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SEO Tools

These are the SEO tools worth knowing, grouped by the job they do: keyword research, technical SEO, analytics, all-in-one suites and more. Each page explains what the tool is good at, where it falls short, and whether it has a free plan, so you can pick one without signing up for five trials.

For my own small sites I rely on two free Google tools, Search Console and Keyword Planner, and add others only when a job needs them. Start with the free ones here; pay for a suite only when your site earns enough to justify it.

★ Featured SEO Tools

Paid placement, tried by hand like every other tool

Semrush

Free Trial ★ Featured

All-in-one SEO suite for keyword research, competitor analysis, backlinks, site audits and rank tracking.

Free Ahrefs account for verified site owners with a site audit, backlink and keyword data, and web analytics.

AnswerThePublic

Freemium

Search listening tool that turns one keyword into the questions and phrases people type into Google and other platforms.

Microsoft's free webmaster console for Bing: search performance, URL inspection, IndexNow, backlinks, keyword research, Site Scan and AI citation reports.

Free Google tool (GA4) that measures visitors, traffic sources and actions on your website or app.

Free Google tool that shows how interest in a search term rises and falls over time and by region.

Free Google tool that checks which rich results your structured data can create in Google Search.

Ubersuggest

Freemium

Neil Patel's SEO tool for keyword ideas, competitor pages, backlinks and site audits, with a free tier and low-cost plans.

Vicin

Free Trial

Vicin helps local SEO teams analyze geographic search rankings, monitor competitors, and connect Google search performance with business results.

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