Alternatives and comparison pages that rank

One honest page per competitor, aimed at the highest-intent search a small product can win.

Ongoing Involved SEO

A page targeting a competitor's name plus the word alternatives is the highest-intent search a small product can realistically win. It only works if it is honest.

01

Write one page per competitor

Not a single comparison table page. Each competitor gets its own URL targeting its own search.

02

Say when the competitor is the better choice

Plainly, in its own section. This is what makes the page rank and what makes it convert; a page that claims you win at everything does neither.

03

Compare on things a buyer decides with

Pricing model, the specific feature that differs, migration effort, support. Not a checkbox grid of forty rows.

04

Link them together

Each alternatives page links to the others and to your pricing. That internal structure is half the ranking.

Watch out
  • Do not misstate a competitor's pricing or features. It gets corrected publicly and the page becomes a liability.
  • This is a months-long play. Publish early in the route so the pages have time to age.