Overview
DataForSEO sells SEO data by the API call instead of by the seat, covering SERPs, keyword volumes, backlinks and competitor research. It is a data source you pull from programmatically, not a tool you log into: there is no customer dashboard, rank-tracking UI or reports. The official MCP server works with Claude and Cursor.
Key Features
- ✓12 API families: SERP, Keywords Data, Backlinks, Labs, On-Page, AI Optimization, Reviews and more
- ✓SERPs from $0.0006 standard queue, $0.0012 priority, $0.002 live
- ✓No subscription — fund a balance ($50 minimum) and pay only for calls you make
- ✓Official MCP server puts live SEO data inside Claude and Cursor; ChatGPT is served by a separate Custom GPT
- ✓No-code connectors for Google Sheets, n8n, Make, Airtable and Zapier
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Rank Math
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Search Atlas
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Profound
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Screaming Frog
Desktop SEO crawler with built-in AI prompts via OpenAI, Gemini, and Claude
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