Built For SEO vs FlexQueries

Built For SEO is a web SEO platform for agencies, consultants and in-house teams, combining Google data, DataForSEO tools and AI insights. Its daily rank tracking covers desktop and mobile across 190+ countries and includes historical ranking trends. Map Grid displays local rankings across geographic areas, and OAuth connections link Google Search Console, Google Analytics 4 and Google Business Profile. Other features include keyword and competitor research, on-page audits, citation discovery, reputation management and backlink analysis. The AI assistant can use project context such as rankings, Search Console performance, local visibility and traffic trends to answer questions. Starter is free forever with one project and Google integrations; rank tracking, keyword research, local SEO tools, AI features and reporting are paid features. Paid plans start at $12.49/mo (annual) and include a 14-day trial, with a payment method collected through Stripe when the trial begins. DataForSEO requires a user-provided API key, and those usage costs are paid directly to DataForSEO. The product is in Early Access. The maker says OAuth tokens are encrypted at rest using AES-256, data travels over HTTPS, and row-level security limits database access to users' own data.

FlexQueries is a pay-as-you-go SEO workspace for keyword, SERP, competitor, backlink, rank-tracking, site-audit, marketplace and AI-visibility research. Keyword Research expands a topic into search phrases for comparing demand, trends, difficulty and intent. Site Audit crawls page-level technical signals and can optionally run Lighthouse checks for performance, SEO, accessibility and best practices. AI Visibility tracks brand mentions, prompts, citations, Google AI Mode answers, source domains and web-mention trends. Marketplace research covers Apple App Store and Google Play listings, as well as Amazon keyword demand, ASIN rankings, competitors and product keyword gaps. A hosted Google Search Console MCP connects to Claude, Cursor, Codex and compatible AI clients; its Search Console tools are read-only. The versioned REST API supports scoped bearer keys, cost ceilings, idempotency keys and project-aware research, with no separate monthly API fee. It does not launch every dashboard feature: content generation and tracker or monitor setup still use dashboard or MCP tools. Pay-as-you-go has no subscription or monthly fee; credits start at $5 when added, and paid actions stop if the balance is insufficient.