Dragon Metrics vs Positionly

Dragon Metrics is a global SEO platform for tracking rankings and automating reports. It monitors rankings across eight listed search engines, including Google, Baidu, Naver, Sogou, Daum, and Seznam, and offers local tracking in more than 100,000 locations at city, neighborhood, or postal-code level. Its site auditor checks more than 70 common technical SEO issues and provides guidance for addressing them. Report Builder supports customized reports, white-labeled domains, and scheduled delivery. The platform integrates Google Analytics 4 and Google Search Console data, and offers 13 Google Looker Studio connectors. API access is available with nearly every subscription level; the company says its use is free and unlimited. Dragon Metrics lists coverage for China, South Korea, and Japan as well as Google-focused markets. Plans start with Starter at $99 a month, including 1,000 keywords, 200,000 URLs crawled monthly, five campaigns, and three seats. There is no free plan, but a 30-day trial includes paid-plan features and daily rank tracking, with different feature-credit limits. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Positionly is inbound marketing software for tracking keyword positions and improving search visibility. It checks rankings daily across local and global search engines, with results available around noon in the user's time zone. Users can compare rankings, historical positions and overlapping keywords with competitors. Inbound-link tools support keyword-level searches, competitive backlink analysis and link quality review, powered by Majestic. The website auditor checks page crawlability and identifies missing keywords. Reports can be customized and branded, automated, exported as CSV or PDF, and generated manually or on a recurring schedule. Users can invite clients or colleagues with read or write access to selected sites. White-label options include a custom domain, platform color, company name, logo and removal of Positionly branding. The service lists Google Analytics integration and add-ons for syncing with Google Spreadsheets. Its free plan covers five keywords and one website; a 14-day trial requires no credit card to start. Basic costs $15 a month billed for 12 months.