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Switching from Semrush to Moz Pro

Moz has no Semrush importer. Export your keyword and backlink data as CSV and re-add keywords to start a new tracking history.

Bill Belcamino
Bottom line up frontby Bill Belcamino, founder of HelpCompare
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Bottom line up front: Should you drop Semrush for Moz Pro to cut costs?

Only after checking who uses what, because Moz Pro costs $49 against $139 for Semrush's SEO plan but has no paid-search research and nothing to match Semrush's content-marketing tools.

What you gain is AI-visibility tracking bundled at every Moz tier, and what you lose, besides those modules, is your rank history, since Moz has no Semrush importer and tracking starts fresh. Before you cancel, ask everyone with a login which reports they pulled in the last few months. If the PPC or content team depends on a Semrush report, you'll buy another tool to replace it and the saving shrinks or disappears. Export your keyword lists and ranking history as CSV, map each keyword to the page you're optimizing as you re-add it in Moz, and keep Semrush through one full reporting cycle.

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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Switching Cost & Friction Estimator

Most buyers only budget for the new subscription. This estimates the hidden labor, data-cleanup, and retraining cost of actually making the switch.

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Estimate assumes: 1 hour of data-mapping/cleaning labor per 2,000 records, a blended $75/hr ops rate, tiered migration & cleaning tooling fees, and 4 hours of retraining per seat at a $45/hr fully-loaded rate.

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Total Hidden Switching Cost $0

    Why teams move from Semrush to Moz Pro

    Lower price

    $49 against $139 for Semrush’s SEO plan.

    AI/GEO tracking bundled

    Included at every tier, not an add-on.

    Simpler tool

    Fewer modules to configure if you only need core SEO tracking.

    How the migration actually works

    You lose Semrush’s paid-search research and content-marketing tools; Moz Pro does not offer equivalents.

    StepWhat you do
    1Export your keyword and backlink listsDownload your tracked keywords, ranking history and key backlink reports as CSV from the old tool before cancelling.
    2Sign up for Moz ProStart the Starter plan and connect your site via its verification method.
    3Add your site and verify ownershipConnect the new tool to your site via its verification method (DNS record, file upload or tag).
    4Re-add your tracked keywordsImport your keyword list into Moz’s Keyword Tracking, mapped to the pages you’re optimizing.
    5Set up rank trackingRe-add your tracked keywords so the new tool starts building its own trend line.
    6Cancel the old planOnce a full reporting cycle has run in the new tool, cancel the old subscription.

    What this path doesn’t do for you:

    Semrush’s paid-search competitive research and content-marketing tools (Writing Assistant, Content Marketing Platform) have no Moz Pro equivalent.

    Pricing side by side

    PlanSemrushMoz Pro
    Pricing basisPer account, extra users $45/moPer account, seats bundled
    Entry priceSEO plan $139/moStarter $49/mo (1 site, 1 seat)
    Rank trackingIncludedIncluded at entry
    AI/GEO trackingAdd-on, plans from $199Bundled at every tier
    Paid search researchIncludedSmaller than Ahrefs/Semrush

    Prices checked on each vendor’s pricing page on September 23, 2026.

    Feature parity check

    CapabilitySemrushMoz Pro
    AI/GEO trackingAdd-on, $199+Bundled at entry
    Paid search researchIncludedNot offered
    Content marketing toolsIncludedLimited
    Price$139/mo$49/mo

    Going the other direction, or want the full comparison first?

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    Security & access: what changes when you switch

    Security, offline and access rules that differ between Semrush and Moz Pro. Rows where both tools are the same are left out; the full side-by-side is on each tool’s page: Semrush, Moz Pro.

    What changesSemrush (today)Moz Pro (after)
    Other certificationsPCI DSS Level 1sourceNot published
    GDPR data processing agreementDPA offeredsourceNot published
    Single sign-on (SAML/OIDC)YesGurusourceNot published
    Two-factor authenticationYessourceNot published
    Data residency choicesUS onlysourceNot published
    EncryptionAES-256 at rest; TLS 1.2+ in transitsourceNot published
    Mobile appsiOS, AndroidsourceNot published
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    Before you cut over

    • You have single sign-on in Semrush but we found none documented for Moz Pro. Plan how people will sign in, and how you will remove leavers, before cut-over.

    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

    Does Moz import Semrush data?

    No. Export your data as CSV and re-add it manually.

    Will I save money?

    Yes: $49 against $139, both checked September 23, 2026.

    Do I lose paid-search research?

    Yes, Moz Pro does not offer this; keep another tool if you rely on it.

    Does my ranking history transfer?

    No. Each tool only has rank-tracking history from the day you started tracking a keyword with it, so switching means starting a new trend line — export your old history as a spreadsheet to keep a record of where you came from.

    Sources

    Prices on this page were recorded from each vendor’s own pricing page on the date shown at the top of the page. Vendors change pricing often — check the live source before you buy.

    Every figure is also in our open dataset (JSON and CSV, CC BY 4.0), with its source page and verification date. See how we research pricing.

    Cite this page: HelpCompare, “Switching from Semrush to Moz Pro”, helpcompare.com/semrush-to-moz-migration/ (updated ).

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    About the author

    Bill Belcamino

    Founder and author, HelpCompare

    Engineer by training, operator by experience, marketer by choice. Bill spent eight and a half years as an engineer at HP, was COO of Auctiva (the number one third-party selling platform on eBay, past 200,000 users) and ran Google’s $70M/year search syndication partnership at Alot.com. Then he spent 13 years building his own web properties with his own money at stake. He has bought, trialled, integrated and cancelled more SaaS tools than he can count, and started HelpCompare because the real cost of switching tools is the part nobody covers.

    “I’ve sat on both sides of the table: the agency recommending the tool and the client paying for it.”

    Researched and fact-checked by the HelpCompare team. Pricing on this page was last verified on September 23, 2026. No paid sponsorships, no affiliate commissions.