SearchDossier

SearchDossier vs Semrush

A Semrush alternative with no subscription

Semrush Pro costs $139.95 a month. That buys 24 single reports here, with no subscription and credits that never expire.

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Cost of 3 reports a month
  • Semrush Pro
    Monthly subscription
    $139.95
  • Ahrefs Lite
    Monthly subscription
    $129
  • Ahrefs Starter
    Monthly subscription, limited data
    $29
  • SearchDossier, single reports
    No subscription
    $17.25
  • SearchDossier, 25-report pack
    No subscription, credits never expire
    $12
Subscription list prices checked October 2026. Our figures are 3 × the per-report price.

Choose SearchDossier if

  • You need a few keyword or competitor reports a month
  • You want finished recommendations, not a dashboard to interpret
  • You want a finished report you can forward to a client or your team, by email or as a PDF
  • You don’t want another subscription

Choose Semrush if

  • You work in an SEO tool every day
  • You need daily rank tracking for hundreds of keywords
  • You run PPC, social and content tools from one place

What each report includes

Keyword report

  • About 100 related keywords with search volume, difficulty and intent
  • Keywords grouped into clusters, each with a suggested page
  • Meta title, meta description and heading outline for every suggested page
  • Quick wins: the easiest keywords worth targeting first
  • Prioritised next steps

Competitor snapshot

  • Their estimated traffic, ranking keywords and momentum
  • Their top pages and top keywords
  • Backlink summary and top referring domains
  • Keyword gaps against your own site
  • Prioritised actions to win some of that traffic

Numbers will not match Semrush exactly: every tool estimates traffic and volume its own way. See our methodology. Semrush prices checked October 2026 from their pricing page. Semrush is a trademark of its owner; we are not affiliated with it.