SERP-driven)
Majestic✗
Surfer SEO✓
Competitor / SERP intelligence
Majestic✓
Surfer SEO✓
Coverage
Local / mobile SERP support
Majestic✗
Surfer SEO✓
Countries / locales covered
Majestic-
Surfer SEOGlobal
Integration
Public API
Majestic✓
Surfer SEO✓
Search Console / GA4 integration
Majestic✗
Surfer SEO✓
Deployment
Deployment
MajesticCloud
Surfer SEOCloud

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

Surfer SEO

A platform for monitoring how AI models mention your brand, researching topics to establish authority, optimizing content for both traditional search and AI responses, and managing your visibility across ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI systems.

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
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Surfer SEO

from $82/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $82/month. Free tier. Annual commitment saves up to $720.

  • FreeFree
    • AI visibility tracking
    • Brand knowledge base
    • MCP
  • Track AI Visibility$82/month billed annually; saves $156/year
    • Monitor visibility across ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overviews
    • Plan, write, and track AI visibility
    • Brand knowledge base
    • MCP
  • Standard$99/month billed annually; saves $240/year
    • 360 documents
    • Integrations
    • 1-click content optimization
    • Team collaboration
    • Plagiarism checker
    • +1 more
  • Pro$182/month billed annually; saves $444/year
    • Everything in Standard
    • 5 brand spaces
    • 1-click internal linking
    • Content ideas and coverage gaps
    • Templates and custom voices
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Unlimited optimization
    • API access
    • Dedicated success manager
    • Advanced SERP analysis
    • SSO and enterprise security
    • +1 more
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Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Majestic✓
Surfer SEO✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Majestic✓
Surfer SEO✓

Integrations

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

Majestic

2 total
  • Google Search Console
  • OpenApps API
Independently observed

Surfer SEO

9 total
  • WordPress
  • Google Docs
  • Contentful
  • Zapier
  • Looker Studio
  • Google Sign-In
  • Jasper
  • Google Analytics 4
  • Google Ads
Independently observed
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Majestic or Surfer SEO: which one depends on you

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