Semdash Reviews

This app has alot of potential! My two main grievances are
1. The credits get used up FAST.
2. The Domain reporting doesn't show you any insights around timeframes, so metrics like traffic (especially competitor traffic) are impossible to actually know what they translate to as far as impact. Does my competitor have 30k visitors a month? A Week? That clearer visibility would be amazing.

I ran a keyword discovery search. It's not allowing export. Button is there, it won't let me export though. I can save it to a Keyword List but I'm sure the system will deduct credits again to get the data back. WTH!!! Apparently the searches (any search in SemDash) are cached for 30 minutes now which I don't see that as an upgrade.I ran a search, credits were used, why can't I access it without paying again in credits? I haven't used other SEO tools. Is this normal? I've contemplated multiple times whether or not i want to keep this. The credits are wiped out VERY quickly. I think this is the biggest problem for users- data is not saved beyond 30 minutes so to re-run it credits are used and thus you either need Tier 3 or return it- IMHO

REPLY TO MY MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDER IS MIND BLOWING - I figure a way to grab my report via the Keyword List (FYI) - But the root of many users issues (not just me) is not having data I ran 30 minutes ago.

I like the tool overall. I appreciate its relevant and sufficient information, as well as its interface. However, I'm concerned about the credit consumption. Every time you change pages, apply a filter, or perform a new search, 25 credits get deducted, which can be frustrating. I thought I could save credits by exporting to CSV, but you need to go page by page to perform the keyword research export. This aspect needs optimization to improve the user experience.

Imagine you starting with a search on page one without any filter. 25 credits deducted - fair.

Then, you go to next page - 25 credits deducted again. Any new page you visit is going to deduct 25 credits.

Then, you put some filters, and boom - 25 credits deducted again.

With such a credit system, I wonder who can do a full research before they deplete the credit.

The developer said they have recently implemented "caching" system so that you don't get charge when re-visiting the same page within 30 mins.

But you do get charge if you try to reach a new page. As I said, imagine you are going to page through 10 pages, you'll be 250 credits less already.

Export CSV also just exports for the current page, not the whole search results.

If the credit system is not improving, I am afraid I am going to ask for a refund.

I have been waiting for a Semrush alternative without the hefty cost , and Semdash is it. It has every tool needed for Keyword and Backlink analysis. It allows you to see what your competitors' website are doing. UI is well polished. This will replace some of the half baked, under-developed tools I previously purchase. I started with Tier 1, and quickly moved to Tier 2, as the credits drain very quickly. I hope caching features that are being implemented will help with the credits. I see a lot of effort has been put into this tool. I hope it stays around for the long haul. This is an easy 5 tacos.