Some SEO Experts likes it all automated, and some folks prefer the manual way. You know, the routine SEO can be quite a drag sometimes. Reports, Page rank checks for each page, Backlink checks, Onsite checks and all that stuff !

Some folks like me prefer it the hybrid way. Little bit of automation and little bit of manual checks makes it all fool proof. And it’s a truth that many of the tools we use are pretty much available for everyone.

Here are some SEO soft wares that you might find interesting if you want to automate the SEO chores that is. Most of them are available for purchase, but the makers have also provided demo versions for the curious minds, so try them, there are a few real good ones among them.

1. SHEER SEO

Does quite a lot of SEO automations including,

- SERPs tracking tool for Google and Yahoo.
- Page rank monitoring.
- Word density.
- Number of referrers.
- Number of indexed pages.
- Site auto discovery for relevant search terms & pages.
- Main referrals analysis.

2. Web CEO

Does basics and a bit advanced SEO chores

- Keyword research Tools.
- Search Engine Submission tools.
- Link partner finder tools.
- Rank checker.
- Indexed pages check.
- Link popularity checks

3. SEO Max

SEO Project automations mostly

- Projects creation
- Quick Rank
- Competitors analysis
- Web Page Analysis
- Ranking Charts
- Professional Export to PDF 
- Results sorting 
- Results Grouping by everything 
- Export in grouped view
- Visual data filtering 
- Price table management 
- Generate price by project

4. SEO Administrator

A full fledged SEO metric automator

- Ranking Monitor
- Link Popularity Checker
- Site Indexation Tool
- Broken link checker
- Link exchange software
- Reciprocal link checker
- Log Analyzer
- Sitemap software
-  Page Rank Analyzer
-  Keyword Suggestion Tool
-  HTML Analyzer

All of these SEO softwares has a demo version (linked)  available that will give you access to almost all the features. None of them has restricted features, but limited website profiles access. But that itself would be able to give you an idea of how powerful they can be.