Open SEO Stats(Formerly Chrome Extension Analysis

Listing positioning

Open SEO Stats is positioned as a comprehensive utility for webmasters and marketers to perform on-page SEO analysis. It aggregates various metrics including index counts, cache status, site security, and link statistics directly within the browser interface.

Inferred product pattern

Legacy browser utility transitioning from free-utility status to a restrictive freemium SaaS model.

Review-backed pain points

Long-term users express significant frustration over the transition of core free features to a paid model, alongside technical reliability issues and difficulty managing subscription cancellations.

Observed feature gaps

Frequent reports of broken features such as the BuiltWith integration and discrepancies in index count accuracy compared to search engine results.

Support

Users report technical login loops within the extension and a lack of self-service cancellation options, forcing users to manage payments externally.

Reliability

Multiple reports of extension corruption upon installation, broken modules (e.g., BuiltWith), and inconsistent data accuracy for index stats.

Privacy

Serious reports concerning unauthorized script execution and the historical bundling of third-party software, which triggered security alerts.