SE Ranking Review 2026: An All-in-One SEO Platform That Now Tracks ChatGPT and AI Overviews, at a Higher Entry Price
SE Ranking has long been the "Semrush for people who watch the budget": rank tracking, site audits, backlinks, keyword research and client reports in one login. In 2026 it changed more than in the previous five years. The old $65 Essential plan is gone, replaced by Core at $129 a month. Every plan now tracks how your brand shows up in Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, and a hosted MCP server puts its data inside Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. This review explains what you actually pay as of Oct 4, 2026, what the AI features measure, where users are unhappy, and when Semrush, Ahrefs, Mangools or Moz fit better.
| Made by | SE Ranking (SER Acquisition Inc.), founded 2013 |
| What it is | SEO platform with rank tracking, audit, backlinks, content, local, reporting and AI search tracking |
| Free | No free plan; 14-day trial, no card |
| Cheapest plan | $129/mo Core, or $103.20/mo billed annually |
| Agencies | Growth $279/mo plus Agency Pack from $69/mo (annual only) |
SE Ranking is still the best-value all-rounder for small agencies. In 2026 it also became a serious AI visibility tracker, but the cheap entry door closed.
"If you run client SEO on a budget, SE Ranking does ninety percent of what the big suites do and now tells you whether ChatGPT and AI Overviews mention your client. Just check the limits: they are counted in ways that are easy to misread."
Here is how I read it. SE Ranking is a classic SEO suite (rank tracker, website audit, backlink checker, keyword and competitor research, content editor, local SEO, report builder) that has spent the last eighteen months bolting AI search tracking onto every layer. The AI Results Tracker watches prompts in five AI engines, AI Search in Competitive Research shows any domain's presence in AI answers, a separate product called SE Visible does brand-level AI monitoring, and a hosted MCP server lets AI assistants query all of it. The price structure changed in early 2026: Essential, Pro and Business were replaced by Core ($129) and Growth ($279), with more included but a higher floor. And in the second half of September 2026 its Google rank tracking had a real incident, with positions missing for some keywords until fixes rolled out on Oct 2. This is a VERIFIED EDITORIAL REVIEW built on SE Ranking's pricing page, help center, changelog, FAQ and status page as of Oct 4, 2026, plus Trustpilot, G2 and Capterra. No controlled hands-on test was run for this article.
One project per website. Everything you track (keywords, AI prompts, audits, backlinks, local listings) hangs off that project.
You add a domain as a project, pick the search engines and locations to track, and SE Ranking checks rankings daily, crawls the site on a schedule, monitors backlinks and now records how AI engines answer the prompts you choose. Separate Research tools (Competitive Research, Keyword Research, Backlink Checker, AI Search) work on any domain without a project. Reports, client access and white label sit on top. Limits such as keywords, prompts and audit pages are counted across the whole account, not per project.
Map built from SE Ranking's pricing page, product pages, help center and API documentation, Oct 4, 2026.
A thirteen-year-old rank tracker that grew into a full suite, then into a small product family built around AI search.
SE Ranking's About page says "more than a million" businesses, agencies and SEO experts have relied on it. Sign-ups over 13 years, not current customers.
"Trusted by 40,000+ agencies" on SE Ranking's feature pages. Not defined as paying accounts.
Oct 4, 2026. Reviews measure sentiment from people who chose to post, not market share.
seranking/seo-skills (MIT), Oct 4, 2026. Developer interest in its MCP workflows, not users.
What changed, and when
SE Ranking's changelog shows how quickly the product turned toward AI search. Most of the AI features below are less than eighteen months old.
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| When | What changed |
|---|---|
| 2013 | SE Ranking launches as a rank tracker; Kyiv hub opens in 2014, Warsaw and Wroclaw in 2022. |
| Jul 1, 2025 | AI Search Toolkit released; AI Mode tracking follows on Jul 29. |
| Aug 4, 2025 | SE Ranking (backed by Camber Partners) acquires Planable, a social media management tool. |
| Sep 23, 2025 | SE Visible launches as a standalone AI brand-visibility product. |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Official MCP server released; AI Search API follows on Oct 23. |
| Jan 2026 | Pricing page still lists Essential at $65/mo (500 keywords, 5 projects). AI Results Tracker Insights ship Jan 15. |
| Feb 2026 | By late February the pricing page shows Core and Growth instead of Essential, Pro and Business. |
| Apr 2026 | Unified billing with Planable (Apr 7); API access on all plans (Apr 20); MCP server becomes remotely hosted, no local setup (Apr 23). |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Monthly Data API credits on every new plan; first seven Claude Skills published (26 by Oct 2026). |
| Jul 3, 2026 | AI Results Tracker gets prompt groups, bulk import and Report Builder sections. |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Local Marketing API and MCP tools (15 read-only endpoints). |
| Sep 2026 | Google rank tracking incident: missing positions from mid-September; fixes for desktop and mobile reported Oct 2, with data being corrected. |
Praise for value and ease of use is consistent. The 2026 complaints are about price changes, the September tracking problem and reaching a human.
A UK user said you get "just as much as you do with the more expensive tools, but for 1/3 of the price" (Aug 20). A US user called it "a nice alternative to SEMRush" (Aug 31). An SEO with 15 years' experience said pulling SE Ranking keyword data into Claude via MCP "shaved hours off" research (Jul 8).
One user wrote that rank tracking became "incredibly unreliable" from Sep 16, that it was hard to get past "the AI support bots", and that they cancelled, while adding that when it worked it was "a very good tool" (Sep 25). Another said they were "migrated, without my consent, to a significantly more expensive plan" and lost a feature they valued (Jun 16).
Both lean positive on ease of use, rank tracking and value against Semrush, Ahrefs and Moz. G2's recurring cons are usage limits on larger multi-project work, cost in non-USD currencies, and features gated by plan. Capterra reviewers single out flexible keyword-based plans as good for freelancers and small agencies.
Two self-serve plans, a 20% annual discount, and add-ons for AI search, agencies and data. Most of the real cost sits in the add-ons and limits.
Free trial
14 days, no credit card.
- Up to 10 projects
- 750 tracked keywords a day, 20 AI prompts a day
- AI competitive research for 3 domains
Core
$103.20/mo billed annually ($1,238.40 a year).
- 10 projects, 1 manager seat
- 2,000 keywords and 100 AI prompts tracked daily
- 250k audit pages a month; 25K API credits and MCP
Growth
$223.20/mo billed annually ($2,678.40 a year).
- 30 projects, 3 manager seats
- 5,000 keywords and 250 AI prompts daily
- 2M audit pages; full history; guest links; 100K API credits
Enterprise
Talk to sales.
- Custom limits and terms
- Full API and advanced integrations
- 5,000-keyword extra packs
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| Limit | Core | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price / annual price per month | $129 / $103.20 | $279 / $223.20 |
| Projects, manager seats | 10, 1 | 30, 3 |
| Extra manager seats | from $16 | from $16 |
| Keywords tracked daily | 2,000 | 5,000 |
| Extra keywords | from $22.40 (packs of 100) | from $32 (packs of 500) |
| AI prompts tracked daily; LLMs | 100; 5 | 250; 5 |
| AI competitive research domains | 5 | 15 |
| Historical data | 6 months | All time |
| Content Marketing articles | 25 | 50 |
| Extra articles | from $39.20 | from $39.20 |
| Audit pages per account / per project | 250k / 250k | 2M / 1M |
| On-page checker and SERP analyzer | 50 | 1,000 |
| Local Marketing locations; local keywords | 3; 1,500 | 3; 1,500 |
| Report Builder reports; export rows | 10; 50k | 30; 100k |
| Research API credits a month | 25K | 100K |
The add-ons, monthly and annual
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| Add-on | Package | Monthly billing | Annual billing (per month) |
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| AI Search (extra AI tracking, unlimited AI research brands, SE Visible access) | 200 | $89 | $71.20 |
| 450 | $179 | $143.20 | |
| 1,000 | $345 | $276 | |
| Agency Pack (white label, client seats, Lead Generator, scheduled reports with AI summaries) | 30 projects | Not offered | $69 |
| 50 projects | Not offered | $99 | |
| 100 projects | Not offered | $129 | |
| API add-on | 3M credits | Not offered | $45 |
| 12M credits | Not offered | $149 | |
| 60M credits | Not offered | $555 | |
| Content Marketing extra articles | Beyond 25 or 50 included | from $39.20 | |
| Extra manager seat | Per seat | from $16 (SE Ranking's FAQ rounds this to "around $20") | |
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| Example setup | What you buy | Cost (JAVIS arithmetic) |
|---|---|---|
| Freelancer, no commitment | Core, monthly | $129 a month |
| Freelancer who also sells AI visibility reports | Core + AI Search 200, both monthly | $218 a month |
| Small agency, white-labelled | Growth + Agency Pack (30 projects), annual | $292.20 a month, $3,506.40 a year upfront |
| Same agency tracking AI answers for clients | Growth + Agency Pack + AI Search 450, annual | $435.40 a month, $5,224.80 a year upfront |
| Local agency, 500 keywords in 4 cities | Keyword limit counts keyword × search engine target | 2,000 slots: the entire Core allowance |
Decide by how many sites you track, whether clients need branded access, and how seriously you need AI answer data.
Core. Pay monthly for two or three months before committing to annual.
Growth, then add the Agency Pack only if clients need white label or their own logins. That forces annual billing.
Start with the prompts included in your plan; add AI Search only when you hit the limit. Compare SE Visible if leadership wants a brand-level dashboard.
SE Ranking's index is large, but compare Ahrefs before you buy for link work alone.
Mangools or Moz's entry plans cost far less; SE Ranking no longer has a cheap tier on its pricing page.
Check the status page first. SE Ranking itself advised waiting for corrected Google data from the September 2026 incident before sending reports.
The headline 2026 feature: see whether AI engines mention or link your brand, for which prompts, and which sources they cite instead.
Traditional rank tracking asks "where does my page rank for this keyword?". AI search tracking asks a fuzzier question: when someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Mode or an AI Overview a question, is your brand mentioned in the answer, is your site linked as a source, and in what position? SE Ranking answers this in three places, and the help center is unusually candid about how the counting works.
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| Tool | What it answers | Included where |
|---|---|---|
| AI Results Tracker (in projects) | For prompts you choose: mention presence, link presence, top-3 presence, cited sources, cached answers, Insights | Core 100 / Growth 250 prompts daily; more with AI Search add-on |
| AI Search (Competitive Research) | Any domain's AI presence across AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, by topic and prompt, citations, up to 5 competitors, and which AI answers carried ads (AI Mode, ChatGPT) | All plans within limits (5 or 15 domains); unlimited brands with add-on |
| SE Visible (separate product) | Brand visibility score, sentiment, share of voice, top-cited sources, multi-brand dashboards | With AI Search add-on, or standalone from $99/mo ($79 annual) |
| AI Overviews in Rank Tracker | Which tracked keywords trigger an AI Overview (one of 35+ SERP features tracked); the AI Results Tracker adds an Organic-AI overlap score against the top 20 results | All plans |
How the counting works, and why it matters for your budget
SE Ranking's help center describes two separate limits. The prompt list is the number of prompts you can store, shared across every project, and prompts in paused or archived projects still count. Monthly checks are the number of times a prompt is asked in one engine: "1 check = 1 prompt + 1 AI platform", so one prompt tracked in all five engines uses five checks. The pricing page sells the AI Search add-on as "200 prompts", while the add-on's help article lists the same packages as "checks per month". If checks are what is metered, 200 checks cover 40 prompts across all five engines. Ask sales which unit applies to your package before you size it.
- Five engines, including ChatGPT and Gemini, not just Google.
- Mentions and links are measured separately, with cached copies of each answer.
- Sources and Insights turn the data into an outreach list.
- SE Visible collects answers through each engine's normal interface, not through model APIs, per its FAQ.
- AI answers change between checks; SE Ranking's own FAQ says to "read a trend, not a single date".
- Mentions depend on the brand name you configure; "ION" vs "ION Group" can read as 0%.
- Prompts vs checks: the unit differs between the pricing page and help center.
- SE Ranking's FAQ says AI visibility is "the job of SE Visible", while plans include the AI Results Tracker. The product line is still settling.
Rank tracking, site audit, backlinks and content still do most of the daily work. They are mature, broad and priced by limits.
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| Tool | What it does well | Watch for |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Tracker | Daily top 100, ZIP-code level local tracking, SERP features, share of voice | Keyword limit = keywords × search engine targets; Sep 2026 Google incident |
| Website Audit | 115+ metrics, schedules, audit comparison, Looker Studio template; up to 1M pages per project on Growth | Core caps any one project at 250k pages |
| Backlinks | Checker, monitor, gap analysis, toxicity score | Index size is a vendor claim; compare with Ahrefs for link-heavy work |
| Keyword and Competitive Research | Organic and paid data, keyword database expansion (17.5k / 50k), history | Core keeps only 6 months of history |
| Content Marketing | Content Editor with score and briefs, AI Writer, Idea Finder, Google Docs add-on, WordPress export | 25 or 50 articles a month; extras from $39.20 |
| Report Builder | Drag-and-drop reports, schedules, guest links (Growth) | White label needs the Agency Pack |
The agency tier is an add-on, not a plan. It makes SE Ranking look like your own tool, but it locks you into annual billing.
The Agency Pack sits on top of Core, Growth or Enterprise and adds four things agencies care about: white label (your logo, colours and your own domain for the whole platform, plus reports sent from your email or SMTP server), client seats (view-only logins for clients), a Lead Generator widget that trades a free on-page audit for a visitor's email, and unlimited scheduled reports with AI summaries. It also lists your agency in SE Ranking's Agency Catalog.
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| Item | What SE Ranking says | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $69 / $99 / $129 a month for 30 / 50 / 100 projects, billed annually | Only with an annual Core, Growth or Enterprise plan |
| Client seats | 30 client seats (pricing page and FAQ) | The Agency Pack help article and product page still say 10 |
| White label | Platform and reports; custom domain, login page, email settings | Removes SE Ranking branding for clients |
| Lead Generator | Embeddable audit widget; 100 leads a month | Button, pop-up, push notification, web form or modal |
| Reports | Unlimited scheduled reports with AI summaries | Manual reports are unlimited on every plan |
| Trial | Trial accounts can use the Agency Pack | Test white label before paying a year upfront |
A hosted MCP server turns SE Ranking into a data source for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, and it runs on credits you already pay for.
Since Apr 23, 2026 the MCP server is hosted by SE Ranking at https://api.seranking.com/mcp, using OAuth 2.1, so there is nothing to install. You add it as a custom connector in Claude, add SE Ranking from ChatGPT's connector directory, or run one command in Claude Code, and the assistant can pull keyword, backlink, audit, domain, local and AI search data from your account. If MCP is new to you, start with our Claude MCP and Connectors guide; for the terminal route, see the Claude Code setup guide.
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| Item | Detail (SE Ranking docs, Oct 4, 2026) |
|---|---|
| Endpoint and auth | Streamable HTTP at api.seranking.com/mcp; OAuth 2.1 sign-in, or an API key header for headless use |
| Tools | "160+" in the API docs, "180+" on the MCP landing page |
| Clients named | Claude web, Desktop and Code, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Codex, Zed, Gemini CLI |
| Cost | Included on every plan; draws on the plan's API credits (Core 25K, Growth 100K a month) |
| Sub-accounts | "Sign in with SE Ranking" connects no tools for sub-accounts; they need the admin's API key |
| Claude Skills | 26 open-source skills (MIT); seven at launch (Jun 29, 2026). They cover briefs, AI share of voice, backlink gaps, audits and more |
| Other connectors | Looker Studio, GA4, Search Console, Matomo, n8n node, Make, Zapier, AgencyAnalytics, Whatagraph |
SE Ranking's own workshop on joining its MCP data with Search Console and GA4 inside an AI assistant. Published Sep 30, 2026; about 58 minutes, so skip to the demo segments.
From the official "SE Ranking" YouTube channel (youtube.com/@se_ranking), the channel SE Ranking's help center links to. Vendor video, so it shows the best case.
Every plan now carries API credits. Heavy users pay again for the API add-on or the standalone API.
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| Option | Price | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Included with Core / Growth | In the plan | 25K / 100K Research API credits a month, plus Project API |
| API add-on (annual only) | $45 / $149 / $555 a month | 3M / 12M / 60M credits |
| Standalone API, pay as you go | $50 | 250K credits ($200 per 1M); no subscription needed |
| Standalone API plan (annual only) | from $179 a month | Volume discounts from 12M credits |
| API trial | Free, 14 days | 100K credits |
| Overage | Billed at end of cycle | Off by default; enable via api@seranking.com |
Standard SaaS controls, no published SOC 2 report, and a few account rules agencies should know before inviting clients.
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| Area | What SE Ranking states | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| Sign-in | Google single sign-on and optional two-factor authentication | Turn on 2FA for every manager seat |
| Enterprise SSO | SAML or OIDC not standard; discuss with the enterprise team | Large teams should ask before signing |
| Compliance | GDPR-compliant, EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, signs DPAs | No SOC 2 report is mentioned in its FAQ |
| Session rule | Only one active session per login | Do not share logins; buy seats or use guest links |
| Roles | Managers edit; Client users are view-only | Give clients Client seats, never manager seats |
| MCP / API | OAuth 2.1; API access lives with the master account | Treat API keys like passwords; a key sees all projects |
| Payments | Stripe only; PayPal is not accepted; 2Checkout billing (incl. PayPal) is being retired during 2026 | Older accounts may need to move billing |
Best for small agencies and in-house teams who want one affordable suite for classic SEO, client reporting and early AI visibility work.
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| Who | Why SE Ranking fits or not | Likely plan |
|---|---|---|
| Small agency, 10 to 30 clients | Broad toolkit, cheap seats, white label, scheduled reports | Growth + Agency Pack (annual) |
| Freelance SEO consultant | All core tools and MCP in one plan | Core, monthly first |
| In-house team adding GEO | AI Results Tracker and AI Search in the same login as rankings | Core or Growth, AI Search add-on if needed |
| Agencies building AI workflows | Hosted MCP, Claude Skills, n8n and Make connectors | Growth for the 100K credits |
| Link builders | Good backlink tools, but not the market's reference index | Compare with Ahrefs |
| Hobbyist with one small site | No cheap tier on the pricing page anymore | Consider Mangools or Moz Starter |
Seven real drawbacks, not manufactured ones.
Essential was $65 a month in January 2026. Core is $129 ($103.20 annual). You get four times the keywords, but solo users with small needs now pay for capacity they may not use.
SE Ranking's status page reported missing Google positions from mid-September 2026, fixed on Oct 2 with data still being corrected. It told users to consider date ranges ending before Sep 14 for client reports.
Keywords count per search engine target; AI usage counts per prompt per engine; prompts in paused projects still count. Easy to under-buy.
Agency Pack client seats: 30 or 10. Growth API credits: 100K or 300K. MCP tools: 160+ or 180+. Add-on units: prompts or checks. Plan around the pricing page and get the rest in writing.
Agency Pack and the API add-on are annual only, billed upfront, and payments are non-refundable except when the service was not delivered.
AI Results Tracker, AI Search and SE Visible overlap, and SE Ranking's own FAQ points AI visibility to SE Visible. Buyers have to work out which one they need.
Legacy plans stay active for existing users per the billing FAQ, yet a June 2026 Trustpilot reviewer says he was moved to a pricier plan without consent and lost a feature. Long-time customers should check their renewal terms.
SE Ranking wins on breadth per dollar. Others win on data depth, simplicity or a much lower floor.
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| If you mostly need... | Compare SE Ranking with... | Why |
|---|---|---|
| The deepest keyword and competitive datasets, PPC and market tools | Semrush | Broader data and toolset; SEO + AI Search plans start higher and seats cost more |
| Backlink research as the main job | Ahrefs | Strong link index and Brand Radar AI; small prompt allowances on base plans |
| Cheap, simple keyword research and weekly rank checks | Mangools | Far lower price; AI Search Watcher bundled; weekly updates on the base plan |
| A familiar suite with Domain Authority and AI prompt tracking | Moz Pro | Simple plans with AI dashboards; prompts tracked weekly, fewer keywords per dollar |
| AI writing rather than SEO tracking | Jasper | Content generation first; pair with any rank tracker |
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| Entry pricing (checked Oct 4, 2026) | Monthly | Annual (per month) | Tracked keywords | AI prompts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE Ranking Core | $129 | $103.20 | 2,000 daily | 100 daily, 5 engines |
| Semrush SEO / SEO + AI Search Starter | $139 / $199 | $117.33 / $165.17 | 500 daily | None / 50 daily |
| Ahrefs Lite | $129 | up to 17% off | 750 | 5 |
| Mangools Basic | $30.50 | $18.85 ($226.20/yr) | 200, weekly | 500 (AI Search Watcher) |
| Moz Pro Standard | $99 | $79 | 300 | 150, weekly |
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JAVIS has no affiliate arrangement with SE Ranking, and every link to SE Ranking in this article is a plain link to its official site. The score, drawbacks and alternatives here were written from SE Ranking's own pricing page, help center, changelog and status page, and from public user reviews, not from any deal with the company.
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Questions people are actually asking
How much does SE Ranking cost in October 2026?
Core is $129 a month or $103.20 a month billed annually; Growth is $279 or $223.20 annually; Enterprise is custom. Annual billing saves 20% and is paid upfront. Add-ons (AI Search, Agency Pack, API, extra seats, keywords and articles) cost extra.
Does SE Ranking have a free plan?
No. There is a 14-day free trial with no credit card, and a few free tools on its website with daily limits.
What happened to the Essential, Pro and Business plans?
They were replaced by Core and Growth in early 2026. SE Ranking's billing FAQ says legacy plans are no longer sold to new subscribers but stay active for existing users.
Does SE Ranking track ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews?
Yes. The AI Results Tracker covers Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, ChatGPT and Perplexity; Core includes 100 prompts and Growth 250. The AI Search add-on and SE Visible add more capacity and brand-level views.
Is the Agency Pack worth it?
If clients need branded logins or white-label reports, yes: from $69 a month for 30 projects, with client seats and a lead widget. It requires annual billing for both the plan and the pack.
Can I use SE Ranking inside Claude or ChatGPT?
Yes. Its hosted MCP server works with Claude, ChatGPT's connector directory, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and others, and runs on the API credits included in every plan.
Is SE Ranking cheaper than Semrush and Ahrefs?
At entry level it matches Ahrefs Lite ($129) and undercuts Semrush's SEO + AI plan ($199), while including more tracked keywords and cheaper extra seats. Data depth differs, so compare on your own keywords during the trials.
Was SE Ranking's rank tracking reliable in September 2026?
Not fully. Its status page reported missing Google positions for some keywords from mid-September; fixes for desktop and mobile were announced on Oct 2, 2026, with past data being corrected.
Where this came from, and when it was checked.
Pricing and plans: seranking.com/subscription.html in Monthly and Annually views, including the plan comparison table and add-on package selectors; SE Ranking FAQ (seranking.com/faq.html); help center articles Payment and billing details FAQ, How to buy more keywords, AI Search Add-on, Agency Pack Overview and API pricing; all as of Oct 4, 2026. Earlier pricing from archived copies of the pricing page (Internet Archive, Jan 11 and Feb 28, 2026).
Product and features: SE Ranking product pages (Rank Tracker, Website Audit, Backlink Checker, Content Marketing, AI Visibility Tracker, AI Overviews Tracker, Agency Pack, White Label, MCP); help center articles on the AI Results Tracker (overview, Rankings, Competitors, Sources, Insights, FAQ) and AI Search in Competitive Research; API documentation MCP Server page; visible.seranking.com; What's New changelog entries from Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 15, 2026.
Reliability: status.seranking.com incident "Google rankings: missing positions for some keywords" with updates from Sep 24 to Oct 3, 2026.
Company and market: SE Ranking About page; Planable acquisition announcement (Aug 4, 2025); github.com/seranking/seo-skills (155 stars, Oct 4, 2026).
Users: Trustpilot page for seranking.com (4.2, 711 reviews, Oct 4, 2026) and reviews dated Apr 2 to Sep 29, 2026; G2 and Capterra listing summaries and SE Ranking's own rating badges (approximate).
Alternatives: pricing pages of Semrush, Ahrefs, Mangools and Moz, Oct 4, 2026.
Official video: youtube.com/watch?v=YnuXvdIq31g from the official SE Ranking channel (@se_ranking), Sep 30, 2026.
JAVIS Fit Score (82/100): editorial composite of toolkit breadth (strong), AI search tracking (strong but split across three products), agency features and seat costs (strong), pricing value (good, but the entry price rose), limit transparency and page consistency (mixed), and reliability and support in 2026 (mixed, given the September incident). Weighted by editorial judgement.
