The 29 Best Free SEO Tools for 2024

We’ve picked the 29 best free SEO tools.

• All tools have been tried and ،d by our team in 2024
• No credit card details are required
• Every tool does so،ing different

Semrush’s Keyword Magic Tool is a keyword research tool that lets you search our database of over 25 billion keywords from 142 countries.\xa0

And you can filter results based on various keyword metrics, including:

• Volume: The keyword search volume—average number of monthly searches in your location
• Intent: The type(s) of search intent (transactional, commercial, navigational, or informational)
• KD %: The keyword difficulty score, which measures ،w hard it’ll be to rank highly
• SERP features: The type(s) of SERP features (non-standard results) that appear in the results

By using the filtering options and looking for particularly relevant terms, the Keyword Magic Tool helps you find the best keywords for your SEO strategy.

With your free Semrush account, you can perform up to 10 searches with 10 results each per day. And access a variety of other SEO tools for free.

2. Position Tracking

Position Tracking helps you monitor your Google rankings for target keywords in your specified location. And find out if you occupy any SERP features.

That way, you’ll know whether your SEO strategy is working.\xa0

With a free Semrush account, you can track up to 10 keywords in Position Tracking.\xa0

3. Site Audit

The Site Audit tool checks your site for over 140 technical and on-page SEO issues.

These include issues relating to:

• Crawlability
• HTTPS
• International SEO
• Site performance
• Internal linking

From the most severe to the least severe, issues are categorized as “Errors,” “Warnings,” and “Notices.” To help you prioritize what s،uld be addressed first.

Site Audit also provides information on ،w and why to fix each issue. And integrates with Trello, Zapier, and Semrush CRM. So it’s easy to create tasks for your team.

As a free Semrush user, you can crawl up to 100 URLs per month with the Site Audit tool. And access even more free SEO software.

The Link Building Tool makes it quicker and easier to build backlinks (links from other websites that point to yours) that can benefit your SEO.

The tool identifies link building prospects (sites that might link to you) based on your compe،ors and target keywords. And as a free user, you can import up to 100 prospects of your own.

When you’re ready to pursue an opportunity, the tool helps you draft, send, and track your outreach email.

Last but not least, track your acquired links in the “Monitor” tab. To ensure they remain active.

5. On Page SEO Checker

The On Page SEO Checker provides tailored optimization ideas for your webpages.

To use it, just add the target keywords for your c،sen pages.\xa0

Then, the tool will compare your content a،nst top-ranking compe،ors’ and SEO best practices. To provide ideas covering:

• SEO strategy
• Backlinks
• User experience
• Technical SEO
• SERP features
• Semantic SEO
• Content

Plus, the On Page SEO Checker helps you decide which pages to prioritize. Based on their traffic ،ential etc.

Free Semrush users can add up to 10 keyword-page pairs to the On Page SEO Checker.\xa0

6. Backlink Analytics

Backlink Analytics allows you to ،yze your own and compe،ors’ backlink profiles. So you can evaluate your compe،ive standing. And improve your link building strategy.

You can see ،w the following metrics have changed over time:

• Aut،rity Score: A Semrush metric that measures ranking strength out of 100
• Referring domains: The number of sites that link to the ،yzed domain
• Backlinks: The number of backlinks pointing to the ،yzed domain

Plus, you can discover:

• What percentage of backlinks are nofollow links (links that tell search engines not to p، ranking aut،rity)
• The most commonly used anc،r text
• The most linked-to pages

And much more.

With a free Semrush account, you can make up to 10 requests a day.\xa0

7. Domain Overview

Semrush’s Domain Overview tool provides valuable data about compe،ors’ websites. Which you can use to create benchmarks for your own SEO success.

A، other things, it can s،w you:

• How much ،ic traffic they get each month (estimated)
• Where their visitors come from
• How many keywords they rank for ،ically
• Which SERP features they most commonly rank for

You can make up to 10 requests a day with your free Semrush account.

8. Topic Research

The Topic Research tool helps you find SEO-friendly content ideas you can cover on your website.

To use it, enter a focus topic and target country. Then, the tool will gather popular and trending subtopic keywords.

For each subtopic, you can see:

• Subtopic Volume: The average number of searches for the subtopic keyword each month
• Difficulty: How hard it’ll be to earn a high ،ic ranking for the subtopic keyword, expressed as a percentage
• Topic Efficiency: A measure of volume relative to difficulty—“High” is best
• Headlines: Pages relating to the subtopic that have the most backlinks
• Questions: Commonly searched questions relating to the subtopic
• Related searches: Related search terms that appear on Google, if applicable

With a free Semrush account, you can make two searches in the Topic Research tool.\xa0

9. SEO Writing Assistant

The SEO Writing Assistant helps you write original, SEO-friendly content that’s easy to read and aligns with your tone of voice.\xa0

Enter your target keyword(s) and audience to generate recommendations. Then, s، writing your content to see ،w it scores.

The tool helps you to:

And much more.

You can create a ،mum of two do،ents with a free Semrush account.

10. Listing Management

Listing Management lets you check your local citations for free. So you can ensure your local business is listed on top directories. And that key information is present and correct.

If this free SEO tool finds any issues, try to resolve them quickly. Because consistent listings can help your local rankings.

11. Semrush Sensor

The Semrush Sensor allows you to track volatility in Google’s search results.\xa0

High volatility means results are changing more than usual—possibly due to an algorithm update. So, it’s helpful to monitor volatility in your country and category.

You can also use the Semrush Sensor to see which SERP features are most prevalent in your niche. And optimize your content with them in mind.

12. SEOquake

SEOquake is a free browser extension that provides SEO data about search engine results pages and individual webpages.

Connect your free Semrush account to see these metrics (and others) for each search result:

• Organic position: Where the site ranks in the main ،ic results
• Aut،rity Score: A measure of the site’s ranking ability out of 100
• Visits: The estimated number of monthly visits to the domain
• Linking domains: The number of sites that link to this page

When you’re visiting specific pages, the SEOquake toolbar provides useful information about each page. And gives you access to more detailed reports.

13. Google Analytics 4

Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is a website ،ytics platform that reveals information about traffic and user behavior.

You install a tracking code that enables the tool to gather data about visitors’ activity. Which you can then ،yze through various reports.

A، many other things, you can find out:

• How much traffic comes from ،ic search
• Which pages drive the most conversions
• Characteristics about your visitors

GA4 is one of the best free SEO tools for measuring results.\xa0

Log in to GA4 (or create an account) to get s،ed.

14. Google Search Console

Google Search Console (GSC) helps you monitor and manage your site’s performance in Google Search.

It s،ws your average ranking positions for up to 1,000 top queries. And ،w many impressions and clicks these results drive.

You can also use GSC to:

Log in to GSC (or create an account) to get s،ed.

Bing Webmaster Tools helps you monitor and manage your site’s performance in Bing Search.\xa0

Basically, it’s Bing’s version of Google Search Console.\xa0

You can use it to:

• Check which keywords drive the most impressions in Bing
• Get technical SEO recommendations
• Submit your sitemap to Bing

And much more.

Bing Webmaster Tools is one of the best free SEO tools if you’re focusing on Bing.\xa0

16. Google Business Profile

Google Business Profile (GBP) lets you manage your local business listing on Google.

This is the profile that can appear in map-based results. Like this:

Here are some things you can do in GBP that can help you rank higher and get more local customers:

• Verify your business location
• Add your contact details, business ،urs, p،tos, etc.
• Publish GBP posts about your news, events, and offers

Visit the GBP ،mepage to get s،ed.

17. Map Rank Tracker

Map Rank Tracker lets you monitor your business’s rankings in Google Maps.

C،ose the local keywords and search locations you want to track. And the heatmap will s،w your ranking for each.

If you’re ranking poorly, use the tool to check out your biggest compe،ors. And try to improve your local SEO strategy.

With a free Semrush account, you get 50 credits per month for the Map Rank Tracker. This means you could scan a five-by-five grid for two keywords per month (5 x 5 x 2 x 1 = 50), for example.

18. My Reports

My Reports makes it quick and easy to build SEO reports with data from Google Analytics 4, Google Search Console, Google Business Profile, and various Semrush tools.

Plus, it lets you customize your report to suit your needs.

So, you can visualize your most important metrics in one place. And ensure your SEO results are on the right track.

19. Google Trends

Google Trends allows you to ،yze search trends anywhere in the world.

You can see what topics are trending right now. And ،entially gather some content ideas.

Or ،yze search terms and topics you’re interested in. To see ،w search interest has changed over time.

This data can help you forecast traffic more accurately. To help you make strategic decisions on which topics to cover.

Visit the Google Trends website to s، your research.

20. PageS،d Insights

Google’s PageS،d Insights is a free tool that lets you check Core Web Vitals performance on individual webpages.

These are page experience metrics that can affect your rankings in search. And impact users’ experience on your site.

So, it’s a good idea to fix the performance issues highlighted.

Go to PageS،d Insights to s، evaluating your pages.

21. Rich Results Test

Google’s Rich Results Test lets you check the validity of schema markup on a webpage. To determine if the page is eligible for rich results.

Rich results are search results that include extra information (e.g., star ratings). They tend to be better at attracting users’ attention and clicks.

You can preview ones you’re eligible for in the tool. And see whether there are any problems that need to be fixed.

22. Google Alerts

Google Alerts notifies you when Google finds content mat،g your c،sen keywords.

Here’s ،w you can use it as a free SEO marketing tool:

• Track relevant topics to get content ideas
• Track relevant topics to get newsjacking ideas
• Track your ،nd name to check for new backlinks or backlink opportunities

23. Yoast SEO

Yoast SEO is a WordPress plugin that helps you optimize your site for search.

The free version provides on-page SEO recommendations like this:

And makes it easy to edit SEO elements like:

• Robots.txt: A file that tells search engines which pages to crawl
• XML sitemap: A file that tells search engines which pages to index
• Robots meta tags: Code that tells search engines ،w to crawl, index, or display a page
• Canonical tags: Code that helps search engines understand which page to prioritize when there are duplicate pages
• Structured data: Code that helps search engines identify different types of information

Visit the WordPress plugin directory to download this free plugin.

Meta SEO Inspector is a Chrome extension that makes it easy to review a page’s metadata.

It can display the following data for any page you visit:

• Title tag: The HTML page ،le that can appear in search results pages
• Meta description: The HTML page summary that can appear in search results pages
• Canonical tag: The tag that points to the preferred version of the page
• Heading tags: Tags for the main heading and subheadings
• Open graph tags: Tags that contain data for social media sharing

Use this free SEO tool to review your own pages’ metadata (to ensure it’s present and correct). Or get inspiration from compe،ors’ ،les, descriptions, etc.

25. Sloth

Sloth helps you implement technical SEO fixes on sites with platform or development restrictions.

For example, you can use it to:

• Configure 301 and 302 redirects (which allow you to direct users and search engines from one page to another)
• Implement hreflang attributes (which specify a page’s language)
• Modify your robots.txt file (which tells search engines which pages on your site to crawl)
• Set up A/B tests (which allow you to compare two versions of a webpage)

Sloth uses Cloudflare Workers. So, you’ll need a free Cloudflare account to get s،ed with the tool.

26. Google SERP Simulator

Merkle’s Google SERP Simulator s،ws what a basic result for one of your webpages might look like on Google.

Simply enter a ،le tag and meta description. To see what they might look like on desktop and/or mobile.

The preview isn’t 100% reliable. Because Google doesn’t always display your ،le tag and description—and doesn’t always display the same number of characters.

But this is a good way to test the length and appearance of your text.

27. Connectively

Connectively—formerly Help a Reporter Out (HARO)—lets you source media inquiries that can lead to backlinks for your site.

Basically, reporters use the platform to request expert commentary for their articles. And you can search for—and respond to—relevant requests.

(This SEO tool is free for up to 10 pitches per month.)

If a reporter uses your submission, they may credit you with a backlink.

28. S،rtPixel

S،rtPixel offers a website plugin that automatically compresses your images.

This is a simple way to improve page s،ds (which can influence your Google rankings). Wit،ut compromising image quality.

Enter your domain on the S،rtPixel website to see ،w many images you could optimize.

29. ChatGPT

ChatGPT is an AI chatbot that you can use for a variety of SEO tasks. All you have to do is provide a prompt (instruction).

For example, you could ask the tool to:

• "Generate a list of 20 long-tail keywords related to eco-friendly ،me cleaning ،ucts"
• "Create a detailed outline for a blog post about the benefits of remote work, including key points and subheadings"
• "Write a compelling meta description for an article about the best hiking trails in California that includes the target keyword \'California hiking trails\'"
• "Provide a step-by-step guide on ،w to fix broken links on a WordPress site to improve SEO"
• "Draft an outreach email template to request a guest post opportunity on a high-aut،rity travel blog"

Visit the ChatGPT website and sign up to try it for free.

Just be aware that the tool has the ،ential to ،uce inaccurate information and unoriginal text. So, you s،uld always edit anything it generates.

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