DataForSEO
SEO data APICheapPay-as-you-go SEO data: SERP, keywords, backlinks and on-page at scale.
What it is
DataForSEO is a wholesale SEO data provider offering REST APIs for SERPs, keyword data, on-page audits, backlinks and competitive analysis. It covers Google, Bing, Yahoo, YouTube and Baidu plus marketplaces, with a strict pay-as-you-go model and no subscriptions — used by SEO tools and agencies that need raw data at scale.
What it can do
- SERP API: Google, Bing, Yahoo, YouTube, Baidu + verticals
- Keyword Data: Google/Bing Ads, Trends, clickstream volumes
- On-Page API with 100+ technical SEO parameters
- Backlinks API over 1.9T+ live links; DataForSEO Labs
- Three latency tiers: Standard, Priority, Live (~6s)
- Business Data, Reviews, App, Merchant, Domain Analytics
- Pay-as-you-go credits that never expire, JSON over REST
- Scale: 555M+ Google SERPs, 8B+ keywords
Pricing
Free tier
$1 trial credit, unlimited trial period; no free production tier
Paid from
from $0.0006/result, $50 min deposit
Similar services
| Service | How it differs |
|---|---|
| DataForSEOfrom $0.0006/result, $50 min deposit | Pay-as-you-go SEO data: SERP, keywords, backlinks and on-page at scale. |
| Ahrefs API | Premium backlink and keyword data; strong link index, higher cost. |
| Semrush API | Keyword, domain and traffic analytics; gated behind paid plans. |
| SerpApi | Real-time SERP scraping across many engines; subscription pricing. |