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Semrush vs Clearscope
Semrush scores higher overall (7.9 vs 7.2), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose Semrush if…
Marketing teams and agencies that want one suite for classic SEO and AI-search visibility
7.9/10★★★★★Full review →Choose Clearscope if…
Editorial teams that write by hand and want a simple quality grade
7.2/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| Semrush | Clearscope | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 7.9/10 | 7.2/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 10 | #7 of 10 |
| Price | Freemium · from $117.33/month | Free trial · from $129/month |
| Free version | 1 project and 10 reports a day | 14-day free trial |
| Platforms | Web, API | Web |
| Made by | Semrush Holdings, Inc. | Clearscope |
| SEO insight quality | 8.5 | 8 |
| Ease of use | 7 | 8.5 |
| Features | 9 | 6 |
| Value for money | 6.5 | 6 |
| Platforms | 8 | 6.5 |
Semrush: what the AI does
- AI-visibility tracking across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI answers
- Daily AI prompt tracking with brand sentiment
- Content optimisation and keyword cannibalisation analysis
- MCP access for AI assistants
- Broadest all-in-one toolset in the category
- AI-visibility tracking built into Semrush One plans
- Useful free plan for occasional checks
- Large keyword and competitor database
- Expensive, and only one user per plan before paying for seats
- Two plan families (Classic and One) plus add-ons make pricing confusing
- Hostinger notes AI features are missing from the basic tier
Clearscope: what the AI does
- Content grading against top-ranking pages
- AI drafts (20 a month)
- Query tracking across ChatGPT and Gemini
- Topic explorations
- Very simple, writer-friendly grading
- Unlimited users and projects
- AI-search tracking on all plans
- Expensive for the usage limits
- Few SEO research tools beyond content
- Tracks only ChatGPT and Gemini