How to Check My Google Ranking- Top Five Tools

Monitoring the Google ranking of your pages occasionally is nearly mandatory to track your SEO progress. So, how exactly to do it? What tools to use? You will find that out here.
When we start our SEO project, one of the first tasks is setting a realistic goal. If your site is not in the top ten of the SERP, reaching that can be your initial aim, followed by the top three.
Afterward, you must check your site’s ranking as you improve your site’s content, structure, and backlink profile. Luckily, it is not as complex as many think.
This blog assembled some of the top tools to find out the ranking of any keyword. We also explained how to use them alongside their pricing, so kindly stick to the end.
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The Unreliability of Simple Google Searches to Check Your Google Ranking
When we think about checking our pages’ Google ranking, one of the very first cost-effective methods that comes to our mind is searching with its keywords on Google.
Each of your pages may contain several keywords that can help it rank in SERP. So, does this method work? Yes and no.
Suppose you searched with the appropriate keywords on Google. Low and Behold! There’s your page within the first ten rankings!
Before you start celebrating, we should break it down that this result is not always as reliable as you think. We can think of two major reasons behind that.
Personalization
Google and many other small and big online platforms utilize a personalization system to show results relevant to your recent activities. Here, the results can be biased and influenced by you.
For example, if your activity makes it seem like you own a cat, you will get results related to felines rather than canines when you search for pets.
Similarly, your constant visit to your own site may make Google recommend it more. Another example will be to find your pages rank higher in your current location but not your targeted one.
You can solve this by using a different account for your searches. This way, your personal activities won’t affect your search results. Sadly, a little influence is still inevitable.
So, turning off Google personalization on your work account is an effective method.
Search Volume
As we mentioned, there can be more than one keyword that is helping your page rank. So, you search with one of them, and your page ranks pretty high.
Now, there can be an issue here. This keyword may not have much search volume. Search volume refers to the number of visitors that enter a keyword query into their search bar.
That means that while ranked high, your site may still not get much search traffic through that keyword.
Here, you will need to check with other keywords to ensure they also aid the page rank.
Searching with Each Keyword Is Also Time-Consuming
It will take several Google searches with different keywords to check the ranking of one of your pages. Imagine doing that for many of your pages, especially if your site is big.
It will take so much time and effort, which is a total waste, given how you can use even some free tools to get better results.
5 Tools to Use to Check Your Google Ranking
Here are five of the best tools to check your Google ranking. Some of them are free, and others are subscription-based. Some also have both options, with the latter giving better features.
1. Google Search Console
The Google Search Console is one of the most standard tools for various SEO-related tasks. As a tool by Google itself, its results are highly reliable. It is also fairly easy to use.
Some features of Google Search Console include-
- Knowing how well a keyword may perform to generate some potential keywords for your next content.
- Checking the ranking of your site with various useful details.
- Comparing earlier results to find out the fruit of your SEO efforts.
- Getting tips from the tool to improve your SEO and ranking.
Here is how you can use it-
- Enter Google Search Console
- Verify your website or page that you want to check
- Select the ‘Performance Report Dashboard’. It will show you data related to your site or page in question.

- You can see all the necessary information from here, including Average Position, Click-Through Rate (CTR), Total Clicks, etc.
Price: Free
Link: https://search.google.com/search-console/about
2. Ahrefs
While most use Ahrefs primarily for link-building projects, this powerful tool offers much for your SEO journey. You can track the average position of your site using it as well.
The tool is arguably the most used in the SEO industry by professionals and beginners.
Aside from your ranking, you can also check the keyword metrics to know the keywords that help your site rank. Here is how you can do it-
- Go to Ahrefs, sign in, and enter its ‘Organic Keywords’ section.
- Search with your website URL.
- The tool will show you a list of all your pages with a detailed description of the number of keywords that are helping your pages rank in the top 100 of SERP. It will also show the top keywords.

- Use the filters above to show results within specific timeframes, locations, etc.
Next, let’s show you how you can check your site’s Google ranking-
- Click on the ‘Rank Tracker Tool’ in the Ahrefs dashboard
- Search with URL or add keywords to track.

- You can now check the different graphs representing the average positions, traffic, and SERP features on the resulting dashboard. It will also show the top keywords for your site.

There is a ‘competitor’ function besides the ‘overview’ where you can find your competitors that are ranking with the same keyword as yours.
Price: Standard Plan = $179/month
Link: https://ahrefs.com/rank-tracker
3. SEMRush
If you are managing a small business or something on a small scale, SEMRush will be one of your most handy tools. It has so many premium features and services at a fairly low cost.
When checking your site’s ranking, the tool shows you the top keywords and divides them by their performance.
So, you can see how many keywords are helping your site reach the top 100th position and how many are doing so for the 20th, followed by the 10th and 3rd. It also shows the visibility for each keyword.
Let’s see how to use SEMRush-
- Visit SEMRush and select their ‘Position Tracking’ tool.
- Search with your site’s URL to track it. Add the specific keywords. You can add up to 10 keywords with the free version.
- If necessary, filter the results.
- Explore the ranking overview containing the visibility and top keywords.

- If you hover your cursor on the SERP feature, it displays the keywords that are working the best.
Price: $120 per month.
Link: https://www.semrush.com/position-tracking/
4. AccuRanker
Accuranker is a free SEO tool with a subscription plan that can clear some restrictions you would face on the free version. This tool is one of the simplest yet most useful tools with a user-friendly interface.
Normally, the tool will limit you to five searches per day on the free plan. You also will have a limit to the number of keywords you can search.
However, the premium version will cost $109 per 1000 keywords monthly.
AccuRanker offers a detailed view of your SERP ranking based on the keyword you chose. We recommend using the filters.
You can also switch between desktop or mobile to see the ranking for each device. Here’s how to use AccuRanker-
- Visit the site and go to its SERP Checker section.
- Fill the bars with your desired keyword, select the country and location, and search.
- You will be required to register to see the result. Note that the site doesn’t accept Gmail accounts, so you need to use a different type of email address.
- Afterward, you can check the result. It will include the search result for that keyword, similar to how you can see it on your regular Google searches.

How is it different from a regular Google search? Well, it removes one of the inevitable issues you have with searching a keyword on Google: to have personalized results.
The result you will see on AccuRanker is not personalized and completely accurate.
Price: Free or $109 monthly per 1000 keywords.
Link: https://www.accuranker.com/rank-tracker/
5. SERanker
While SERanker is a paid tool, its low-cost services attract countless SEO experts worldwide. This tool offers the following services-
- Rank Tracking
- On-page SEO Checking
- Backlink Checking
- Keyword Distribution and Tips
- SERP Competitor Analysis
- Website Audit
- Project Overview
- Content Marketing
If you want to check your site’s ranking using SERanking, follow the instructions-
- Visit the tool’s site and select the Rank Tracker tool.
- Select a plat, whether the free one or the subscription.
- Afterwards, you will need to sign in.
- Once you do, the tool will let you enter your site’s URL, let you enter keywords manually, and select locations. They may also add some keywords by themselves.
- Afterward, you can check your site’s average position and the number of keywords helping it rank from the ones you manually entered.
- You can also recheck your ranking later and compare the results.

This picture only holds the SEO ranking for one day. Hence, it couldn’t show many details.
Price: $18.70 monthly. You will get a 14-day free trial with no card needed.
Link: https://seranking.com/
Tips to Check Keyword Position Correctly
Here are some tips that can help you check your keyword position accurately-
- If you are searching on Google for a keyword to know the top pages with it, turn off your personalization first.
- Use a separate work account to prevent your personal activities from affecting your search results.
- When using an SEO tool to know keyword ranking, use the filters to pinpoint your results.
- You will get an average position from all the SEO tools but not the exact location. You will need to select a timeframe to see where your site ranked over a specific period.
- When adding keywords manually, add as many as possible since it can give you a better result. It can also give you ideas on which keywords to focus more on.