Find keywords, track your rankings in Google and spot technical errors on your site. Check whether the tool has keyword data for the Netherlands and what it costs you if you look things up more than now and then.
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SEO tools · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies
SEO tool for backlinks, keywords and site audits, with a free plan for your own site and a Dutch app.
On the Ahrefs website
SEO tools · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies
Extensive SEO suite for keywords, competitors, rankings and site audits, with a Dutch database.
On the Semrush website
SEO tools · for freelancers and SMEs
Free SEO plugin for WordPress from Wijchen, with a readability analysis that also checks Dutch texts.
On the Yoast SEO website
SEO tools · for freelancers and SMEs
SEO platform for rank tracking, keyword research and site audits, with a 14-day free trial and no credit card.
On the SE Ranking website
Measure how often ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot and Google AI Overviews mention your brand, from a company in Berlin.
On the Peec AI website
SEO tools · for freelancers and SMEs
SEO software plus outsourced work (blog articles, on-page optimisation, backlinks) from $99 per month per site.
On the Ranked AI website · partner link
Click a tool for the details and the source.
| Tool | Dutch support | Dutch app | Data in EU | Data processing agreement | Dutch company | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahrefs | Unknown | Yes | No | Yes | No | Free plan |
| Semrush | Unknown | Unknown | No | Yes | No | Free plan |
| Yoast SEO | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Free plan |
| SE Ranking | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | No | from €109/month |
| Peec AI | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Yes | No | On request |
| Ranked AI | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | No | On request |
✓ yes · ✕ no · ? cannot be verified
Useful if you run a business in the Netherlands: what each point means and how many tools meet it.
You would rather ask a question in Dutch, to someone who knows how things work in the Netherlands.
0 of 6 tools
SEO terms are hard enough as it is. A Dutch app helps, but apart from that you want keyword data for the Netherlands, because Dutch people search differently from English speakers.
1 of 6 tools
An SEO tool gets access to your Search Console and Analytics, and sometimes to customer data in reports. If that is in the EU, you have less to arrange for transfers.
1 of 6 tools
If you connect Analytics or put client names in reports, the tool processes personal data for you and you need a data processing agreement.
4 of 6 tools
A Dutch company falls under Dutch law. For some businesses that matters, for example in a dispute.
1 of 6 tools
According to the vendor's website or terms.
Based on the facts as of 4 November 2026.
Of the SEO tools we checked, Ahrefs has the lowest starting price, at €0 per month. Ahrefs Free (formerly Webmaster Tools) is free for your own verified sites: Site Audit, Site Explorer and Web Analytics with limits. Starter €27 per month for keyword and competitor research, Lite €119 per month for 1 user. Paying annually saves up to 17%. Also check what the cheapest plan includes.
Ahrefs, Semrush and Yoast SEO have a free plan. Do check what it includes; it is often limited.
Of the SEO tools we checked: Peec AI.
Ahrefs, Ranked AI, SE Ranking, Semrush and Yoast SEO are aimed at freelancers.
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