Ubersuggest

Track a small site and keyword set using user-imported or compliant API data

NOT REALLY · consider alternatives
price one-time pricingestimated build time closest consolation build: one sittingreplaced by 0 people

A consolation build is possible, but the paid product's decisive value sits outside a solo rebuild. For Ubersuggest, track a small site and keyword set using user-imported or compliant API data. The hard boundary is proprietary keyword and traffic datasets, content ideas, and browser integrations, plus proprietary web index and data acquisition.

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What you give up

  • proprietary keyword and traffic datasets, content ideas, and browser integrations
  • planet-scale crawl index
  • backlink graph
  • clickstream estimates
  • high-volume location-specific SERPs

Why people still pay

People still pay for Ubersuggest because customers pay for a continuously refreshed web-scale dataset whose collection cost dwarfs the dashboard around it. The recurring cost buys proxy and API costs, crawl freshness, geolocation, anti-bot rules, keyword normalization, storage, and data QA, not just the visible interface.

Your build guide

The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.

Before you start

  • self-hosted server
  • PostgreSQL
  • approved search-data API or manual imports
  • scheduled worker
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Use Python 3.12, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Playwright, and a small React frontend.
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Model sites, crawl pages, keyword snapshots, audit findings, and report dates; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.
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Interface for this keyword research, backlinks and rank tracking workflow: a local web page with input, progress, review, and export views.
engineering roadmap

Implementation plan

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Phase 1, architecture and data

Use Python 3.12, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Playwright, and a small React frontend. Model sites, crawl pages, keyword snapshots, audit findings, and report dates; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.

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Phase 2, implement

Create projects with domains, keywords, target country, language, device, and tags.

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Phase 3, implement

Fetch rankings only through the configured compliant API and enforce a daily budget.

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Phase 4, review and output

Store raw result snapshots and normalized positions so every chart is auditable. Add scheduled runs, failure alerts, CSV export, retention settings, and database backups.

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Phase 5, recovery and acceptance

Add scheduled runs, failure alerts, CSV export, retention settings, and database backups. Verify this invariant with a saved fixture: A failed crawl retains its last dated snapshot; a report must not imply backlink or keyword coverage the input lacks. State the practical limit: proprietary keyword and traffic datasets, content ideas, and browser integrations.

the pro prompt
Build me a focused keyword research, backlinks and rank tracking workflow for the personal core of Ubersuggest. Requirements:

- Use Python 3.12, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Playwright, and a small React frontend. Model sites, crawl pages, keyword snapshots, audit findings, and report dates; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.
- Paid product context: Track a small site and keyword set using user-imported or compliant API data. Build only this DIY scope: Track a small site and user-supplied keyword set with user-imported or compliant API data, collect permitted search-result snapshots at low volume, and show trends without pretending to recreate a commercial web index.
- Create projects with domains, keywords, target country, language, device, and tags.
- Fetch rankings only through the configured compliant API and enforce a daily budget.
- Store raw result snapshots and normalized positions so every chart is auditable. Import backlink and keyword files from third-party tools without claiming independent coverage. Add scheduled runs, failure alerts, CSV export, retention settings, and database backups.
- Use a local web page with input, progress, review, and export views. Required input or access: self-hosted server; approved search-data API or manual imports.
- Recovery: Add scheduled runs, failure alerts, CSV export, retention settings, and database backups.
- Acceptance: with one labelled sample, show the input, saved intermediate state, and exported result; verify this invariant: A failed crawl retains its last dated snapshot; a report must not imply backlink or keyword coverage the input lacks.
- Out of scope: proprietary keyword and traffic datasets, content ideas, and browser integrations; planet-scale crawl index. Keep this a personal, inspectable workflow.
- Include a README with setup, a sample input, required keys or permissions, data location, and the supported scope.

$ open in your agent (prompt prefilled, you press enter), copy the prompt or copy AGENTS.md · generated from this app's build plan

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Alternatives to building your own

OpenSEOKeyword research, rank tracking, competitor views and audits in one container; DataForSEO is the small print with an invoice.11kjul 2026open source↗CrawlSEOSmall-site crawls, GSC rank history, alerts and exports; more setup than Ubersuggest, less subscription.507aug 2026open source↗SEO PanelKeyword positions, suggestions, audits, backlinks and reports; the interface has seniority.149jun 2026open source↗

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Ubersuggest pricing

planmonthlyannual (per mo)what you get
individual$29/workspace—1 domain/project; 150 reports/day; 125 tracked keywords/project with weekly updates; 1,000 audit pages/report weekly; 20,000 keyword suggestions/month; 5 competitors.A separate lifetime purchase costs $290.
business$49/workspace—7 domains/projects; 300 reports/day; 150 tracked keywords/project; 5,000 audit pages/report; 50,000 keyword suggestions/month; 10 competitors.A separate lifetime purchase costs $490.
enterprise/agency$99/workspace—15 domains/projects; 900 reports/day; 300 tracked keywords/project; 10,000 audit pages/report; 100,000 keyword suggestions/month; 15 competitors.A separate lifetime purchase costs $990.
individual lifetime——1 domain/project; 150 reports/day; 125 tracked keywords/project with weekly updates; 1,000 audit pages/report weekly; 20,000 keyword suggestions/month; 5 competitors.One-time $290 purchase; lifetime purchases are final and non-refundable.
business lifetime——7 domains/projects; 300 reports/day; 150 tracked keywords/project; 5,000 audit pages/report; 50,000 keyword suggestions/month; 10 competitors.One-time $490 purchase; lifetime purchases are final and non-refundable.
enterprise/agency lifetime——15 domains/projects; 900 reports/day; 300 tracked keywords/project; 10,000 audit pages/report; 100,000 keyword suggestions/month; 15 competitors.One-time $990 purchase; lifetime purchases are final and non-refundable.

free tier3 searches/day

billingmonthly subscriptions or one-time lifetime purchase; no annual recurring plan; monthly subscriptions have a one-time 7-day trial

hidden costsCapacity add-ons cost $5/month each, including additional domains, 250 more tracked keywords, extra competitors, users, 5 AI prompts, or 500 monthly credits; a 500-daily-search add-on is also $5/month.

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Questions about Ubersuggest

Can you build your own Ubersuggest with AI?

A full replacement is not the recommended project. A consolation build is possible, but the paid product's decisive value sits outside a solo rebuild. For Ubersuggest, track a small site and keyword set using user-imported or compliant API data. The hard boundary is proprietary keyword and traffic datasets, content ideas, and browser integrations, plus proprietary web index and data acquisition.

What does the Ubersuggest build prompt cover?

The prompt starts with this scope: Track a small site and user-supplied keyword set with user-imported or compliant API data, collect permitted search-result snapshots at low volume, and show trends without pretending to recreate a commercial web index. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: proprietary keyword and traffic datasets, content ideas, and browser integrations; planet-scale crawl index; backlink graph. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.

How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?

Start with the Ubersuggest prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.

How long will this Ubersuggest project take?

The catalogue estimate is closest consolation build: one sitting for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.

What would I give up by replacing Ubersuggest?

proprietary keyword and traffic datasets, content ideas, and browser integrations; planet-scale crawl index; backlink graph; clickstream estimates; high-volume location-specific SERPs. People still pay for Ubersuggest because customers pay for a continuously refreshed web-scale dataset whose collection cost dwarfs the dashboard around it. The recurring cost buys proxy and API costs, crawl freshness, geolocation, anti-bot rules, keyword normalization, storage, and data QA, not just the visible interface.

What can I use instead of building Ubersuggest?

OpenSEO: Keyword research, rank tracking, competitor views and audits in one container; DataForSEO is the small print with an invoice. CrawlSEO: Small-site crawls, GSC rank history, alerts and exports; more setup than Ubersuggest, less subscription. SEO Panel: Keyword positions, suggestions, audits, backlinks and reports; the interface has seniority. Compare all listed options at https://howtovibecodeit.dev/ubersuggest/alternatives. Check each option's license, hosting needs and feature limits.

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