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Seolust versus Semrush
Compare	Seolust	Semrush
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Bloggers and solo marketers	SEO agencies and consultants
Who it's not for	Agencies needing backlink and rank-tracking data	Hobby sites and side projects
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^⁵	One CSRF CVE in its WordPress Content Toolkit plugin; no platform breach reported, but scammers heavily impersonate Semrush.¹⁶
Public sentiment	No independent user reviews or ratings exist in the sources reviewed.^⁷	Reviewers consistently praise its data depth but split hard on whether the price and billing practices justify it.
Biggest gotcha	Tip-supported site: long-term availability depends on donations, no SLA or uptime promise.^³	7-day money-back guarantee reportedly honored inconsistently; one user charged $211¹²

Pick Seolust when

Bloggers and solo marketers
Quick on-page audits
Developers wanting free utilities
Zero-budget side projects

When Seolust is not a fit

Agencies needing backlink and rank-tracking data
Teams that want support contracts and SLAs
Enterprises needing audited, rated tooling
Anyone replacing Ahrefs or Semrush

Pick Semrush when

SEO agencies and consultants
In-house teams running SEO full-time
Brands tracking AI search visibility
Multi-site enterprises

When Semrush is not a fit

Hobby sites and side projects
Anyone needing only basic keyword lookups
Teams that will use two features max
Small businesses without dedicated SEO staff

Sources

SEOlust . 410+ Free SEO Tools to Rank Higherseolust.com
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SEOLust - On-Page SEO Checker - Chrome Web Storechromewebstore.google.com
official
Support SEOlust . Help Keep 350+ Free Tools Runningseolust.com
official
Terms of Service - SEOlustseolust.com
official
SEOLust Chrome extension package analysissocket.dev
security
Product security pageseolust.com
security
Color Picker Chrome listing with zero ratingschromewebstore.google.com
review
Badar portfolio mentioning SEOLust.combadar.io
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SEO-Agentur seolust (unrelated German agency)seolust.de
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Semrush Reviews 2026: G2, Trustpilot, Capterra, Pricingpiperocket.digital
review
Semrush Review (2026): We Tested It on Three Real Sitesgeotoolbox.ai
review
I DO NOT recommend Semrush . money-back guarantee complaintreddit.com
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Semrush New Prices from 139 to 199reddit.com
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Semrush Pricing 2026: New Plans & Cost Breakdowndemandsage.com
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Semrush Pricing: Does It Make Sense in 2026?explodingtopics.com
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CVE-2025-68082 . Semrush Content Toolkit CSRFnvd.nist.gov
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