Compare the data, not just the request price.
DataForSEO is an established, broad SEO data provider. We are narrower and newer, priced below their listed rates for equivalent units, and we ship the evidence with the data. Here is the honest side by side.
| Criterion | DataForGAIO | DataForSEO (listed) |
|---|---|---|
| Basic crawled page | $0.00012 | $0.00015 |
| Standard SERP (10 results) | $0.00050 | $0.00060 |
| Minimum top-up | None | $50 required |
| Subscription required | No | No |
| API credentials | Scoped keys you can rotate or revoke | Account login and password on every call |
| Per-page provenance receipt | Included | Not offered as a standard field set |
| Robots.txt outcome stored with data | Yes | Not published as a standard field |
| AI-use signal recorded at fetch time | Yes | Not published as a standard field |
| Content hash for re-verification | Yes | Not published as a standard field |
| Cost returned on every response | Yes, per page | Yes, per task |
| Targets per batch request | Up to 100 | Up to 100 |
| AI answer visibility tracking | On the roadmap | Available |
| Breadth of endpoint catalog | Focused on crawl and SERP | Broad, many SEO-specific APIs |
| Track record and scale | New entrant | Long-established provider |
Rates attributed to DataForSEO come from their published on-page and Google organic SERP pricing pages, read on 27 September 2026, for the standard queue and equivalent configuration. Pricing and product scope on either side may change. Our rates are a published proposal; live billing is not yet active.
- Lower published per-unit rate on equivalent crawl and SERP units.
- No minimum top-up, so a pilot can start at zero instead of a $50 deposit.
- Scoped API keys you can rotate, rather than a permanent account password on every call.
- Provenance, permission signals, and cost attached to each page.
- A content hash that lets you prove what you received.
- A far wider catalog of SEO-specific endpoints and data sets.
- Keyword volumes, backlinks, business listings and AI answer tracking we do not cover yet.
- Years of production history and a large existing customer base.
- Mature tooling, integrations, and community material.
- Established support and account management at scale.
Moving a workload across.
- 01
Pick a sample
Choose a few thousand representative targets you already crawl today.
- 02
Run both
Send the same targets to both services and store the results side by side.
- 03
Compare
Check content coverage, freshness, cost per useful page, and what evidence you retain.
- 04
Cut over
Move volume gradually, keeping receipts from day one so the audit trail is unbroken.
Run a side-by-side pilot.
Start with no deposit, or ask us for help shaping a comparison against your current provider.