Alternatives to Surfer
Other SEO tools vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that Surfer does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 27 that differ from Surfer on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Surfer has 9 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Status page with history, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change. The column “publishes and Surfer does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and Surfer does not | Surfer publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conductorconductor.com | 55/100 | 4 Data location stated, Status page with history, Certifications named, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Ahrefsahrefs.com | 50/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, Data location stated | nothing | Compare |
| seoClarityseoclarity.net | 50/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, Data location stated | nothing | Compare |
| Advanced Web Rankingadvancedwebranking.com | 45/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, Status page with history | nothing | Compare |
| Frasefrase.io | 40/100 | 2 Data location stated, Certifications named | nothing | Compare |
| Mozmoz.com | 40/100 | 2 Data location stated, security.txt (RFC 9116) | nothing | Compare |
| Mangoolsmangools.com | 39/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, Notice before subprocessors change | 1 Named privacy contact | Compare |
| BrightEdgebrightedge.com | 30/100 | 2 Data location stated, Certifications named | 1 Public pricing | Compare |
| OnCrawloncrawl.com | 21/100 | 2 Data location stated, Certifications named | 2 Public pricing, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| AccuRankeraccuranker.com | 35/100 | 1 Data location stated | nothing | Compare |
| Dragon Metricsdragonmetrics.com | 35/100 | 1 Data location stated | nothing | Compare |
| Semrushsemrush.com | 35/100 | 1 Data location stated | nothing | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.