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Paymo vs SE Ranking
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Paymo every advertised price rises after 3 months, with Plus going from $10.90 to $15.90 per user and Pro from $16.90 to $23.90; SE Ranking core plan caps keyword tracking at 2,000 keywords and 10 projects; Growth caps at 5,000 keywords and 30 projects
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Paymo and SE Ranking actually diverge.
| Attribute | Paymo | SE Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | freemium | subscription |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android, Desktop | Web |
| Founded | 2008 | Unknown |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Paymo
- Task management
- Time tracking
- Invoicing
- Gantt charts
- Resource scheduling
- Slack
- Google Workspace
- Zapier
Only in SE Ranking
Nothing recorded that Paymo does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Paymo
- Project management with time tracking and invoicing for agenciesnot SE Ranking
- Tracking billable hours and project profitabilitynot SE Ranking
SE Ranking
No use cases recorded yet. See the SE Ranking review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Paymo
- Every advertised price rises after 3 months, with Plus going from $10.90 to $15.90 per user and Pro from $16.90 to $23.90
- The free plan allows 1 user, 1 client and 2 projects
- The Solo plan is still capped at 3 clients and 5 projects
- Gantt charts, task dependencies and scheduling require the Plus plan
- Integrations are excluded from both the free and Solo plans
SE Ranking
- Core plan caps keyword tracking at 2,000 keywords and 10 projects; Growth caps at 5,000 keywords and 30 projects
- The 20 percent discount requires paying annually upfront rather than monthly
- AI prompt tracking is capped at 100 prompts daily on Core and 250 on Growth
Pricing, plan by plan
Paymo
On request- FreeFree
- 1 user
- Basic features
- Starter$4.95/month
- Time tracking
- Kanban
- Invoicing
SE Ranking
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the SE Ranking review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Paymo if
- You need task management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
- You also want time tracking.
Choose SE Ranking if
Nothing in the data separates SE Ranking from Paymo on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Paymo or SE Ranking better?
- Neither clearly leads. Paymo starts at On request and SE Ranking at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Paymo or SE Ranking?
- Paymo starts at On request and SE Ranking at On request.
- Does Paymo or SE Ranking run on more platforms?
- Paymo runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop. SE Ranking runs on Web.
- What is Paymo best used for?
- Paymo is most often used for project management with time tracking and invoicing for agencies, tracking billable hours and project profitability. Of those, project management with time tracking and invoicing for agencies and tracking billable hours and project profitability are not what SE Ranking is typically brought in for.
- What can Paymo do that SE Ranking cannot?
- Paymo covers Task management, Time tracking, Invoicing, Gantt charts.
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