Will SEO PowerSuite tools work without Search Algo Updates?

Disclaimer: The information below is only relevant for users who ordered their SEO PowerSuite license before 25 January 2020. For all the license keys ordered later, the Search Algo Updates subscription is a part of the SAAS subscription.

There are two kinds of updates applicable to SEO PowerSuite tools: evolution updates and Search Algo Updates.

Evolution updates include bug fixes, software improvements, and all the new features - these updates are free for life;
Search Algo Updates come as a separate subscription: it covers all interactions with search engines and keeps the tools in line with the major changes and minor/markup alterations on search engines' ends.

Which features will or won't work without Search Algo Updates?

Without Search Algo Updates, the apps won't be able to parse the data from search engines, that's why the features that involve direct interaction with search engines won't work without the active subscription. Apart from that, the subscription covers access to our SEO/PPC Index, SEO PowerSuite Link Index, captcha-free Safe Query Mode, and SEO PowerSuite Cloud.

Below are the full lists of features affected and not by the subscription in each of the tools:

Rank Tracker

Covered by Search Algo Updates	Working without Search Algo Updates
Checking Rankings / Recording SERP History	Checking SEO/PPC Data through your personal GoogleAds account
Checking Keyword Difficulty	Gathering Google Search Console keyword data from your personal account
Updating SEO/PPC Data (through SEO PowerSuite Index)	Getting Keyword Ideas (using all Keyword Research methods, resolving CAPTCHAS manually)
Checking Competition (in Search Engines)	Running Competitor Research (Domain/Topic Competitors, Top Pages)
Getting Competitor suggestions	Checking third-party metrics: Alexa Rank, Domain Info, Social Media Popularity, MOZ PA/DA
Using automatic CAPTCHA recognition services or Safe Query Mode	Checking Google Analytics Data, Traffic to Website (Domain Strength) through your personal GA account
Getting Backlink Data from SEO PowerSuite Link Index	Copying (Pro) and Exporting (Enterprise) data from the projects
Checking Domain InLink Rank	Generating, printing (Pro), and publishing (Enterprise) reports
Checking Pages indexed in Search Engines (Domain Strength)	Scheduling tasks

Website Auditor

Covered by Search Algo Updates	Working without Search Algo Updates
Checking Organic Search Data (Ranking Keywords, Organic Traffic, etc)	Site crawling: collecting pages/resources, internal and external links, meta details, technical factors
Gathering Competitors for Content analysis, getting optimization recommendations	Checking third-party metrics: Domain Info, Social Media Popularity, MOZ PA/DA, HTML/CSS validation errors, Mobile Friendliness, Page Speed
Analyzing TF-IDF	Checking Pageviews, Bounce Rates, and Traffic to Website (Domain Strength) through your personal Google Analytics account
Getting Backlink Data from SEO PowerSuite Link Index	Generating Robots.txt and XML Sitemap, Hreflang management
Checking Pages indexed in Search Engines (Domain Strength)	Copying (Pro) and Exporting (Enterprise) data from the projects
Checking pages' Cache Dates in Search Engines	Generating, printing (Pro), and publishing (Enterprise) reports
Checking InLink Rank and Domain InLink Rank	Scheduling tasks

SEO SpyGlass

Covered by Search Algo Updates	Working without Search Algo Updates
Gathering Backlinks from SEO PowerSuite Link Explorer	Gathering Backlinks from Google Analytics, Search Console, adding backlinks manually for existing projects
Gathering backlink statistics in Bulk Analysis	Verifying backlink presence, checking Backlink Page Info (meta details/tech factors)
Gathering backlink statistics in Domain Comparison	Checking Historical Data (New/Lost Links)
Gathering backlinks for Link Intersection	Checking Referral Sessions and Bounce Rates, Traffic to Website (Domain Strength) through your personal Google Analytics account
Calculating Penalty Risk and Link Value	Checking third-party metrics: Domain Info, MOZ PA/DA, Alexa Rank, Social Media Popularity
Checking InLink Rank and Domain InLink Rank	Copying (Pro) and Exporting (Enterprise) data from the projects
Checking backlinks' Cache Dates in Search Engines	Generating, printing (Pro), and publishing (Enterprise) reports
Checking Pages indexed in Search Engines (Domain Strength)	Scheduling tasks

LinkAssistant

Covered by Search Algo Updates	Working without Search Algo Updates
Searching for Prospects	Importing/adding Prospects manually
Gathering Your Backlinks and Competitor Backlinks	Verifying backlinks, checking Prospect factors (meta details, links, domain info)
Calculating Backlink Value	Searching for Contact Details, Emailing, generating Link Directories
Checking backlinks' Cache Dates in Search Engines	Checking Traffic to Website (Domain Strength) through your personal Google Analytics account
Checking InLink Rank and Domain InLink Rank	Checking third-party metrics: Domain Info, MOZ PA/DA, Alexa Rank, Social Media Popularity
Getting Backlink Data from SEO PowerSuite Link Index (Domain Strength)	Copying (Pro) and Exporting (Enterprise) data from the projects
Checking Pages indexed in Search Engines for Prospects and Project Domain (Domain Strength)	Generating, printing (Pro), and publishing (Enterprise) reports
Using automatic CAPTCHA recognition services or Safe Query Mode	Scheduling tasks

The subscription can be extended through the Subscription Calculator once it expires.

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