SEMrush

Win digital brand visibility

SEO & Content Tools
★★★★★ 4.5
2008 Founded
1001-5000 Employees
116,000+ paying customers Customers
Boston, MA, USA Headquarters

Quick Facts

✓ Free Trial
Website
semrush.com →
Starting Price
139.95
Pricing Model
tiered
Free Trial
7 days
Company Type
public

About SEMrush

Semrush Holdings, Inc. is a Boston-based SaaS company that provides an all-in-one platform for SEO, content marketing, competitive intelligence, social media, local search, and paid advertising. Its flagship product, Semrush One, unifies traditional SEO analytics with AI search and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) visibility so brands can understand how they appear both in classic search results and in AI-generated answers.

Founded in 2008 by Oleg Shchegolev and Dmitri Melnikov as a small SEO toolkit, Semrush has grown into a comprehensive online visibility suite used by over 10 million marketing professionals worldwide. The platform now spans more than 55 tools and toolkits and is powered by one of the largest marketing datasets in the industry, including tens of billions of keywords, trillions of backlinks, hundreds of millions of domain profiles, and over a hundred geo databases.

Semrush serves a wide range of customers—from solo creators and small businesses to global enterprises and agencies. Core capabilities include keyword research, domain and traffic analytics, rank tracking, site audits, content ideation and optimization, backlink analytics and link-building workflows, local listings management, social media publishing and analytics, and AI PR for monitoring brand presence across media sources. Agencies benefit from robust reporting, client management tools, and an App Center of add-ons and integrations.

The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021 under the ticker SEMR and continues to invest heavily in AI-driven features such as its AI Visibility toolkit. In November 2025, Adobe announced an agreement to acquire Semrush in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $1.9 billion, with closing expected in the first half of 2026, positioning Semrush as a key pillar in Adobe’s digital experience and marketing ecosystem.

Key Features

SEO Toolkit & Keyword Research - Discover and analyze high-value keywords at scale with tools like Keyword Magic, Keyword Overview, and Keyword Gap.

Site Audit & Technical SEO - Crawl websites to detect technical and on-page issues, Core Web Vitals problems, and optimization opportunities with prioritized recommendations.

Rank Tracking & AI Visibility - Monitor daily rankings for custom keyword sets and track brand visibility across SERPs and AI-driven answer engines via the AI Visibility toolkit.

Backlink Analytics & Link Building - Analyze backlink profiles, identify toxic links, and build outreach lists for link-building campaigns.

Domain & Traffic Analytics - Benchmark domains and competitors using traffic estimates, audience insights, and market share across channels.

Content Marketing Platform - Use Topic Research, SEO Content Template, and SEO Writing Assistant to plan, brief, write, and optimize content that ranks.

Local SEO & Listings Management - Manage listings, optimize Google Business Profiles, monitor reviews, and track local map rankings for multi-location brands.

Advertising & PPC Research - Research competitor ads and keywords, plan PPC and PLA campaigns, and optimize spend with Advertising and Trends toolkits.

Social Media Management - Plan, schedule, and publish posts, track performance, and benchmark competitors across major social networks.

Reporting & Dashboards - Build automated, white-labeled reports and connect data to BI tools like Looker Studio for unified performance reporting.

Lead Generation & Agency Tools - Use lead-gen widgets, Agency Growth Kits, and client reporting templates tailored for agencies and consultants.

App Center & Extensions - Extend functionality via Semrush App Center and tools like the SEOquake browser extension.

Collaboration & Project Management - Organize work in projects, assign tasks, share notes, and manage multi-user access and permissions.

Pros & Cons

👍 Pros

  • Comprehensive all-in-one SEO and digital marketing toolkit that covers keyword research, technical SEO, content, social, and PPC in a single platform.
  • Very strong keyword research and rank tracking capabilities, with large, frequently updated keyword databases and flexible segmentation.
  • Robust competitor and traffic analytics that make it easy to benchmark domains, uncover gaps, and analyze both organic and paid strategies.
  • Site Audit and other technical SEO tools provide clear health scores, prioritized issues, and actionable recommendations.
  • Content tools like Topic Research and SEO Writing Assistant help non-technical marketers create SEO-friendly content more efficiently.
  • Extensive educational resources (Semrush Academy, webinars, documentation) that reduce the learning curve and help teams upskill in SEO.

👎 Cons

  • Pricing is relatively high for freelancers, small businesses, and early-stage startups, and add-ons or extra users can significantly increase total cost.
  • Interface can feel complex or cluttered, with many tabs and options that create a steep learning curve for new or less technical users.
  • Some reviewers report occasional data inaccuracies or delays in keyword volumes, rank tracking, and paid search reporting compared to other tools.
  • Advanced features such as certain local SEO capabilities, Trends data, and higher reporting limits are locked behind higher-tier plans or separate add-ons.
  • Billing, cancellation, and refund policies - especially around free trials and renewals - are cited in some reviews as confusing or inflexible.

User Reviews

G2
4.5
★★★★★
Capterra
4.6
★★★★★
TrustRadius
8.6
★★★★★

Integrations

Google Analytics Google Ads Google Search Console Google Business Profile Google Drive Google Workspace Looker Studio Bing Webmaster Tools Facebook Instagram for Business X LinkedIn Marketing Solutions HubSpot Marketing Hub Salesforce Marketing Cloud Shopify WooCommerce WordPress.com WordPress.org Yext Yoast Zapier Hootsuite Databox AgencyAnalytics

Best For

Company Size

smb mid-market enterprise

Industries

Digital Marketing Agencies E-commerce SaaS Technology Media & Publishing Financial Services

Use Cases

Keyword research and SERP landscape analysis Technical SEO audits and ongoing site health monitoring Content planning, optimization, and performance tracking Competitor and market intelligence across organic and paid channels PPC and PLA campaign planning and optimization Local SEO and listings management for multi-location brands
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