Built by SEO Agencies,
For SEO Agencies
After years of juggling Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, Clearscope, spreadsheets, and manual processes, we built the all-in-one platform we always wished existed.
One login, one bill, and workflows that match how client services actually run.
We Felt Your Pain
The Problem: Running an SEO agency means juggling multiple tools:
- Screaming Frog for site crawls ($259/mo)
- Ahrefs or SEMrush for analysis ($129+/mo)
- Clearscope for content briefs ($170/mo)
- Spreadsheets for link tracking (free but painful)
- Manual GSC exports and comparisons (hours wasted)
Total monthly cost: $500-800+ per month
Time wasted switching tools: 10-15 hours per month
Client reporting complexity: 4+ hours per client
The Solution: RankNest
One platform. Every tool your agency needs. Zero context switching.
- Internal Link Mapping: Interactive site architecture with AI linking plans
- SEO A/B Testing: Track experiments with real GSC data
- Technical Site Audit: Crawl for indexability, status codes, schema, and more
- Message Mining: Review scraping and analysis across Reddit, Google Maps, Trustpilot
- Content Analysis: Outlines, gap analysis, and content briefs at scale
- GBP Post Scheduling: Schedule and auto-publish Google Business Profile posts
RankNest by the Numbers
Consolidate your stack, save time, and get up and running fast.
What Drives Us
These principles guide everything we build, from features to customer support
Agency-First Design
Every feature assumes you are juggling 5+ clients. We don't build for in-house teams. The patterns, permissions, and defaults are all agency-shaped.
Eliminate Busywork
If a process can be automated, we automate it. Site crawling, data syncing, content analysis - we handle the tedious stuff so you can focus on strategy.
Consolidation Over Complexity
We'd rather build 7 excellent features that work together than 50 mediocre ones that don't talk to each other.
Data-Driven SEO
No gut feelings or guesses. Everything in RankNest is backed by real Google Search Console data, actual rankings, and measurable results.
Our Journey
The Agency Starts
I founded Grindstone Design and started running SEO for clients. Almost immediately, I ran into the same frustration every agency owner does: every tool I needed to do the job right cost more than the last one, and none of them talked to each other.
Building My Own Tools
After years of stitching together Sitebulb, Semrush, spreadsheets, and Notion, I started building the tools I actually wanted. Internal link mapping, SEO A/B testing against live GSC data, and review mining, all in one place and built around how an agency really works.
First Alpha Users
Opened the platform to a small group of agency owners willing to break things with me. Their feedback shaped what RankNest looks like today, from the linking plan UX to how clients are scoped per workspace.
Public Launch
RankNest is now live for any SEO agency that wants the same toolkit without paying $600/mo for six different subscriptions. The mission is simple: build something agencies can actually scale on, that pays for itself the first month.