CrunchJunkie vs Semrush
Semrush — an Adobe company since Adobe completed its acquisition in April 2026 — is a deep SEO and competitive-research suite, and it now sells AI-search visibility as a standalone toolkit priced per domain. CrunchJunkie doesn't replace Semrush's keyword and backlink research — it's focused on white-label client reporting across ad channels, AI-search visibility across ten engines, and tying that visibility to real conversions, at a fraction of the entry price.
The difference in one line
Semrush is a heavyweight SEO suite whose AI Visibility toolkit runs $99/mo per domain across five engines. CrunchJunkie is cross-channel client reporting plus AI visibility (ten engines) and AI→conversions attribution — white-label, EU-hosted, and from €14.
Feature by feature
A fair, side-by-side look — including where Semrush is genuinely stronger.
| Capability | CrunchJunkie | Semrush |
|---|---|---|
| Keyword & SEO researchSemrush's core strength | — | |
| Backlink analysis | — | |
| Competitive research suite | — | |
| AI visibility trackingSemrush sells AI Visibility as a standalone toolkit (Base $99/mo per domain, 25 tracked prompts checked daily) and bundled with the SEO toolkit into the three 'Semrush One' plans (Starter $199 · Pro+ $299 · Advanced $549 /mo; the $139 SEO plan is standalone, not a One bundle). Either way it's per-domain and prompt-capped. CrunchJunkie tracks every engine daily on every plan, no per-domain fee | ||
| AI engines trackedSemrush's AI Visibility toolkit tracks 5 surfaces — ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity — and coverage varies by report: daily Prompt Tracking, the 25-prompt feature, runs on ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and Gemini only. Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Grok and DeepSeek are not in the toolkit at any price and no engine is sold as an add-on to it; they require Semrush Enterprise AIO, a separately sold, custom-priced product that covers 9. CrunchJunkie includes all 10 (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Microsoft Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI) on every plan — including Meta AI, which Semrush does not track even at enterprise level. | 10 | 5 |
| AI-assistant connector (MCP)Semrush MCP lets Semrush One and SEO Classic subscribers query keyword, domain and backlink data from ChatGPT, Gemini and — since 26 Aug 2026 — Claude. CrunchJunkie's MCP server ships 46 tools (read + write) on every paid plan, covering client reports, per-prompt AI visibility, citations, content gaps, signals and widget authoring. | 46 tools | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini |
| AI → conversions attributionCrunchJunkie ties AI-search visibility to real GA4 conversions — Semrush doesn't | — | |
| Marketing reportingSemrush My Reports is a separate report builder; CrunchJunkie includes cross-channel client reporting | Add-on | |
| Ad-channel connectorsGoogle Ads, Meta, GA4 & more, built in | 8+ | Add-on |
| White-label client reports | Add-on | |
| Bring-your-own AI keys | — | |
| EU-hosted (Frankfurt)CrunchJunkie data is EU-resident | — | |
| Starting price with AI searchSemrush's AI Visibility toolkit is $99/mo per domain (monthly or annual; annual saves up to ~17%) — 25 tracked prompts checked daily, one domain, five engines. White-label and richer reporting are paid add-ons (Base Report $10/mo, Pro Report $20/mo). CrunchJunkie is €14/mo with all 10 engines and white-label included. | €14/mo | $99/mo |
Pricing, side by side
Where you start matters. Here's the entry point for each.
CrunchJunkie
Reporting + AI visibility, one subscription.
- Solofor individuals getting started€14/mo
- Startersmall teams€59/mo
- Progrowing client books€149/mo
- Agencyup to 40 Brands / Domains€224/mo
Annual billing saves up to 17% (14% on Solo) · AI Visibility: bring your own LLM keys at cost, or Managed AI metered by check from €25/mo (€0.05/check overage) · 14-day free trial · All prices exclude VAT.
Semrush AI Visibility
SEO & competitive-research suite (an Adobe company); AI Visibility is a standalone toolkit priced per domain.
- AI Visibility — Baseper domain · 25 prompts/day · 5 engines (ChatGPT, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity)$99/mo
- Semrush One plansSEO + AI Visibility bundled in three plans — Starter $199 (50 prompts) · Pro+ $299 (100) · Advanced $549 (200)$199–549/mo
- Base Report add-onGA + Search Console data, scheduling, PDF export$10/mo
- Pro Report add-onwhite-label + AI summaries + share links$20/mo
- Additional usersper extra user$45/mo
- Enterpriseadditional engines · ROI attribution + funnel analysisCustom
AI Visibility Base is $99/mo per domain (Semrush shows a monthly/annual toggle; annual saves up to ~17%; 25 tracked prompts, checked daily; 5 engines — ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity; Claude is not natively tracked). Reporting and white-label are paid add-ons — Base Report $10/mo, Pro Report $20/mo (white-label, AI summaries, share links), extra users from $45/mo. Additional engines are Enterprise AIO (a separate, custom-priced product covering 9 — ChatGPT, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot, Grok, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek), which also adds ROI attribution and funnel analysis. Engines, prompt limits and the Semrush One plan list re-verified 24 Sep 2026 from semrush.com/pricing/enterprise (the LLM Coverage row), /kb/1493, /kb/1503 and /kb/1607. Semrush also bundles AI Visibility with SEO into three 'Semrush One' plans — Starter $199 (50 tracked prompts) · Pro+ $299 (100) · Advanced $549 (200); the $139.95 SEO plan is standalone and is not a One bundle. Semrush is now an Adobe company (acquisition completed 28 Apr 2026); 'Adobe Brand Visibility' packages Semrush's own AI-visibility tech into Adobe's enterprise stack (a first-party Adobe/Semrush product, not a third-party partnership) — enterprise-only, not self-serve, no public price. Deep keyword, backlink and competitive data is Semrush's strength — analysis CrunchJunkie doesn't do. Re-verified from semrush.com/pricing/ai, semrush.com/kb/1626-ai-visibility-features, enterprise.semrush.com + news.adobe.com, 29 Aug 2026. MCP re-verified 14 Sep 2026 from semrush.com/mcp (ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude connectors; the Claude one launched 26 Aug 2026).
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