Screpy starts at $19/month for audits, rank tracking, uptime, performance, AI visibility, and reports. Semrush SEO starts at $139.95/month and goes deeper into keyword, competitor, backlink, PPC, content, and market research.
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Yes. Screpy starts at $19/month, compared with $139.95/month for Semrush SEO Classic. It covers audits, rank tracking, uptime, performance, AI visibility, and reports. Semrush remains stronger for deep keyword, competitor, backlink, PPC, content, and market research.
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Screpy Pro is $120.95/month less than Semrush SEO Classic at current list prices. The plans are not equivalent: Screpy focuses on SEO monitoring and execution, while Semrush sells a wider research and marketing toolkit ecosystem.
Screpy Pro For small teams that need multiple projects, audits, rankings, uptime, AI visibility, and reports.
SEO Classic starts at $139.95 per month. Semrush One starts at $199.95 and bundles SEO with AI Visibility.
Prices checked September 3, 2026. Public USD list prices checked on September 3, 2026. Semrush One starts at $199.95/month, the standalone AI Visibility Toolkit at $99/month, and other toolkits cost extra. Annual terms, users, API units, add-ons, and taxes can change the total.
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| Pricing and workspace | ||
| Monthly entry price | Included Screpy Pro; temporary promotions may reduce the live checkout price. | Different scope Semrush One starts at $199.95/month with SEO and AI Visibility. |
| Projects | Included Higher Screpy plans expand project capacity. | Included 5 projects on the entry SEO plan Project and campaign limits vary across Semrush subscriptions. |
| Team seats | Included 5 seats on Pro Designed for a small team without a per-seat add-on at the entry level. | Add-on Additional users start from an extra monthly charge. |
| Website audit, performance, and uptime | ||
| Technical website audit | Included Review pages, links, images, indexability, metadata, technical issues, and crawl history. | Included Broad issue coverage, crawl controls, thematic reports, and large-site workflows. |
| Crawl capacity | Limited 5,000 pages per project on Pro Max and Ultra increase page capacity. | Included Higher entry crawl allowance Semrush publishes plan-based monthly page and project limits. |
| Core Web Vitals and PageSpeed monitoring | Included Track selected URLs and follow performance changes over time. | Different scope Performance checks inside audit workflows Semrush reports performance issues, but the workflow and cadence differ. |
| Uptime monitoring | Included Higher plans shorten the monitoring interval. | Not included Not a core Semrush SEO monitoring feature A separate availability monitor may still be needed. |
| Rank tracking, Search Console, and keyword research | ||
| Daily rank tracking | Included 100 keywords per project on Pro Track locations, devices, competitors, history, and movement. | Included 500 keywords on the entry SEO plan Position Tracking supports daily updates, devices, locations, and competitors. |
| Google Search Console workflow | Included Connected query and page opportunities Review clicks, impressions, CTR, positions, pages, and prioritized quick wins. | Included Search Console integration GSC data can support organic traffic insights and reporting workflows. |
| Keyword database and discovery | Higher plan Focused research on Max and Ultra Use search volume, CPC, difficulty, and intent for targeted planning. | Included Core Semrush strength Broader keyword discovery, historical data, and market-scale research. |
| Organic competitor research | Higher plan Targeted domain and keyword analysis Useful for focused opportunity research without the full market-intelligence scope. | Included Deeper competitive research Semrush is better suited to large keyword, domain, and market research programs. |
| Backlinks and advertising intelligence | ||
| Backlinks and referring domains | Higher plan Backlink workflows on Max and Ultra Review linking pages, referring domains, changes, and disavow candidates. | Included Broader backlink research suite Semrush offers backlink analytics, audits, prospecting, and competitor comparison. |
| Disavow preparation | Higher plan Organize candidates before creating a Google-formatted disavow file. | Included Backlink Audit cleanup workflow Semrush supports link-risk review and outreach or disavow preparation. |
| Competitor advertising research | Higher plan Review active competitor creatives and landing-page patterns. | Included Deeper PPC and advertising intelligence Semrush is the stronger fit for large paid-search and market-research programs. |
| Traffic and market intelligence | Not included No market-intelligence equivalent Screpy does not claim a dataset for estimated competitor traffic, audience, or market share. | Add-on Traffic & Market Toolkit Semrush sells competitor traffic, audience, and market analysis as a separate toolkit starting at $289 per month. |
| Local listings and reviews | Different scope Track selected local search positions across a map grid. | Add-on Local Toolkit Semrush sells listings, GBP, reviews, and local rank workflows separately, starting at $30 per month. |
| AI visibility and content | ||
| AI answer visibility | Included Monitor mentions, citations, share of voice, sources, competitors, and answer context. | Included Semrush combines prompt tracking with broader brand and competitor datasets. |
| Standalone AI visibility price | Included Included from Screpy Pro AI visibility sits beside Screpy's technical and search workflows. | Add-on $99 per month The standalone AI Visibility Toolkit includes one folder, one domain, 25 tracked prompts, and plan-based daily analysis limits. |
| AI crawler traffic | Included Verified bot requests from connected traffic data Separate AI answer visibility from actual crawler visits to your site. | Different scope AI search and readiness analysis Semrush AI workflows focus on visibility and optimization rather than the same traffic-monitoring setup. |
| AI-assisted article creation | Included Generate and refine articles with SEO context inside the Screpy workspace. | Included Multiple content and AI workflows Semrush provides a broader collection of content ideation, optimization, and generation tools. |
| Content optimization toolkit | Included Keyword-led article workflow Use research and AI assistance for supported content planning and drafting. | Add-on Content Toolkit from $60/month Semrush sells topic discovery, briefs, writing, and optimization as a separate toolkit. |
| Reporting, access, API, and MCP | ||
| SEO reporting | Included Create reusable reports and point-in-time PDF snapshots from selected project widgets. | Different scope My Reports plus optional reporting products Report allowances, branding, and advanced reporting depend on plan and add-ons. |
| API access | Higher plan Use Screpy project and SEO data in custom workflows where the active plan allows it. | Add-on Semrush Standard API access has separate plan and unit requirements. |
| MCP for AI assistants | Included Screpy project context for supported assistants Investigate crawl, ranking, performance, and visibility data through Screpy MCP. | Different scope Semrush MCP integrations Both platforms expose AI-assisted workflows, but the available data and plan requirements differ. |
| Digital PR workflow | Not included No PR outreach suite Screpy does not provide media discovery, pitching, follow-ups, and PR monitoring. | Add-on AI PR Toolkit from $149/month Semrush sells AI-cited media research, journalist matching, outreach, and PR monitoring separately. |
Screpy connects recurring crawls with site health and changes over time. Semrush is stronger for advanced crawl controls and deeper technical investigations.
Screpy tracks important keywords and connects movement with Search Console and site changes. Semrush is stronger for large-scale keyword discovery and historical competitor research.
Semrush goes beyond SEO monitoring with backlink gaps, paid-search intelligence, estimated traffic, audience research, local marketing, advertising, and PR toolkits. Screpy provides narrower backlink and competitor-ad workflows.
Screpy tracks prompts, mentions, citations, sources, competitors, and share of voice. Semrush offers a larger AI visibility, site-readiness, content, and competitor research ecosystem through standalone or bundled toolkits.
Screpy combines recurring crawls with dedicated uptime, PageSpeed, Core Web Vitals, Search Console, and AI crawler traffic. Semrush covers performance and AI-readiness inside its audit and visibility workflows but is not a dedicated uptime monitor.
Screpy includes multiple seats and reporting at a lower entry price. Semrush offers a broader enterprise ecosystem, while extra users, advanced reports, API units, and separate toolkits can raise the total cost.
Screpy is the better fit when recurring site monitoring and execution matter more than a broad marketing-intelligence suite. Semrush remains the stronger choice for large-scale keyword, competitor, PPC, and market research.
Choose Screpy when a small team, consultant, agency, or founder needs one affordable place to monitor websites and turn findings into repeatable work.
Choose Semrush when large-scale keyword discovery, competitor intelligence, PPC research, historical datasets, and a broad marketing suite drive the buying decision.
Use Screpy for day-to-day monitoring and stakeholder reporting, then use Semrush selectively for deeper research, market analysis, or paid-search projects.
Run the same website, keyword set, location, and reporting brief through both products. Compare the actions each output creates—not only the dashboards.
Migrate one workflow at a time. Keep your history and measurement inputs consistent.
List active projects, tracked keywords, markets, devices, competitors, crawl settings, alerts, reports, users, API jobs, and add-ons. Remove features that nobody acts on.
Save ranking history, crawl exports, backlink reviews, keyword lists, competitor notes, and client reports before access changes. Record the export date and database or location.
Use the same canonical domain, crawl scope, keyword set, country, language, device, and competitor list in Screpy. Differences in inputs make product results hard to compare.
Keep a short overlap period for recurring checks. Compare data freshness, issue evidence, false positives, actions created, reporting effort, and total cost before completing the switch.
This comparison uses current public product pages, pricing pages, documentation, and the visible Screpy product scope. We compare buyer-relevant workflows and state where the products serve different purposes.
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Compare Screpy with other platforms built for similar SEO workflows.
Screpy is the better fit when recurring site monitoring and execution matter more than a web-scale research database. Ahrefs remains the stronger choice for deep backlink, keyword, competitor, content, and historical research.
Choose according to the SEO evidence and operating workflow the team depends on most.
The right choice depends on keyword volume, research depth, crawl scale, collaboration, and total monthly cost.
Start with the recurring job, not the longest feature list.
Answers about pricing, features, research depth, and switching.
Yes for teams that need recurring audits, rank tracking, uptime, performance, AI visibility, and reports. Semrush remains stronger for deep keyword, competitor, PPC, and market research.
Yes. Screpy Pro starts at $19 per month, while Semrush SEO Classic starts at $139.95 and Semrush One at $199.95. The products are not equivalent, so compare projects, users, reports, data depth, and required toolkits.
Not for every team. Screpy can replace recurring audit, monitoring, ranking, AI visibility, and reporting workflows. Keep Semrush for deeper keyword, competitor, PPC, or market research.
Yes. Use Screpy for recurring monitoring and reports, and Semrush for periodic keyword, competitor, PPC, or market research.
Screpy fits teams that value affordable monitoring, multiple projects, and clear recurring tasks. Choose Semrush when deep keyword, competitor, or advertising research drives growth.
Yes for agencies that need affordable multi-project monitoring and client reports. Semrush is stronger for deep research, paid-search analysis, and enterprise consulting.
Yes. Screpy tracks prompts, mentions, citations, sources, competitors, and share of voice. Results are sampled and can change over time.
Semrush has the broader research ecosystem. Screpy offers focused keyword, competitor, backlink, and advertising workflows, but not the same data depth.
Add the projects, users, keywords, crawl volume, AI prompts, reports, API access, and add-ons you need. Do not compare base prices alone.
Semrush sells AI Visibility as a $99 monthly toolkit and also bundles it with SEO in Semrush One, which starts at $199.95 per month. SEO Classic starts at $139.95 without assuming every separate toolkit is included.
