# DataForSEO vs Moz API (slim)

> DataForSEO scores 64.9 (B) on agent readiness against Moz API's 45.3 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do seo keywords. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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DataForSEO scores 64.9 (B) on agent readiness against Moz API's 45.3 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do seo keywords.

- DataForSEO: B 64.9, rank #244 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/dataforseo.min.md
- Moz API: E 45.3, rank #571 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/moz-api.min.md
- DataForSEO, good for Agents and products that need raw SEO data in bulk at a low unit price, across SERPs, keyword volumes, backlinks, ranked keywords and traffic estimates, and that can work with a task queue. Ahead on Reliability, 84 against 42; Schema & documentation, 86 against 50; Agent ergonomics, 84 against 74; Security & auth, 45 against 38; Payments & pricing, 40 against 20; Maintenance & community, 82 against 28; Transparency & trust, 74 against 59. Also Runs on your own machine.
- Moz API, good for Agents that need Domain Authority, backlink lists, link intersects, keyword volume and difficulty, search intent and ranking keywords at a low entry price, on a read-only data set. Also No incidents deducted, where DataForSEO loses 6 points for them.

| Category | DataForSEO | Moz API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 84 | 42 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 86 | 50 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 84 | 74 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 38 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 28 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DataForSEO | Moz API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | DataForSEO OÜ | SEOmoz, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/` | `https://api.moz.com/jsonrpc` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |
| Price for seo keywords | $0.06 per call | not published |
| Licence | Proprietary service under DataForSEO's terms of service. The MCP server is Apache-2.0 and the Python client is MIT | Proprietary service under the Moz API General Conditions (effective 12 August 2026 for new subscribers). Displaying Moz data to others requires attribution under the API legal page |
| Tools exposed | 4 | none |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-06 | 2026-08-14 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-06-12 | 2026-08-12 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-07-24 | 2025-04-08 |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 251 stars, 32k npm/wk, 50k PyPI/wk | none |