--- description: Review of Google Search Console Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Google Search Console | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [SEO Software](/directory/3505/seo-platform/software) > [Google Search Console](/software/186688/google-search-console) # Google Search Console Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/186688/google-search-console Page: 1 / 10\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/186688/google-search-console?page=2) > Google Search Console is a web-based tool designed to help businesses monitor, troubleshoot and maintain website presence in Google Search results. Key features include keyword tracking, localization, mobile keywords, dashboard and Google Analytics integration. Teams using Search Console can analyze sites' clicks, impressions and position on Google Search and gain insight into which queries brings users to their websites. The platform allows marketers to submit individual URLs and sitemaps for crawling and receive email alerts when Google identifies issues on their websites. Additionally, web developers can use the application to monitor and resolve common issues and streamline the creation of markup or codes for websites. Search Console enables site administrators to identify and fix site load issues, server errors and security errors like malware and hacking. The URL inspection tool assists businesses with gaining visibility into index, crawl and serving information about webpages, directly from Google index. Google Search Console is available for free and support is extended via documentation, video tutorials and help forum. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 217 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 217 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Google ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Google Search Console is a free web-service offered by Google. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - API - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Backlink Monitoring - Dashboard - Google Analytics Integration - Keyword Rank Tracking - Keyword Research Tools - Keyword Tracking - Localization Automation - Mobile Keywords - Monitoring - Performance Metrics - Trend Analysis - Visual Analytics ## Integrations (1 total) - Google Analytics 360 ## Support Options - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [SEO Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/3505/seo-platform/software) ## Related Categories - [SEO Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/3505/seo-platform/software) - [Marketing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4630/marketing/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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We can easily measure total clicks, impressions, and keywords average position in the Google search engine. In the Google search console, we found 404-page errors, Mobile Usability issues, and more important issues for the business websites. It provides good functionality to remove unwanted bad link URLs from the website. It is the best tool for Search engine optimization and alerts users if something is wrong with the website. > > **Cons**: No issue find in Google search console. We used its old and new version for business website and found better new google search console for business website. > > Google search console is secure and effective for Search engine optimization strategies. It sends an email to the customer when received an issue on the website. We used the Google search console for our client website and perform SEO tasks to boost keywords ranking. With the help of the Google search console, We can find website coding issues and fix errors with the development team. Sometimes google does not index website pages so we have to index website pages by using a search console to rank keywords. It gives a keywords query lists to make a better plan for marketing. ----- ### "Visitor Data Directly From Google" — 5.0/5 > **Avash** | *19 October 2024* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I can see the querries, country, pages, devices and a lot of information without sacrificing performance which degrades while using other analytic software - and this is the best thing for me about google search console. Other than that I also like the fact that I can also track pages, add sitemaps for indexing which makes the process faster and monitor site speed automatically. > > **Cons**: There is not much to dislike about Google search console but I wish there were additional detailed information too. For instance, when a person visits our site and then goes back to google - google knows its a bounce but they don't show it on the console. > > Overall, it has been great experience with search console. I like how I can easily track visitors on my site without sacrificing performance. And on top of that - the data comes from google itself. I highly recommend it for any site owners. ----- ### "Google Search Console is a must use" — 3.0/5 > **Juan-Claude** | *27 December 2021* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Integration of Google Console is quite simple and easy to use. Indexing is the most important function for me or any business that wants their website to display in the search engine and also the analytics it provides. When Google Analytics is linked to Google Search Console it becomes powerful if you understand how to use it. > > **Cons**: I don't like the new feature of Google Search Console when you submit your sitemaps to get links indexed. Google is not indexing my links to any of the new websites I'm submitting or even updating old links. > > With Google Console, you can view which keywords are bringing in the traffic to your website and can optimize to start tracking keywords. The benefit when your links get indexed is you can start doing On-page SEO to start seeing your website positioning in the search engine. ----- ### "A review by system engineer" — 4.0/5 > **Muhammad Suffian** | *19 June 2024* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Detailed performance insights, real-time URL inspection, index coverage reports, mobile usability insights, enhanced monitoring for rich results and security issues. > > **Cons**: Data latency, limited historical data, interface complexity, sampled data, incomplete keyword data, slow issue resolution, and limited third-party integrations. > > Comprehensive tool for improving search visibility, but limited by data latency and complexity. Essential for SEO, though some improvements needed. ----- ### "A must have tool for every internet based business" — 5.0/5 > **Arheer** | *7 October 2022* | Internet | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: - Google Search Console can help with a detailed report for core web vitals present on your website - It also helps you with technical errors present on your website - A very useful info about crawl logs can also be obtained using GSC - If you can work on the above features than you can easily improve website rank for your platform > > **Cons**: - You get sampled data if you were to apply filters - Limited data to analyze without using APIs > > I have been using Google Search Console since last 5-6 years. The tool have evolved to give more insightful reports over time. If you understand technical SEO well then the tool can help you identify and solve complex issues like 5xx, 4xx, AMP errors, etc. on your platform. 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