easyIndex vs Semrush
For a business that wants AI to recommend it, easyIndex is the better choice: it monitors AI citations monthly on ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini, has your own coding agent build the pages in your repository and checks each one live, for US$ 30 per website a month. Semrush is a full SEO suite that tracks AI prompts from its US$165.17 Starter plan.
- It is the one tool here that does all three: monitors AI citations monthly on ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini (up to 40 questions, run by your agent), has your coding agent build the pages in your repository, and checks every page live.
- Your own coding agent builds the pages over MCP instead of reports for someone to act on, and every draft is audited before it counts.
- US$ 30 per website a month with Search Console connected, no add-on, AI visitors per page and AI crawler reads, and a 7-day free trial.
Facts
- Semrush's Starter plan, the first with 50 AI prompts tracked daily and MCP access, costs US$165.17 a month billed annually (US$199 billed monthly), checked 2026-10-13. (Semrush pricing (checked 2026-10-13))
- Semrush's SEO plan costs US$117.33 a month billed annually (US$139 billed monthly); Pro+ is US$248.17 and Advanced US$455.67 a month billed annually. (Semrush pricing (checked 2026-10-13))
- On Semrush's pricing page, Google Search Console integration appears in the Base Report add-on at US$10 a month. (Semrush pricing (checked 2026-10-13))
- easyIndex costs US$ 30 per website per month, with a 7-day free trial for one website. (easyIndex)
- Anthropic introduced MCP, the open standard easyIndex uses to talk to your coding agent, on November 25, 2024. (Anthropic: Introducing the Model Context Protocol)
- Search Console, which easyIndex connects, reports clicks, impressions and indexed pages; easyIndex records the last 28 days as the starting point. (Google Search Console)
How do easyIndex and Semrush compare side by side?
Checked on 2026-10-13 against each product's own pages.
| Criterion | easyIndex | Semrush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$ 30 per website a month, 7-day free trial | SEO US$117.33/month; Starter (AI prompts, MCP) US$165.17/month, both billed annually; 7-day trial |
| Monitors AI citations | Yes: monthly scan of up to 40 questions on ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini, run by your agent | From Starter (US$165.17/month): 50 prompts tracked daily on ChatGPT, AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity |
| Who builds the pages | Your coding agent, in your repository | You do, from its reports and recommendations |
| Live checks | Every draft audited, every page checked live | AI-ready Site Audit from Starter |
| AI traffic | AI visitors per page and AI crawler reads | AI visibility and sentiment reports; AI visitors not stated |
| Search Console | Connected | Base Report add-on, US$10/month |
| MCP / coding agents | MCP that hands your agent each step | MCP access from Starter |
| Languages | Pages in 8 languages | Global suite |
What does easyIndex do that Semrush does not?
Semrush measures and recommends. easyIndex also monitors your AI citations each month, and it hands your coding agent the page to write, one step at a time, audits the draft, reads the published page to confirm it is live and readable, notifies Bing through IndexNow and shows the visitors that came from AI assistants to each page.
When is Semrush the better fit?
Semrush fits a marketing team that needs a whole SEO toolkit: keyword research, backlinks, rank tracking, competitor analysis and site audits, with AI visibility as one more report, and that has people to act on it.
Why pick easyIndex if you have a website in a repository?
If what you need is the pages AI assistants read, not another suite of reports, easyIndex monitors where AI assistants cite you each month, makes your coding agent write the pages, checks each one live and measures the AI visitors, for a fraction of an SEO suite's price per website.
Common mistakes
- Paying for a full SEO suite when the gap is AI-ready pages, not keyword data.
- Assuming the cheapest SEO plan includes AI prompt tracking and MCP, which start on a higher plan.
- Forgetting add-ons such as the Search Console report when comparing totals.
- Treating a visibility report as a published fix.
How easyIndex solves it
easyIndex monitors AI citations with a monthly scan on ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini, gives your coding agent each page as a step over MCP, audits the draft, checks the live page, notifies Bing and measures AI visitors, AI crawler reads and Search Console, for US$ 30 per website a month.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Semrush cost?
On its pricing page, billed annually, SEO is US$117.33 a month, Starter US$165.17, Pro+ US$248.17 and Advanced US$455.67; Enterprise is custom.
Does Semrush have an MCP?
Yes, from the Starter plan. easyIndex's MCP hands your coding agent each step to build and verifies the result.
Can I use both?
Yes. Many teams keep Semrush for SEO research and use easyIndex to get AI-ready pages built and checked live.
Does easyIndex guarantee citations?
No tool can. easyIndex makes sure the pages exist, are correct and live, and shows what AI assistants and crawlers do with them.
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