Raven Tools Tracks Only Top 20 – Ranktracker Tracks Full Top 100

Intro

If you’re using Raven Tools for rank tracking, there’s a depth limitation that often gets overlooked — especially if you’re trying to grow keywords, not just report on them.

Raven Tools tracks rankings only up to the Top 20 positions. Anything ranking beyond page two (positions 21–100) is not tracked in a meaningful or continuous way.

That makes Raven Tools more of a reporting-layer rank checker, not a full SERP tracking solution.

How Raven Tools rank tracking actually works

Raven Tools is primarily built around:

• SEO reporting
• Client dashboards
• Aggregating data from multiple sources

For rank tracking specifically, it means:

• Tracks rankings positions 1–20
• No consistent tracking for positions 21–100
• Limited historical context beyond page two
• Early-stage keyword movement is invisible
• Competitor tracking is shallow

If a keyword ranks at position 34, 57, or 82, Raven Tools does not show that journey.

From a reporting perspective, the keyword hasn’t “started ranking” yet.

What this looks like in real SEO work

This limitation becomes obvious once you start doing growth-focused SEO.

Common issues include:

• Keywords appearing suddenly once they hit the Top 20
• No visibility into early progress
• Rankings jumping without context
• Difficulty proving SEO impact to clients

Example:

• A keyword moves from position 91 → 68 → 41 You see nothing.
• It later reaches position 19 Suddenly it appears.

All the progress that actually mattered happened off-screen.

Why Top 20-only tracking is a serious limitation

SEO progress rarely begins on page one or two.

Most meaningful movement happens here:

• Page 10 → Page 7
• Page 7 → Page 5
• Page 5 → Page 3

Those are positions 21–100 — exactly where Raven Tools stops tracking.

Without that visibility:

• Early momentum is missed
• SEO testing takes longer
• Algorithm reactions are harder to spot
• Competitor growth goes unnoticed

You end up reacting late instead of steering early.

The blind spots this creates

With Top 20-only tracking, you cannot:

• Measure early keyword improvements
• Validate content or link changes quickly
• Track competitors before they reach page two
• Diagnose ranking drops below the Top 20
• Understand why rankings improved

SEO becomes reactive, not proactive.

How Ranktracker handles rank tracking differently

Ranktracker was rebuilt specifically to remove these blind spots.

With Ranktracker:

• Positions 1–100 are tracked
• Updates run daily
• No depth limits
• Full historical movement
• Clear competitor visibility across the SERP
• Built for modern SEO workflows

If a keyword moves from position 96 → 73 → 48 → 27 → 11, you see every step.

Nothing disappears.

Raven Tools vs Ranktracker in simple terms

Raven Tools

• Tracks only Top 20
• No visibility beyond page two
• Early SEO progress hidden
• Designed primarily for reporting

Ranktracker

• Tracks full Top 100 daily
• Complete SERP visibility
• Momentum visible early
• Built for execution, not just reports

One shows late-stage results. The other shows the full ranking journey.

Who Raven Tools works best for

Raven Tools can work if:

• You focus mainly on client reporting
• Page one and two rankings are enough
• Rank tracking is not mission-critical

But if your SEO depends on:

• Growing keywords from page 3–10
• Seeing momentum early
• Monitoring competitors before they overtake you
• Making fast, data-driven decisions

Then Top 20-only tracking is not enough.

Bottom line

Raven Tools tracks only the Top 20 rankings. Everything beyond page two is invisible.

Ranktracker tracks the full Top 100 every day, with no blind spots, no delays, and complete historical context.

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