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Advanced Web Ranking vs SE Ranking

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Advanced Web Ranking

SEO

Rank tracking with SEO forecasting and market share modelling built in

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
SE Ranking logo

SE Ranking

SEO

SEO and AI visibility platform with daily rank tracking, priced on published tiers plus per-unit extras

From
$129/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Advanced Web Ranking the entry Pro plan updates rankings on a schedule rather than continuously, so time-sensitive SERP volatility monitoring requires an upgrade to Agency or Enterprise.; SE Ranking keyword allowances are counted as targets, keyword multiplied by search engine, so a set tracked across Google desktop and mobile consumes twice the allowance and a plan sized on a raw keyword count runs out early.
  • They diverge on capability: Advanced Web Ranking covers SEO forecasting, SE Ranking covers Daily rank tracking.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Advanced Web Ranking and SE Ranking actually diverge.

Attributes where Advanced Web Ranking and SE Ranking differ
AttributeAdvanced Web RankingSE Ranking
Starting priceOn request$129/month
Pricing modelPer month by tracked keyword countPer month by tracked keywords and projects

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (SEO).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Advanced Web Ranking

  • SEO forecasting
  • Market share reports
  • AI visibility tracking
  • Local and mobile rank tracking
  • Custom dashboards and white-label reports
  • Looker Studio and BigQuery connectors

Only in SE Ranking

  • Daily rank tracking
  • Target-based keyword counting
  • Competitive and keyword research
  • Backlink research and monitoring
  • Website and on-page audit
  • On-page checker and SERP analyzer
  • AI search tracking
  • AI competitive research

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Advanced Web Ranking

  • An agency that wants ranking forecasts to put in front of clients rather than raw position history alonenot SE Ranking
  • A consultant estimating market share against named competitors without buying a full SEO suitenot SE Ranking
  • A team with fluctuating headcount that wants unlimited seats rather than a per-user licencenot SE Ranking
  • A reporting workflow that needs BigQuery export and cross-project comparison at Enterprise tiernot SE Ranking

SE Ranking

  • Tracking daily keyword positions across up to 10 client projects on the entry plannot Advanced Web Ranking
  • Auditing large sites, with 250,000 pages per month included on Core and 2 million on Growthnot Advanced Web Ranking
  • Running SEO reporting for an agency that needs more than one manager seatnot Advanced Web Ranking

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Advanced Web Ranking

  • The entry Pro plan updates rankings on a schedule rather than continuously, so time-sensitive SERP volatility monitoring requires an upgrade to Agency or Enterprise.
  • Like AccuRanker, it has no site crawler or backlink index of its own, so it needs to be paired with a separate technical SEO tool.
  • Forecasting and market share modelling are statistical projections from historical tracked data, not guarantees, and teams that oversell forecast numbers to clients as certainties are misrepresenting what the tool does.
  • Pricing tiers jump in large steps between 7,000, 14,500 and 35,500 keywords, so a team tracking, say, 8,000 keywords pays the full Agency-tier price for headroom it does not use.
  • Support and forecasting depth documentation is thinner than category leaders like Semrush, so teams new to the forecasting feature often need direct vendor onboarding to use it well.

SE Ranking

  • Keyword allowances are counted as targets, keyword multiplied by search engine, so a set tracked across Google desktop and mobile consumes twice the allowance and a plan sized on a raw keyword count runs out early.
  • There is no free tier at all, only a 14-day trial, so evaluation is time-boxed rather than open-ended and comparison against Moz or Ahrefs free tools is not like for like.
  • Enterprise pricing is not published, so the only tier suited to large keyword volumes cannot be budgeted from the pricing page without contacting sales.
  • Core includes exactly one manager seat, so the second person needing full access means extra seats from 16 USD each or the jump to Growth at 279 USD.
  • Three of the add-ons, Agency Pack at 69 USD, the API at 45 USD and the discounted AI Search price, are available only on annual billing, so a monthly customer either pays more or commits for a year.
  • Audit capacity on Core is capped at 250,000 pages per project as well as per account, so a single large site consumes the whole allowance and leaves nothing for other projects that month.
  • Its keyword and backlink databases are smaller and less frequently refreshed than the Ahrefs first-party crawl, so it is a better tracking and reporting tool than a link discovery one.

Pricing, plan by plan

Advanced Web Ranking

On request
  • Pro$139/month
    • 7,000 tracked keywords
    • Unlimited projects and users
    • One SEO forecast per project
  • Agency$279/month
    • 14,500 tracked keywords
    • Unlimited SEO forecasts
    • 1-hour on-demand updates
  • Enterprise$699/month
    • 35,500 tracked keywords
    • Unlimited scheduled reports and cross-project reporting
    • BigQuery connector and automated CSV exports

SE Ranking

$129/month
  • Core$129/month
    • 103.20 USD per month billed annually, a 20 percent saving paid upfront
    • 10 projects and 1 manager seat
    • 2,000 daily keyword targets, counted as keyword times search engine
  • Growth$279/month
    • 223.20 USD per month billed annually, a 20 percent saving paid upfront
    • 30 projects and 3 manager seats
    • 5,000 daily keyword targets, 250 daily AI prompts, 15 AI research domains
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Custom limits and pricing, quoted by sales
    • Flexible terms
    • Full API and advanced integrations
  • Extra capacity$undefined/month
    • Extra manager seats from 16 USD each
    • Extra tracked keywords from 22.40 USD on Core and from 32 USD on Growth
    • Extra business locations from 18.40 USD each

Which should you pick?

Choose Advanced Web Ranking if

  • You need seo forecasting.
  • You also want market share reports.
Advanced Web Ranking review

Choose SE Ranking if

  • You need daily rank tracking.
  • You also want target-based keyword counting.
SE Ranking review

Questions people ask

Is Advanced Web Ranking or SE Ranking better?
Neither clearly leads. Advanced Web Ranking starts at On request and SE Ranking at $129/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Advanced Web Ranking or SE Ranking?
Advanced Web Ranking starts at On request and SE Ranking at $129/month.
Does Advanced Web Ranking or SE Ranking run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Advanced Web Ranking best used for?
Advanced Web Ranking is most often used for an agency that wants ranking forecasts to put in front of clients rather than raw position history alone, a consultant estimating market share against named competitors without buying a full seo suite, a team with fluctuating headcount that wants unlimited seats rather than a per-user licence, a reporting workflow that needs bigquery export and cross-project comparison at enterprise tier. Of those, an agency that wants ranking forecasts to put in front of clients rather than raw position history alone and a consultant estimating market share against named competitors without buying a full seo suite are not what SE Ranking is typically brought in for.
What can Advanced Web Ranking do that SE Ranking cannot?
Advanced Web Ranking covers SEO forecasting, Market share reports, AI visibility tracking, Local and mobile rank tracking. SE Ranking covers Daily rank tracking, Target-based keyword counting, Competitive and keyword research, Backlink research and monitoring.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Advanced Web Ranking: What is the SEO forecast feature actually predicting?

Projected ranking and traffic movement extrapolated from a project's historical tracked data, refreshed as new tracking data comes in; it is a trend projection, not a guarantee.

SE Ranking: How much does SE Ranking cost?

Core is 129 USD a month, or 103.20 USD a month billed annually. Growth is 279 USD a month, or 223.20 USD billed annually. Annual billing is a flat 20 percent saving charged upfront. Enterprise is quoted by sales.

Advanced Web Ranking: Is pricing per user?

No. Every plan includes unlimited projects and users; price scales only with the number of tracked keywords.

SE Ranking: How does the price change with keyword volume?

Core includes 2,000 daily keyword targets and Growth 5,000. Beyond that you buy extra keywords from 22.40 USD a month on Core and from 32 USD on Growth rather than being forced onto the next tier. A keyword is counted once per search engine, so thirty keywords across two engines uses sixty targets.

Advanced Web Ranking: Does it track AI-generated search answers?

Yes, it reports on domain visibility inside AI-generated answers alongside standard organic rankings.

SE Ranking: What is the difference between Core and Growth?

Growth triples projects to 30, raises daily keyword targets from 2,000 to 5,000 and prompts from 100 to 250, gives 3 manager seats instead of 1, lifts audit capacity from 250,000 to 2 million pages a month, raises on-page checks from 50 to 1,000, adds page changes monitoring, guest links, historical data across the project lifetime and dedicated support.

SE Ranking: Does SE Ranking have a free plan?

No. There is a 14-day trial with no credit card required, but no permanently free tier.

SE Ranking: What do the add-ons cost?

Agency Pack for white-label reporting and client seats is 69 USD a month on annual billing only. The AI Search toolkit is 89 USD monthly or 71.20 USD billed annually. The API add-on is 45 USD a month, annual billing only.

SE Ranking: Does it track rankings daily?

Yes, daily on both published tiers, through the full Google Top 100. Moz and Ahrefs both refresh rankings weekly.

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