What the standardized data shows
- AgencyAnalytics prices its documented all-feature plan per client, while Swydo prices by active data source and DashThis prices by dashboards plus source limits.
- Databox separates individual and team/agency workflows, with a free entry tier and paid plans that add unlimited dashboards, users, datasets, faster sync, and higher AI allowances.
- Whatagraph targets higher-volume reporting with source-credit plans and custom enterprise pricing. It should not be compared only on its monthly number against lighter dashboard builders.
- Looker Studio offers a flexible no-cost reporting layer, but the implementation, connector, data-modeling, maintenance, and governance work still has a cost.
- SEO suites such as SE Ranking and Semrush can reduce integration sprawl when most reported data already lives in the suite. Dedicated reporting platforms become more useful as channels and clients multiply.
Source-linked comparison
Prices are preserved in the billing unit the vendor publishes. An interactive or custom price is left unconverted. The coverage score is reproducible from the feature flags in the downloadable dataset.
| Tool | Starting price | Free access | Reporting workflow coverage | Best documented fit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AgencyAnalyticsAnnual billing; all features included | $20/client/month | trial | 100/100 | Agency client dashboards, portals, and automated reporting | Official page |
| DataboxAnalyst annual equivalent; team Pro starts higher | Free; paid from $64/month | yes | 100/100 | BI-style KPI dashboards, datasets, goals, and AI analysis | Official page |
| WhatagraphMax plan billed annually; Prime is custom | €699/month | no | 100/100 | High-volume cross-channel reporting and data transformation | Official page |
| DashThisIndividual annual equivalent; 3 dashboards and 15 sources | $44/month | trial | 100/100 | Straightforward marketing dashboards with unlimited users | Official page |
| Swydo10 data sources included; per-source volume pricing after that | $69/month | trial | 100/100 | Agency reporting priced by connected data sources | Official page |
| SE RankingCurrent Core/Growth pricing is selected interactively; legacy plans differ | Current plan selector | trial | 73/100 | Agency-friendly rank tracking, audits, reporting, and competitive research | Official page |
| Looker StudioPartner connectors may add separate fees | No-cost product; Pro sold separately | yes | 73/100 | Flexible custom dashboards for teams willing to build the data model | Official page |
| SitebulbLite, Pro, and Cloud products; 14-day full trial | Plan selector | trial | 55/100 | Guided technical audits with desktop and collaborative cloud options | Official page |
| SemrushSEO plan monthly; official page also shows annual equivalent | $139/month | trial | 45/100 | Broad SEO, competitive, content, reporting, and AI-search workflows | Official page |
| Screaming Frog SEO SpiderFree crawl limit is 500 URLs; paid licenses are per user | £199/year | yes | 45/100 | Deep desktop technical crawling and custom extraction | Official page |
| PitchboxPro plan; higher plans add scale and workflow controls | $210/month | trial | 45/100 | Structured link-building outreach for teams and agencies | Official page |
| AhrefsLite plan in GBP; Ahrefs Free is limited to verified sites | £99/month | limited | 27/100 | Link intelligence, keyword research, audits, and competitive analysis | Official page |
| BuzzStreamStarter monthly; no minimum term | $49/month | trial | 27/100 | Relationship-based digital PR and link outreach | Official page |
| Moz ProPrice varies by selected plan and billing period | Interactive plan selector | trial | 9/100 | Established all-in-one SEO research with proprietary authority metrics | Official page |
Dashboards 2 + scheduled reports 2 + white label 2 + client portal 1 + integrations 2 + exports 1 + unlimited users 1, divided by 11.Documented feature present = assigned weight; absent or unverified = zero.How to choose without buying duplicate software
Price by your real unit
Count clients, data sources, dashboards, scheduled deliveries, viewers, editors, and required refresh frequency before comparing plans.
Prefer suite reports for simple SEO
If the report is mainly ranks, audits, backlinks, and competitors from one suite, native reporting can avoid another data pipeline.
Use dedicated reporting for mixed channels
AgencyAnalytics, Databox, Whatagraph, DashThis, Swydo, and Looker Studio become more relevant when reports combine search, ads, CRM, social, ecommerce, and finance.
Treat white label as operations
A logo is not the hard part. Test custom domains, permissions, client portals, email delivery, annotations, templates, and how broken integrations are surfaced.
Methodology
- Selected SEO tools with documented reporting plus dedicated marketing reporting platforms relevant to agencies and B2B teams.
- Captured the published starting-price unit without converting per-client, per-source, per-dashboard, native-currency, and custom plans into one misleading number.
- Encoded seven operational reporting capabilities from official pricing and product pages.
- Weighted dashboards, scheduling, white label, and integrations more heavily because they determine recurring client-report operations.
- Published the focused CSV and the complete 28-tool JSON so readers can recalculate scores with different priorities.
Limitations
- The benchmark does not test connector reliability, metric parity, refresh latency, report rendering time, or email delivery success.
- A documented integration may support fewer fields than the source platform exposes.
- White-label depth, portal permissions, and API limits differ by plan even when the capability is marked present.
- Setup and maintenance labor are not included in headline software prices.
Questions about this benchmark
What is the best SEO reporting tool for agencies?
Choose based on billing unit and data mix. AgencyAnalytics is client-based, Swydo is source-based, DashThis is dashboard-based, Databox adds BI workflows, Whatagraph targets larger reporting operations, and Looker Studio offers flexible build-it-yourself reporting.
Is Looker Studio really free?
The base product is available at no cost, but partner connectors, warehouse queries, implementation, governance, and ongoing maintenance can create real expenses.
Should I use the reporting inside my SEO suite?
Use suite reporting when the suite already contains most needed data. Add a dedicated reporting layer when you must combine many channels, enforce templates across clients, or provide broader portals and permissions.
Official vendor sources
- Semrush: Official pricing page
- Ahrefs: Official pricing page
- SE Ranking: Official pricing page and current billing documentation
- Moz Pro: Official pricing page
- Screaming Frog SEO Spider: Official pricing page
- Sitebulb: Official pricing and licensing documentation
- BuzzStream: Official pricing page
- Pitchbox: Official pricing page
- AgencyAnalytics: Official pricing page
- Databox: Official pricing page
- Whatagraph: Official plan documentation
- DashThis: Official pricing page
- Swydo: Official pricing page
- Looker Studio: Official product overview