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Semdash - Plus Exclusive offers solid keyword and backlink research tools, A+ customer support, and competitive pricing. Some users have noted minor issues with credit consumption and backlink analysis tool refinement. With an overall rating of 4.8 and a 60-day money-back guarantee, it's a solid buy for those in need of a powerful SEO research tool.
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Looks very good
I get 1 taco, but 1000 credits is too little, anyway with 3 tacos helps me to save lot of time finding the keys of the competitors.
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Mangool Replacement – So far, so good
I previously jumped ship from Ahrefs due to their steep pricing and complicated credit system. On a whim, I tried Mangools as an alternative and surprisingly found myself enjoying their interface. One common problem with these "pro" SEO tools is that they overwhelm users with features, often scaring newcomers away.
When my Mangools subscription expired, I was shocked to discover they'd nearly doubled their prices. There was no way I could justify that cost for a tool I used sporadically.
Enter Semdash, which I discovered through this AppSumo deal – talk about perfect timing. The start wasn't exactly smooth sailing; after activation, my account wouldn't register in their system, leaving the tools unusable and my credits invisible.
Thankfully, their support team responded immediately when I reached out. I stepped away for a few hours, and upon returning, everything was working perfectly.
The platform shows promise, though it's a mix of well-executed features and areas needing refinement. The backlink analysis tool, for instance, could use some streamlining – the current table layout is rather clunky, making it time-consuming to review results. Plus, the credit system burns through your allowance quickly since every action costs credits.
I started with Tier 1, which provides 1,000 credits, thinking I could upgrade later if impressed. However, I quickly realized that 1,000 credits wouldn't last a full month given my usage patterns. Consider this a friendly warning about credit consumption.
Growing pains aside, I see potential in Semdash. That's why I'm planning to upgrade to a higher tier for the additional credits – trust me, you'll need them.
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FINALLY A FIVE TACO Winner! Great Support Awesome Service AWESOME AI Features!
DONT MISS THIS DEAL packed with great tools for SEO and AI built in under the hood. The support was first class from the founder and he answered all my question and offer more help in the future. I love geniune great deals like these I on tier 2 but will be upgrading to tier 3!
Thank you for coming to appsumo!
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Perfect SEMrush Alternative
Here's a detailed features review of SEMdash I suggest to watch to understand what this amazing platform offer - https://youtu.be/-NB_amD9YRM
First I thought it's a normal KW research tool so for giving a try I purchased it's tier 1 and man it's worth it. It offer features similiar to SEMrush or Ahrefs in such low LTD pricing.
From domain overview to backlink analysis there is no LTD tool which can offer what SEMdash is offering.
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Legit Tool
Professional SEO consultant and web developer since '94. The tool had solid data and I found it to be very useful for the price.
Let's compare it against my go-to, Ahrefs, and former AppSumo deals SE Ranking and Serpstat (both of which have improved greatly since being sold here).
The tool was able to get 991 keywords against Ahrefs 6k, but to be fair it got most of the big ones and plenty to get started with. So for keyword research I give it a solid B. Data on tools like this gets better with time, so it's off to a great start. The same query, Serpstat gave 4.8k keywords, and SE Ranking gave 686.
Backlinks are hard to compete on. Crawling the web is expensive. 28k links vs 36k links in Ahrefs is very respectable. Serpstat was 22k, SE Ranking had 37k. So this is a solid player in backlink research.
Clustering tool: It's a bit sad as it only clusters 200 keywords, so it is not very useful for me. My project this morning was 2951 after cleaning the list. Nice addon for smaller sites or if you break up your lists, but not up to pro levels.
I haven't tried the search console integration or the SERP checker yet, but I believe there is already plenty of value here without them.
No one tool is best at everything, but this shows the value of Semdash at a lifetime price. If you need a general SEO tool, Semdash will give you a solid keyword and backlink research tools in one. For a lifetime price, I say max stack and enjoy.
*** Responding to Hazem ***
"No valid keywords found in the API response" - I'm unable to use the longtail tool. I think it's due to a bug (already reported) that won't let me save my OpenAI API key. I assume I'll be able to get more down the road. I still see plenty of value in the tool.
*** Follow up ***
We were able to fix the OpenAI API key issue with a quick patch. The "Longtail keywords" tool generated 3.9k keywords. These are impressive results, and I'm happy to work with this developer. A+ support.
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Edited Mar 25, 2025"991 keywords against Ahrefs 6k" you probably used the keyword discovery tool not the longtail, correct me if i'm worng.
The reason is that is Ahrefs provides all the data in 1 tool but we break down data into 4 tools each provides different strategy of searching like keyword discovery does keyword planner search, typically 1K results.
long tail keywords offers a lot more data and you can customize it based on exact match or phrase match, it increases the results significantly.
Then you have the people also search for which gives you keyword ideas based on 'people also search' section at the bottom of SERP
and the "People also ask" questions appearing in google.
another thing is we set a default filter to remove synonyms of the same keyword, you can manually switch it off and you will see higher number. this is a feature i didn't see on semrush, as a result you might see more keywords but just synonyms of each other ex ("marketing platform", "marketing platforms" )
What i'm saying is you might have received 991 keyword based on your search but thats based on searching 1 endpoint, try the others and i think you will get a lot more than Ahrefs.
Backlinks count: i'm publishing a paper on that this week. basically main difference is we report on LIVE backlinks and remove lost, dead after 6 months. unlike semrush and ahrefs that retain those dead backlinks for upto 3 years as, artificially inflating the database with useless info. A better comparison would be to check for live backlinks count across the different platforms and there Semdash really shines over the rest.
Keyword kluster, you are right it should be open for more keywords clusters for power users. we'll improve that, you can check how have we been improving based of feedback: https://semdash.com/changelog
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