06/26/2026
If you're evaluating SEO pricing right now, understand this before signing anything.
Goodfirms surveyed 300+ SEO agencies across 35 countries. The market has 3 tiers and the most common mistake buyers make is applying the wrong tier's expectations to their actual situation.
Under $1,500/month is right for local businesses: one city, limited competition, Google Business Profile, basic on-page, citations. $1,500โ$5,000/month covers technical SEO, content, link building, and AI search optimization - where most growing companies, ecommerce brands, and SaaS startups need to operate. $5,000+ is enterprise: multi-market, compliance, AI visibility infrastructure.
The issue isn't that cheap SEO is always wrong. It's that cheap SEO applied to a national campaign structurally cannot include everything that campaign requires. Something always gets cut.
Right question before any SEO quote: does this budget actually match what my competitive situation requires?
๐ Full research: https://www.goodfirms.co/resources/seo-pricing-plans?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=research_promotion&utm_content=snippet_video