Organic Search Traffic Estimator — Similarweb Alternative

Estimate organic search traffic for supplied domains. Export keyword coverage, ranking distribution, top keywords, SEO competitors, and public website context for domain comparisons and account research. For competitive-intelligence teams, each dataset record is a domain report with estimated search traffic and keyword context.

Workflow: put the results to work

Submit the domains and choose consistent market settings before comparing search-traffic estimates. Inspect top keywords and competing domains to understand the estimate's context. Organic search estimates are not total website visits or access to a site's private analytics.

Best fit for this Actor

• Score competitor websites on organic traffic, keyword coverage, and overlapping domains, then export JSON or CSV.
• Enrich a lead list with domain rank, public emails, and detected technologies before outreach.
• Feed organicEtv and topKeywords into a research workflow that later checks live SERPs.

When you need the live Google results those keywords rank on, then use Google SERP Scraper. After you compare interest over time for a brand or category, continue with Google Trends Scraper.

Quick start input

{
  "domains": ["apify.com"],
  "mode": "free_tier",
  "countryName": "United States",
  "languageCode": "en"
}

mode: "free_tier" processes up to 3 unique domains. mode: "bulk_paid" processes up to 25 unique domains per run. Hostnames and full URLs both work; www. is stripped.

Input reference

Field	Type	What it controls
domains	array	Required websites. Duplicates collapse to one row.
mode	enum	free_tier (3) or bulk_paid (25). Default free_tier.
countryName	string	DataForSEO location name. Default United States.
languageCode	string	DataForSEO language code. Default en.
includeCompetitors	boolean	Include overlapping SEO competitors. Default true.
includeKeywords	boolean	Include highest-ETV ranked keywords. Default true.
includeTechnologies	boolean	Include title, domain rank, emails, and tech stack. Default true.
includeSimilarweb	boolean	Try the DataForSEO Similarweb feed. Default true.

Owner DataForSEO secrets stay in environment variables. This Actor does not accept a user API key.

What data you receive

One dataset item is one input domain.

{
  "domain": "apify.com",
  "inputValue": "apify.com",
  "countryName": "United States",
  "languageCode": "en",
  "title": "Apify: The largest marketplace of trusted tools for AI",
  "domainRank": 571,
  "organicEtv": 333243.31,
  "organicKeywordCount": 20415,
  "organicPos1": 189,
  "paidEtv": 0,
  "visits": null,
  "globalRank": null,
  "topKeywords": [{ "keyword": "apify", "searchVolume": 5400, "rank": 1, "etv": 1200 }],
  "competitors": [{ "domain": "github.com", "intersections": 13010, "avgPosition": 11.57 }],
  "technologies": ["Next.js", "React"],
  "similarwebAvailable": false,
  "status": "OK",
  "fetchedAt": "2026-08-21T19:30:00.000Z"
}

Field	Meaning
organicEtv	Estimated Google organic traffic volume from DataForSEO Labs.
domainRank	DataForSEO technologies domain rank when the site card is available.
visits	Similarweb visits when that DataForSEO feed is available; otherwise empty.
status	OK when any useful metric was found; NO_DATA when the domain is unmatched.

OUTPUT and RUN_SUMMARY in the default key-value store hold outcome, itemsPushed, chargedEventCounts, and providerCostUsd. Download the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML.

Use through the API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/khadinakbar~similarweb-alternative/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domains":["apify.com"],"mode":"free_tier","countryName":"United States","languageCode":"en"}'

Use with AI agents through Apify MCP

Look up a Similarweb-style traffic report for apify.com in the United States. Return domain, organicEtv, organicKeywordCount, domainRank, topKeywords, competitors, similarwebAvailable, status, and fetchedAt. Read OUTPUT.outcome, itemsPushed, and RUN_SUMMARY.providerCostUsd for cost, scope, and provenance.

Connect via https://mcp.apify.com. Start with free_tier so agents can confirm the output shape before a bulk_paid list.

Connect the workflow

• When you need the live SERP those keywords rank on, then search with Google SERP Scraper.
• After you pick a brand or category to watch, continue with Google Trends Scraper.

How it works

1. Normalize hostnames and URLs, then cap the list for the selected mode.
2. Optionally POST DataForSEO /domain_analytics/similarweb/live. If that feed is unavailable, continue.
3. POST Labs rank overview, optional competitors, optional ranked keywords, and optional technologies.
4. Charge domain-report and write one validated row per input domain.

Best results

• Provide a focused list of public websites you are authorized to research; start with free_tier to confirm the output shape.
• Use exact DataForSEO country names such as United Kingdom and language codes such as en.
• Treat organicEtv as a Google search-traffic estimate. visits and bounce rate appear only when the Similarweb feed is available.
• Keep keyword and competitor limits at the defaults unless you have a specific reporting reason.

Builder's note

Review the Pricing tab for current event rates. Total run cost includes the events actually charged and Apify platform usage; any separately billed provider access is described in the input and data-access guidance.

Legal and responsible use

Use this Actor on public websites you are authorized to research, follow applicable law plus DataForSEO and Google terms, and keep the output in your own compliance workflow. Search-traffic figures are DataForSEO Labs estimates, not official Similarweb subscription metrics and not Google Analytics.

Issues and feature requests: use the Actor Issues tab on Apify.

Pricing and run costs

This Actor uses Pay per event plus Apify platform usage. The Pricing tab lists the current event rates and billing terms.

Event	Billing unit	When it applies
apify-actor-start	Actor Start	Charged when the Actor starts running. Number of events charged depends on Actor memory (one event per GB, minimum one event).
domain-report	Domain traffic report	Charged once for each domain row persisted (OK or NO_DATA). Covers the DataForSEO Labs / Similarweb lookup for that domain.

Run cost combines the charged events and Apify platform usage. Review the run charge limit and requested result count before starting.

Independent alternative

This Actor provides the specific workflow described above. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Similarweb; the named product and its trademarks belong to their respective owners.