OpenSEO vs Semrush

Side by side, as alternatives to Semrush. Rows that differ are highlighted; the strongest value in a row is marked. Unknown means no source yet.

Also replaces Semrush: + Unlighthouse + SerpBear + SEOnaut + RankMeFast

OpenSEOevery-app/open-seo

Semrushpaid product

Cost and coverage

Price

$0 software; you run it

Free plan (10 reports per day); SEO plan £113/month, or £95.07/month billed annually (UK prices as served) source ↗

Keyword research

Partly

Yes

Rank tracking

Partly

Yes

Backlink analysis

Partly

Yes

Site audit

Partly

Yes

Competitor analysis

Partly

Yes

Jobs covered

5 of 5 jobs

All 5

Popularity and activity (from GitHub)

Stars

24,328

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Gain this week

Unknown

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Signal

Building history

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Commits / 4 wk

170

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Latest release

v0.1.14 · 2026-10-19

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Commits / 12 wk

356

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People committing / 12 mo

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Issues opened / closed, 30 days

37 / 57

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Facts, with sources on each project page

Runs on my machine?

Self-hosted with Docker or on your own Cloudflare account; hosted version also offered

Hosted by the vendor

Code licence

MIT

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Model weights licence

No model weights

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Commercial use

Yes, MIT code (SEO data is bought separately from DataForSEO)

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Paid services needed?

A paid DataForSEO API key is required for all SEO data; OpenRouter key optional for AI prompt suggestions

Subscription

Hardware

Not documented

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Operating systems

Docker (Docker Desktop or Engine) or Cloudflare; host operating systems not listed

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Setup effort

Medium, Docker Compose plus a DataForSEO key; Docker mode has no auth, so keep it private

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Stars over time

Switch to Growth % to compare projects of different sizes fairly.

OpenSEO

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Tracked daily since 15 Oct 2026. Dashed history: estimated from public records of when people starred the repo. Lines connect observations only; gaps contain no measured points.

Notes for a video or post

A plain summary with today's date and a link to the sources. Check each project page before you publish.

OpenSEO (as alternatives to Semrush)
Figures from RepoQuarry, 21 Oct 2026. Sources: https://repoquarry.dev/compare?ids=openseo&product=semrush

Semrush: Free plan (10 reports per day); SEO plan £113/month, or £95.07/month billed annually (UK prices as served)
OpenSEO: free software; does 5 of 5 Semrush jobs

- OpenSEO: 24,328 GitHub stars, 356 commits in 12 weeks, licence MIT

Stars show popularity, not quality. Check each project page before publishing.

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OpenSEO vs Semrush

Stars over time

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