
SEO software and tools are designed for website owners to help in their search engine optimisation efforts. These tools can automate a lot of tasks and can improve productivity and/or exposure of your site in search results.
Most pf these tools have migrated from desktop installation to online and cloud platforms, so is easy to use them without complicated setups.
Keyword Research
You will identify keywords used by your site and by your competition to rank in search engines, the number of searches for each keyword and the competition for each keyword. A higher competition means that you will need higher marketing efforts in order to rank well.
The best tools provide detailed reports about these keywords because it is an essential aspect of any website. If people are not searching your keywords, you will not have visits, so you will get insights about what keywords to use and you can make real business decisions.
Links Analysis
Search engines' algorithms are relying a lot on links. The more links a site has, it will rank better. The best search engine optimisation tools provide reports about the number of incoming (inbound) links to your site or to competition, as well the web addresses, keywords used and even the diversity of the domains and IP addresses.
Reporting & Tracking
Some tools offer detailed reports that are often needed by SEO agencies to make reports for their clients. All tools allow to export results as CSV/Excel, so you can keep the data or to process reports. Some tools will track the keywords of your site (their position in search results).
Help & Support
It is important to have a manual about how to use these tools. Some services such as Moz.com offers an active forum where you can interact with other members.
You have to focus on keyword research, backlinks and competitor research. A complete SEO tool contains all these features.
SEMrush is a great choice because it covers extremely well all important SEO metrics. you can trust the information that they provide and the platform is easy to use. It provides accurate keyword, backlinks and competition researches.
Moz has a large community and active blog and forum, also its own metrics. Raven Tools and Web CEO are another great choices that will automate your work and will give useful data and reports to take the right actions and to beat the competition.