Like many solo devs and indie hackers, I was paying $100+/mo for enterprise SEO tools (Ahrefs, Semrush) but only using about 5% of their features. I really just needed basic keyword research, SERP difficulty analysis, and simple rank tracking.
I wanted to see what the actual floor was for raw SEO data if you stripped away the fluff and enterprise bloat.
I spent the last few months wiring together different data sources to find out. I got my costs down to a few cents per report and because the data is so cheap to fetch on-demand, I packaged it into a minimalist tool which strictly focuses on the essential elements of SEO:
A keyword analyzer which pulls the top 10 search results, audits them, and flags weak spots (like low DA sites or forums like Reddit) to calculate a realistic difficulty score, a keyword finder which generates hundreds of scored long-tail variations, and a rank tracker with email notifications.
Because the costs on my end are so lean, I don't need to charge $100/mo - so I set up a "Hobbyist" tier at $9/mo which more or less covers data costs and gives you 100 deep searches a month.
If you want to poke around the UI or test the data accuracy, new accounts get 3 free credits every month (no card required). I'd love brutally honest feedback on the UX / if you could see yourself doing keyword research with it.
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I wanted to see what the actual floor was for raw SEO data if you stripped away the fluff and enterprise bloat.
I spent the last few months wiring together different data sources to find out. I got my costs down to a few cents per report and because the data is so cheap to fetch on-demand, I packaged it into a minimalist tool which strictly focuses on the essential elements of SEO:
A keyword analyzer which pulls the top 10 search results, audits them, and flags weak spots (like low DA sites or forums like Reddit) to calculate a realistic difficulty score, a keyword finder which generates hundreds of scored long-tail variations, and a rank tracker with email notifications.
Because the costs on my end are so lean, I don't need to charge $100/mo - so I set up a "Hobbyist" tier at $9/mo which more or less covers data costs and gives you 100 deep searches a month.
If you want to poke around the UI or test the data accuracy, new accounts get 3 free credits every month (no card required). I'd love brutally honest feedback on the UX / if you could see yourself doing keyword research with it.