SEO Tools
Surfer SEO: features, pricing and who it fits
Note: surferseo.com redirects to surfer.ai, the product is now branded Surfer with AI search tracking
Surfer SEO scores article drafts against pages already ranking and now includes an AI prompt tracker on paid plans. Plans start at $49 monthly when billed yearly and bundle seats, up to ten on one plan. It offers no backlink data or site crawling.
Who Surfer SEO is for
Best for
- Content teams optimizing articles against top-ranking pages
- Small teams wanting bundled AI prompt tracking with content scoring
Look elsewhere if
- Teams needing backlink data or technical crawling
- Large teams: seats are bundled, max 10 on Peace of Mind
Fit by company size
| Category | 1-10 people | 11-50 people | 51-500 people | 500+ people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEO Tools | Strong fit | Strong fit | Poor fit | Poor fit |
Strong fitWorkablePoor fitNo data from the vendor
Surfer SEO features
- Rank tracking
- Pages tracked: 10 to 500 by plan
- Content optimization and AI features
- Content scoring and editor, document quotas per plan; AI prompt tracker on paid plans
- Project and credit limits
- Documents 120-360/unlimited, pages tracked 10-500, AI prompts 0-100
- Pricing model and transparency
- Tiered flat plans with bundled seats and quotas
- Target company size
- Content marketers, small teams, agencies
Surfer SEO pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery | $49 | month, billed yearly | 1 seat, 120 documents, 10 pages tracked, no AI prompts |
| Standard | $99 | month, billed yearly | 3 seats, 360 documents, 25 AI prompts weekly |
| Pro | $182 | month, billed yearly | 5 seats, 360 documents, 50 AI prompts daily |
| Peace of Mind | $299 | month, billed yearly | 10 seats, 100 AI prompts daily, unlimited documents (fair use) |
| AI Search Analytics | Contact sales | month, billed yearly | 5 seats, 50 AI prompts daily, 5 brand workspaces |
| Enterprise | Custom |
Monthly-billing prices are not shown by the vendor; annual saves up to 17%. USD figures as listed on surferseo.com/pricing: Discovery $49, Standard $99, Peace of Mind $299 (matching the annual EUR figures numerically). Pro $182 comes from an aggregator and is not confirmed in USD by the vendor; AI Search Analytics USD price not published. surfer.ai/pricing shows EUR; no conversion applied.
Prices as published by Surfer SEO on the date above. Quotes for larger teams often differ, which is what a request on SaaSBid surfaces.
Pros and cons
What users like
- Intuitive interface
- Content Editor is a standout
- Helpful content auditing
Worth knowing before you buy
- Seats are bundled per plan (1, 3, 5, 10), no per-seat price
- Annual plan credits reset yearly or when changing plans
- Bank transfer only for yearly plans, PayPal not supported
- Domain moved from surferseo.com to surfer.ai
