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AcuityScan vs Semrush Site Audit

Semrush Site Audit lives inside a big, powerful SEO platform. AcuityScan is a focused, affordable audit across eight categories, no suite required.

Semrush is a comprehensive SEO and marketing platform, keyword research, backlinks, rank tracking, competitor analysis, and a technical Site Audit that crawls for 140+ SEO issues. If you need the full marketing suite, it's excellent and priced accordingly. AcuityScan is narrower and cheaper: a single-domain audit across eight categories, including SEO but also email, security, performance, accessibility, and privacy, with one health score.

AcuityScan vs Semrush Site Audit, side by side

SEO suite site audit.

	AcuityScan	Semrush Site Audit
Primary focus	Full website audit	SEO suite + site crawl
Categories covered	8	SEO (deep) + marketing
Site-wide SEO crawl	Multi-page scan	Yes (140+ checks)
Keyword + backlink + rank tools	No	Yes (its core)
Email auth + DNS + SSL	Yes	No
Accessibility (WCAG)	Yes (axe-core)	No
Privacy / tracker audit	Yes	No
Unified 0-100 health score	Yes	SEO health score
Starting paid tier	$29/mo	From ~$139/mo (see site)
Plain-English fix for every issue	Yes	No
Native Claude / MCP integration	Yes	No

Comparison based on Semrush Site Audit's publicly listed features and pricing as of 2026. Competitor capabilities change, so if anything here is outdated, let us know.

Where AcuityScan goes further

Email authentication, SSL/TLS, blacklist, accessibility, and privacy checks Semrush Site Audit doesn't run.
A focused audit at a fraction of a full SEO-suite subscription.
One health score across eight categories, not only SEO.
Plain-English fixes and a shareable report without learning a large platform.

When Semrush Site Audit is the better choice

We would rather you pick the right tool than the wrong one. Semrush Site Audit is the better fit when:

You need the full SEO marketing suite: keyword research, backlinks, rank tracking, and competitor analysis.
Deep, site-wide SEO crawling and ongoing SEO project management is your main job.
You already pay for Semrush and want everything in one platform.

Questions

Is AcuityScan an alternative to Semrush?

Only for the website-audit piece. Semrush is a full SEO and marketing suite with keyword, backlink, and rank tools AcuityScan doesn't offer. If you just need a broad health audit including security and email, AcuityScan does that for much less.

Does AcuityScan do keyword research or backlinks?

No. AcuityScan audits a site's health across eight categories. Keyword research, backlinks, and rank tracking are Semrush's domain.

Is AcuityScan cheaper?

Yes. AcuityScan starts at $29/mo for all eight categories with monitoring. Semrush plans start much higher because they include a full marketing suite. Compare current pricing before deciding.

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Semrush Site Audit is a trademark of its respective owner. AcuityScan is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Semrush Site Audit. This comparison reflects publicly available information as of 2026 and may change, verify current features and pricing on each provider's own site.