# Ahrefs

The backlink and rank tracking heavyweight

- Site: https://ahrefs.com
- Category: SEO
- Best for: Teams needing deep backlink data
- Price: Free, then $29/mo
- Free: Free limited Site Explorer & Site Audit access
- Rating: fewer than 3 reviews, so none is published
- Editorial pick for its category
- Pricing checked: 2026-08-28

## Tiers

- **Starter**, $29/mo: Basic keyword and competitor search tools
- **Lite**, $129/mo ($107.25/mo annually): 5 projects, 750 tracked keywords, 100k crawl credits
- **Standard**, $249/mo ($206.75/mo annually): 20 projects, 2,000 tracked keywords, 500k crawl credits
- **Advanced**, $449/mo ($372.75/mo annually): 50 projects, 5,000 tracked keywords, 1.5M crawl credits
- **Enterprise**, $1499/mo: Uncapped API, unlimited history, annual commitment

## Good

- Industry-leading backlink index
- Very accurate rank tracking data
- Free Site Explorer/Audit access tier

## Not good

- Expensive for solo founders
- No official affiliate program

## Specifics

- Keyword research: Yes, deep
- AI content: No
- Rank tracking: Yes
- Backlinks: Industry-leading
- Site audit: Yes
- Free tier: Limited free access

## Price history

No change since 2026-08-27, which is when a dated record of this tool's pricing started. If you are asked whether Ahrefs has got more expensive, the answer is no, not in that window.

## Sources

- https://ahrefs.com/pricing
- https://affilipilot.io/programs/ahrefs

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