The Semrush alternative built for SEO and AI visibility
Semrush is the most complete SEO suite there is, but it's dashboard-first and its API lives only on the $549 Advanced plan. Trackee is API-first from the free tier.
100 free credits every month. No card required.
Track visibility across
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Gemini
- Grok
- Perplexity
- Google
Trackee vs Semrush
One API for SEO, GEO, AEO, and brand visibility across search and AI. API and dashboard on one plan, same credits. Unlimited brands, an MCP server, and a coding skill.
API-first · SEO + GEO + AEO + brand visibility
Semrush
Visit siteSemrush is the biggest all-in-one SEO and marketing suite, for teams that want the deepest dashboard.
Best for: Marketing teams that want the deepest all-in-one SEO dashboard
Semrush limitation
API gated to the top plan
Every plan is capped by websites and keywords. Getting API access at all means the Advanced plan at $549 a month.
With Trackee
API-first from the free tier
Trackee puts the API, MCP server, and coding skill on every plan, free included. Credits, not per-website caps, cover SEO plus AI visibility in one API.
Feature comparison
Trackee covers 17 of 17. Semrush covers 11.
Which one fits your use case?
Both can help. Here is the honest split, so you pick the one your team actually needs.
Choose Semrush when you want
- You want the most complete SEO suite, price aside
- You rely on its huge keyword and backlink databases
- You want SEO plus AI visibility in one dashboard
A good fit if you mainly need Marketing teams that want the deepest all-in-one SEO dashboard.
Choose Trackee when you want
- You want an API and MCP from the free plan, not $549
- You're building on the data, not clicking a dashboard
- You want credits and unlimited brands, no caps
One API for SEO, GEO, AEO, and brand visibility, with an MCP server and a coding skill. Starts free.
One platform instead of a stack
Where Semrush covers part of the picture, Trackee puts AI visibility and classic SEO behind one API and one dashboard.
AI visibility
Track ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity plus Google AI Overviews for any prompt.
Classic SEO
Google rank tracking, keyword research and volume, backlinks, on-page audits, and domain data.
Citations & mentions
Read the real AI answers that name your brand and the sources those answers cite.
API, MCP & skill
A REST API, a hosted MCP server, and a coding skill so agents and products build on it.
Unlimited brands
Track as many brands or client sites as you want on every plan, including free.
One plan, one balance
The API and the dashboard share the same credits. Free tier, plus pay-as-you-go top-ups.
Your agents already know how you rank
A first-party Claude Code skill, a hosted MCP server, and a plain REST API. All official, all maintained.
Agent skill
A drop-in skill for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex. It teaches them to check rankings, AI mentions, citations, and competitors through Trackee.
$ npx skills add \
trackee-API/skills --all
✓ added 5 Trackee skills
> does ChatGPT recommend us for
"best crm software"?MCP server
One config block. Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client gets every Trackee tool as a first-class tool.
{
"mcpServers": {
"trackee": {
"url": "https://mcp.trackee.dev/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}REST API
Pipe-friendly and framework-agnostic. Check visibility, rankings, mentions, and citations from OpenAI, LangChain, CrewAI, or anything with function-calling.
$ curl -X POST https://api.trackee.dev/\
v1/visibility \
-H "x-access-key: YOUR_KEY" ...
→ mentioned · chatgpt #1
share of voice 100%Pricing compared
100 credits / month
5,000 credits · $9.80 / 1k
15,000 credits · $6.60 / 1k
Most popular
50,000 credits · $3.98 / 1k
Pay-as-you-go top-ups (credits never expire):
1,000 credits · never expires
3,000 credits · never expires
Semrush plans
Core SEO suite · per-website and per-keyword caps
Adds MCP access and AI-search visibility
More AI visibility and higher limits
Adds API data integration
API access only on the $549 Advanced plan. Dashboard-first, with per-website and per-keyword limits.
Pricing
Get Started for Free
Track your brand's mentions, rankings, and citations across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google, and more with one API.
Free
- 100 credits / month
- Perfect for testing
- 40 requests / minute
- 1 team member
- Every plan includes
- All SEO, AEO & GEO APIs
- MCP server
- Dashboard & playground
- Scheduled trackers & history
Starter
- 5,000 credits / month
- $9.80 per 1k credits
- 60 requests / minute
- Up to 5 team members
- Every plan includes
- All SEO, AEO & GEO APIs
- MCP server
- Dashboard & playground
- Scheduled trackers & history
Standard
- 15,000 credits / month
- $6.60 per 1k credits
- 180 requests / minute
- Up to 20 team members
- Every plan includes
- All SEO, AEO & GEO APIs
- MCP server
- Dashboard & playground
- Scheduled trackers & history
- Priority support
Pro
- 50,000 credits / month
- $3.98 per 1k credits
- 600 requests / minute
- Unlimited team members
- Every plan includes
- All SEO, AEO & GEO APIs
- MCP server
- Dashboard & playground
- Scheduled trackers & history
- Priority support
Frequently asked questions
Does Semrush have an API?
Yes, but only on the Advanced plan at $549 a month. Trackee's REST API is on every plan, including the free one.
Does Semrush track AI search visibility?
Yes, across Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini with sentiment, on its SEO+AI plans from $199 a month.
Does Semrush offer an MCP server?
Yes, on the SEO+AI plans. Trackee ships a hosted MCP server, plus a coding skill, on every plan.
How does Trackee's pricing compare?
Trackee is free and from $49, API-first with unlimited brands and credits that never expire. Semrush starts at $139.95 and gates its API to $549.
How do I move from Semrush to Trackee?
Start on the free plan with 100 credits a month, or try the free tools with no setup. Add your brand and prompts, then read everything through one REST API, a hosted MCP server, or the dashboard. See pricing for credit costs.
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