SaaS · n = 50

US SaaS SEO engagement pricing 2026

What US SaaS companies pay for SEO. 50-company sample from seed-to-series-C.

ServiceLow (10th)MedianHigh (90th)
SEO retainer / month (seed)$1,500$4,500$9,000
SEO retainer / month (Series A+)$6,000$14,000$32,000
Programmatic SEO build (one-off)$12,000$35,000$95,000
Content production / month$2,000$7,500$22,000
Methodology + notes
  • · Sample drawn from 50 US SaaS companies, seed-to-Series-C
  • · Programmatic SEO is now the dominant content investment for Series-A and later
  • · Brand content investment has dropped 30% YoY, replaced by programmatic + AI-search optimisation