DataForSEO SERP API vs OpenSERP

DataForSEO SERP API

Figure	DataForSEO SERP API	OpenSERP
Price from	Free	Free
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Free trial	Yes	—
Open source	—	—
Web	Yes	Yes
Windows	—	Yes
macOS	—	Yes
Linux	—	Yes
API	Yes	Yes
Self-hosted	—	Yes
Plans published	6	2
Spec score · SERP APIs	8.1 (#6)	8.6 (#2)
Data retention	The privacy policy says DataForSEO API task data is stored for 365 days.	The privacy policy says API usage records, including limited request parameters, are retained for up to 12 months.
Integrations	The maker lists integrations including Google Sheets, Make, Postman, Airtable, Zapier, n8n, Pabbly, Lindy, DataForSEO MCP, and Custom GPT.	The Cloud page lists SDKs, an MCP server, and an n8n node as integration options.
Search engines	The API supports Google, Bing, YouTube, Yahoo, Baidu, Naver, and Seznam.	The API supports Google, Bing, Yandex, Baidu, DuckDuckGo, and Ecosia.
Support	The product page says integration and deployment support is available 24/7, including help from developers with complex setup.	The site provides Cloud support contact by email and Telegram.
Use cases	The product page names rank tracking, keyword research, competitive analysis, SERP feature monitoring, and AI Mode search insights as use cases.	OpenSERP describes use for AI grounding, RAG, research, SEO rank tracking, competitor monitoring, and product data pipelines.

DataForSEO SERP API has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

OpenSERP has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.