MarketMuse by Siteimprove

MarketMuse

Composite Score

7.0 /10

CX Score

6.7 /10

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What is MarketMuse?

MarketMuse provides a fast and efficient Search Engine Optimization platform that analyzes your entire website to give you personalized, objective insights so you can confidently plan better and faster.

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Awards & Recognition

MarketMuse won the following awards in the Search Engine Optimization category

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Latest Award, 2025

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2024

MarketMuse Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

89 Plan to Renew

74 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+75 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love MarketMuse?

5% Negative

9% Neutral

86% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Efficient Service
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Cons

Vendor's Interest First
Under Delivered

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Competition Analysis

Content Optimization

On-Page Tracker/Optimization

Analytics and Reporting

Auditing

Alerts

Holistic Visibility Tracking

Keyword Research

Rank Tracking

Local SEO

Backlink Tools

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

MarketMuse Reviews

Samuel K.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Transportation
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Submitted Oct 2024

Powerful SEO tool with great results

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates MarketMuse from other similar products?

What really differentiates MarketMuse for me is its deep focus on content optimization and strategy. Unlike many other tools that primarily focus on keyword research, MarketMuse helps me create a comprehensive content plan by analyzing topics and suggesting what to cover for a richer, more valuable article.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The way it generates content briefs is a standout feature. They’re so detailed and tailored, guiding me on exactly what to include to improve SEO and engage my audience. Plus, the insights on content gaps compared to competitors help me hone in on what really matters to my readers. it feels like a partner in my content creation journey, making it easier to produce high-quality, impactful articles that resonate with my audience. It’s been a wonderful addition to my toolkit.

What do you dislike most about this product?

while the insights are powerful, I sometimes wish there were more straightforward explanations or examples to help clarify the suggestions it provides. Overall, it’s a great tool, but a smoother onboarding experience would make it even better.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you're considering MarketMuse, involve your marketing and content teams in the process. Use the insights from MarketMuse to guide your content creation and ensure everyone is on the same page about your strategy.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Janet G.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Finance
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Oct 2023

Turn Website Performance Around With MarketMuse

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates MarketMuse from other similar products?

With clear information on what your competition is doing to rank on Google, MarketMuse makes it easy to figure out what's missing and fix it.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It's just very intuitive to use.

What do you dislike most about this product?

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

A paid version will give you more bells and whistles, but the freebie version is decent for getting your website ranking on Google. You just need to be a bit more creative in terms of finding insights.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Mervin Lance C.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Submitted Dec 2025

Most intuituve on-page SEO optimization tool

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates MarketMuse from other similar products?

Their on-page optimization tool's heatmap allows me to actually see which competitors have their content optimized for SEO and which keywords are actually matter across competitors.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I really like the feature where you can simply add a URL and have the content automatically imported. It makes on-page SEO analyses so much faster.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I wish it were more popular so that I don't have to explain myself how wonderful Marketmuse really is.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It will easily become your favorite tool for on-page optimzation.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

MarketMuse

What is MarketMuse?

Company Details

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Awards & Recognition

MarketMuse Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

89 Plan to Renew

74 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+75 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love MarketMuse?

Pros

Cons

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Competition Analysis Provides an informed view of what competitors are doing in terms of keywords, ranks and organic traffic.

Content Optimization Analyzes existing or new web content and suggests ways to optimize for target keywords using artificial intelligence and SEO automation.

On-Page Tracker/Optimization Pinpoints a website's weaknesses and suggests ideas to improve page rankings.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting, easy data extraction for data analysis and optional sales forecasting

Auditing Tools crawl a website, check links, loading speeds etc. and provides feedback on a website's SEO "health".

Alerts Provide alerts when your brand or website is mentioned or linked.

Holistic Visibility Tracking SEOs risk SERP cannibalization across their own content if they do not measure the search visibility of all their digital assets – not just owned domains.

Keyword Research Helps users pick the best keywords or phrases to target and bring in site traffic.

Rank Tracking The ability to check keyword ranks on one or many major search engines.

Local SEO Assists in optimizing a website for local searches and targeting local customers.

Backlink Tools Build a website's backlink profile, discover new opportunities for acquiring links, manage and audit your backlinks.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

MarketMuse Reviews

Samuel K.

Powerful SEO tool with great results

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Janet G.

Turn Website Performance Around With MarketMuse

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Mervin Lance C.

Most intuituve on-page SEO optimization tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

1
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Competition Analysis

Content Optimization

On-Page Tracker/Optimization

Analytics and Reporting

Auditing

Alerts

Holistic Visibility Tracking

Keyword Research

Rank Tracking

Local SEO

Backlink Tools

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement