SEO data · replacement recipe

Go from Moz Pro to Google Search Console

The job: SEO research suite (Keyword research, Rank tracking, Site crawl audit). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.

From · what you pay for now
Moz Pro
Moz Pro Starter · $49/mo
Year one+$538modeled
To · your pickMisses 3 features
Google Search Console
Free plan · $0 a month
Change where you land

The money

$49/mo today , then $0/mo

Moz Pro Starter

Year one, net+$538
Pays back in1 month

Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math

Does it do the job? 0 of 3 covered

  • Not covered: Keyword research
  • Not covered: Rank tracking
  • Not covered: Site crawl audit

The work

Setup
About 1 h
Upkeep
None
Watch out
Doesn't cover: Keyword research, Rank tracking, Site crawl audit

Make the move in four steps

  1. Export from Moz Pro

    Download your data and files before you change anything.

  2. Set up Google Search Console

    Free data for your own verified site only: queries, clicks and average position, CSV export. No site crawl audit, no tracking of chosen keywords…

    Details
  3. Switch links and integrations

    Point links, embeds and integrations at Google Search Console, then send a test through every one.

  4. Cancel Moz Pro

    Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works.

Open Google Search Console
Modeled, not measured. Savings use public prices and planning assumptions: the bill you stop paying, minus the new tool, your upkeep time and your setup time at $50/hour, over the first 12 months. Paths marked Tested by Stackcut were run end to end by us on our own products. They're our tests, not customer results. Check the must-haves in each recipe before you switch.

The whole recipe: 4 ways out, best first

What you use

  • Keyword research
  • Rank tracking
  • Site crawl audit

Not covered

  • Backlink analysis
  • Domain Authority
  • AI search visibility

Check before switching

  • You only rely on: Keyword research, Rank tracking, Site crawl audit
  • Export your data from Moz Pro before canceling

Agents: get_recipe("replace-moz") on the Stackcut MCP server.

4 ways out, best first

Switch vendorGoogle Search Console (free tier)Saves $538 in year one
$49/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $588/yr · payback 1 mo
If your use fits the free tier.
Covers 0% of the core features (not: Keyword research, Rank tracking, Site crawl audit)
Free data for your own verified site only: queries, clicks and average position, CSV export. No site crawl audit, no tracking of chosen keywords, no keyword research or competitor data.
How we got this
You pay now: Moz Pro Starterflat price$49/mo
New cost: Google Search Console (free tier)free plan$0/mo
Difference each month$49 − $0+$49/mo
Over 12 months+$49 × 12+$588
Setup, once1 h × $50/h−$50
Year one+$588 − $50+$538
  • Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $588 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

$49/mo today → $0/mo + 0.5 h upkeep · setup 2 h · then $288/yr · payback 4.2 mo
Site audits and SEO recommendations for a small site, done by your agent instead of an SEO suite's site-audit module.
Covers 33% of the core features (not: Keyword research, Rank tracking)
Assumes you already pay for an agent that runs skills (an agent that supports Agent Skills (e.g. Claude Code/Cowork, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI); the agent's own subscription is not counted); that agent's cost isn't counted. Setup (2 h) and upkeep (0.5 h a month) are Stackcut's estimates; not tested by Stackcut.
License: MIT
Install: npx skills add coreyhaines31/marketingskills --skill seo-audit
How we got this
You pay now: Moz Pro Starterflat price$49/mo
New cost: Marketing Skills: SEO (seo-audit, ai-seo, programmatic-seo, site-architecture)runs in the agent you already pay for$0/mo
Your upkeep time0.5 h/mo × $50/h$25/mo
Difference each month$49 − $0 − $25+$24/mo
Over 12 months+$24 × 12+$288
Setup, once2 h × $50/h−$100
Year one+$288 − $100+$188
  • Not counting your time (8 h in year one): saves $588 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Agent skillGoogle Search Console MCP (mcp-gsc)Saves $188 in year one
$49/mo today → $0/mo + 0.5 h upkeep · setup 2 h · then $288/yr · payback 4.2 mo
Rank and click tracking for your own site from Search Console data, queried by your agent.
Covers 33% of the core features (not: Keyword research, Site crawl audit)
Assumes you already pay for an agent that runs skills (any MCP client; a verified Search Console property); that agent's cost isn't counted. Setup (2 h) and upkeep (0.5 h a month) are Stackcut's estimates; not tested by Stackcut.
License: MIT
Install: uvx mcp-search-console (README 'Option A — uvx'; requires Python 3.11+ and Google credentials)
How we got this
You pay now: Moz Pro Starterflat price$49/mo
New cost: Google Search Console MCP (mcp-gsc)runs in the agent you already pay for$0/mo
Your upkeep time0.5 h/mo × $50/h$25/mo
Difference each month$49 − $0 − $25+$24/mo
Over 12 months+$24 × 12+$288
Setup, once2 h × $50/h−$100
Year one+$288 − $100+$188
  • Not counting your time (8 h in year one): saves $588 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Agent skillDataForSEO MCP serverPriced by usage
Free to install; needs DataForSEO API (SERP API Standard Queue: $0.0006 per SERP of 10 results ($0.60 per 1,000); about 5-minute turnaround; $50 minimum payment; SERP API Priority Queue: $0.0012 per SERP ($1.20 per 1,000); up to 1-minute turnaround)
Keyword research, SERP and backlink lookups from your agent, paid per request instead of a monthly SEO seat.
Covers 33% of the core features (not: Rank tracking, Site crawl audit)
Assumes you already pay for an agent that runs skills (any MCP client); that agent's cost isn't counted. Needs DataForSEO API: priced by usage, so this way isn't priced here. Setup (2 h) and upkeep (0.5 h a month) are Stackcut's estimates; not tested by Stackcut.
License: Apache-2.0
Install: npx dataforseo-mcp-server@latest (or the hosted remote MCP server; see README)

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