Semrush

Semrush Holdings, Inc. is an American public company that offers a SaaS platform known as Semrush. The platform is often used for keyword research, competitive analysis, site audits, backlink tracking, and comprehensive online visibility insights. Its keyword research tool provides various data points on each keyword including, metrics such as search volume, search intent, keyword difficulty, and cost per click (CPC). The platform also collects information about online keywords gathered from Google and Bing search engines. It was released by Boston-based company Semrush Inc, founded by Oleg Shchegolev and Dmitri Melnikov. As of 2022, the company has 1000+ employees and offices in Barcelona, Belgrade, Berlin, Yerevan, Limassol, Prague, Warsaw, Amsterdam, Austin, Boston, Dallas, Philadelphia, and Trevose. It went public in March 2021 and trades on . History Oleg Shchegolev and Dmitri Melnikov started out as SEO enthusiasts, interested in industry developments and new technologies, and wanted to create a tool to identify market trends and industry best practices. The software was released as Seodigger before becoming an extension of Firefox, then renamed SeoQuake Company in 2007, before landing on SEMrush. In 2016, the software broke the one million user mark with customers in more than 100 countries.