ListingLab vs Sale Samurai

Sale Samurai shows you what keywords people search for and what your competitors use. But knowing the keywords and writing the listing are two different skills.

Sale Samurai

Simple keyword and tag research

Sale Samurai's keyword research is thorough. Their competitor analysis lets you see what other shops in your niche are doing.

$9.99/mo flat3-day free trialWeb-based

ListingLab

Shop audit and listing rewrites

Sale Samurai gives you keywords to work with. ListingLab gives you the finished listing. Sale Samurai pulls from its own database. ListingLab pulls from the Etsy API — live data. And instead of a keyword list, ListingLab writes your title, tags, and description.

From £9.95/moFree plan availableLive Etsy API

Where Sale Samurai wins

What Sale Samurai does better

Simple pricing

One plan at $9.99/mo. No tiers to compare, no feature gates, no upsells. You get everything for one price.

Tag research

Enter a keyword and see related tags with search volume and competition data. Quick way to fill your 13 Etsy tag slots.

Competition analysis

See how many other listings target the same keywords. Helps you find gaps where competition is lower.

Listing analysis

Paste a listing URL and get a breakdown of its tags, title keywords, and SEO strengths and weaknesses.

Low learning curve

Minimal interface with no dashboards or analytics to navigate. Good for sellers who want quick answers without complexity.

Where ListingLab wins

What ListingLab does better

Live Etsy API data

eRank uses its own keyword database built from aggregated estimates. ListingLab queries the Etsy Open API v3 directly — pulling tags from the top-ranking listings in your category right now, not yesterday, not last month.

Full shop audit

Paste your Etsy shop URL and every active listing is pulled, analysed, and categorised: what's working, what's getting views but not sales, and what's buried in search. No other tool does this from a single URL.

Complete listing rewrites

Each rewrite includes an SEO-optimised title, all 13 tags with rationale, a rewritten description, photo shot directions, and a video script. At least 8 of 13 tags come from proven competitor data.

No extension, no connection

No Chrome extension to install, no OAuth shop connection, no account linking. Paste a URL, get results. Nothing accesses your Etsy account.

Feature comparison

Side by side

Feature	Sale Samurai	ListingLab
Primary function	Keyword and tag research	Shop audit and listing rewrites
Data source	Sale Samurai database	Etsy Open API v3 (live data)
Full shop audit	No	Paste one URL, every listing analysed
AI listing generation	No AI features	From live Etsy API data (8/13 tags proven)
Complete rewrite output	Tag suggestions only	Title, 13 tags, description, photo shots, video script
Keyword research	Search volume + competition	Via competitor extraction
Chrome extension	No	No — web-based
Shop analytics	No	Full shop audit from one URL
Shop connection required	Not required	No — no OAuth needed
Free plan	3-day trial only	1 shop audit + 1 optimisation/month
Pricing	$9.99/mo (single plan)	£9.95 / $12.95/mo (Creator)
Annual discount	None available	25% off (3 months free)
Money-back guarantee	None advertised	30 days

Which is right for you

Which should you choose?

Choose Sale Samurai if

You want simple, affordable keyword and tag research with no complexity. One price, one plan, quick answers.

Choose ListingLab if

Sale Samurai is the research. ListingLab is the result. One tells you what words matter. The other puts those words into your listing for you.

Use both if

You use Sale Samurai for quick keyword lookups and competition checks, then use ListingLab to turn that research into a complete, optimised listing with proven competitor tags.

See what ListingLab does differently

Skip the research. Go straight to the rewrite. Free shop audit.

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