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Moz Pro vs Semrush: Which SEO Tool Fits Your Business in 2026?

Moz Pro is the lower-cost, single-site-focused option with AI-visibility tracking bundled into every tier. Semrush is the broader platform — SEO, paid search, content and competitor research — at a higher starting price.

By Bill Belcamino · Last updated September 23, 2026 · Our methodologyResearched and fact-checked by the HelpCompare team
Moz Pro logoStarter $49/mo (single site, 1 seat)

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Semrush logoFrom $117.33/mo billed annually ($139 monthly)

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Moz Pro vs SemrushVerified Sep 23, 2026
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Bottom line up frontby Bill Belcamino, founder of HelpCompare
Editorial assessment

Bottom line up front: Does a small business need Semrush, or is Moz Pro enough?

Moz Pro is enough for one site that needs SEO and AI-visibility tracking at $49/mo, and Semrush fits a team that also runs paid search or content marketing, at $139/mo for its SEO plan.

Moz bundles AI Overview and LLM-prompt tracking into every tier, Semrush puts it on AI-inclusive plans from $199, and extra Semrush users cost $45/mo each. Our research shows Semrush's annual price two ways ($117.33 or $139), so confirm it at checkout. I've paid for Semrush, and my advice is to buy for the channels you actually run. If nobody touches Google Ads or a content calendar, the paid-search and writing tools are shelfware, and SEO data only pays off when someone acts on it every week. Choose the tool, then the keywords, because in either one rank history starts the day you add them.

My read of the verified data on this page, checked against vendor sources on September 23, 2026. Disagree or spot an error? Tell Bill

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Moz Pro vs Semrush: quick facts

At a glanceMoz ProSemrush
CategorySEO Software
Entry priceStarter $49/mo (single site, 1 seat)From $117.33/mo billed annually ($139 monthly)
Free planNo free plan — trial offeredLimited free account — 10 Analytics requests/day, 1 project

Is Moz Pro cheaper than Semrush?

Moz Pro, by a wide margin at entry: $49 a month against $139 for Semrush’s SEO-only plan. The gap narrows if you need Semrush’s broader toolset, since its next plan up (Starter, SEO + AI) is $199 — four times Moz’s Starter price.

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Moz Pro vs Semrush at a glance

CategoryMoz ProSemrush
Entry priceStarter $49/mo (1 site, 1 seat)SEO plan $139/mo
Pricing basisPer account; extra sites/seats add-onPer account; extra users $45/mo each
Sites tracked (entry)1 (Starter)5 projects (SEO plan)
AI/GEO visibility trackingBundled in every tierAdd-on on AI-inclusive plans (from $199)
Paid search researchNot a core featureIncluded
Content marketing toolsLimitedIncluded (SEO Writing Assistant, Content Marketing Platform)
Keyword/backlink database sizeSmaller than SemrushOne of the largest in the category
G2 rating4.3/5 (608 reviews)Not recorded on this site

Verified September 23, 2026Prices recorded from each vendor’s own pricing page. See sources

Prices in USD from moz.com/pricing and semrush.com/prices, both checked September 23, 2026. All three are priced per account, not per seat, with a fixed number of seats bundled into each plan and extra seats billed separately (rather than multiplied per person the way a per-seat tool would be).

Editorial assessment

How they actually differ

Both track rankings, audit sites and research keywords, but they’re built for different scopes of work.

Breadth vs price

Semrush is a much broader platform: SEO, paid search competitive research, content tools and social tracking in one subscription, reflected in a price roughly 3x Moz’s entry tier. Moz Pro is narrower — SEO and now AI-visibility tracking — at a lower price, aimed at teams that don’t need Semrush’s paid-search and content modules.

AI/GEO tracking

Moz bundles AI Overview and LLM-prompt tracking (ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Perplexity) into every paid tier, including the $49 Starter plan. Semrush offers similar AI-visibility features but on its higher, AI-inclusive plans starting at $199, not its base $139 SEO plan.

Moving between them

None of the three imports another’s project history, keyword rank tracking or backlink index — rank tracking in particular needs weeks to rebuild a comparable trend line, since each tool only has history from the day you started tracking with it.

Editorial assessment

Pros & cons

Moz Pro

Pros

  • $49 entry price, less than half of Semrush
  • AI-visibility tracking bundled at every tier
  • Simpler tool, faster to learn
  • Strong G2 rating (4.3/5, 608 reviews)

Cons

  • Smaller keyword and backlink database
  • No paid-search research tools
  • Limited content-marketing feature set
  • Fewer projects/sites at entry (1 vs 5)

Semrush

Pros

  • Much larger keyword and backlink database
  • Paid search competitive research included
  • Content marketing tools (Writing Assistant, Content Platform)
  • 5 projects at the entry SEO plan

Cons

  • Nearly 3x Moz’s entry price
  • AI-visibility tracking only on higher, AI-inclusive plans
  • More complex, longer learning curve
  • Extra users add $45/mo each
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Cost calculator: what does your team actually pay?

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List prices checked September 23, 2026. Both are priced per account with a fixed seat allowance per tier, not per seat multiplied by headcount; Semrush adds extra users at $45/mo each. Promotions and taxes are not included.

Choose Moz Pro if…

You want SEO tracking and AI-visibility monitoring at the lowest entry price, and don’t need paid-search or content-marketing modules.

Choose Semrush if…

You need paid-search competitive research, content-marketing tools, or the larger keyword/backlink database, and the higher price is justified by the broader toolset.

Total cost over time

Uses your selections above. Estimate excludes add-ons, overages, and negotiated discounts.

Ready to pick your SEO tool?

Both offer a free trial. Run your own domain and two competitors through each before committing a subscription.

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Moz Pro vs Semrush: security, offline & remote work

How Moz Pro and Semrush compare on compliance reports, sign-in controls, offline access and the setup details that matter for remote, hybrid and in-office teams. Every value links to the vendor page it came from.

What we checkedMoz ProSemrush
Security & compliance
SOC 2 reportNot publishedNot published
ISO/IEC 27001Not publishedNot published
Other certificationsNot publishedPCI DSS Level 1source
HIPAA (BAA)Not publishedNot published
GDPR data processing agreementNot publishedDPA offeredsource
Single sign-on (SAML/OIDC)Not publishedYesGurusource
SCIM user provisioningNot publishedNot published
Two-factor authenticationNot publishedYessource
Admin audit logNot publishedNot published
Data residency choicesNot publishedUS onlysource
EncryptionNot publishedAES-256 at rest; TLS 1.2+ in transitsource
Self-hosting optionNot publishedNot published
Offline access
Offline modeNot documentedNot documented
Desktop appsNot publishedNot published
Mobile appsNot publishediOS, Androidsource
Remote, hybrid & in-office
IP allowlistingNot publishedNot published
Device & session controlsNot publishedNot published
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What this means for your team

  • Audit reports: we found no SOC 2 or ISO/IEC 27001 statement on either vendor’s site. For regulated or enterprise buyers, request security documentation before committing.
  • Single sign-on: Semrush includes it on Guru. Moz Pro doesn’t document single sign-on with your own identity provider. If your team signs in through Okta, Microsoft Entra ID or Google, price the plan that includes SSO, not the entry plan.
  • Working offline: Moz Pro and Semrush don’t document an offline mode. Details are in the Offline mode row above.

Moz Pro: worth knowing

  • SecurityMoz's privacy policy says transfers of personal data out of the EEA to countries without an adequacy decision rely on standard contractual clauses. source

Semrush: worth knowing

  • RemoteSemrush's mobile app is a Position Tracking companion (projects, visibility, traffic and keyword positions), not the full toolkit. source
  • SecuritySAML SSO is set up by request, and password login stays available until the integration is tested and you ask for it to be disabled. source
  • SecuritySemrush hosts service data in the US on Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform and Digital Reality data centers. source

Checked September 24, 2026 against each vendor’s own trust center, help docs and app pages. Hover or tap “source” to see the exact wording we relied on. “Not published” means we could not find the vendor saying it on its own site; it doesn’t mean the feature is missing. Plan names are the lowest plan the vendor says includes the feature. Security · Offline · Remote vs office · Download the data

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Moz Pro cheaper than Semrush?

Yes, substantially: $49/mo against $139/mo at entry, both checked September 23, 2026. Semrush covers more ground (paid search, content tools), which is most of the price gap.

Does Moz track AI Overviews and LLM visibility?

Yes, bundled into every Moz Pro tier including Starter. Semrush offers similar tracking, but only on its AI-inclusive plans starting at $199/mo.

Which has the bigger keyword database?

Semrush’s is one of the largest in the category; Moz Pro’s is smaller but sufficient for most single-site or small-agency use.

Does Semrush do paid search research?

Yes, competitive PPC research is a core Semrush feature. Moz Pro does not offer this.

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When to Buy — and When to Walk Away

Every “best SEO tool” listicle tells you why to buy. Here’s the other half: the specific conditions under which Moz Pro or Semrush is the wrong purchase for your team.

Moz Pro

Buy Moz Pro if:

  • You want the lowest entry price for core SEO tracking
  • AI/GEO visibility tracking matters to you
  • You manage one or a few sites

Do NOT buy Moz Pro if:

  • You need paid-search competitive research
  • You need content-marketing tools
  • You manage many sites or need a large team seat allowance

Semrush

Buy Semrush if:

  • You need paid search, content and SEO in one platform
  • You want the largest keyword/backlink database
  • Budget supports roughly 3x Moz’s price

Do NOT buy Semrush if:

  • You only need core SEO tracking
  • AI-visibility tracking must be in your base plan
  • You want the lowest possible entry price

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Moz ProPricing, free plan, AI cost & every comparison›SemrushPricing, free plan, AI cost & every comparison›
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