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SEO tools for agencies — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for seo tools for agencies, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

Answer archive Methodology Data studies JSON

What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

▲ INDashThis entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTGoogle Analytics left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Semrush One moved #5 → #3
▼Search Console moved #3 → #4
▼AgencyAnalytics moved #4 → #5
▲Mangools moved #9 → #8
▼Looker moved #8 → #9
▲DashThis moved #11 → #10
▼Google Analytics moved #10 → #11
▲Semrush One +4.5pp (46.9% → 51.4%)
▲AgencyAnalytics +2.1pp (47.9% → 50%)
▼Search Console -1.7pp (53.1% → 51.4%)
▼Google Search Console -1.7pp (40.6% → 38.9%)
▼Looker -1.4pp (25% → 23.6%)

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

▲AgencyAnalytics moved #5 → #4
▼Semrush One moved #4 → #5
▼Search Console -3.7pp (56.8% → 53.1%)
▼Google Search Console -3.7pp (44.3% → 40.6%)
▼Ahrefs -3.2pp (63.6% → 60.4%)
▼Looker -2.3pp (27.3% → 25%)
▼Screaming Frog -1.6pp (44.3% → 42.7%)
▼SE Ranking -1pp (73.9% → 72.9%)

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

▲ INGoogle Analytics entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTBrightLocal left the top 10 (#9 → #12)
▼BrightLocal moved #9 → #12
▲Mangools moved #10 → #9
▲Google Analytics moved #11 → #10
▼BrightLocal -5.2pp (23.4% → 18.2%)
▼Semrush One -2.3pp (50% → 47.7%)
▲Looker +2.3pp (25% → 27.3%)
▲Search Console +2.1pp (54.7% → 56.8%)
▲Google Search Console +2.1pp (42.2% → 44.3%)
▲SE Ranking +2pp (71.9% → 73.9%)
▼Google Analytics -1.4pp (21.9% → 20.5%)
▲Ahrefs +1.1pp (62.5% → 63.6%)

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 5 → 5-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INMangools entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTDashThis left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▲Search Console moved #5 → #3
▼DashThis moved #10 → #12
▼Semrush One moved #3 → #4
▼AgencyAnalytics moved #4 → #5
▲Looker moved #9 → #8
▼BrightLocal moved #8 → #9
▲Mangools moved #11 → #10
▲Search Console +10.9pp (43.8% → 54.7%)
▲Screaming Frog +9.4pp (34.4% → 43.8%)
▲Google Search Console +7.8pp (34.4% → 42.2%)
▲SE Ranking +6.3pp (65.6% → 71.9%)
▲Ahrefs +6.2pp (56.3% → 62.5%)
▲Semrush One +6.2pp (43.8% → 50%)
▲AgencyAnalytics +4.6pp (43.8% → 48.4%)
▼BrightLocal -1.6pp (25% → 23.4%)
▼DashThis -1.6pp (21.9% → 20.3%)

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-5 → 5 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INDashThis entered the top 10 (#12 → #10)
▼ OUTGoogle Analytics left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▼Search Console moved #3 → #5
▲DashThis moved #12 → #10
▼Google Analytics moved #10 → #12
▲Semrush One moved #4 → #3
▲AgencyAnalytics moved #5 → #4
▼Google Analytics -9.4pp (25% → 15.6%)
▼Screaming Frog -7.3pp (41.7% → 34.4%)
▲Google Search Console +5.2pp (29.2% → 34.4%)
▼Search Console -4.1pp (47.9% → 43.8%)
▼Ahrefs -2pp (58.3% → 56.3%)
▼Semrush One -2pp (45.8% → 43.8%)
▼AgencyAnalytics -2pp (45.8% → 43.8%)
▼SE Ranking -1.1pp (66.7% → 65.6%)
▲DashThis +1.1pp (20.8% → 21.9%)

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

▲ INLooker entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
▼ OUTMangools left the top 10 (#8 → #11)
▼Mangools moved #8 → #11
▲BrightLocal moved #10 → #8
▲Looker moved #11 → #9
▲Search Console moved #4 → #3
▼Semrush One moved #3 → #4
▼Google Analytics moved #9 → #10
▼Semrush One -5.8pp (51.6% → 45.8%)
▲Looker +3.1pp (21.9% → 25%)
▼Ahrefs -2.6pp (60.9% → 58.3%)
▼Mangools -2.1pp (25% → 22.9%)
▲BrightLocal +1.6pp (23.4% → 25%)
▲Google Analytics +1.6pp (23.4% → 25%)
▼AgencyAnalytics -1.1pp (46.9% → 45.8%)
▲Screaming Frog +1.1pp (40.6% → 41.7%)
▲Google Search Console +1.1pp (28.1% → 29.2%)

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲ INGoogle Analytics entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
▼ OUTLooker left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Google Analytics moved #11 → #9
▲Search Console moved #5 → #4
▼AgencyAnalytics moved #4 → #5
▼BrightLocal moved #9 → #10
▼Looker moved #10 → #11
▼Semrush One -4pp (55.6% → 51.6%)
▲Google Search Console +3.1pp (25% → 28.1%)
▲Search Console +2.6pp (45.8% → 48.4%)
▲Google Analytics +2.6pp (20.8% → 23.4%)
▲Screaming Frog +1.7pp (38.9% → 40.6%)
▼Ahrefs -1.6pp (62.5% → 60.9%)
▲BrightLocal +1.2pp (22.2% → 23.4%)
▲AgencyAnalytics +1.1pp (45.8% → 46.9%)
▲Looker +1.1pp (20.8% → 21.9%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

▲ INLooker entered the top 10 (#12 → #10)
▼ OUTGoogle Analytics left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Looker moved #12 → #10
▼Google Analytics moved #10 → #11
▼Semrush One -4.4pp (60% → 55.6%)
▼AgencyAnalytics -4.2pp (50% → 45.8%)
▼Ahrefs -3.8pp (66.3% → 62.5%)
▼SE Ranking -3.3pp (70% → 66.7%)
▼Search Console -3pp (48.8% → 45.8%)
▼Google Search Console -2.5pp (27.5% → 25%)
▼Google Analytics -1.7pp (22.5% → 20.8%)
▼Screaming Frog -1.1pp (40% → 38.9%)

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

▲ INBrightLocal entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
▼ OUTLooker left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▲BrightLocal moved #11 → #9
▼Looker moved #10 → #12
▲AgencyAnalytics moved #5 → #4
▼Search Console moved #4 → #5
▼Google Analytics moved #9 → #10
▼Screaming Frog -6.2pp (46.2% → 40%)
▼Looker -3.7pp (25% → 21.3%)
▼Search Console -3.1pp (51.9% → 48.8%)
▼Semrush One -2.5pp (62.5% → 60%)
▼Google Analytics -2.5pp (25% → 22.5%)
▼Google Search Console -2.3pp (29.8% → 27.5%)
▼SE Ranking -2.1pp (72.1% → 70%)
▼Ahrefs -2pp (68.3% → 66.3%)
▼BrightLocal -1.5pp (24% → 22.5%)
▼AgencyAnalytics -1pp (51% → 50%)
▼Mangools -1pp (26% → 25%)

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v5-7

#1SE Ranking73.6%
#2Ahrefs61.1%
#3Semrush One51.4%
#4Search Console51.4%
#5AgencyAnalytics50%
#6Screaming Frog43.1%
#7Google Search Console38.9%
#8Mangools23.6%
#9Looker23.6%
#10DashThis19.4%

Sep 7, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v5-7

#1SE Ranking72.9%
#2Ahrefs60.4%
#3Search Console53.1%
#4AgencyAnalytics47.9%
#5Semrush One46.9%
#6Screaming Frog42.7%
#7Google Search Console40.6%
#8Looker25%
#9Mangools22.9%
#10Google Analytics19.8%

Sep 6, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v5-7

#1SE Ranking72.9%
#2Ahrefs60.4%
#3Search Console53.1%
#4AgencyAnalytics47.9%
#5Semrush One46.9%
#6Screaming Frog42.7%
#7Google Search Console40.6%
#8Looker25%
#9Mangools22.9%
#10Google Analytics19.8%

Sep 5, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v5-7

#1SE Ranking72.9%
#2Ahrefs60.4%
#3Search Console53.1%
#4AgencyAnalytics47.9%
#5Semrush One46.9%
#6Screaming Frog42.7%
#7Google Search Console40.6%
#8Looker25%
#9Mangools22.9%
#10Google Analytics19.8%

Sep 4, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v5-7

#1SE Ranking72.9%
#2Ahrefs60.4%
#3Search Console53.1%
#4AgencyAnalytics47.9%
#5Semrush One46.9%
#6Screaming Frog42.7%
#7Google Search Console40.6%
#8Looker25%
#9Mangools22.9%
#10Google Analytics19.8%

Sep 3, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v5-7

#1SE Ranking72.9%
#2Ahrefs60.4%
#3Search Console53.1%
#4AgencyAnalytics47.9%
#5Semrush One46.9%
#6Screaming Frog42.7%
#7Google Search Console40.6%
#8Looker25%
#9Mangools22.9%
#10Google Analytics19.8%

Sep 2, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v5-7

#1SE Ranking72.9%
#2Ahrefs60.4%
#3Search Console53.1%
#4AgencyAnalytics47.9%
#5Semrush One46.9%
#6Screaming Frog42.7%
#7Google Search Console40.6%
#8Looker25%
#9Mangools22.9%
#10Google Analytics19.8%

Sep 1, 202688 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v5-7

#1SE Ranking73.9%
#2Ahrefs63.6%
#3Search Console56.8%
#4Semrush One47.7%
#5AgencyAnalytics47.7%
#6Screaming Frog44.3%
#7Google Search Console44.3%
#8Looker27.3%
#9Mangools22.7%
#10Google Analytics20.5%

Aug 31, 202688 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v5-7

#1SE Ranking73.9%
#2Ahrefs63.6%
#3Search Console56.8%
#4Semrush One47.7%
#5AgencyAnalytics47.7%
#6Screaming Frog44.3%
#7Google Search Console44.3%
#8Looker27.3%
#9Mangools22.7%
#10Google Analytics20.5%

Aug 30, 202664 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v5-7

#1SE Ranking71.9%
#2Ahrefs62.5%
#3Search Console54.7%
#4Semrush One50%
#5AgencyAnalytics48.4%
#6Screaming Frog43.8%
#7Google Search Console42.2%
#8Looker25%
#9BrightLocal23.4%
#10Mangools21.9%

Aug 29, 202632 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v5

#1SE Ranking65.6%
#2Ahrefs56.3%
#3Semrush One43.8%
#4AgencyAnalytics43.8%
#5Search Console43.8%
#6Screaming Frog34.4%
#7Google Search Console34.4%
#8BrightLocal25%
#9Looker25%
#10DashThis21.9%

Aug 28, 202632 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v5

#1SE Ranking65.6%
#2Ahrefs56.3%
#3Semrush One43.8%
#4AgencyAnalytics43.8%
#5Search Console43.8%
#6Screaming Frog34.4%
#7Google Search Console34.4%
#8BrightLocal25%
#9Looker25%
#10DashThis21.9%

Aug 27, 202632 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v5

#1SE Ranking65.6%
#2Ahrefs56.3%
#3Semrush One43.8%
#4AgencyAnalytics43.8%
#5Search Console43.8%
#6Screaming Frog34.4%
#7Google Search Console34.4%
#8BrightLocal25%
#9Looker25%
#10DashThis21.9%

Aug 26, 202648 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-5

#1SE Ranking66.7%
#2Ahrefs58.3%
#3Search Console47.9%
#4Semrush One45.8%
#5AgencyAnalytics45.8%
#6Screaming Frog41.7%
#7Google Search Console29.2%
#8BrightLocal25%
#9Looker25%
#10Google Analytics25%

Aug 25, 202648 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4-5

#1SE Ranking66.7%
#2Ahrefs58.3%
#3Search Console47.9%
#4Semrush One45.8%
#5AgencyAnalytics45.8%
#6Screaming Frog41.7%
#7Google Search Console29.2%
#8BrightLocal25%
#9Looker25%
#10Google Analytics25%

Aug 24, 202648 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-5

#1SE Ranking66.7%
#2Ahrefs58.3%
#3Search Console47.9%
#4Semrush One45.8%
#5AgencyAnalytics45.8%
#6Screaming Frog41.7%
#7Google Search Console29.2%
#8BrightLocal25%
#9Looker25%
#10Google Analytics25%

Aug 23, 202648 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-5

#1SE Ranking66.7%
#2Ahrefs58.3%
#3Search Console47.9%
#4Semrush One45.8%
#5AgencyAnalytics45.8%
#6Screaming Frog41.7%
#7Google Search Console29.2%
#8BrightLocal25%
#9Looker25%
#10Google Analytics25%

Aug 22, 202664 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-5

#1SE Ranking67.2%
#2Ahrefs60.9%
#3Semrush One51.6%
#4Search Console48.4%
#5AgencyAnalytics46.9%
#6Screaming Frog40.6%
#7Google Search Console28.1%
#8Mangools25%
#9Google Analytics23.4%
#10BrightLocal23.4%

Aug 21, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-5

#1SE Ranking66.7%
#2Ahrefs62.5%
#3Semrush One55.6%
#4AgencyAnalytics45.8%
#5Search Console45.8%
#6Screaming Frog38.9%
#7Google Search Console25%
#8Mangools25%
#9BrightLocal22.2%
#10Looker20.8%

Aug 20, 202680 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-5

#1SE Ranking70%
#2Ahrefs66.3%
#3Semrush One60%
#4AgencyAnalytics50%
#5Search Console48.8%
#6Screaming Frog40%
#7Google Search Console27.5%
#8Mangools25%
#9BrightLocal22.5%
#10Google Analytics22.5%

Aug 19, 202680 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-5

#1SE Ranking70%
#2Ahrefs66.3%
#3Semrush One60%
#4AgencyAnalytics50%
#5Search Console48.8%
#6Screaming Frog40%
#7Google Search Console27.5%
#8Mangools25%
#9BrightLocal22.5%
#10Google Analytics22.5%

Aug 18, 2026104 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-5

#1SE Ranking72.1%
#2Ahrefs68.3%
#3Semrush One62.5%
#4Search Console51.9%
#5AgencyAnalytics51%
#6Screaming Frog46.2%
#7Google Search Console29.8%
#8Mangools26%
#9Google Analytics25%
#10Looker25%

Aug 17, 2026104 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-5

#1SE Ranking72.1%
#2Ahrefs68.3%
#3Semrush One62.5%
#4Search Console51.9%
#5AgencyAnalytics51%
#6Screaming Frog46.2%
#7Google Search Console29.8%
#8Mangools26%
#9Google Analytics25%
#10Looker25%

Aug 16, 2026104 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4-5

#1SE Ranking72.1%
#2Ahrefs68.3%
#3Semrush One62.5%
#4Search Console51.9%
#5AgencyAnalytics51%
#6Screaming Frog46.2%
#7Google Search Console29.8%
#8Mangools26%
#9Google Analytics25%
#10Looker25%

Aug 15, 2026104 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4-5

#1SE Ranking72.1%
#2Ahrefs68.3%
#3Semrush One62.5%
#4Search Console51.9%
#5AgencyAnalytics51%
#6Screaming Frog46.2%
#7Google Search Console29.8%
#8Mangools26%
#9Google Analytics25%
#10Looker25%

Aug 14, 2026104 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4-5

#1SE Ranking72.1%
#2Ahrefs68.3%
#3Semrush One62.5%
#4Search Console51.9%
#5AgencyAnalytics51%
#6Screaming Frog46.2%
#7Google Search Console29.8%
#8Mangools26%
#9Google Analytics25%
#10Looker25%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/seo-tools-for-agencies/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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