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Overview

What is Ahrefs?

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…

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Ahrefs - Your One-Stop Shop for SEO Insights, Analysis, and Actionable Recommendations

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 4, 2024
Vetted ReviewVerified User
I have used Ahrefs for keyword research, SEO audits, and backlink monitoring. Ahrefs claims to have the biggest database for keywords to research and likely it is true. The pl...
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Nirav Sampat
Manager - Marketing
SEO Manager
CarWale
Ahrefs4 years of experience
Verified on LinkedIn

Ahrefs - simple, faster, smarter SEO decision making

Rating: 10 out of 10
November 22, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We start every SEO project with Ahrefs. From analyzing the client's competition to discovering where to plant the authority flags, Ahrefs covers all of the bases an SEO team n...
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Kyle Börner
C-Level Executive - Marketing
Owner, Cofounder, and Chief Creative Marketer and Strategist
White Buffalo Creative
Ahrefs6 years of experience

Ahrefs has transformed my SEO strategy, boosting traffic and insights for The Digital Travel Expert Blog!

Rating: 9 out of 10
September 26, 2024
Vetted ReviewVerified User
Ahrefs has been an incredible SEO tool for The Digital Travel Expert Blog. helping me craft human-centric digital strategies and tips for travel and hospitality businesses. It...
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Verified user
Director
Ahrefs5 years of experience

Ahrefs; not a great name, but a great product

Rating: 10 out of 10
September 9, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I use it mainly as an SEO practitioner, a content creator, and as a client manager. It helps me track some overall, big-picture metrics for how different client websites are p...
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Alex Panagiotopoulos
Partner - Marketing
Co-Founder
Kingston Creative
Ahrefs4 years of experience
Verified on LinkedIn

Great tool - must have for SEOs

Rating: 8 out of 10
June 26, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Ahrefs for SEO research - backlink discovery, keyword volume estimates, competitor tracking, etc. It's a very comprehensive tool and can help with almost all phases of ...
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Verified user
Partner
Ahrefs10 years of experience
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Pricing

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Lite

$99.00

Cloud
per month

Standard

$179.00

Cloud
per month

Advanced

$399.00

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://ahrefs.com/plans-pricing

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Demo Khóa Học Thành Thạo Ahrefs Trong 5 Giờ

YouTube

Demo Google Search Console, Goole Analytics, Ahrefs

YouTube

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YouTube

Keysearch Review Demo Bonus - A Much Cheaper Alternative to Ahrefs and Semrush

YouTube

How to Use Site Explorer in Ahrefs | Demo Video

YouTube

Demo chỉ số gg analytics, gg scs, ahrefs

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Features

SEO

Core features related to search engine optimization

7.7
Avg 7.7

SEO Channels

Features related to optimizing your website for specific channels

7.5
Avg 7.6

SEO Platform & Account Management

Features related to scalability and integration of the SEO platform

8.6
Avg 8.5
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Product Details

What is Ahrefs?

Ahrefs is a software company that develops online SEO tools and free educational materials for marketing professionals.

Ahrefs all-in-one SEO toolset can help users with:
  • Competitor research: unveil competitor's organic keywords, backlink strategies and PPC keywords
  • Link Building: find the strongest backlink opportunities in a niche
  • Keyword Research: get maximum relevant keyword ideas and see how hard it would be to rank
  • Website Audit: find what SEO issues a website has and learn how to fix them
    Content Research: discover the most popular content on any topic and find the best ideas for content
  • Rank Tracking: track search rankings along with competitors'
  • Mentions Monitoring: get email alerts every time a brand is mentioned online.
The vendor states the Ahrefs database has 8 billion keywords and 421 billion indexed pages, and that this enables Ahrefs is able to provide maximum data and accuracy to its users.

Ahrefs Features

SEO Features

  • Supported: Keyword analysis
  • Supported: Backlink management
  • Supported: SERP ranking tracking
  • Supported: Page grader
  • Supported: Competitive analysis
  • Supported: Site audit / diagnostics
  • Supported: Site recommendations
  • Supported: Task management

SEO Channels Features

  • Supported: Local SEO
  • Supported: Social SEO
  • Supported: Mobile SEO
  • Supported: Global SEO

SEO Platform & Account Management Features

  • Supported: Multi-domain support

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

Ahrefs Video

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Ahrefs Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported LanguagesEnglish, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Dutch, German, Turkish, Swedish, Polish

Frequently Asked Questions

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.”

Semrush, Moz Pro, and BrightEdge are common alternatives for Ahrefs.

Reviewers rate Keyword analysis highest, with a score of 9.4.

The most common users of Ahrefs are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

(380)

Reviews

(1-5 of 8)

One of the most capable SEO tools

Rating: 9 out of 10
April 30, 2021
Verified User
C-Level Executive in Marketing
Marketing and Advertising Company, 1-10 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Ahrefs
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Ahrefs as a key part of our SEO strategy. It is essential in guiding our link-building strategies and as we have begun to master the software we have used more and more of its features including keyword research and competitor analysis.
Pros
  • Keyword Research
  • Link building
  • Competitive analysis
Cons
  • It is very capable and thus more complicated than its competitors
  • It is expensive and there is no free trial
Likelihood to Recommend
When you can afford it Ahrefs is the most capable of all its competitors. However, it requires someone who really understands SEO and is willing to put in the time to learn the tool and make use of everything. If anyone is new to the SEO world I would recommend choosing a different software.

A Solid All-in-One SEO Tool—If You Know What You're Doing

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
June 29, 2019
AC
Andrew Clark
Chief Growth Officer
Visible.vc (Computer Software, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Ahrefs
1 year of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
When we decided to focus our efforts around SEO, we explored several options for our SEO toolkit. Ahrefs continually came up as the best solution in a crowded market. We use it to track our SEO progress, plan content and keyword targeting, and to monitor backlinks to our site. It's our bag of tricks for making sure we're making good progress with our SEO efforts.
Pros
  • Great web-crawling and site-crawling features.
  • Link building seems to be their specialty, and tracking and monitoring backlinks is excellent with Ahrefs.
  • It's an all-in-one solution, with plenty of tools for SEO work, eliminating the need for additional tools.
Cons
  • Complexity. Ahrefs is great & powerful, but not always the easiest to understand. You have to know what you're doing to get real value.
  • There's variable tool quality. As with any all-in-one solution, the quality of each individual tool varies. I'd highly recommend the trial to figure out if Ahrefs will fit your specific needs.
  • Price. It's just a little on the high side, as the "Lite" plan is fairly limited, and the next plan up is almost double the cost. There are certainly more affordable options out there, but you often get what you pay for with these things.
Likelihood to Recommend
Ahrefs is well-suited for anyone looking for a powerful all-in-one solution for their SEO needs, particularly if you come to them with some existing knowledge or expertise. They have great content to help teach users how to use their product, but it isn't as simple or easy to use as some other SEO tools.
Ahrefs wouldn't be great for the overly conscious, or for people who are just getting started with SEO. There are other well-known players in the space that could better fill that role.

Useful tool to improve SEO

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
September 16, 2021
Verified User
Employee in Marketing
Telecommunications Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Ahrefs
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Ahrefs to monitor how our website is doing in terms of traffic, keywords, content, and other SEO statistics. Ahrefs allows us to get better insights about our website and how our business can improve based on those stats. It is used by our marketing team mostly.
Pros
  • Keyword search: know your strengths and weakness of keywords
  • Content explore: you can see what great content is out there
  • Compare your site with your competitors
Cons
  • It's been great, sometimes you have to watch the tutorial to learn how to use the tools though as it gets a little complicated.
  • Nothing else I can think of
Likelihood to Recommend
It's great for companies who are looking to improve their SEO performance. It is very helpful if you watch their tutorials or use other online resources to learn more tricks on how to utilize their tools. It's a good tool for any sized businesses.

The best tool out there for backlink research and analytics

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
March 04, 2022
Verified User
Director in Marketing
Staffing and Recruiting Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Ahrefs
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Ahrefs is probably the best tool out there for tracking backlinks. We use Ahrefs to track which sites link to us, what content they're linking to, and our overall link counts. Our marketing team uses it to measure content ROI and general impact of our content marketing strategies. We also use it for competitor research.
Pros
  • Linkbuilding campaigns
  • General SEO resultts
  • Content marketing results
  • Competitor research
Cons
  • Price. Their free version gives you some info, but you need a paid account to get the most out of the platform, and it's more expensive than most content marketing tools.
Likelihood to Recommend
Ahrefs is a great tool for anyone who has significant investments in content marketing and / or SEO campaigns. It also is a great tool for anyone wanting to see which content of your competitor is performing well. But if you're just dabbling with content marketing, you probably don't need it.

The best backlink data

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
April 29, 2021
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Ahrefs is being used in order to improve our SEO. In fact, everything we do regarding our SEO goes through Ahrefs. It is being used by the marketing department and it helps us target keywords, find backlink opportunities, audit our website, and more. On top of that, Ahrefs' free course on SEO and their tutorials have helped us tremendously in getting the most out of our SEO efforts.
Pros
  • Content research
  • Website audit
  • Backlinks
  • Competitor analysis
Cons
  • Higher limits on the $99 plan
  • More ranked keywords on each plan
  • An entry-level plan at a lower price than $99
Likelihood to Recommend
For SEO purposes, Ahrefs is simply the best out there. It has the best backlink data and its data analysis is superb. If you want to find SEO opportunities, Ahrefs makes it very easy to find them.

I'd like to see an improvement in the keyword generator to show more suggested keywords and long phrases. Also, if someone wants to get PPC data, I think there are others tools more suited for this.
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