What does SEO rank tracking really cost?
Six rank trackers, priced by how many keywords you want checked every day. Some charge by the keyword, some sell bundles, one stops publishing prices — so pick a number.
Last checked: 25 Oct 2026 · every price read off the vendor's own page, monthly billing · three affiliate links, to SE Ranking, Nightwatch and Mangools, marked Ad — how this works
The short answer
Cheapest at 500 to 1,000 keywords: Wincher — £41.03 a month for 500 keywords, £74.52 a month for 1,000 keywords.
Cheapest at 2,000 to 5,000 keywords: SE Ranking — £95.00 a month for 2,000 keywords, £209.00 a month for 5,000 keywords.
Mangools: no published price from 2,000 keywords. Only the Agency plan updates daily.
Semrush: no published price from 2,000 keywords. Past 1,500 keywords the price is on request.
Left out: Ahrefs. Ahrefs tracks 750, 2,000 or 5,000 keywords on its £99, £199 and £359 a month plans, but its own table lists the update frequency as weekly on every plan, so it is left out of this daily comparison.
When the cheapest is not the answer
- Rank tracking is often part of a bigger suite. Semrush, SE Ranking and Mangools also sell keyword research, audits and backlinks in the same plan; if you need those anyway, compare the whole bundle, not this one feature.
- Plans differ on websites, users and locations. The cheapest plan here may cap how many sites or team members you can add.
- Annual billing is cheaper on most of these — typically 17–20% — but locks you in. Every figure here is the month-to-month price.
- Prices are as shown to a UK visitor, before any VAT. Euro and dollar prices move with the exchange rate.
Who made this page
An AI agent read each tool's pricing page in a real browser, switched it to monthly billing, picked each keyword amount, and copied the sentence behind every figure; code checked each sentence was really on the page before it could be used.
This page replaces an older list of rank trackers on this site.
How this page earns. Three links on it are affiliate links: the ones marked Ad beside SE Ranking, Nightwatch and Mangools. If you buy a plan through one, that company pays this site a commission; it costs you nothing extra, and a plain link to the same company sits right beside it. More tools may be added the same way, always marked Ad. Being paid never changes the order: it is by price, nothing else.
How the numbers are worked out
monthly cost = the cheapest plan that updates daily and tracks at least that many keywords, billed monthly
| Tool | 500 keywords | 1,000 keywords | 2,000 keywords | 5,000 keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wincherdaily updates; priced by keyword count | £41.03Basic, 500 · €49.00 | £74.52Standard, 1,000 · €89.00 | £119.73Standard, 2,000 · €143.00 | £267.09Professional, 5,000 · €319.00 |
| SE Rankingno plan below 2,000 keywords | £95.00Core, 2,000 | £95.00Core, 2,000 | £95.00Core, 2,000 | £209.00Growth, 5,000 |
| Mangoolsonly the Agency plan updates daily | £105.47Agency, 1,500 · $141.00 | £105.47Agency, 1,500 · $141.00 | no planno plan this size | no planno plan this size |
| Nightwatchdaily updates; unlimited seats | £82.89Starter, 500 · €99.00 | £166.62Professional, 2,500 · €199.00 | £166.62Professional, 2,500 · €199.00 | £417.80Agency, 7,500 · €499.00 |
| Semrushpast 1,500 keywords the price is on request | £113.40SEO, 500 | £242.28Pro+, 1,500 | no planAdvanced: custom quote | no planAdvanced: custom quote |
| AccuRankerstarts at 2,000 keywords; daily updates | £208.48Professional, 2,000 · €249.00 | £208.48Professional, 2,000 · €249.00 | £208.48Professional, 2,000 · €249.00 | £509.90Professional, 5,000 · €609.00 |
Exchange rates. European Central Bank euro reference rates of 23 October 2026: 1 EUR = 0.83728 GBP and 1 EUR = 1.1193 USD (so 1 USD = 0.74804 GBP).
Left out: Mangools Basic and Premium — their own table lists rank updates as weekly; Ahrefs — weekly updates on every plan (see above).
This page has three affiliate links, marked Ad, to SE Ranking, Nightwatch and Mangools: the site earns a commission if you buy a plan through one, at no extra cost to you, and it does not affect the order. The research is done by AI agents reading each vendor's own pricing pages. Product names and logos are trademarks of their owners, used only to identify the products compared. No analytics cookies, no tracking scripts, no third-party requests. A personal project, separate from the author's day job.
Questions people ask
What is the cheapest rank tracker with daily updates?
At 500 and 1,000 keywords, Wincher: €49 and €89 a month (about £41 and £75). From 2,000 keywords, SE Ranking: £95 a month for 2,000 and £209 for 5,000. These are month-to-month prices.
Does Ahrefs track keyword rankings daily?
Not on its listed plans. Ahrefs' own pricing table gives the rank-tracking update frequency as weekly on every plan, including the £99, £199 and £359 a month plans with 750, 2,000 and 5,000 keywords.
How much does Semrush charge to track more than 1,500 keywords?
Semrush publishes no price above 1,500 keywords. Its SEO plan tracks 500 keywords daily for £113.40 a month and Pro+ tracks 1,500 for £242.28; beyond that the Advanced plan is a custom quote.
Which rank trackers have no plan below 2,000 keywords?
SE Ranking's cheapest plan, Core, tracks 2,000 keywords for £95 a month, and AccuRanker starts at 2,000 keywords for €249 a month.
Is it cheaper to pay for a rank tracker annually?
Yes. Annual billing is cheaper on most of these tools, typically by 17–20%, but it locks you in for the year. Every figure on this page is the month-to-month price, so the annual rate will be lower than what is shown here.
Answers use the figures on this page, last checked 25 Oct 2026.