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Mandalytics or Semrush: which is right for a small business?
The short answer
Choose Semrush if you want to explore SEO data yourself every day. Choose Mandalytics if you want to be told, once a week, the few tasks that will bring the most visitors. Semrush is an excellent toolbox for specialists and agencies, from $139 a month. Mandalytics does one job, from $12 a month: it checks your site in Google and in AI tools, and emails the tasks with plain steps.
How do they compare at a glance?
| Mandalytics | Semrush | |
|---|---|---|
| Starts at | $12 a month (top 3 tasks), $29 for all 5 | $139 a month (SEO plan), or a limited free plan |
| What you get | A weekly email and PDF with ranked tasks | A dashboard with dozens of research tools |
| AI search | 3 to 25 questions a week on ChatGPT, plus Gemini and Perplexity from $29 | Included; 50 prompts tracked daily from the $199 Starter plan |
| Login | None | Yes |
| Best for | Owners, bloggers and small teams who act on a short list | SEO specialists and agencies who analyse data |
Prices checked on each company’s own pricing page on 4 November 2026, in US dollars, before tax.
Where is Semrush the better choice?
- Depth. Keyword research, backlink analysis and competitor research go far deeper than any weekly report.
- On demand. You can run a site audit or check a keyword whenever you like, not once a week.
- Scale. Many projects, many users and client reporting suit agencies.
- Daily AI tracking. Higher plans track more prompts, every day.
Where is Mandalytics the better choice?
- It tells you what to do. Every task comes ranked, with the reason, the steps, who should do it and how long it takes.
- Nothing to learn. No login, no dashboard. The report arrives on the day you choose.
- Cost. From $12 a month, about a tenth of a suite.
- A real person. Mandalytics is made by one founder, Erik, who answers every message himself.
You can also use both. Many people build the weekly habit with Mandalytics and add a suite later, when they need the data.
Frequently asked questions
Can Mandalytics replace Semrush?
For the weekly "what should I do next" job, yes. For deep keyword or backlink research, no.
Do I need to know SEO to use Mandalytics?
No. Each task explains why it matters and how to do it, so you learn as you go.
Does Semrush track ChatGPT?
Yes. Its paid plans include AI search tracking, with more prompts on higher plans.
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