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Ahrefs is an all-in-one SEO toolset that helps businesses analyze their competitors, audit and optimize their websites for better visibility and search engine ranking. It offers comprehensive backlink analysis, keyword research, content optimization, rank tracking, and more - all aimed at helping you improve your online presence. With Ahrefs' powerful suite of tools, it's easy to take control of your search engine optimization strategy.

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G2
4.5
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Positive Comments
  • Basheer O.Team Lead SEO
    Review
    5.0

    My very first website in my office is opening Ahrefs and checking our service pages traffic. It has become my handy tool to do competitor analysis for finding potential key terms for the B2B and B2C. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

  • Qamar M.Digital Marketing Consultant
    Review
    4.5

    For me, AHREF is the king tool as i have been using it since 2019, Over the period I have used it frequently for its number of features which allow me to have a top of the line analysis for our competitors, one of the top features i like most is while having backlink analysis i am enjoying to see newly pointed backlinks, and whenever i stuck anywhere so their customer support as always so responsive and helpful for solving my problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

  • V. S.Publisher
    Review
    5.0

    And I found Ahrefs to be a wonderful tool for doing these tasks. I have fixed many of the errors I identified through this tool and it has really improved my website's SEO score. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Negative Comments
  • Eean O.CTO / CSO
    Review
    0.0

    They've gutted their rank tracking system. Legacy customers who have been with the company for years were reduced from updates every day to updates every FIVE days. Unusable anymore. I may completely leave their platform and I will never recommend the service to anyone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

  • Brandon S.Search Engine Optimization Manager
    Review
    0.0

    As I said, I've used and loved Ahrefs for years at prior positions. This will be the final position that I recommend them at, and since I doubt they will fix any of this I'm certain we will be canceling this account and moving to a new tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

  • Spencer C.Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
    Review
    0.0

    The data swings were horrendous twoards the end and big changes in how they estimated search volumes made us not able to rely on the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

GetApp
4.7
Top Comments by GetApp
Positive Comments
  • Max P.Marketing and Advertising
    Review
    5.0

    Ahrefs is a very-near-complete expert SEO tool suite. For the price you pay and the value you get, you have to be fairly bad at SEO to not get an ROI on your investment. I think one of the great struggles with these tools is an intuitive user experience, and despite how clunky their interface might look, I think they have drawn a very nice balance between functionality and useability.

  • Ryan b.Automotive
    Review
    5.0

    The backlink profile is my favourite feature on the platform as is the ability to really filter in and out the keywords list to really find what you're looking for.

  • Anonymous ReviewerMarketing and Advertising
    Review
    5.0

    One of the best SEO tools I have ever used. I cannot image my work without Ahrefs

Negative Comments
  • Anonymous ReviewerE-Learning
    Review
    1.0

    - Cambio por completo la herramienta- Los precios estn por las nubes (Ahora te cobran prcticamente por cada clic)- Hice un simple estudio y ya se terminaron los crditos en unas pocas horas (99 crditos por mes por $100)- Prcticamente se volvi inservible la herramienta a menos que gastes $500 al mes y estoy 100% seguro que as se quedara corta para la mayora de personas.

  • Byron R.Marketing and Advertising
    Review
    1.0

    They keep blocking our access and it's causing major disruptions to our business.

  • Kenny H.Computer Hardware
    Review
    1.0

    This is just another hacker site. They've been hitting our server for over 2 years now (and not just us).

Trustradius
4.4
Top Comments by Trustradius
Positive Comments
  • Joshua TitsworthDigital Marketing Specialist
    Review
    10.0

    We use Ahrefs to identify backlink opportunities, compare competitor metrics and we also use it to get an understand of the links gained/lost over a certain period of time. It allows us to quickly identify issues and action items when going over quick metrics on sales calls. Typically only the outreach/social media department uses Ahrefs, however should a penalty be suspected our technical SEOs will run a few reports.
    Their backlink database is still one of the most up to date we've seen when compared to similar tools. The user interface is very intuitive and easy to learn. They provide you with a lot of great information and the ability to set a date range can really help you narrow things down.

  • Verified UserAdministrator
    Review
    10.0

    We use Ahrefs on a daily basis, to keep track of all our rankings, to create product descriptions that are SEO friendly and as a general guide for all our search engine optimization data. It is also very useful to optimize blog articles and to target specific keywords that have traffic volume.
    The UR and DR Index are great to measure how the SEO efforts are playing out on a per page (or product) basis. The keywords movement report is very useful as it helps to understand areas that need improvement.

  • Verified UserStrategist
    Review
    10.0

    We use ahrefs in the marketing department to track the backlinks of our website and changes in the backlink profile. We also use it to lookup the backlinks of our competitors to get ideas for getting backlinks.
    Dashboard is very easy to read at a glance and allows us to manipulate data in many different ways to get more insights. Index is fresh (compared to most competitors) and it's easy to see the most recent changes in the number of backlinks, referring domains and see the correlation in the changes of rankings and changes in the backlink profile. Great tool for tracking most popular URLs and understanding reasons of why those pages rank well or bad.

Negative Comments
  • Verified UserAdministrator
    Review
    1.0

    I used Ahrefs for SEO.
    Billing Issues Customer Support

  • Mark AndersonDigital Marketing Specialist - Team Lead
    Review
    5.0

    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!
    Very Crowded Dashboard. The Color Scheme Is Outdated and Could be More User Friendly.

  • Verified UserExecutive
    Review
    7.0

    Ahrefs Site Explorer is an SEO tool that helps users like me analyze and improve search engine visibility by providing backlink profiles, including referring domains, keywords driving traffic, and the value of that traffic. It bridges the gap between on-page and off-page SEO, connecting the dots between my site's content and the links that have been built to my site.
    UI is busy

Capterra
4.7
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  • Manuel ngel G.Verified LinkedIn UserSysAdmin
    Review
    5.0

    Overall: I have had a great experience with Ahrefs. The software is easy to use and the features are very helpful. The customer service is also great. I would definitely recommend Ahrefs to others.For example, the last day in the office, talking with a client that had a website that was not ranking well in Google for any relevant keywords. After conducting a keyword research, we found a set of keywords that had low competition and were relevant to the client's business. We then used Ahrefs to create a link-building campaign and improve the website's on-page SEO. After several months, the website was ranking on the first page of Google for all of the targeted keywords.

  • Kenny H.Verified LinkedIn UserVictim
    Review
    1.0

    Overall: The hits all come from 54.x.x.x and apparently have a fetish for using the bible in repetitive succession that just swamps our logs. Sometimes we just use iptables to get rid of the rogue site but aside from being a pest I see no other damage. The hits look like this: 54.x.x.x "Get /bible/18_028.HTM http/1.1" 404 However our associate that also gets hit by the rogue ahrefs site is being hit with non-biblical hits (go figure). Don't bother getting messed up with ahrefs, it's just another bad affiliation that will come back to bite you sooner or later in my opinion.

  • Khan Md Mohaiuminul Islam S.Verified LinkedIn UserCivil Engineer
    Review
    5.0

    Overall: After years of using other tools and being frustrated by lack of data , Ahrefs solved this problem. One of my client from MENA region (Middle east), its very hard to get enough data for keyword research, Ahrefs big data storage helps me to solve this issue. For search engine optimization industry ,i have to say Ahrefs is indispensable tool, i can not able to think any other tool to replace in near future. Seo audit, examining the competition and identifying quality backling improves the SEO planning. Feels like it is over priced but it helps me too much.

  • Habib U.Verified LinkedIn UserC.E.O
    Review
    5.0

    Overall: I just can't express enough how powerful and important this tool is. It helps me outrank my competitors by finding their lackings and building links from their backlink profiles. It's a tool that can't be replaced with any other tool on the market, but this one is quite expensive I might say. There are tons of features like site audit, and keyword explorer and each one of these features comes in handy in the case of SEO.

  • Hasan F.Verified LinkedIn UserMarketer
    Review
    5.0

    Overall: They have a solution for whatever need you might have. And if they don't have it yet, you can expect them to develop it soon. Ahrefs is the most powerful tool for SEOs who focus on backlinks, while it's more than enough for people who are trying to maintain their website, come up with new keywords to write about, and have an eye on the competition.

  • Anastasia B.Head of Operations
    Review
    5.0

    Overall: Ahrefs offers incredible amounts of SEO data and analytics tools, which are essential for the planning and execution of our marketing strategy. You can get up-to-date health stats of your website, SEO optimisation suggestions, site audits of competitors, an extensive database of keywords and backlinks - all in one place.

Alternativeto.net
5.0
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  • hirohitoakira
    Review
    5.0

    Ahrefs is the true workhorse of my agency. It has all the data exactly where I need it to be when I'm doing my analysis. The most used features for me are the top pages for competitors, and the content gap analysis.

  • PavelTTV
    Review
    5.0

    An amazing SEO platform that became a true heavy-weight in terms of crawler and analysis features. Sometimes it gives clear data in cases when Semrush shows zero information on the website.

  • gagikmkrt12
    Review
    5.0

    Honestly, it's one of the best SEO tools ever. Their keyword research and backlink checker tools are awesome, and I've learned from their YouTube channel a lot.