Some Surfer tools are available without credits but are subject to our Fair Use Policy. We want to keep delivering the best possible value to all of you, and we kindly ask you to use Surfer responsibly. This helps us continue to offer great tools at an affordable cost to everyone.
Tools covered by Fair Use Policy
The following tools fall under fair use limits:
Keyword Research – up to 100 searches per day
SERP Analyzer – up to 100 searches per day (if included in your plan)
Topic Research – up to 100 searches per day (if included in your plan)
Facts Coverage Booster – up to 100 searches per day (if included in your plan)
What “fair” means to us:
✅ All intentional output generated by humans is allowed and covered in fair use. This includes generating queries you’ll use for your work, hobby, or educational purposes.
✅ Sharing a single user account across a few people within one organization is acceptable.
❌ Generating a high volume of queries with the help of scripts or automation tools is not fair use.
❌ Spending a whole day manually creating random queries without the intention of using them (e.g., just to test performance) is not fair use.
⚠️ Important: If we detect the use of automated scripts or traffic levels not achievable with human hands, we may temporarily or permanently disable the user’s account.
Why this matters
Surfer is a content intelligence platform made for humans, designed to help deliver the best, most relevant content and raise the overall quality of the web. As long as you use Surfer with purpose—and not to overload our infrastructure—your usage falls within fair use.
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