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    Ahrefs

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AAhrefs 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.”

    $127

    per month

    Moz Pro

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AMozPro , from Moz in Seattle, Washington, is an SEO platforms for tracking the performance of all inbound marketing efforts comprehensively. It reveals how content is being shared through social channels and how that drives traffic to a website, and features a broad toolset for search engine optimization: rank tracking, link opportunites, site audit via Moz Analytics, prospective keyword analysis and content grading, as well as a crawl test to find broken or poorly designed site elements. Moz…

    $99

    per month

    Plug in SEO

    Score8 out of 10
    N/APlug in SEO is a search engine optimization software solution offered by Pemberton Rank LtdN/A
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    AhrefsMoz ProPlug in SEO
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $129.00
    per month
    Standard
    $249.00
    per month
    Advanced
    $449.00
    per month
    Enterprise
    $1499.00
    per month
    Standard
    $99
    per month
    Medium
    $179
    per month
    Large
    $299
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    Premium
    $599
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    AhrefsMoz ProPlug in SEO
    Considered Multiple Products
    Ahrefs
    Chose Ahrefs
    It's competitive with Semrush, Moz and other tools of that same ilk. It's great for serious SEO work - not at the Enterprise level - but at the small business, small agency level. I would not consider it competitive with BrightEdge, Conductor, SEOClarity, etc. - but it IS …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    Ahrefs has the best backlink data even compared to funded competitors. On top of that, their analysis and tutorials make it possible to get value easily. Monitoring your website, your competitors, and finding SEO opportunities is very easy and there are some sophisticated …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    Ahrefs is my clear choice when I need to better understand the link profile of my clients' websites as its database is unmatched. However, when it comes to keyword research, it is second only to Semrush. I wouldn't say that it's worse than Semrush as each is focused on …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    I used to use Moz a lot and it is also a great tool. However, I found the Ahrefs UI was much friendlier and easier to navigate. I also like the specific use cases shown in the Ahrefs blog, which are much easier to follow and implement when using the Ahrefs tool itself. This …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    Ahrefs provides a lot more data, in a lot more detail - and tells you exactly why it matters.
    Moz is a nice tool - the UI is easier to navigate and there are more prompts for new users - but anyone doing serious work will do better with Ahrefs.
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    Sadly we are coming [to] terms that even trough there are more and more options that Ahrefs has they are still incomplete or not working good enough. And the most important options (like frequent updates on rankings) are behind the most expensive membership.

    Right now we mainly …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    Ahrefs has more features and more accurate data than its competitors. While both Moz and Majestic are great tools and can be used as complimentary to Ahrefs, if you have to choose one tool, definitely choose Ahrefs. It has the biggest database of links and better stats for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    The closest competitor to Ahrefs Site Explorer would likely be SEMRush. Ahrefs seems to have a significantly larger amount of data to work with. They claim that their service is powered by the second most active crawler in the world, next to Google.
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    Moz's backlink, at least a few years ago, PALED in comparison. It was very unthorough and lacking in many backlinks that Aherfs Site Explorer would pull up. Aherfs Site Explorer would pull up way more. It also has way more info than Moz backlink tool did a few years ago - …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    I feel like Ahrefs Site Explorer is the best in class for this type of tool. Moz has made great strides recently with their keyword research and backlink tool. It's come a long way, but I still feel Ahrefs Site Explorer is better at looking at sites, giving actionable insights, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    Ahrefs is easier, and faster.
    Incentivized
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    As stated previously, Ahrefa Site Explorer is the best to have an array of tools in your pocket when researching websites and practicing SEO. I would recommend using multiple tools intermittently to cover a variety of searches related to your project. Some platforms may be …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    I like the Ahrefs backlink tool the most. There's nothing else that gives that in-depth backlink analysis of your own websites and competitors.
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    I've used Moz in the past, and while it's simpler and easier to use for an unseasoned SEO person, it's also not as powerful as Ahrefs. If you already had a good idea of what you're doing, you're going to find that Ahrefs is much more useful than Moz. Moz is somewhat more …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    Ahrefs Site Explorer seems to crawl in more depth and has more features.
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    Having used most of the industry's SEO suites, I chose Ahrefs because of its crawl depth and massive suite of tools. Most of the other suites have similar tools, but Ahrefs beats them in both accuracy and speed. These things are important for any SEO professional who …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    It's very clear that Ahrefs has a larger database than their competitors. I never run into issues where this tool isn't able to evaluate keywords - even if they are very long tail niche keywords.

    The link section of the tool is also very useful. Ahrefs is able to clean up the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    Ahref has more comprehensive functionality and it offers lots of online resources to train you on how to use their tools which is VERY helpful.
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    At the time, Ahrefs had the most robust link index. Majesitc was a close second, and Moz lagged far behind. Since then, Moz promoted a major update and expansion of their link index, and it now bears further research to determine which product would be better for our …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    It is the best tool available on the internet according to me. It has got some great tools and features which other tools and services does not have. It is more accurate as compared to others. It tell all the things for on-page seo and off-page seo about the competitor's website.
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    In my opinion, Ahrefs is the best backlink tool out there. Moz and SEMRush are also great tools for SEO, but if you strictly want to research your own backlinks and see what your competitors have in terms of backlinks, Ahrefs is the best way to do that. It's an easy platform to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    I like these other softwares too. If you work in an agency you will likely have uses for many different platforms. I do like the way that ahrefs indexes and tracks links more than anything else I have used though. I think it is very effective with competitive research as well.
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    Ahrefs is the oldest of the tools and its index is gigantic in comparison. It also distinguishes between live and historical links which is important for determening the current value of a website.

    It lacks some of the onsite auditing tools which Serpstat Moz and even SE Ranking
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    Betweem Moz, SEMRush, and Ahrefs - Ahrefs takes the cake. Though Moz is catching up with link data, their other toolsets do not provide enough useful data to make complex decisions. SEMRush is a close tie with Ahrefs and would definitely be on top of mind if I also managed PPC. …
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    iContact
    Chose Moz Pro
    Moz Pro and Ahrefs each have their own strengths, and we use both. There is a lot of overlap between the two, but I find that there are certain things that each does better. For keyword research, backlink analysis, and site crawls, we generally gravitate toward Moz Pro because …
    Incentivized
    Chose Moz Pro
    The two closest competitors are Ahrefs and SEMRush, with additional tools upmarket.

    Each platform has its own strengths, and we use all three at FMI. For Moz, we most like the Keyword Explorer toolset and its recommendation engine and filtering mechanisms - it's a big difference …
    Incentivized
    Chose Moz Pro
    Moz is simple to use. It lacks the depth in backlinks database compared to Ahrefs, and Ahrefs perhaps does a little better in automatically figuring what keywords you rank for compared to MoZ. But overall Moz has some other strengths that make it an all-round package. It is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Moz Pro
    I prefer Moz Pro to SEMRush and Ahrefs Site Explorer because I think it is much easier to use and understand. I believe it can be used along with SpyFu because SpyFu has alot of Google Adwords information that can be used in competition analysis that moz doesn't have. These two …
    Incentivized
    Chose Moz Pro
    MOZ is a great beginner tool but there are more advanced tools out there like Ahrefs that allow you to do even more and have live crawl indexes for making decisions in almost real time. When you compare the crawl depth of other tools to MOZ, you can see where MOZ is lagging …
    Incentivized
    Chose Moz Pro
    Moz is an all-in-one SEO tool, just like Ahrefs, Serpstat or SE Ranking, which I've used. I'd say that it needs a better/more uniform UI to compete with Ahrefs and Serpstat, but it does a lot better than SE Ranking, which in my opinion is the weakest of them all. What I would …
    Incentivized
    Chose Moz Pro
    I prefer Ahrefs Site Explorer to Moz's Open Site Explorer. It has much more data on current and historical backlinks, as well as useful charts. The UI is easy to navigate and there are options for exporting the data, which I find useful as well.
    Incentivized
    Chose Moz Pro
    We still use Ahrefs periodically to fill in any gaps that Moz's data might have, or to see that data from a different angle. We always come back to Moz because they have a larger suite of tools in a single package. They provide the best value for the price. And because of the …
    Chose Moz Pro
    A[s] we all know Ahref or Semrush are very expensive tools. Startups cannot buy these tools. Moz Pro is reasonable and it gives you multiple features at [a] lower price.
    Incentivized
    Chose Moz Pro
    I think all SEO tools have their pros and cons, but Moz is a heavy hitter. They are the resident authority for educating SEO's, and that is for a reason. Their product works well. I wouldn't say it is head and shoulders above any competitors, but it gets the job done. When it …
    Incentivized
    Chose Moz Pro
    Moz is a good alternative but my current team leverages a variety of tools in order to support our external and internal customers. Moz has benefits for certain uses--it's strengths are easy, intuitive control systems, well rounded reporting functionality and decent backlink …
    Chose Moz Pro
    I consider Moz the most accurate service in terms of rankings, links, and authority metrics. More often than not, Moz's information reflects what we see on the search engines while other products have a much larger margin of error.
    Chose Moz Pro
    Not as detailed backlink tracking but far more tools for SEOs and inbound marketers.
    Chose Moz Pro
    My favorite tool is SEMrush. I selected Moz to help with link-based research because SEMrush is more focused on keyword data. For the link-based data, Ahrefs is probably the biggest threat to Moz. It has an amazing amount of data, and from the chatter I hear the data is more …
    Chose Moz Pro
    We use Raven Tools and Moz. Raven Tools aggregates Moz data through their partnership, so if you only have $100 a month to spend, consider Raven Tools.
    SEOmoz vs Majestic SEO - Moz has more more user friendly tools and interfaces but Majestic is more powerful. Majestic has …
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    Features
    AhrefsMoz ProPlug in SEO
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Ahrefs and Moz Pro and Plug in SEO
    Feature
    Ahrefs
    8.3
    72 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Moz Pro
    7.3
    41 Ratings
    5% below category average
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    Ratings
    Keyword analysis9.869 Ratings8.041 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backlink management9.470 Ratings7.036 Ratings00 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking8.668 Ratings7.141 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page grader7.462 Ratings8.040 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitive analysis9.270 Ratings8.040 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics7.465 Ratings7.039 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site recommendations7.461 Ratings7.037 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task management7.033 Ratings6.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Ahrefs and Moz Pro and Plug in SEO
    Feature
    Ahrefs
    6.5
    63 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Moz Pro
    5.9
    32 Ratings
    25% below category average
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    Local SEO6.751 Ratings5.327 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social SEO6.048 Ratings5.323 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile SEO6.047 Ratings6.225 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global SEO7.157 Ratings6.827 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Ahrefs and Moz Pro and Plug in SEO
    Feature
    Ahrefs
    7.4
    60 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Moz Pro
    7.0
    33 Ratings
    18% below category average
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    Multi-domain support6.457 Ratings7.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools8.429 Ratings7.130 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Serpstat
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Serpstat
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Serpstat
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    AhrefsMoz ProPlug in SEO
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (77 ratings)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
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    7.0
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    Usability
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    7.0
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    10.0
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    8.8
    (14 ratings)
    9.5
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    User Testimonials
    AhrefsMoz ProPlug in SEO
    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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    iContact
    Businesses looking to keep track of their web presence and utilize a tool to identify areas of opportunity. The trends tracking and competitor modeling allow businesses to be able to build an SEO strategy that they can track progress over time and fill in content gaps. This is used by our company in conjunction with our marketing automation tool and Google's web presence suite (eg. Google Analytics, Search Console, Tag Manager).
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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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    • It finds relevant keywords and lets you know your chance of ranking with them.
    • It helps you find content that needs work to rank better.
    • It helps you improve any technical issues with your web pages.
    • It helps you audit your current site for any technical issues.
    • It helps you keep track of your most important keywords.
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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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    iContact
    • Some of the auto-gen visual tables aren't all that useful for smaller companies. For instance on the Search Visibility tab, many of my clients have a tiny % of keywords in the top-10, so the table shows basically 4 overlaid flat lines. I wish we had some options to customize this table or expand the range or something.
    • I wish there were some more tools relating to the technical aspects of the site/pages. The whole tool is very keyword-oriented, which is fine, but I feel like over time this has become and will continue to be less important than technical aspects, site speed, voice search, etc.
    • There's an Anchor Text tab, but it only looks at Inbound links—I wish this feature was for on-site anchor text—this could be a much better optimization tool. Because there's nothing you can do about inbound link text.
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    Pemberton Rank Ltd.
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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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    iContact
    We've been paying monthly for Moz for at least four years. We rely heavily on it for our daily work, and would need to re-engineer many of our processes if we were to cancel our subscription. I suspect we'll continue to use Moz as long as we are in business (assuming they maintain their quality).
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    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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    iContact
    it's easy to use once you get the hang of it and most people with any sort of background in using online tools and analytics systems can figure it out. it's just not as intuitive as it could be like google webmaster tools or Adobe (Site Catalyst)
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    Reliability and Availability
    Ahrefs
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    iContact
    Every time I've ever needed it, it's been there.
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    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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    iContact
    As I have mentioned before, if you have enterprise subscription, the staff are super helpful. Moz also participated in the marketing tech conferences especially moz in seattle. These sessions are super useful in helping digital marketing analyst like me to investigate new marketing techniques, tracking leads and conversions and eventually monetize them. Their staff is not only knowledgeable in their own product but they have been around. For example Dr Peter from moz always publishes his insights and I have relied somewhat on his opinions.
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    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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    iContact
    Moz emerged as an industry leader with a great reputation for driving optimal SEO performance and ROI for customers. Moz' thought leadership on all things SEO gave us a lot of confidence to invest and partner with them. The wide array of product features was also something that was important to us relative to Moz' competitors. In the end, we felt there wasn't anything we couldn't do with Moz. We were also impressed with the on demand platform training and tools provided from day 1. Lastly, Moz was one of the more expensive platforms, but it wasn't the most expensive, so we felt we received great value for the overall price.
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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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    iContact
    • Here I can easily find competitor's ranking keywords and their backlinks. It also gives you another exciting feature where you can compare two domains at the same time.
    • The thing that I don't like about this software is, that sometimes your page can take too much time for crawling.
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    Pemberton Rank Ltd.
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