FAQ
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30-day free trial · no credit card · database and hosting in the EU
The product
Isn't this just another audit tool?
Audit tools typically stop at the list of issues. Lastmod ranks what matters, explains why, says how sure it is, and afterwards measures what happens to your clicks.
What if I don't have Google Search Console?
Technical checks, such as missing titles, canonical tags and broken internal links, only need your verified domain and an XML sitemap, so you can browse those findings without Search Console. Search Console access to your whole domain also works instead of a DNS record. You can turn a technical finding into a task without it; Lastmod then only checks the implementation, not the clicks. Measuring the result in clicks does need a working connection, which also unlocks quick wins, click-through drops and Core Web Vitals checks. You connect it during setup.
Does Lastmod change my site?
No. Lastmod never edits your site; you make the change yourself. If you opt in to IndexNow, Lastmod notifies Bing and other search engines that use it after you mark a task done. That is a notification, not an edit, and Google does not use IndexNow.
Where is my data?
Your database and the application run in the EU. For AI analysis we send page titles, meta descriptions, headings, search queries and measurement results to Anthropic in the United States, under EU Standard Contractual Clauses. A few other providers handle limited technical data outside the EU. Every provider is listed on the sub-processor page.
What happens after the 30-day trial?
After the free trial your account becomes read-only and your data stays. We never asked for a card, so nothing is charged. To continue, choose a plan in the app: businesses in the EU subscribe and pay there; otherwise contact us and we activate a plan. On Starter, analysis runs weekly instead of daily and history is kept for 90 days; Pro keeps daily analysis.
For in-house teams
Do I need to know SEO?
No. Every task explains what to change, where and why, and shows the evidence. You don't have to interpret metrics first.
Do I need a developer?
Once, possibly: to add a DNS record that proves you own the domain, or to connect Search Console with an account that has access to it. After that you make the changes in your own CMS, like any other page edit.
What language is the product in?
The app and the monthly reports are available in English and Dutch, and each person picks their own language in Preferences. This website is available in English and Dutch.
For agencies
Can I try the agency features during the trial?
Partly. The free trial covers one website, so there are no client sites to switch between, and trial reports use the Lastmod template. Agency itself has no trial: you pay when you sign up, monthly or yearly, and cancel at the end of the period you paid for.
Who receives the report?
The account owner (or an admin) gets an email with the report as a PDF attachment. You send the PDF to your client yourself.
Can my client log in?
No, there is no client portal. Inviting a client as a viewer would show them every site in your account, so we don't recommend it.
Which language are the reports in?
English or Dutch. The email follows the language of the person who receives it, and a download follows the language of the person who downloads it.
How is the Agency plan billed?
You pay when you sign up, monthly in advance or yearly in advance with 2 months free. Extra websites are billed monthly. Businesses in the EU pay in the app; for everyone else we agree the terms before you pay anything.
Pricing and plans
Am I locked into a contract?
There is nothing to sign. A monthly plan is paid per month in advance and you can cancel at any time; it then ends at the end of the month you paid for. A yearly plan is paid a year in advance and renews every year until you cancel; you can cancel until the end of the year you paid for, and that year is not refunded. The free trial asks for no card.
Can I pay yearly?
Yes. A yearly plan costs ten months for twelve, so 2 months are free, and you pay it a year in advance. Extra websites stay monthly. You can switch from monthly to yearly at once, and we deduct the unused days of the month you paid for. From yearly to monthly the change takes effect when the year ends. A yearly plan of Pro or Agency is paid by credit card; iDEAL and Bancontact are not available for those amounts. A yearly Starter plan can also be paid with iDEAL or Bancontact.
What counts as a website?
A website is a domain or subdomain that Lastmod follows. The bare domain and its www version count as one. Each plan includes a number of websites; the pricing page lists how many.
What if I need more websites?
Add extra websites to your plan for a monthly price per website, in the app if your business is in the EU, otherwise by contacting us: Starter €29, Pro €49, Agency €40 (€30 from website 26). Extra websites are billed monthly, also on a yearly plan. Starter has a maximum number of websites; Pro and Agency have none. The monthly AI suggestions are shared across all your websites, and every extra website adds its own share.
Can I see whether ChatGPT and Google AI Mode mention my website?
Yes. Lastmod asks ChatGPT and Google AI Mode the questions you follow a few times a week, and shows how often they mention your website or use it as a source. Lastmod suggests the questions and you approve them. Per website, Starter follows 25 questions and asks each 3× a week, Pro 25 questions 5× a week and Agency 25 questions 5× a week. A percentage appears once at least 30 answers have been measured over 28 days; until then you see counts. Lastmod measures these two assistants only, without an account or chat history, so it is a sample. It does not say why a number goes up or down.
Can I connect Google Analytics 4?
Yes, in every plan, and it is optional. Lastmod reads the one property you choose, read-only, and shows per page how many sessions came from AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Perplexity, as context next to your results. Below 10 sessions it says there are too few to show a number. It does not say that those visits came from a change you made. Lastmod keeps the data for 180 days and never receives data about individual visitors.
Can I export or delete my data?
The account owner can export everything from Settings and delete the organisation there. The deletion becomes final after a 7-day grace period in which you can still cancel.
How do I pay for an add-on on a yearly plan?
An add-on, such as the AI question pack (25 extra questions for one website, €19 a month excl. VAT), is always billed per month, also on a yearly plan. It then runs on the same monthly payment as any extra websites, separately from your yearly amount: when you add it you pay for the rest of the current month, and after that a full month each month. You cancel a pack per month; it runs until the end of the month you paid for.
See it on your own site
Start the 30-day free trial. Technical checks run as soon as Lastmod has access to your domain and can read your sitemap.
30-day free trial · no credit card · database and hosting in the EU