Who each engine recommends
Position of every brand named in the latest run.
| Brand | ChatGPT | Perplexity | AI Mode | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moz Pro | #3 | #3 | #1 | |
| Semrush | #6 | #1 | #3 | |
| Ahrefs | #5 | #2 | #4 | |
| SE Ranking | #4 | #4 | #2 | |
| KWFinderTop pick | #1 | #6 | — | |
| BrightLocal | #2 | #9 | — | |
| Surfer | — | #5 | — | |
| AccuRanker | #7 | — | — | |
| Frase | — | #7 | — | |
| Screaming Frog | — | #8 | — |
Responses
What each engine answered, and how the shortlist moved.
As of November 2026, several major SEO platforms offer discounts when you pay annually instead of monthly. The discounts range from approximately 10% to 35%, with some offering the equivalent of several months free. SEO tools offering annual discounts SEO tool Annual discount Example savings ------------------------ Mangools ~35% About 4 months free BrightLocal 25% 3 months free Moz Pro 20% Up to $720/year SE Ranking ~20% About 2 months free Ahrefs ~17% 2 months free Semrush Up to 17% Up to 2…
- KWFinder — Best overall annual savings: Mangools.
- BrightLocal — Best for local SEO: BrightLocal.
- Moz Pro — Best for budget-conscious SEO professionals: Moz Pro.
- SE Ranking
- Ahrefs — Best for backlink analysis: Ahrefs.
- Semrush — Best for comprehensive SEO research: Semrush.
- AccuRanker — Best for rank tracking: AccuRanker.
Several popular SEO tools offer discounts when billed annually:
- Semrush — Semrush: Up to 17% off annual plans; some promotions may offer more.
- Ahrefs — Ahrefs: About 20% off with annual billing.
- Moz Pro — Moz Pro: Around 20% off annually.
- SE Ranking — SE Ranking: Up to 20% off annual subscriptions.
- Surfer — Surfer SEO: Approximately 20% annual discount.
- KWFinder — Mangools/KWFinder: Up to 35–38% off annual plans.
- Frase — Frase: Starter plan costs $39/month when billed yearly versus $49 month-to-month.
- Screaming Frog — Screaming Frog: Primarily offers annual licensing rather than a monthly subscription; the paid license is roughly $279 per year.
- BrightLocal — BrightLocal: Offers annual plans, including entry pricing around $29/month when billed annually.
Major SEO software platforms and toolkits offer annual subscription discounts to incentivize yearly commitments, typically saving users between 17% and 20% compared to month-to-month billing.
- Moz Pro — Popular SEO tools providing annual billing reductions include: Moz Pro Pricing : Offers savings across its tiers when billed yearly (dropping the Standard plan down to $79/mo from $99/mo, Medium to $143/mo from $179/mo,…
- SE Ranking — SE Ranking Subscription : Provides a save 20% discount on annual subscriptions across plans like Core and Growth, alongside free data migration.
- Semrush — Semrush : Offers roughly 17% off standard subscription tiers (such as SEO, Starter, Pro+, and Advanced) when you switch from monthly to annual billing cycles.
- Ahrefs — Ahrefs : Generally provides around 17% equivalent savings when committing to annual prepayment structures on their intelligence plans.
Citations
Sources the engines cited for this prompt.
| Source | Type | Citations | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| ahrefs.com | Brand site · Ahrefs | 2 | ChatGPT |
| semrush.com | Brand site · Semrush | 2 | ChatGPT |
| toolradar.com | Web | 2 | Perplexity |
| accuranker.com | Brand site · AccuRanker | 1 | ChatGPT |
| brightlocal.com | Brand site · BrightLocal | 1 | ChatGPT |
| cloudfront.net | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| contentmavericks.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| forbes.com | Media | 1 | Perplexity |
| gauravtiwari.org | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| gscwizard.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| marketermilk.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| moz.com | Brand site · Moz Pro | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| seranking.com | Brand site · SE Ranking | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| shortlist.io | Web | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| startground.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| techradar.com | Media | 1 | Perplexity |
| thestackreviewer.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |