# every-app/open-seo

Open source alternative to Semrush and Ahrefs

Repository: https://github.com/every-app/open-seo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/open-seo
Homepage: https://openseo.so
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: backlink-analysis, keyword-research, mcp, seo, seo-tools, site-audit, google-search-console-mcp
Last push: 2026-08-24T00:19:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 13
- inputs: {"age_days": 187, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 14, "gap_med": 3, "n_releases_24m": 34}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13598, forks 1623 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:03.558399+00:00)

## What it is
OpenSEO is an open-source, self-hostable SEO platform offering keyword research, rank tracking, backlink analysis, domain overview, site audits, and AI search visibility, backed by a DataForSEO API key. It exposes an MCP server and pre-built agent skills so AI agents like Claude Code can perform SEO research directly against the tool's data.

## Use cases
- research keywords with volume, difficulty, and SERP data
- track keyword rankings over time on desktop and mobile
- analyze competitor backlinks and referring domains
- audit a website for technical SEO issues
- check brand visibility in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews
- give an AI agent SEO data through an MCP server
- self-host an alternative to Semrush or Ahrefs

## When to choose
- you find Semrush or Ahrefs too expensive or bloated and want pay-as-you-go costs
- you want to self-host and control your SEO tooling
- you want AI agents to perform SEO research via MCP and skills
- you want keyword, backlink, rank, and audit workflows in one workspace

## When to avoid
- you want a fully free tool with no third-party API costs, since DataForSEO charges per request
- you need turnkey hosting with zero setup and no Cloudflare/Docker work
- you need enterprise-scale crawling or data beyond what DataForSEO provides

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: mcp, analytics, search-engine, web-scraping
- domain: analytics, web-development
- platform: self-hosted, cloud
- tags: seo, keyword-research, backlink-analysis, rank-tracking, site-audit, ai-visibility, dataforseo, google-search-console, agent-skills, semrush-alternative, search, marketing, web-server, docker, nodejs

## Member repositories
- every-app/open-seo (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.558399+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:13:10.462294+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/every-app/open-seo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.558399+00:00, sha e34917d622cf)
  - homepage: https://openseo.so (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:15.457208+00:00, sha d800827342ee)
  - site_page: https://openseo.so/features (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:15.466374+00:00, sha b878523647c4)
  - site_page: https://openseo.so/features/keyword-research (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:15.468233+00:00, sha 28d0c5379b87)
  - site_page: https://openseo.so/features/saved-keywords (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:15.470006+00:00, sha 98135254804e)
  - site_page: https://openseo.so/features/rank-tracking (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:15.471669+00:00, sha 413a2fc2f8dc)
  - site_page: https://openseo.so/features/domain-overview (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:15.473699+00:00, sha e85bbaba08ec)
  - site_page: https://openseo.so/features/backlink-checker (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:15.475572+00:00, sha ed893ae877cc)
  - site_page: https://openseo.so/features/site-audit (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:15.477722+00:00, sha 4e5d7971ab29)
  - site_page: https://openseo.so/features/ai-brand-visibility (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:15.479451+00:00, sha d08023ad9419)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.