Ahrefs review
Our pickFree tierThe backlink and rank tracking heavyweight
Ahrefs is a full SEO suite for keyword research, backlink analysis, rank tracking, and site audits.
The deepest backlink and keyword data anyone sells, and the one tool here we earn nothing on.
Entry price
Free, then $29/mo
Free: Free limited Site Explorer & Site Audit access
Our Ahrefs verdict
Ahrefs is our pick for seo. Free, then $29/mo.
Teams needing deep backlink data. There is a free tier: Free limited Site Explorer & Site Audit access.
- Who it is not for
- Expensive for solo founders
- What this is based on
- Based on pricing read from Ahrefs's own page on 2026-08-28, and what the product says it does. No reviews yet, so no score.
Pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual /mo | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $29 | Same as monthly | Basic keyword and competitor search tools |
| Lite | $129 | $107.25 | 5 projects, 750 tracked keywords, 100k crawl credits |
| Standard | $249 | $206.75 | 20 projects, 2,000 tracked keywords, 500k crawl credits |
| Advanced | $449 | $372.75 | 50 projects, 5,000 tracked keywords, 1.5M crawl credits |
| Enterprise | $1499 | Same as monthly | Uncapped API, unlimited history, annual commitment |
Ahrefs price history
Every price changeAhrefs's pricing has not moved since we started tracking it on 2026-08-27. We read it off Ahrefs's own pricing page on every update, and this section fills in when something changes.
Read from Ahrefs's own pricing page, dated on the day we read it. We only claim a change happened between two dates we actually looked, never on a date we did not.
Keyword research
Yes, deep
AI content
No
Rank tracking
Yes
Backlinks
Industry-leading
Site audit
Yes
Free tier
Limited free access
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