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 est une suite tout-en-un de SEO et de marketing digital : recherche de mots-clés, analyse de concurrents, suivi de positions, audits, plus des outils de contenu et (via modules) sociaux. C'est une référence pour le marketing de recherche et on le compare parfois à BuzzSumo pour la recherche de sujets. Mais son cœur, c'est le SEO et la recherche payante, pas la découverte des posts viraux qui font tendance sur les réseaux, et les fonctions sociales sont des modules, pas un radar multiplateforme en temps réel.

Best for

les équipes SEO et SEM qui recherchent mots-clés, concurrents et contenu.

Where it falls short

Centré SEO, la découverte virale sociale est un module
Sans tableau éditorial ni workflow d'équipe pour le contenu
Les modules font vite grimper le prix

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 We verify pricing, seat terms and documented capability; we do not publish an opinion on their interface that we have not earned.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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