The Problem
Single-vendor agency SEO platforms ($500-1500/mo flat) lock the team into vendor-tier limits and rarely cover AEO/AI Overview tracking well. Per-client-month data costs are not visible to the agency in subscription models.
The Scavio Solution
DataForSEO (PAYG SERP at $0.60/1K standard queue) + Ahrefs Standard ($249/mo) for backlink + content depth + Scavio ($30/mo) for AEO/AI Overview + Reddit + YouTube. Composable, per-1K-query economics visible.
Before
An r/SEO_LLM agency post: $500-1500/mo flat platforms with surprise overage and weak AEO support across 300 client domains.
After
$270 DFS + $249 Ahrefs + $30 Scavio = $549/mo total data cost across 300 clients = $1.83/client/mo. Charge $99-299/client/mo, unit economics fine.
Who It Is For
SEO agencies at 100-1000 client domains, SaaS in-house SEO leads tracking competitors at scale, programmatic SEO operators.
Key Benefits
- Per-1K-query economics visible (DataForSEO PAYG)
- Ahrefs reserved for depth queries (not routine ranks)
- Scavio adds AEO/AI Overview tracking neither covers natively
- Total stack <$600/mo for 300 clients
- Composable, swappable parts
Python Example
# Stack is config + queries against three vendors. Daily rank pull example:
# DFS: POST https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/google/organic/task_post (300 × 50 = 15K daily)
# Scavio AEO: POST https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/search { include_ai_overview: true }
# Ahrefs reserved for backlink + content explorer queries (use credits judiciously).JavaScript Example
// Same in TS / any orchestrator.Platforms Used
Web search with knowledge graph, PAA, and AI overviews