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CAQA SEO and SpyFu
SpyFu is a competitor research tool covering the paid and organic keywords of other websites, with a long history of the ads they have run.
CAQA SEO
Search visibility workspace
Audits, rankings, keyword and competitor research, backlinks, content tools, local SEO, AI answer visibility and branded reports in one place, with practical guidance from the CAQA team.
Often a good fit for: businesses, agencies and training providers who want audits, rankings, content and AI visibility together, with help on hand.
SpyFu
Competitor research
SpyFu is a competitor research tool covering the paid and organic keywords of other websites, with a long history of the ads they have run.
Often a good fit for: advertisers studying the Google Ads keywords and ad history of their competitors.
By area
Side by side
Capabilities offered in each area, out of the total on our list.
| Area | CAQA SEO | SpyFu | On our list |
|---|---|---|---|
| Projects and portfolio | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Site audit and crawler | 16.5 | 3 | 35 |
| Log file analysis | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| On-page and content | 11.5 | 2 | 23 |
| Keyword research | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| Rank tracking | 12.5 | 7 | 22 |
| Competitor and domain research | 7.5 | 8 | 15 |
| Backlinks | 7.5 | 6 | 20 |
| Paid search research | 2.5 | 8 | 10 |
| Traffic and market intelligence | 1.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Local SEO | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| AI search visibility | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| Reporting | 2.5 | 2 | 10 |
| Integrations | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Enterprise and teams | 1.5 | 0 | 10 |
Where CAQA SEO goes further
On our list, CAQA SEO offers these and SpyFu does not describe them.
- Cross-project dashboard summarising health, visibility, traffic and links for every projectProjects and portfolio
- Batch analysis: paste hundreds of domains or URLs and get metrics side by sideProjects and portfolio
- List mode: audit only an uploaded or pasted list of URLsSite audit and crawler
- Seed crawl from XML sitemaps, and audit sitemaps on their ownSite audit and crawler
- Crawl comparison over time: new, fixed, persisting issues and URL set changesSite audit and crawler
- Internal link score per URL (PageRank-style)Site audit and crawler
- Generate XML and image sitemaps from crawl resultsSite audit and crawler
- robots.txt editor and tester simulating a chosen botSite audit and crawler
- Core Web Vitals per URL: field data (CrUX) and lab data (Lighthouse)Site audit and crawler
- Index status per URL via URL InspectionSite audit and crawler
- Bot analytics: which search and AI bots crawl which pagesSite audit and crawler
- Page-level audit of a single URL on demandSite audit and crawler
- Verify genuine search bots by reverse DNS or published IP ranges; flag spoofed botsLog file analysis
- Status code mix as bots see it, including inconsistent codes per URLLog file analysis
And 35 more in the full comparison.
Where SpyFu goes further
SpyFu describes these and CAQA SEO does not offer them yet.
- AI assistant that answers questions over the user's own project dataProjects and portfolio
- Clicks per search, organic versus paid click share, zero-click rateKeyword research
- Opportunity or priority score combining volume, KD, CTR and relevanceKeyword research
- Paid ad position and impression share trackingRank tracking
- Position changes: new, lost, improved, declinedCompetitor and domain research
- Competitor monitoring: new pages, content edits, ranking moves, link winsCompetitor and domain research
- Outreach workspace: prospects, contacts, email sequences, status pipelineBacklinks
- Competitor links filtered by the keyword they rank forBacklinks
- Multi-year ad copy history and split testsPaid search research
- Paid competitor discoveryPaid search research
- PPC keyword planning, grouping and negative keyword suggestionsPaid search research
- Paid keyword gap between advertisersPaid search research
- Top advertisers lists by industry and locationPaid search research
- Public REST APIIntegrations
Partly covered by CAQA SEO
- Project per domain, subdomain, folder or URL with default country, language, device and competitor setProjects and portfolio
- Tags and groups for keywords, pages and competitors, reused across modulesProjects and portfolio
- Exports to CSV, Excel and Google Sheets from every tableProjects and portfolio
- Credit or quota metering per plan, user and projectProjects and portfolio
- AI-written fixes for titles, descriptions, alt text and linksSite audit and crawler
- SERP analyser: compare top results by authority, links, length, speed, term usageOn-page and content
- Keyword clustering by shared SERP URLsKeyword research
- Tags and groups with group-level averages and distributionsRank tracking
And 5 more in the full comparison.
Questions
Choosing between them
Is CAQA SEO a replacement for SpyFu?
For some teams, yes; for others, no. If what you need is in the lists above under where CAQA SEO goes further or where both cover it, CAQA SEO may do the job. If you rely on the capabilities listed under where SpyFu goes further, keep using it or use both.
Can I use CAQA SEO alongside SpyFu?
Yes. Many teams use more than one tool. CAQA SEO exports every table to CSV, so its findings sit comfortably beside other tools.
Is CAQA SEO connected with SpyFu?
No. CAQA SEO is an independent product built by CAQA. SpyFu is a trademark of its owner.
How current is this comparison?
It reflects public information as at 8 November 2026. Products change, so check details with each provider.
How this comparison was made
We listed the capabilities each product describes on its own public website, feature pages and help centre as at 8 November 2026, described them in our own words, and marked which products offer each one. A tick means the provider describes the capability; it says nothing about quality, price or how well it suits you. Moz and Ubersuggest details could not be confirmed against their websites on that date, so treat those columns with extra care.
Products change often. Please check details with each provider before you decide. Product names and trademarks belong to their owners. CAQA SEO is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them. If anything here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
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