STACKDIET — SEO TOOL DECISION WORKSHEET
Version 1.88 | Editorial worksheet, 4 October 2026
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1. THE JOB
Site or project (use an anonymous label if useful):
The recurring decision I need to make:
How often I make it:
The output another person depends on:
What I already learn from Search Console or an existing tool:

2. REQUIRED WORKFLOWS
For each job: needed? frequency? current tool? replacement tool? tested output?
- Keyword discovery for a specific market:
- Search-result checks, location and device:
- Rank tracking: keywords, sites, locations, update frequency:
- Technical crawling: pages, schedule, error reports:
- Competitor/backlink investigation:
- AI-answer visibility: prompts, platforms, locations, repeat checks:
- Reports, seats, exports, API or automation:

3. SAME-TASK TEST
One realistic task:
Same market / language / device / time window used:
Tool A and exact plan:
Tool B and exact plan:
Decision supported by each output:
What is missing or still unverified:
Are different numbers explained by methodology or coverage?
Does the replacement satisfy the client's actual deliverable?

4. COST — USE YOUR INVOICES OR CURRENT CHECKOUT
Currency:
Tool A: monthly payment OR annual charge / 12:
Tool B: monthly payment OR annual charge / 12:
Extra seats / add-ons / replacement tools:
Current stack total per month:
Proposed stack total per month:
Difference (proposed minus current):
One-off setup cost / time (keep time separate from cash):
Annual commitment, renewal date and refund conditions:
Source URL for each plan and date checked:

5. BEFORE CANCELLING OR CHANGING A PLAN
[ ] Export keyword lists and keep copies of reports.
[ ] Preserve history needed for future/client comparisons.
[ ] Confirm report definitions; old and new metrics are not automatically comparable.
[ ] Recreate and test tracking, locations, alerts, access and integrations.
[ ] Check each required plan limit and seat permission.
[ ] Check renewal/cancellation terms; an annual equivalent is not monthly flexibility.
[ ] Name any required job still uncovered, and who owns it.

6. DECISION
[ ] Keep current setup until missing evidence is resolved.
[ ] Test one replacement against the task above.
[ ] Upgrade the existing tool because only a measured limit blocks the job.
[ ] Consolidate after the replacement passes all required workflows.
[ ] Keep both because each has a distinct, recurring and valuable job.
Reason:
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