{
  "slug": "surfer-seo",
  "name": "Surfer SEO",
  "domain": "surferseo.com",
  "category": "seo-marketing",
  "categoryName": "SEO & marketing",
  "description": "Content optimization platform with a SERP-driven Content Editor, content audits, keyword research and AI writing tools.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel Surfer SEO in the app: open Settings from the profile drop-down, go to Billing, then Your subscription, and click Cancel subscription. It takes about a minute and all tools stay usable until the end of the current billing period. Prepaid annual fees are not refunded, and a monthly plan's current month is still charged.",
  "price": "$59 / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 59,
  "planName": "Discovery",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "discovery",
      "name": "Discovery",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 59
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 588
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$59 per month billed monthly, $49 per month billed yearly. The pricing page HTML carries data-monthly=\"59\" data-yearly=\"49\" for Discovery; see gaps for the currency note.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://surferseo.com/pricing/"
    },
    {
      "id": "standard",
      "name": "Standard",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 119
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 1188
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$119 per month billed monthly, $99 per month billed yearly (BASE_PRICES in the pricing page: standard { monthly: 119, yearly: 99 })",
      "sourceUrl": "https://surferseo.com/pricing/"
    },
    {
      "id": "pro",
      "name": "Pro",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 219
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 2184
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$219 per month billed monthly, $182 per month billed yearly (pro { monthly: 219, yearly: 182 })",
      "sourceUrl": "https://surferseo.com/pricing/"
    },
    {
      "id": "peace-of-mind",
      "name": "Peace of Mind",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 359
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 3588
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$359 per month billed monthly, $299 per month billed yearly (pom { monthly: 359, yearly: 299 }); matches the Pricing FAQ's \"up to 17% (up to $720)\" annual saving",
      "sourceUrl": "https://surferseo.com/pricing/"
    },
    {
      "id": "enterprise",
      "name": "Enterprise",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "Custom price, based on the selected tools and limits; annual billing only",
      "sourceUrl": "https://docs.surferseo.com/en/articles/7913068-which-plan-to-choose"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 2.2,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web",
    "invoice"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://docs.surferseo.com/en/articles/5700345-how-can-i-cancel-my-subscription",
  "cancellationTime": "~1 minute",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 60,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open Settings from the profile drop-down",
        "body": "Log in to Surfer, expand the profile drop-down at the top-right corner of the app and select Settings."
      },
      {
        "title": "Go to Billing, then Your subscription",
        "body": "Navigate to Billing and open the Your subscription section."
      },
      {
        "title": "Click Cancel subscription",
        "body": "The Cancel subscription option sits in the bottom right corner of the Your subscription section."
      },
      {
        "title": "Confirm in the pop-up",
        "body": "A pop-up asks you to confirm. The subscription and any add-ons are then scheduled to expire at the end of the current billing period; auto-renewal stops and all tools stay usable until then."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": [
      {
        "title": "Only the Organization owner or admins can change the plan",
        "body": "On organization accounts, downgrades and plan changes are scheduled by the Organization owner or Organization admins via the Change plan button under Settings, Your subscription. A scheduled change shows as Pending and can be reverted with Cancel request."
      }
    ]
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "Surfer is billed on the web with credit or debit cards; bank transfer is available for yearly subscriptions only.",
      "warning": "The 7-day Pro trial does not cancel automatically. If you do not cancel before the trial ends, the plan you picked at checkout starts and your card is charged."
    },
    "team": {
      "note": "Member seats above the new plan's limit become Inactive after a downgrade and lose account access."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "Surfer's Regulations state that the fee for a prepaid annual subscription is not refundable on cancellation, and that unsubscribing from a monthly plan during a billing month still incurs that month's fee. Where a consumer withdrawal right applies, the refund is made without undue delay and no later than within 14 days. For anything else, refund questions go to support at support@surferseo.com.",
  "pauseInfo": "Surfer states you cannot pause a subscription; the only way to stop a renewal is to cancel it entirely.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Instead of cancelling you can downgrade: select Change plan on the current plan panel under Settings, Your subscription, and pick the new plan. Downgrades are automatically scheduled for the end of the billing period and show as Pending until then, with a Cancel request option. Unused limits do not roll over, switching from annual to monthly billing counts as a downgrade, and add-ons stay active and keep renewing unless cancelled separately.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "When the plan expires you lose access to Surfer's core tools, and stored work such as Content Editors, Audits and tracked Sites is completely erased. Only Billing, Settings and the reactivation page remain accessible, so export anything you need before the expiration date. There is no free plan to fall back on.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "None, annual prepay non-refundable"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "End of billing period"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "No"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Does cancelling Surfer take effect immediately?",
      "answer": "No. The subscription and any add-ons are scheduled to expire at the end of the current billing period, and you can keep using all tools until then."
    },
    {
      "question": "Will I keep my Content Editors after my subscription ends?",
      "answer": "No. When the plan expires, stored work such as Content Editors, Audits and tracked Sites is completely erased and only Billing, Settings and the reactivation page stay accessible. Export what you need first."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I pause my Surfer subscription?",
      "answer": "No. Surfer states you cannot pause a subscription; the only way to stop a renewal is to cancel it entirely."
    },
    {
      "question": "How do I cancel the Surfer free trial?",
      "answer": "Use the same flow: Settings, Billing, Your subscription, Cancel subscription. The 7-day Pro trial does not cancel automatically; if you do not cancel before it ends, your chosen plan begins and your card is charged."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I get a refund from Surfer?",
      "answer": "Surfer's Regulations say prepaid annual fees are not refundable on cancellation and a monthly plan's current month is still charged. Where a consumer withdrawal right applies, refunds are made within 14 days; otherwise contact support@surferseo.com."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I downgrade instead of cancelling?",
      "answer": "Yes. Use Change plan under Settings, Your subscription. The downgrade is scheduled for the end of the billing period, shows as Pending and can still be reverted with Cancel request."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "How Can I Cancel My Subscription? - Surfer Knowledge Base",
      "url": "https://docs.surferseo.com/en/articles/5700345-how-can-i-cancel-my-subscription",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    },
    {
      "title": "What Happens After I Cancel? - Surfer Knowledge Base",
      "url": "https://docs.surferseo.com/en/articles/5700327-what-happens-after-i-cancel",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    },
    {
      "title": "How can I downgrade my plan? - Surfer Knowledge Base",
      "url": "https://docs.surferseo.com/en/articles/8116300-how-can-i-downgrade-my-plan",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    },
    {
      "title": "How does the Surfer trial work? - Surfer Knowledge Base",
      "url": "https://docs.surferseo.com/en/articles/12944181-how-does-the-surfer-trial-work",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    },
    {
      "title": "Pricing FAQ - Surfer Knowledge Base",
      "url": "https://docs.surferseo.com/en/articles/7545943-pricing-faq",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    },
    {
      "title": "Pricing - Surfer",
      "url": "https://surferseo.com/pricing/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    },
    {
      "title": "Regulations - Surfer Legal",
      "url": "https://surferseo.com/legal/regulations/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    },
    {
      "title": "Which plan to choose? - Surfer Knowledge Base",
      "url": "https://docs.surferseo.com/en/articles/7913068-which-plan-to-choose",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-06",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-05",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/surfer-seo",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/surfer-seo.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/surfer-seo.md"
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}