Ahrefs vs. KWFinder

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ahrefs
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Ahrefs is an SEO tool providers. Ahrefs Site Explorer provides a suite of tools including a component for backlink & on-page SEO analysis, online brand mentions tracking, and domain comparison tool for competitor analysis, etc. They refer to themselves as “the largest index of live backlinks.”
$99
per month
KWFinder
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
KWFinder is a search engine optimization software solution offered by KWFinder.
$588
per year
Pricing
AhrefsKWFinder
Editions & Modules
Lite
$99.00
per month
Standard
$179.00
per month
Advanced
$399.00
per month
Agency
$999.00
per month
Mangools Basic
$588.00
per year
Mangools Premium
$828.00
per year
Mangools Agency
$1548.00
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AhrefsKWFinder
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
AhrefsKWFinder
Considered Both Products
Ahrefs
Chose Ahrefs
You can dip deeper with Ahrefs Site Explorer's data. It is great for crawling websites, doing website audits too. For deep analysis and research, Ahrefs is a step ahead of its competitors. Ahrefs has many tools like site & keyword explorer, content explorer, rank tracker, site …
KWFinder
Chose KWFinder
This is just for keywords, not site traffic or domain metrics; it is not as thorough as the competitors, strictly a keyword research tool.
Chose KWFinder
All these tools are extremely powerful, and keyword research is just one component of the tools. That said, keyword research using KWFinder, for me, has been most enjoyable out of all of these. It's mostly because of how easy it is to use. The UI is nice to look at, it's just a …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
AhrefsKWFinder
SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
Ahrefs
7.6
71 Ratings
2% below category average
KWFinder
8.3
4 Ratings
7% above category average
Keyword analysis9.468 Ratings8.24 Ratings
Backlink management8.769 Ratings8.21 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking9.167 Ratings8.22 Ratings
Page grader5.561 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Competitive analysis9.169 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics7.064 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Site recommendations5.060 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Task management7.132 Ratings8.21 Ratings
SEO Channels
Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
Ahrefs
7.5
62 Ratings
2% below category average
KWFinder
8.0
3 Ratings
5% above category average
Local SEO7.650 Ratings7.33 Ratings
Social SEO6.647 Ratings8.22 Ratings
Mobile SEO6.646 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Global SEO9.256 Ratings8.22 Ratings
SEO Platform & Account Management
Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Product A and Product B
Ahrefs
8.6
59 Ratings
2% above category average
KWFinder
9.1
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Multi-domain support8.856 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools8.429 Ratings9.11 Ratings
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Advanced Web Ranking
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Score 8.2 out of 10
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Score 8.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
AhrefsKWFinder
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(76 ratings)
6.4
(4 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
AhrefsKWFinder
Likelihood to Recommend
Ahrefs
Ahrefs is a must have in the SEO toolbox. It is one of the leading tools in the industry for serious SEO research. It can do almost everything you need on the non-technical side of SEO. In my opinion, it is not great if you need a detailed technical tool that identifies errors and helps with fix suggestions. In that instance, I think there are better tools on the market. But - for content and keyword related tasks, I think it's must have.
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KWFinder
If you don't know the first thing about keyword research, learn about it, then make sure you use this tool. It's by far the simplest tool I use in my keyword research arsenal. That's not to say the others are difficult to use, this one's just the easiest. If you aren't focusing on your site's SEO, then I suppose SEO research and a keyword like this may not suit you, but I believe that every business that has a website should focus on SEO - so a tool like this is a good tool to have.
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Pros
Ahrefs
  • I have been using this platform in my organization to develop several SEO tools to help to grow our website much.
  • It has all the main features which include competitor research, keyword research, website audit, content research, and rank tracking.
  • I have been using all these functions in the organization for several purposes. It provides complete information and complete performance details of the SEO.
  • It provides us the detailed keyword research with volume, CPC, and other information.
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KWFinder
  • Rating of keywords
  • CPC (cost per click)
  • Suggestions for alternate keywords
  • Keyword difficulty
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Cons
Ahrefs
  • Can't export graphs: some graphs within the tool would be useful as an export. Unfortunately, exporting them is not an option.
  • No "blanket" reporting options: though Ahrefs is excellent for gathering and exporting intel/data, there are no blanket SEO reports provided. Exporting data is great, but simple report exporting would make it better.
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KWFinder
  • Not much usage in small markets.
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Likelihood to Renew
Ahrefs
Their index is too vast to ignore when looking at a complete backlink profile. We find links in Ahrefs that do not appear in any other link detection tool. For this reason, it's a must for our agency to use for the foreseeable future. Plus, it's very affordable considering the data you get
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KWFinder
No answers on this topic
Usability
Ahrefs
Ahrefs is very easy to use - you can jump right in and understand most of the assets. Overall, the dashboard snapshots give a very good picture of inbound link activity. For deeper analysis of historical trends, the system can become cumbersome, making it hard to do full work without exporting and reformatting the data.
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KWFinder
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Ahrefs
Ahrefs has always been responsive when there's been a technical issue with the site. There are usually very little problems, but if there are, they announce it on their social media accounts which keeps its customers informed. Email support is prompt and the customer service people are very helpful, knowledgable and friendly.
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KWFinder
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Ahrefs
Majestic and Ahrefs are really close in terms of tool. Ahrefs does offer competitive comparison and they do have a more up to date data base. Majestic however has a more comprehensive historical view of sites which is also extremely valuable. Majestic also offers a link velocity chart that is missing on Ahrefs. Ahrefs makes up for this with their links gained/lost calendar which Majestic is missing.
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KWFinder
This is just for keywords, not site traffic or domain metrics; it is not as thorough as the competitors, strictly a keyword research tool.
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Return on Investment
Ahrefs
  • Ahrefs Site Explorer has helped with any comprehensive backlink analysis and backlink profile management we've had.
  • Ahrefs Site Explorer has helped tremendously in getting manual penalties lifted for certain sites.
  • Aherfs Site Explorer has been helpful in identifying 404 error pages.
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KWFinder
  • KWFinder is a part of a bundle of tools that you get with Mangools and it's pretty affordable.
  • It's a time saver, and time is money.
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ScreenShots

Ahrefs Screenshots

Screenshot of Analyze backlinks and keywords of any website to find opportunities for your organic traffic growthScreenshot of Check your website for 100+ pre-defined SEO issuesScreenshot of Get relevant keyword ideas supported by accurate SEO metricsScreenshot of Find the most shared and linked-to content on any topicScreenshot of Track your and your competitors' search rankings