$19 a month
View plans and limitsOcoya vs Semrush:
which should you use?
Ocoya and Semrush, side by side. Find the one that fits what you need to do.
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If you only read one section, make it this one. Rows where both sides say the same thing are left out — the point is where they differ. Where each row came from is listed underneath.
| Category | Ocoya | Semrush | Better fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it's built for | Copy, image and schedule in one pass, which suits a person doing all three for a small business rather than a team splitting them. | Real search data underneath the AI, so a keyword volume or a ranking is something you can check rather than something a model guessed. | Semrush |
| Fit for marketing & content creation | Strong fit | Built for this | Semrush |
| Free plan | No. Paid from the start. | Yes. Free account, capped at around ten results per report and ten reports a day | Semrush |
| Cheapest way to pay | $19 a month. | $139.95 a month. | Ocoya |
| What the paid tiers cost |
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| Tie |
| What to watch out for | No free plan, only a seven-day trial, and the entry tier is a single user with one workspace. Every plan is capped on credits as well as seats and social profiles, so heavy generation runs out before headcount does. Breadth over depth against a dedicated scheduler or a dedicated image tool. | The free account is heavily capped — around ten results a report and ten reports a day — which is enough to evaluate and not to work. | Tie |
| Made by | Ocoya — Vilnius, LT. | Semrush — Boston, US. | Tie |
Semrush is ahead on 3 of the 7 rows compared, 3 of them about how well it does the job itself, against 1 to Ocoya. That is a clear lead rather than a tiebreaker.
Semrush
Real search data underneath the AI, so a keyword volume or a ranking is something you can check rather than something a model guessed.
Copy, image and schedule in one pass, which suits a person doing all three for a small business rather than a team splitting them.
Ocoya is the better answer when the job is what it was built for rather than what the pick above does broadly.
How we know
Every row that separated these two, and where it came from. Nothing here is a hands-on test — if a line rests on a vendor’s own pricing page, it says so and links it.
| Row | Favours | Weight | Where it came from |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it's built for | Semrush | How well it does the job | From this site’s own catalogue record for each product — compiled by hand, not imported. How a product gets listed |
| Fit for marketing & content creation | Semrush | How well it does the job | Both products are listed under marketing & content creation in the catalogue, and this is the fit recorded against each listing. Everything listed under marketing & content creation |
| Free plan | Semrush | How well it does the job | From each vendor’s own pricing page. Dates and pages are listed below. |
| Cheapest way to pay | Ocoya | Everything else | From each vendor’s own pricing page. Dates and pages are listed below. |
The prices
Ocoya. Read by hand off ocoya.com on 4 September 2026. It is not on the monthly re-check, so confirm there before paying. ocoya.com/pricing
Semrush. Read by hand off semrush.com on 4 September 2026. It is not on the monthly re-check, so confirm there before paying. semrush.com/pricing/seo-ai-search
The ratings
The category these two share. Marketing & Content Creation — both are listed there in the catalogue, and the fit recorded against each listing is a judgement made here, by hand.
The nine-category grid below. Derived from what each product is listed for, by one script, once per build — so the same pair always reads the same. It is a derivation, not a review.
What this is not
Neither product was run side by side to produce this page. Nobody was paid to appear on it and nothing here is ranked by commission.
To put the same question to both and read the answers yourself, run them side by side — that is a live test, and this is not.
Choose based on what you’re doing
All ten categories, including the ones where neither of these is the answer. These ratings are derived from what each product is listed for, not from running it — a rating here is a reading of the record, and the record is linked.
General-Purpose AI Assistants
Questions, brainstorming, explanations, everyday tasks, decision-making, general advice.
Search, Research & Academics
Web research, deep research, books, academic papers, citations, news, fact-checking.
Writing, Communication & Language
Emails, reports, essays, editing, summarizing, translation, presentations.
Coding, Data & Technical Work
Programming, debugging, data analysis, spreadsheets, math, engineering, technical research.
Business, Finance & Professional Work
Business strategy, investing, market research, legal, sales, HR, accounting, consulting.
Image & Design
Image generation, photo editing, logos, graphics, product design, advertising creatives.
Video
Video generation and editing, clipping, subtitles, avatars, animation and motion capture.
Audio, Voice & Music
Voice generation, transcription, music, dubbing, sound cleanup and podcast production.
Marketing & Content Creation
Social media, SEO, advertising, copywriting, content ideas, scripts, brand development.
Productivity, Automation & Personal Life
AI agents, workflows, scheduling, meetings, organization, shopping, travel, personal finance.
Copy, image and schedule in one pass, which suits a person doing all three for a small business rather than a team splitting them.
Vilnius, LTReal search data underneath the AI, so a keyword volume or a ranking is something you can check rather than something a model guessed.
Boston, USPricing, simplified
The plans people actually compare, read from each vendor’s own page.
Tell us what you use AI for
Pick your main job and the verdict below changes to match. Every answer is on the page already, so this works as a reader, not a lookup.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ocoya or Semrush better?
Semrush is ahead on 3 of the 7 rows compared, 3 of them about how well it does the job itself, against 1 to Ocoya. That is a clear lead rather than a tiebreaker. Semrush is built for marketing & content creation; Ocoya does it well without it being its focus; only Semrush has a free plan; Ocoya is cheaper to start paying for, $19 against $139.95. Ocoya: Copy, image and schedule in one pass, which suits a person doing all three for a small business rather than a team splitting them. Semrush: Real search data underneath the AI, so a keyword volume or a ranking is something you can check rather than something a model guessed.
Is Ocoya or Semrush cheaper?
Ocoya — paid plans start at $19 a month against $139.95 a month.
Do Ocoya and Semrush both have free plans?
Semrush does — Free account, capped at around ten results per report and ten reports a day. Ocoya does not.
What should I watch out for?
Ocoya: No free plan, only a seven-day trial, and the entry tier is a single user with one workspace. Every plan is capped on credits as well as seats and social profiles, so heavy generation runs out before headcount does. Breadth over depth against a dedicated scheduler or a dedicated image tool. Semrush: The free account is heavily capped — around ten results a report and ten reports a day — which is enough to evaluate and not to work.
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What it is for, who makes it, what it costs and what to use instead.
Social media, SEO, advertising, copywriting, content ideas, scripts, brand development.