Hi everyone, Do you have any recommendations for SEO tools that offer pay-as-you-go pricing (based on usage only)? We currently pay about $700/year for our SEO platform, but we don’t use it enough to justify the cost. I’m looking for alternatives where we only pay for what we use. If we can’t find a good option, I’m considering building something in-house using a reliable SEO API. Based on my estimates, our usage would likely come out to around $50/year. Thanks in advance.
Yeah, $700/yr for something you barely use is kinda overkill. You can suggest looking at pay-as-you-go SEO APIs like DataForSEO, Serpstack, or Mozscape API since they charge based on usage and can easily stay under ~$50/yr for light needs. Another solid option is combining Google Search Console API and Google Analytics which are free, and only paying for a small SERP API if needed. If usage is low, building something lightweight in-house with these APIs honestly makes more sense than a full SEO subscription.
https://www.getpassionfruit.com/ is very good, can get you connected to the founder as well so that you can gauge their expertise first and then take a decision!
