Semrush vs KeywordQuasar
Semrush is an all-in-one SEO and marketing platform: keyword and backlink research, rank tracking, site audits and AI search tracking. KeywordQuasar, LeadQuasar's keyword tool, does one part of that: Google's monthly searches for a keyword in any city, state or country, then the businesses there to sell to.
The short answer
Choose Semrush if SEO is your main job and you need keyword difficulty, backlinks, site audits and daily rank tracking for hundreds of keywords. Choose KeywordQuasar if you need Google's search demand for a place and the businesses there to pitch, with the lead list and outreach, from $9.99 a month against Semrush's $139.
LeadQuasar vs Semrush, feature by feature
What it is
LeadQuasar: KeywordQuasar, LeadQuasar's keyword tool: how many people search for a keyword in a place, then the businesses there to sell to
Semrush: An all-in-one SEO and marketing platform: keyword and backlink research, rank tracking, site audits and AI search tracking
Search volume source
LeadQuasar: Google Ads Keyword Planner data, asked from Google for the place and language you pick; not adjusted by LeadQuasar
Semrush: Its own keyword database: over 28 billion keywords across 142 country databases
City-level volumes
LeadQuasar: Any city, county, state or country Google Ads can target, one keyword and place at a time
Semrush: Yes: a city, region or other local place, one keyword at a time in Keyword Overview; each new place uses one of the plan's keyword metric updates
Cost per click
LeadQuasar: The top-of-page bid range and Google's competition band, on Pro and up
Semrush: Cost per click, and how many advertisers bid on the keyword
Keyword ideas
LeadQuasar: Related searches in the same place, each with its own volume: 5 a search free, 20 on Pro, 50 on Plus, 500 on Max
Semrush: Keyword Magic Tool, drawing on its 28 billion+ keywords
Keyword difficulty
LeadQuasar: No keyword difficulty score
Semrush: Yes: a keyword difficulty score (KD%), and a personal one for your website
Backlinks
LeadQuasar: No backlink data
Semrush: 43 trillion+ backlinks across 800 million+ domains, updated daily, by its own figures
Rank tracking
LeadQuasar: A rank tracker from Pro: 10 to 50 searches checked on Google every day, by plan
Semrush: Position Tracking: 500 keywords a day on SEO, 1,500 on Pro+, 5,000+ on Advanced
Businesses to sell to
LeadQuasar: How many businesses of that kind are in the place, from LeadQuasar's 9.7 million+ leads, on every plan; which have no website or an email, and the lead list in one click, on Pro and up
Semrush: No business database to search; a $90-a-month Lead Generation add-on lists your agency on its Agency Partners platform, where businesses ask to be matched with one
Outreach and CRM
LeadQuasar: A CRM on every plan, and email sequences from your own Gmail, in the same account
Semrush: Its SEO plans list no email outreach to prospects or deals pipeline
Free plan
LeadQuasar: 3 searches a day with no account; Pro 20 a day, Plus 50, Max 100
Semrush: Free: 1 demo project and 10 reports a day; a seven-day free trial of paid plans
Price
LeadQuasar: Free $0, Pro $9.99, Plus $21.99, Max $29.99 a month per account; no seats, credits or contract
Semrush: SEO $139 a month ($117.33 billed yearly), Starter $199, Pro+ $299, Advanced custom
Where Semrush is better
- A keyword database of over 28 billion keywords in 142 countries, with a difficulty score for each.
- Backlink research at scale: 43 trillion+ backlinks across 800 million+ domains, by its own figures.
- Site audits, daily rank tracking for 500 to 5,000+ keywords and AI search tracking in one platform.
- A bigger free allowance: 10 reports a day on its Free plan, against KeywordQuasar's 3 free searches.
- Toolkits for local, content, social and advertising work.
Where LeadQuasar is better
- Monthly searches straight from Google Ads Keyword Planner data, for any city, county, state or country.
- The businesses behind the searches: how many there are in the place, which have no website, and the lead list in one click. Semrush's add-on brings agency enquiries, not a list to search.
- A much lower price: Pro is $9.99 a month; Semrush's SEO plan is $139.
- A CRM and email outreach in the same account, so a search turns into clients.
Pricing
Semrush
- Free$01 demo project and 10 reports a day across its main tools; no card
- SEO$139/month$117.33 a month billed yearly. 5 websites, 500 keywords tracked daily
- Starter$199/month$165.17 billed yearly. SEO plus AI visibility: 50 prompts tracked daily
- Pro+$299/month$248.17 billed yearly. 15 websites, 1,500 keywords tracked daily
- AdvancedCustom40+ websites, 5,000+ keywords daily, team users
Its SEO + AI Search plans; extra users from $45 a month, and its other toolkits are priced separately. A seven-day free trial. As listed on their pricing page on 2 November 2026; prices change, so check there before you buy.
LeadQuasar
- Free$0KeywordQuasar: 3 searches a day with 5 keyword ideas each and the business count; 50 lead unlocks a day
- Pro$9.99/month20 searches a day, 20 ideas, cost per click, the lead list in one click, unlimited unlocks
- Plus$21.99/month50 searches a day, 50 ideas, Bing, 3 cities side by side, CSV export
- Max$29.99/month100 searches a day, 500 ideas, the top 50 cities for a niche, and in LeadQuasar AI
Per account, not per user. No credits, no contract; cancel any time.
Pick Semrush if
- SEO is your main job: you need difficulty scores, backlinks and site audits.
- You track hundreds of keywords a day across several websites.
- A marketing team will use its content, local and advertising toolkits too.
Pick LeadQuasar if
- You want Google's monthly searches for a city and the businesses there, not a full SEO suite.
- You sell SEO, websites or ads to local businesses and need leads to pitch.
- You'd rather pay $9.99 a month than $139.
LeadQuasar vs Semrush: questions
How much does Semrush cost?
On 2 November 2026, Semrush's pricing page listed its SEO plan at $139 a month ($117.33 a month billed yearly), Starter at $199 ($165.17), Pro+ at $299 ($248.17) and Advanced at a custom price, with extra users from $45 a month. LeadQuasar's plans, KeywordQuasar included, are Free, Pro $9.99, Plus $21.99 and Max $29.99 a month.
Is Semrush free?
Partly. Semrush has a Free plan with 1 demo project and 10 reports a day across its main tools, with no card, and a seven-day free trial of its paid plans. KeywordQuasar is free for 3 searches a day with no account.
Is there a free alternative to Semrush?
For search volumes, yes: KeywordQuasar, LeadQuasar's keyword tool, gives 3 searches a day free with no account. Type a keyword and a city, county, state or country, and it shows Google's monthly searches there, 5 keyword ideas and how many businesses of that kind LeadQuasar holds. It has no keyword difficulty or backlinks, so it replaces Semrush only for that job; paid plans from $9.99 a month add cost per click, more searches and ideas, and the lead list.
Can Semrush show search volume for a city?
Yes. Semrush's Keyword Overview takes a city, region or other local place for one keyword at a time, and each new place uses one of the plan's keyword metric updates. KeywordQuasar asks Google's Keyword Planner data for the city, county, state or country you type, and adds the businesses there.
Does KeywordQuasar have keyword difficulty like Semrush?
No. It shows Google's monthly searches, competition and cost per click, but no difficulty score and no backlinks. If you need those, Semrush has them; KeywordQuasar's job is demand in a place and the businesses there to sell to.
How we compared
LeadQuasar makes this page. Everything about Semrush comes from its own website, read on 2 November 2026; everything about LeadQuasar is what the product does today. If something here is out of date, tell us at support@leadquasar.com and we’ll fix it.