3 SEO tools with a plan that stays free. For each tool you see what is included and when you have to start paying.
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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
Free and paid: 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%.
Extensive SEO suite for keywords, competitors, rankings and site audits, with a Dutch database.
On the Semrush website
Free and paid: Free plan with 1 demo project and 10 reports per day. Paid starts at SEO: €134 per month with monthly billing, €112.52 with annual billing. Starter is €190 and Pro+ €286 per month. The site mentions a 7-day free trial.
Free SEO plugin for WordPress from Wijchen, with a readability analysis that also checks Dutch texts.
On the Yoast SEO website
Free and paid: The plugin is free. Yoast SEO Premium costs €118.80 per year excl. VAT (€9.90 per month converted). On a first purchase you get your money back within 30 days.
Free here means: with no end date. A free trial of 14 or 30 days does not count. The order follows our overall score; what a tool pays does not count towards it.
Ahrefs, Semrush and Yoast SEO have a free plan with no end date. With all other SEO tools in our guide you pay, sometimes after a free trial.
Ahrefs comes top in our overall score. In the Netherlands check it scores 2 of 5 points. Do check what the free plan includes: you often miss features you need later.
