Which platforms should you compare to Semrush first?

Calcbench, Similarweb, Visible Alpha align closest with Semrush across category coverage and pricing, making them the best comparisons to review first.

Does any matchup include a free-plan alternative?

Yes. Calcbench, Similarweb, GuruFocus, and others keep freemium access, so you can benchmark Semrush without a paid commitment.

Which comparisons highlight mobile access?

Semrush goes head-to-head with GuruFocus, FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), BizToc for mobile-ready workflows. Review those matchups if on-the-go research matters.

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Every head-to-head showdown featuring Semrush. Review coverage overlap, standout differentiators, and pricing context before you request demos.

Quick takeaways

Calcbench overlaps on Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins and pushes into Financials and Improved Filings with Semrush and is the quickest matchup to review first.

Calcbench, Similarweb, and GuruFocus keep freemium tiers so you can benchmark Semrush without committing budget.

Semrush rivals most often add coverage in Data Visualizations, Calendar, and News, so focus there when evaluating upgrades.

Matchups catalogued

Include free tiers

Offer mobile access

57%

Avg category overlap

Category heatmap

How Semrush stacks up

Spot the coverage themes most often compared against this tool and where rivals extend or lag.

Shared battlegrounds

Categories that appear in the majority of head-to-head matchups.

APIs & SDKs22
Data APIs22
Sheets / Excel Add-ins11
Blogs7
App & Website Traffic2

Where rivals add depth

Common coverage areas that comparison partners introduce beyond Semrush.

Data Visualizations13
Calendar9
News9
Alerts8
Financials8
Insider Data7

Where Semrush stands alone

Categories that remain exclusive to Semrush across these matchups.

App & Website Traffic22
Blogs17
Sheets / Excel Add-ins13
APIs & SDKs2
Data APIs2

Matchups

Dive into the full comparison roster

Start with the closest overlaps, then branch into tools that push Semrush into new workflows.

Calcbench

80% overlap

Calcbench overlaps on Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins, adds Financials, Improved Filings, and Flags coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs Sheets / Excel Add-ins Blogs

Calcbench adds

Financials
Improved Filings
Flags
Management Compensation

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Shared pricing

FreeSubscription

Open full comparison View Calcbench profile

Similarweb

80% overlap

Hands-on review

Similarweb overlaps on App & Website Traffic, Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs, adds Data Visualizations coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

App & Website Traffic Data APIs APIs & SDKs Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Similarweb adds

Data Visualizations

Semrush keeps to itself

Blogs

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Shared pricing

FreeSubscription

Open full comparison View Similarweb profile

Visible Alpha

80% overlap

Visible Alpha overlaps on Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins, adds Financials, Analyst Forecasts, and Analyst Price Targets coverage while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs Sheets / Excel Add-ins Blogs

Visible Alpha adds

Financials
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Price Targets
Analyst Recommendations

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Shared pricing

Subscription

Open full comparison View Visible Alpha profile

GuruFocus

60% overlap

Editor’s pick

Hands-on review

GuruFocus overlaps on Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins, adds Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Stock Comparison coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs Sheets / Excel Add-ins

GuruFocus adds

Screeners
Stock Ideas
Stock Comparison
Portfolio

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
Blogs

Shared platforms

WebMobileAPI

Shared pricing

FreeSubscription

Open full comparison View GuruFocus profile

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)

60% overlap

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) overlaps on Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins, adds Calendar, Data Visualizations, and Inflation Rates coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs Sheets / Excel Add-ins

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) adds

Calendar
Data Visualizations
Inflation Rates
Unemployment Rates

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
Blogs

Shared platforms

WebMobileAPI

Shared pricing

Free

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Alpha Vantage

60% overlap

Hands-on review

Alpha Vantage overlaps on Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins, adds News, News Sentiment, and Calendar coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Alpha Vantage adds

News
News Sentiment
Calendar
Dividends

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
Blogs

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Shared pricing

FreeSubscription

Open full comparison View Alpha Vantage profile

EODHD (EOD Historical Data)

60% overlap

Editor’s pick

Hands-on review

EODHD (EOD Historical Data) overlaps on Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins, adds News, News Sentiment, and Analyst Forecasts coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs Sheets / Excel Add-ins

EODHD (EOD Historical Data) adds

News
News Sentiment
Analyst Forecasts
Dividends

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
Blogs

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Shared pricing

FreeSubscription

Open full comparison View EODHD (EOD Historical Data) profile

Fiscal.ai

60% overlap

Editor’s pick

Hands-on review

Fiscal.ai overlaps on Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Blogs, adds Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Data Visualizations coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs Blogs

Fiscal.ai adds

Screeners
Stock Comparison
Data Visualizations
Portfolio

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Shared pricing

FreeSubscription

Open full comparison View Fiscal.ai profile

OpenBB

60% overlap

OpenBB overlaps on Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins, adds Custom Dashboards, News, and IPO coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs Sheets / Excel Add-ins

OpenBB adds

Custom Dashboards
News
IPO
Dividends

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
Blogs

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Shared pricing

FreeSubscription

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QuickFS

60% overlap

QuickFS overlaps on Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins, adds Financials and Data Visualizations coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs Sheets / Excel Add-ins

QuickFS adds

Financials
Data Visualizations

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
Blogs

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Shared pricing

FreeSubscription

Open full comparison View QuickFS profile

StockAlert.pro

60% overlap

StockAlert.pro overlaps on Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Blogs, adds Alerts, Calendar, and Dividends coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs Blogs

StockAlert.pro adds

Alerts
Calendar
Dividends
Stock Ideas

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Shared pricing

FreeSubscription

Open full comparison View StockAlert.pro profile

Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury)

60% overlap

Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) overlaps on Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Blogs, adds Interest Rates, Yield Curves, and Data Visualizations coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs Blogs

Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) adds

Interest Rates
Yield Curves
Data Visualizations
Scores

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Shared pricing

Free

Open full comparison View Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) profile

YCharts

60% overlap

Hands-on review

YCharts overlaps on Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins, adds Screeners, Stock Comparison, and ETF Comparison coverage while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs Sheets / Excel Add-ins

YCharts adds

Screeners
Stock Comparison
ETF Comparison
Data Visualizations

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
Blogs

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Shared pricing

Subscription

Open full comparison View YCharts profile

BizToc

50% overlap

BizToc overlaps on Data APIs and APIs & SDKs, adds News and Reddit coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs

BizToc adds

News
Reddit

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Blogs

Shared platforms

WebMobileAPI

Shared pricing

FreeSubscription

Open full comparison View BizToc profile

FlightAware

40% overlap

FlightAware overlaps on Data APIs and APIs & SDKs, adds Data Visualizations, Alerts, and Satellite / Geospatial coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs

FlightAware adds

Data Visualizations
Alerts
Satellite / Geospatial

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Blogs

Shared platforms

WebMobileAPI

Shared pricing

FreeSubscription

Open full comparison View FlightAware profile

Listen Notes

40% overlap

Listen Notes overlaps on Data APIs and APIs & SDKs, adds Alerts, Education, and Other coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs

Listen Notes adds

Alerts
Education
Other

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Blogs

Shared platforms

WebMobileAPI

Shared pricing

FreeSubscription

Open full comparison View Listen Notes profile

ORTEX

40% overlap

Hands-on review

ORTEX overlaps on Data APIs and Blogs, adds Short Interest, Insider Data, and Quant coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs Blogs

ORTEX adds

Short Interest
Insider Data
Quant
Data Visualizations

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
APIs & SDKs
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Shared platforms

WebMobileAPI

Shared pricing

FreeSubscription

Open full comparison View ORTEX profile

Quartr

40% overlap

Editor’s pick

Hands-on review

Quartr overlaps on Data APIs and APIs & SDKs, adds Transcripts, Improved Filings, and AI coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs

Quartr adds

Transcripts
Improved Filings
AI
AI Chat

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Blogs

Shared platforms

WebMobileAPI

Shared pricing

FreeSubscription

Open full comparison View Quartr profile

Sharesight

40% overlap

Sharesight overlaps on APIs & SDKs and Blogs, adds Portfolio, Watchlist, and Performance Attribution coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

APIs & SDKs Blogs

Sharesight adds

Portfolio
Watchlist
Performance Attribution
Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown)

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
Data APIs
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Shared platforms

WebMobileAPI

Shared pricing

FreeSubscription

Open full comparison View Sharesight profile

Unusual Whales

40% overlap

Editor’s pick

Hands-on review

Unusual Whales overlaps on Data APIs and APIs & SDKs, adds Screeners, Options & Derivatives, and Portfolio coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs

Unusual Whales adds

Screeners
Options & Derivatives
Portfolio
Paper Trading

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Blogs

Shared platforms

WebMobileAPI

Shared pricing

FreeSubscription

Open full comparison View Unusual Whales profile

CB Insights

40% overlap

CB Insights overlaps on Data APIs and Sheets / Excel Add-ins, adds Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Acquisitions coverage while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs Sheets / Excel Add-ins

CB Insights adds

Screeners
Data Visualizations
Acquisitions
Newsletters

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
APIs & SDKs
Blogs

Shared platforms

WebMobileAPI

Shared pricing

Subscription

Open full comparison View CB Insights profile

Wayback Machine (Internet Archive)

50% overlap

Wayback Machine (Internet Archive) overlaps on Data APIs and APIs & SDKs, adds Citations & Source Pinning and Other coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs

Wayback Machine (Internet Archive) adds

Citations & Source Pinning
Other

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Blogs

Shared platforms

WebMobileAPI

Shared pricing

Free

Open full comparison View Wayback Machine (Internet Archive) profile

Ahrefs

100% overlap

Hands-on review

Ahrefs overlaps on App & Website Traffic and APIs & SDKs, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

App & Website Traffic APIs & SDKs

Semrush keeps to itself

Data APIs
Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Blogs

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Shared pricing

FreeSubscription

Open full comparison View Ahrefs profile

CME FedWatch Tool

40% overlap

CME FedWatch Tool overlaps on Data APIs and APIs & SDKs, adds Central Bank Watcher, Interest Rates, and Data Visualizations coverage, keeps a free plan on the table while matching Semrush.

Shared categories

Data APIs APIs & SDKs

CME FedWatch Tool adds

Central Bank Watcher
Interest Rates
Data Visualizations
Calendar

Semrush keeps to itself

App & Website Traffic
Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Blogs

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Shared pricing

FreeSubscription

Open full comparison View CME FedWatch Tool profile

Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

Details change. Pricing, features, and availability may be incomplete or out of date. Treat listings as a starting point and verify on the provider’s site before making decisions. If you spot an error or a gap, send a quick note and I’ll adjust.