Parag Gupta, Co-Founder at DianAppsVerified Review
Posted on Dec 26, 2019
“Really good”
Pros: Great reach, user-friendly, decent cost
Cons: No so far!
Ahrefs
Singapore HQFounded 2010
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Overview
About Ahrefs
Ahrefs is known as the world's largest index of live backlinks and the ultimate website analysis toolset that is trusted by thousands of SEOs and Integrated Marketing Professionals worldwide. Explorer disrupted the stagnant field of backlink analysis and kick-started a new round of competition among SEO software providers. It quickly became one of the world's best backlink analysis of SEO tools.
At a glance
Software information
Industries served, licensing and the support Ahrefs provides.
Industries
- Information-technology-services
Licensing
- Proprietary
- Monthly Payment
Support
- 24x7 Support
Training
- Webinar
- Documentation
Knowledge Base
- Help Guides
- Video Guides
- Website
Languages (1)
English
Review analytics
What customers report
4.6
Based on 159 verified reviews
What users like the most
- Very easy to use, with super helpful information icons that explain key definitions well.
- I've used it for training young SEOs and it has been great!
- The blog and other resources are honestly unmatched - the team are personal and really seek to help people.
What users like the least
- It would be great if we could somehow automate parts of the reports, but I don't actually know if this would be a good thing.
- Data is sometimes not available
- Some tools are not very useful, for example, the Content Explorer provides a lot of irrelevant content examples
What users say
Review Analytics of Ahrefs
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Review Summary
Ahrefs is widely praised for comprehensive SEO capabilities, particularly strong backlink analysis, competitor research, and keyword tracking with accurate data and an intuitive interface. Users consistently highlight its all-in-one functionality, frequent feature updates, and helpful educational resources as major strengths. However, the platform's high pricing is a recurring complaint across reviews, and some users note limitations in specific features like site audits and data segmentation options. The tool's learning curve and occasional discrepancies between estimated and actual traffic metrics are also mentioned as minor drawbacks.
✦ AI-generated summary. May not reflect every review.
What reviewers mention most
Geoffrey Hoesch, CEO at Dragonfly Digital MarketingVerified Review
Posted on Dec 20, 2019
“Results speak highly for the work done by the tool”
We utilize Ahrefs for a lot of SEO and content strategies at Dragonfly Digital Marketing including competitive link research, keyword research, rank tracking, and to identify content opportunities, I recommend Ahrefs as the best all-around tool, because they specialize in links, and that’s crucial for SEO. It primarily started as a link building tool, and links are incredibly beneficial for SEO, we’ve continued to use the tool as its offerings have increased. Ahrefs does offer cost per click predictions.
Orekov SkayaVerified Review
Posted on Dec 16, 2019
“Functional and user-friendly”
WEBDIGITAVerified Review
Posted on Dec 10, 2019
“It has everything that any marketer needs”
ComboAppVerified Review
Posted on Dec 4, 2019
“My favourite tool”
Adam Hempenstall, Founder & CEO at Better ProposalsVerified Review
Posted on Dec 3, 2019
“It really is a no-brainer”
I'm Adam, founder, and CEO at Better Proposals. I would like to share my thoughts regarding my use of the Ahrefs tool. It’s much more user-friendly and provides so many useful features that I definitely get my money’s worth every month. It has the most up-to-date keyword data and backlinks.
Alex Lapp, Social Media Manager at Insite AdviceVerified Review
Posted on Nov 29, 2019
“Great”
It provides Best Data but I find it expensive sometimes.
Skyracle TechnologiesVerified Review
Posted on Nov 5, 2019
“Must have software for every SEO agency”
Pros: Nothing can beat its features
Cons: Little bit expensive
Victoria Naichuk, Digital Marketing Specialist at RomexsoftVerified Review
Posted on Oct 24, 2019
“Best service for SEO”
Pros: Great interface, all in all
Cons: backlinks overview only for 2 last month
Gautham Ramakrishnan, Head Of Marketing at ZomentumVerified Review
Posted on Oct 17, 2019
“The best SEO tool in the market!”
I have been using Ahrefs for more than 3 years now and the tool has been doing wonders for me and my team! The tool has actually helped me to scale multiple businesses organically! I'd recommend this tool anyday to any business!
Capabilities
Ahrefs features
The full feature set, grouped by module.
Plans
Ahrefs pricing
Price Type
Month
Free Version
No
Payment Frequency
Monthly Payment
Preferred Currency
USD ($)
Lite$129.00 / month
- 5 projects
- 6 months of historical data
- 750 tracked keywords
- 5 tracked prompts
- 100,000 crawl credits
- 1,000 credits per user
- 1 user included
- Add 2 more users at $40/mo each
Standard$249 / month
- 20 projects
- 2 years of historical data
- 2,000 tracked keywords
- 10 tracked prompts
- 500,000 crawl credits
- Unlimited credits per user
- 1 user included
- Add 5 more users at $60/mo each
Advanced$449 / month
- 50 projects
- 5 years of historical data
- 5,000 tracked keywords
- 20 tracked prompts
- 1,500,000 crawl credits
- Unlimited credits per user
- 1 user included
- Add 10 more users at $80/mo each
Works with
Integrations
Ahrefs connects with the tools your team already uses.
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