Moz Pro Tracks Only Top 20 – Ranktracker Tracks Top 100

Intro

If you are researching Moz Pro rank tracking, there’s a major change you need to be aware of — and it significantly reduces how much of the SERP you can actually see.

Moz Pro has officially reduced its rank tracking depth. Starting October 20, 2025, Moz Pro now tracks only the first two pages of Google.

That means positions 1–20 only. Anything beyond that is grouped into a single label: 21+.

What changed in Moz Pro rank tracking

Moz confirmed this change after Google removed the &num=100 search parameter.

Here’s what Moz Pro does now:

• Tracks rankings only for positions 1–20
• Keywords ranking beyond page two show as 21+
• No visibility into positions 21–100
• Ranking changes are compressed
• Historical movement below page two is lost

Previously, Moz Pro tracked up to five pages (Top 50). That depth is now gone.

How this affects Moz Pro reports

This change impacts multiple areas inside Moz Pro:

Campaign rank tracking

• The Rank column now only checks pages 1–2
• Keywords outside page two are shown as 21+
• Ranking change data becomes less precise

Performance charts

• Charts only reflect positions 1–20
• No insight into early-stage progress
• Momentum before page two is invisible

SERP analysis

• SERP results stop after page two
• No competitor visibility beyond position 20

In short, Moz Pro no longer shows what happens on pages 3–10 at all.

What this feels like in real SEO work

Moz Pro users typically notice:

• Keywords “jumping” from 21+ straight into Top 20
• No visibility into progress on page 3, 4, or 5
• SEO work feeling invisible for weeks
• Ranking changes losing context
• Competitor movement below page two disappearing

For example:

• A keyword improves from position 74 → 38
• Moz Pro still shows 21+
• It later hits position 19
• Suddenly it appears — with no history

All the work in between is hidden.

Why Top 20-only tracking is a serious limitation

SEO rarely starts on page one or two.

Most real progress happens here:

• Page 10 to page 7
• Page 7 to page 5
• Page 5 to page 3

That’s where:

• Content updates begin to work
• Link building momentum builds
• Internal linking pays off
• Recoveries after updates start

If your rank tracker stops at page two, you lose visibility into the most important part of the SEO journey.

Why Moz made this change (and why it matters)

Moz didn’t remove Top 100 tracking by choice.

This change happened because:

• Google removed the &num=100 parameter
• Deep SERP collection became more expensive
• Moz chose to reduce depth instead of re-engineering infrastructure

Other tools responded differently.

How Ranktracker handles rank tracking differently

Ranktracker took the opposite approach.

Instead of reducing depth, Ranktracker rebuilt its system to support:

• Daily tracking for positions 1–100
• Full SERP depth every day
• No “21+” grouping
• Full historical movement
• Consistent competitor visibility
• Local, device, and language-level tracking

If a keyword moves from position 92 → 63 → 41 → 18, you see every step.

Nothing is hidden.

Moz Pro vs Ranktracker in simple terms

Moz Pro

• Tracks only positions 1–20
• Everything else shown as 21+
• No visibility into pages 3–10
• Early SEO progress hidden

Ranktracker

• Tracks positions 1–100
• Daily updates across full SERP
• Complete historical context
• Built for modern SEO workflows

One shows the finish line. The other shows the entire race.

Why Moz Pro users start looking for alternatives

Moz Pro users usually start questioning the tool when:

• Rankings appear without context
• SEO work doesn’t line up with reports
• Progress feels delayed
• Competitor movement is missing
• Page 3–10 data is needed

Once you realise Top 20 is the hard limit, it becomes difficult to ignore.

Bottom line

Moz Pro now tracks only the first two pages of Google (Top 20). Everything beyond that is grouped as 21+, with no detail or history.

Ranktracker tracks the full Top 100 every day, with complete visibility and no depth limits.

If you want to see how rankings actually move — not just when they finally arrive — Top 100 tracking matters.