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Ahrefs

SEO Tools, by Ahrefs

Link and search data platform priced per plan with per-seat add-ons, from US$29 a month to US$1,499.

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Not yet scored
Price
Free plan, paid from $29/mo
Suits
Solo, Small teams (2–50), Mid-size (51–500), Enterprise (500+)
Runs
Cloud on Web, API
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Best for
Solo, Small teams (2–50), Mid-size (51–500), Enterprise (500+)
Free option
Free plan
Standout
Rank tracking
About AhrefsAhrefs

Ahrefs is built on its own crawl of the web, and the plan you need is decided by quotas rather than features: projects, tracked keywords and crawl credits all step up together. Lite is one seat with five projects, 750 tracked keywords and 100,000 crawl credits; Standard and Advanced multiply each of those; Enterprise removes the caps. Extra seats are sold per plan at US$40, US$60 and US$80 a month. A free tier and a US$29 Starter plan exist for smaller checks.

Platforms
Web, API
Company
Ahrefs
Founded
Not verified
Headquarters
Not verified

Pricing

List prices from the vendor's own page, verified Sep 5, 2026

  1. Ahrefs Free

    $0/month

    Free access to a basic feature set.

  2. Starter

    $29per month/month

    US$29 a month for a limited feature set.

  3. Lite

    $129per month/month

    US$129 a month: one user, 5 projects, 750 tracked keywords and 100,000 crawl credits. Two extra seats at US$40 a month each.

  4. Standard

    $249per month/month

    US$249 a month: one user, 20 projects, 2,000 tracked keywords and 500,000 crawl credits. Five extra seats at US$60 a month each.

  5. Advanced

    $449per month/month

    US$449 a month: one user, 50 projects, 5,000 tracked keywords and 1.5 million crawl credits. Ten extra seats at US$80 a month each.

  6. Enterprise

    $1,499per month/month

    US$1,499 a month with uncapped access and a custom seat count.

What it can do

Verified capabilities; anything unconfirmed says so
  • Rank trackingTracked keyword quotas are listed per plan.Yes
  • Backlink analysisBacklink checker and broken backlink reports are listed.Yes
  • Technical site auditSite Audit and its crawl credits are listed per plan.Yes
  • Competitor analysisCompetitive analysis is listed on the pricing page.Yes
  • Local SEOYes
  • API accessYes

Integrates with Google Search Console.

How we scored it

Editorial, against published criteria

Not reviewed by our editors yet. The facts above are still verified.

Often shortlisted instead

All alternatives

  • Semrush

    The other large all-in-one platform; Semrush includes keyword, audit and content tools in one seat while Ahrefs sells extra seats separately.

    Flat rate from $117.33/mo

  • SE Ranking

    Covers the same five jobs at roughly a third of the price, with API credits included in paid plans.

    Flat rate from $103.20/mo
  • Majestic: the product's own interface

    Majestic

    Link data only, from US$49.99 a month, if backlinks are the reason you were looking at Ahrefs.

    Flat rate from $49.99/mo

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Where it fits

Editorial rankings and reading that mention this product

Ranked for

  • SEO tools for agencies: suitability 66 of 100. Fifty projects on Advanced, with extra seats sold at a published monthly rate.

Reading

  • What SEO tool quotas actually limit Crawl credits, analysis units, tracked keywords, daily searches and URLs per audit are five different meters. Here is what each one stops.
  • How to choose SEO software Match the tool to the job, then check the three numbers that actually decide the bill: seats, projects and the quota that runs out first.

Data last verified Sep 5, 2026 from ahrefs.com and manual checks. Facts we cannot verify stay marked as not verified. Some vendor links are affiliate links; they never change a score. How we evaluate

Sources and verification
  • Official websiteSep 4, 2026
  • Official pricing pageSep 4, 2026
  • Manual verificationSep 4, 2026

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