Ahrefs vs. SeoSamba Marketing Operating System

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ahrefs
Score 8.9 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
SeoSamba Marketing Operating System
Score 8.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
SeoSamba Marketing Operating System (formerly SambaSaaS) is cloud marketing software that includes tools that let users automate search engine optimization (SEO), schedule social media marketing posts across LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, manage business reputation across 100+ directories by responding to reviews, as well as create and send email newsletters. It also enables users to publish content; broadcast press releases; track inbound phone and form leads; monitor Google Ads…
$99
per month per installation
Pricing
AhrefsSeoSamba Marketing Operating System
Editions & Modules
Lite
$99.00
per month
Standard
$179.00
per month
Advanced
$399.00
per month
Agency
$999.00
per month
Call tracking & Dynamic Number Insertion
$5
per local number
Standard monthly license
$109
per domain
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AhrefsSeoSamba Marketing Operating System
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$299 per installation
Additional DetailsYou can take advantage of many SeoSamba's Marketing Operating System (MOS) features regardless of your website platform. However, MOS offers even more functionalities when your website is also powered by WordPress, SeoToaster CMS, SeoToaster E-commerce or SeoToaster Ultimate CRM. SeoSamba offers migration package with or without look & feel re-design, but always including a comprehensive search engine optimization process that is implemented on your behalf. What's unique about it? SeoSamba benchmarks your existing search ranking positions, and offers a 60 days post-release improvement guarantee. Migration packages costs vary usually between $1500 and $2500 range or most small businesses clients.
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Community Pulse
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Features
AhrefsSeoSamba Marketing Operating System
SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
Ahrefs
8.5
68 Ratings
9% above category average
SeoSamba Marketing Operating System
-
Ratings
Keyword analysis9.365 Ratings00 Ratings
Backlink management8.866 Ratings00 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking8.764 Ratings00 Ratings
Page grader8.259 Ratings00 Ratings
Competitive analysis8.666 Ratings00 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics8.761 Ratings00 Ratings
Site recommendations7.558 Ratings00 Ratings
Task management7.931 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO Channels
Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
Ahrefs
8.6
60 Ratings
12% above category average
SeoSamba Marketing Operating System
-
Ratings
Local SEO8.148 Ratings00 Ratings
Social SEO7.946 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile SEO8.745 Ratings00 Ratings
Global SEO9.454 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO Platform & Account Management
Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Product A and Product B
Ahrefs
8.6
57 Ratings
2% above category average
SeoSamba Marketing Operating System
-
Ratings
Multi-domain support8.754 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools8.429 Ratings00 Ratings
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Ahrefs
-
Ratings
SeoSamba Marketing Operating System
8.0
1 Ratings
3% above category average
Dynamic content00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Landing pages00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Ahrefs
-
Ratings
SeoSamba Marketing Operating System
8.2
1 Ratings
6% above category average
Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
Ahrefs
-
Ratings
SeoSamba Marketing Operating System
8.2
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Calendaring00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Ahrefs
-
Ratings
SeoSamba Marketing Operating System
9.1
1 Ratings
19% above category average
Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Ahrefs
-
Ratings
SeoSamba Marketing Operating System
8.6
1 Ratings
14% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Ahrefs
-
Ratings
SeoSamba Marketing Operating System
7.7
1 Ratings
1% above category average
API00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
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User Ratings
AhrefsSeoSamba Marketing Operating System
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(73 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
AhrefsSeoSamba Marketing Operating System
Likelihood to Recommend
Ahrefs
It gives the best report to us which helps us to find the opportunity to build backlinks. Another main feature that makes Ahrefs a safe and sound approach to SEO is that it provides information about duplicate content, URLs, redirects along with other errors that can be dangerous to the website.
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SeoSamba
I highly recommend SambaSaaS to businesses managing multiple websites and social media accounts. I also recommend it for entrepreneurs who need to manage international branches and international clients
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Pros
Ahrefs
  • Backlink data: Ahrefs continues to provide the best backlink data in the industry when compared to other tools. Other players are playing catching up, but as a first mover, Ahrefs is ahead of the game by far.
  • Keyword data: Ahrefs provides extremely valuable keyword data. Though I rank them second in this category, the data that they provide is comparable to the first ranked player.
  • Content Explorer: I don't think other industry tools (SEO specific) has a content explorer as useful as Ahrefs. Their content explorer works great for identifying top content and trends for multiple industries.
  • Rank Tracker: This rank tracker is better than the average tracker and Ahrefs provides a large limit for tracked keywords. Though they have moved away from daily updates, the rank tracker is great for bench marking progress.
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SeoSamba
  • Automates multisite SEO, so we can stay focused on great content that attracts the right audience for our two entirely different strategic business units.
  • Eliminates the surprises we used to get with other plugins when Wordpress makes unannounced changes that crash other plugins.
  • Agile, easy to use, and saves hours of time and creative resources
  • Automates metric capture: site analytics, keyword/phrase capture, search engine page results etc...in an online dashboard (and it's free).
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Cons
Ahrefs
  • Anchor text alert notifications for a specific domain would be nice to have.
  • Would also be nice to set a specific client domain and then be able to pick 5 competitor sites to compare it to instead of entering in the client site and then 4 competitors to compare.
  • Adding emails to forward the exports to from running a report would be good too.
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SeoSamba
  • It has a lot of features. So, it's kind of difficult to get started and to learn every feature in the software. However, once you get used to SambaSaaS, it's fairly easy to navigate.
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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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SeoSamba
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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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SeoSamba
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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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SeoSamba
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Alternatives Considered
Ahrefs
I think when it comes to keyword tracking, Ahrefs is not as good BrightEdge, but Ahrefs Site Explorer trumps BrightEdge when it comes to anything backlink related. I would use Ahrefs Site Explorer for backlink analysis, identifying 404 error pages, examining anchor texts, and exploring top content. However, I would utilze BrightEdge for keyword and ranking information
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SeoSamba
Prior to SeoSamba we were making manual changes. Then we started researching several possible other plugins but the reviews all said the same - that if WP made significant enough changes those plugins would become ineffective. SeoSamba's ability to automate optimization and keep up with/stay ahead of those changes was the deciding factor for us.
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Return on Investment
Ahrefs
  • Identify the most effective keywords for content creation and optimizing existing content, which can help to increase organic traffic to your website.
  • Track backlinks, monitor the competition, and identify potential link building opportunities, which can help to improve your search engine rankings.
  • Analyze the top-performing pages on any website, which can help to optimize your own content and improve user experience.
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SeoSamba
  • It helped me automate my email marketing campaigns, so that I could generate more leads for my business.
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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

SeoSamba Marketing Operating System Screenshots

Screenshot of User dashboard. Top screen.Screenshot of Social media marketing calendar monthly viewScreenshot of Content curation for social mediaScreenshot of Social media marketing publishingScreenshot of Automated search rankings positions reportScreenshot of Search Rankings Keywords data