Ahrefs: An SEO Tool that Sticks with You
January 18, 2020

Ahrefs: An SEO Tool that Sticks with You

Mark Anderson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Ahrefs Site Explorer

Our department uses Ahrefs Site Explorer for a myriad of things related to SEO, both paid and organic. I specifically use it to determine whether the influencers our company works with have adequate websites that will create positive linking opportunities for our brand. It also helps to evaluate their social channels too!
  • Provides Website Traffic for Prospective Partners.
  • Link Intersect Tool helps to Find New Niches for Marketing Projects.
  • Very Crowded Dashboard.
  • The Color Scheme Is Outdated and Could be More User Friendly.
  • Helped Ranking by Finding Broken Links.
  • Keeps Our Site Clean by Reporting on Recent Issues.
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 better for finding monthly organic traffic, while others may provide a more thorough keyword ranking report.
For what I use it for, Ahrefs Site Explorer serves it's purpose adequately. It does an excellent job of explaining each number, term, column, etc. via an information bubble in each search column. I feel this tool helps beginners and experts find the SEO reports they desire, and, when used in tandem with other SEO tools, can be a very powerful software.

Do you think Ahrefs delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Ahrefs's feature set?

Yes

Did Ahrefs live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Ahrefs go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Ahrefs again?

Yes

If you have an arsenal of tools to pick up where your other tools lack, it would benefit you to have Ahrefs Site Explorer to fill a void where something like Moz, SEMRush, or SimilarWeb may be lacking. It's always beneficial to look at things more than one way, and Ahrefs Site Explorer provides a unique look at basic SEO tenets and processes.

Ahrefs Feature Ratings

6.5
Keyword analysis
6
Backlink management
7
SERP ranking tracking
5
Page grader
8
Competitive analysis
8
Site audit / diagnostics
7
Site recommendations
6
Task management
5
Local SEO
7
Social SEO
6
Mobile SEO
6
Global SEO
8
Multi-domain support
6
Integration with web analytics tools
6