What Semrush costs in 2026

Read off Semrush's own pricing page on Sep 2, 2026, not from a third-party roundup. Prices change without announcement; the date is here so you know how fresh this is.

Starting price$139/moWhat that price covers: 1 user

A team of five$319/moSEO plan plus 4 additional users from $45/mo each

Free trialYes, time-limited

The number the pricing page does not put in large type

$319/mo: SEO plan plus 4 additional users from $45/mo each. The starting price ($139/mo) covers 1 user.

What you buy with Semrush

Semrush ist eine All-in-one-Suite für SEO und digitales Marketing: Keyword-Recherche, Wettbewerbsanalyse, Rank-Tracking, Site-Audits, plus Content- und (über Add-ons) Social-Tools. Es ist ein Kraftpaket fürs Suchmaschinenmarketing und wird gelegentlich mit BuzzSumo für die Themenrecherche verglichen. Aber sein Kern ist SEO und bezahlte Suche, nicht das Entdecken der viralen Beiträge, die in den Netzwerken angesagt sind, und die Social-Funktionen sind Add-ons, kein plattformübergreifender Echtzeit-Radar.

Best for

SEO- und SEM-Teams, die Keywords, Wettbewerber und Content recherchieren.

Where it falls short

SEO-zentriert, soziale virale Entdeckung ist ein Add-on
Kein Redaktions-Board oder Team-Workflow für Content
Add-ons treiben den Preis schnell hoch

The same job, with the team price in plain sight

ViralHunt charges per plan, not per seat. Creator is $29 a month for one person and one brand. Studio is $99 a month for up to 7 people and 5 brands, and that price does not move when you add people. The free plan never expires, so you can compare before you pay.

$99/moA team of five on ViralHunt: Studio, up to 7 users, no per-seat charge

$319/moSemrush: SEO plan plus 4 additional users from $45/mo each

See ViralHunt's plans → ViralHunt vs Semrush, feature by feature → The best Semrush alternatives →

How we checked this

Most comparison pages are written from marketing copy. This one is not.

Semrush's pricing was read off their own pricing page on 2026-09-02. The date is here because prices change without announcement.
Every capability we call partial says partial. We do not turn an almost into a tick.
Where Semrush does something we do not, the table says so.

What we did not check, and why

We have not run Semrush daily for weeks. We verify pricing, seat terms and documented capability; we do not publish an opinion on their interface that we have not earned.
Enterprise tiers behind a custom quote are out of scope, because there is no public figure to verify.

And one that cost us: for months this table said Ahrefs starts at $129/mo. It starts at $29, and they also run a free tier. We were overstating a competitor's price by 4.4x, in the direction that flattered us. We found it while verifying and corrected it. If you spot another one, it is a mistake rather than a tactic.

Frequently asked

Does Semrush have a free plan?

Semrush offers a time-limited free trial, not a permanent free plan. ViralHunt has a free plan that never expires.

How much does Semrush cost for a team of five?

$319/mo: SEO plan plus 4 additional users from $45/mo each. The starting price ($139/mo) covers 1 user.

Is there a cheaper Semrush alternative?

ViralHunt from $29 a month for one person, or $99 a month for a team of up to 7 with 5 brands, with a viral-content radar across 12 networks, an editorial board and scheduling. Compare them feature by feature on the comparison page.

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