Ahrefs Reviews

If you are an SEO you must be heard of this software before, this one got the biggest database of backlinks in the world, I can't think of a day without it. It helps me like nothing else in the world in case of finding link-building opportunities. Helps me to audit and optimize my websites and outrank the competitors easily. For anyone taking SEO seriously, this is a must-have tool for sure. Data accuracy is the best in the market and reliable.

Too expensive for beginners, and there the limitations with the basic packages.

Ahrefs is a standard in SEO. I have been using it for 2 years already (switched over from SEMrush) and I love it. I have spent hundreds of hours, I run my entire agency on it. Overall a very solid tool. Compared to SEMrush (and reason why I still use Ahrefs) great dashboard, easy to use.

Since the new pricing model it's a pain. You are being charged "credits" for just breathing around the software. Logged into it 2 times, looked at a keyword ranking that's already generated and I "consumed" 8 credits. There is no exact grid to know what uses up your credits, not to mention I think it's silly to pay extra for seeing the HOMEPAGE (dashboard, which loads instantly) or doing your regular...

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Sorry to see you disappointed, Ramona! Contrary to popular belief, this pricing change was not made ad-hoc. In fact, we studied the usage patterns of our paying customers and designed it in such a way where 80% were barely affected, while the remaining 20% were affected to a varying degree, based on how much they use the platform. We also allow grandfathered users (like yourself) to keep their...

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If you want to know how your SEO metrics are doing, you can get them from this software, it does the job right, but for us it was stuck in time, and some new futures just passed by them, we did use it for a couple of years with succes.

The pricing is insane for what it does, you can buy at least 4-5 different softwares with the money you buy one. This being said the futures and tools it provides are not that cutting edge anymore, tons of websites and softwares are ahead of them.

Hi Marian! We're an all-in-one SEO toolset, encompassing 5 core tools and a few others. We also have the second most active crawler after Google when it comes to out backlinks index: https://ahrefs.com/big-data Not sure if you're still with us, but would be happy to know your thoughts about the present Ahrefs :)

Ahrefs is an incredibly powerful SEO tool that provides an immense amount of information and features. The reporting is comprehensive and allows for detailed analysis of the website's performance. The interface is intuitive and user-friendly. The ability to track keyword rankings, backlinks, and organic traffic has been incredibly useful for optimizing my website.

One of the biggest drawbacks of Ahrefs is its pricing. For some, it can be quite expensive and can limit the ability to use all the features it offers. Additionally, the reports can be overwhelming and difficult to interpret at times.

Thank you for the review, Anahit! May I ask which reports are overwhelming and difficult to interpret at times? Please note that each report comes with a how-to article on how to use it. You can check all of the how-to articles under our academy: https://ahrefs.com/academy/how-to-use-ahrefs Should you have further questions, please write us in the support chat - we can assist you there too :)

Ahrefs is the best SEO tool for keyword research and competitor analysis. I've tried other software like SEMRush and Moz but found that Ahrefs is the most accurate regarding keyword difficulty. I also like the backlink tracking, as well as competitive research tools to find keyword ideas from competitors as well as backlink suggestions.

There is a bit of a steep learning curve to get started, and at first, Ahefs interface can seem quite overwhelming and intimidating, as if there is perhaps too much information. However, Ahrefs have excellent YouTube training resources that help you understand all the important features and feel comfortable using Ahrefs within a couple of hours. There are also great tutorials for people completely new to SEO. Although to take advantage of Ahrefs' most important features, you need to pay for the Standard Plan, which is quite expensive for small businesses, startups, and bloggers compared to the Lite plan. There is also no longer a paid trial version available.

Appreciate the kind words, Skyler! Pricing-wise, please note that the Standard plan is more suitable for seasoned SEOs, not necessarily startups. Indeed, we've discontinued the trial. But people who want to convince themselves about the value of Ahrefs can use our free plan. With the free plan, you can use Site Explorer and Site Audit for free for all your verified projects - sign up here: https://ahrefs.com/webmaster-tools We also have a bunch of free tools under our free tools hub: https://ahrefs.com/free-seo-tools These should serve as a "soft trial" for starters.

The software contains so many features for keyword research, website optimization, link building, competitor tracking and so much more. The best part about the software is that the more I use it, the better the results are that I can provide my clients. My favorite tool is the "content gap" functionality which provides us with the websites where our competitors are linked so we are able to go after those websites or similar websites.

There is a huge learning curve because the software contains so many features and ways to use the software. Additionally, the software can get very expensive because of the number of licenses our business requires.

"The best part about the software is that the more I use it, the better the results are that I can provide my clients." This made our day - thank you! ^^ About your concerns, we heard you Abby. In fact, we're in the process of updating all of our How to Ahrefs documentation for all new Site Explorer 2.0 reports. So stay tuned! You can also follow our social channels where we're posting short explainer videos about each new functionality. For any questions you might have, don't hesitate to ping us at support@ahrefs.com. We're always happy to help out :)

Ahrefs is important tool for market analysis, to understand your competitors and their marketing strategy. You can define your marketing strategy with it's features.

Ahrefs should have more feature for social media analysis to understand competitors behaviour.

Happy to know we help you proactively define your marketing strategy :) Could you write us at support@ahrefs.com about the social media features you're talking about? Even better, you can write or upvote these feature suggestions on our canny page: https://ahrefs.canny.io/ The more votes a feature suggestion gets, the likelier our product team will consider it when reviewing the product roadmap. Thank you!

I love backlinks and broken links I never found a software like this.

The price. They have raised the price to 179 €/month if you want to use these 2 funtions. It´s not a price you can allow if you are beginning in SEO.

Thank you for the review, Victoria! The Standard plan you're talking about is more tailored towards SEO professionals, not beginners. You can still use our free plan, where the Backlinks and Broken Backlinks reports are available (but only for your verified websites): https://ahrefs.com/webmaster-tools We also have a free backlink checker: https://ahrefs.com/backlink-checker And a broken link checker: https://ahrefs.com/broken-link-checker Hope these help!

For an entire view of your web performance, ahrefs is a perfect place to start. Lots of features that cover anything from rank tracking to optimisation.

Perhaps could be better for steps / stages or to understand how you are getting to being a user that is using 100% of the platform and improving performance as a result.

Appreciate the feedback! We actually have a series of how-to guides on each tool under our Ahrefs Academy: https://ahrefs.com/academy/how-to-use-ahrefs If some use cases are not that clear, you can always write us at support@ahrefs.com and one of our support reps will gladly help you out :)

If you need a reliable tool with all features from audits, keywords and backlinks, ahrefs is a great tool.

If you need only 1 part of SEO tools, such as rank tracking, ahrefs is an overkill. Good value for money, but too expensive for either just backlinks, rank tracking of crawl information.

Sorry to see you leaving :( We're an all-in-one toolset, indeed. We also have a free plan that allows you to use the Site Explorer and Site Audit tools for all your verified projects (websites that you own). You can sign up for it here: https://ahrefs.com/webmaster-tools

This is a good tool for finding keywords and monitoring your backlinks. I mainly used it to look at my competitor's keywords and domain rating and also monitor my backlinks. Overall it is excellent if you want to monitor how your website is doing over time and receive alerts when you have new keywords ranking. I also found it helpful to find low competition keywords to help my posts rank better. I also like that you are able to cancel your subscription easily if you want to unlike some of Ahref's competitors who make cancelling complicated!

It's really very expensive and I've found other tools that are less expensive that do what I need them to do with finding keywords. I think Ahrefs is the best but it's so expensive that I can't justify paying the cost. Also if you are new to keyword research it's quite complicated. Ahrefs have a youtube channel and lots of help so that you can learn how to use it but there are still other tools which are much easier for beginners.

It is very nice software for backlinks and SEO analysis. It has a site audit tool that monitors SEO issues of our sites regularly. It shows a complete backlink profile. We get a proper backlink report. Ahrefs link analysis tool index is huge. It is also updated regularly. It is also a great SEO competitor research tool. Ahrefs has an exclusive backlink analysis feature. It is a keyword explorer that gives valuable information on search volume, competition, CPC, CTR, SERP position history, and more. Keyword explorer does not limit to one search engine. It is a rank tracker tool that shows the ranking position in google.

It is a great tool that shows quality performance. Rank trackers should be updated regularly. New keyword ideas should be improved

Many thanks for the honest review! Please note that keywords in Rank Tracker get updated according to your chosen plan. Daily updates are available as an add-on. As for the new keyword idea improvements, please write us at support@ahrefs.com to provide us with some more context. Thank you! :)

I have used a few SEO tools like Mangool, Moz, SEMRush, and others, yet nothing works like Ahrefs. It is one of the most powerful and featured tools out there. The addition of new features on this tool continuously makes it more special. Perhaps the best thing about Ahrefs is that it crawls and records new backlinks super quickly. I mainly use this tool for keyword research and monitoring backlinks. This tool has helped me to rank my website on the first page of google. I consider it the best tool for organic keyword research and to find the SEO difficulty for each keyword.

I am using Ahrefs for more than 2 years. I haven't noticed any technical difficulty out there. Some of the people consider the pricing as a little bit high but I think the pricing is not much high according to the service they are providing.

Ahrefs is a complete SEO tool that holds multiple tools like Link building Keyword research Competitor analysis Rank tracking Site audits I usually use Ahref for keyword Research which is important to grab the traffic to your site as well as analyze the top rank keywords.

Little bit Complex Interface Many filters on referring domains Not 100% accurate Stats less Internal link opportunities

ahrefs is an inexpensive all-in-one SEO platform with a strong focus on backlinks. While the other features are OK, I mainly use it for backlinks, where it absolutely excels.

The UI has not changed in many years and I feel the usability could be improved upon. Click stream data has not been updates since December 2019. The rank tracker is really just that - a rank tracker. Some competitors have a much stronger focus and the SEO project management aspect.

Ahrefs is almost overwhelming with the number of features and tools it has and in a way this is almost a negative until you take the time to get familiar with them all. It's the first tool I fire up each morning along with Google Analytics to track and monitor so I can see what's working, what's not, and what to tackle next. It's excellent for both short-term and long-term planning with actionable items to help you drive your site growth.

As mentioned above the dashboard and all the tools can seem overwhelming to first-time users. Occasionally I've discovered issues in a site audit that don't seem right but their customer service team via chat was quick to assist.

The off-page SEO especially the backlink metrics is the best! Love the way the tool allows filters to bread and display the data for better insights.

Pricing is on the higher end. On-page optimization could be better, to enhance the content optimization/blog optimization part.

Appreciate your feedback! Please note that we will release a new feature called Content Master, that helps you optimize on-page content and compare it against a competing page's content structure. Content Master will be available from the Standard plan onwards, so stay tuned!

Ahrefs is a powerful and useful tool for SEO because it offers a wide range of options. When I started using Ahrefs in 2019, it was the finest approach for me to find out about my competitors' links, keywords, and traffic. I use site explorer to look at my website's links and keywords. We can also see how our competitors' sites are linked to and how many backlinks they are getting. The URL and Domain...

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It seems like I'm not taking advantage of a lot of the capabilities that are available to me. That would be wonderful if you could show me some of the stuff I'm missing. Consequently, when I log on, I can see exactly what needs to be done. To give you an example, I can see which pages are taking a long time to load, which sites have lost a significant amount of search exposure, and whose backlinks with high authority we've earned or lost. It would be fantastic if there was a mobile app for it! I don't always want to carry around a laptop when I'm using Ahrefs on the move. Users of a mobile app can add basic features to the app.

Happy to know you're a loyal Ahrefs customer since 2019 :) If you think you're missing out on certain features, then please check out our Ahrefs Academy (https://ahrefs.com/academy) packed with useful video tutorials and our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/AhrefsCom) where Sam will walk you through concrete SEO use cases (and how Ahrefs can help). Of course, you can always write us at support@ahrefs.com in case you have any questions or concerns. As for any feature requests you might have please publish them here: https://ahrefs.canny.io/ The more upvotes a feature suggestion gets, the likelier it will be considered by our product team when reviewing the product roadmap. Regards, Andrei

I live for finding low difficulty high traffic potential keywords and building blog posts with them. Even more so, I have a long list of related terms to complement the focused keyword. This software is the best! Oh, and I really LOVE parent topic reporting. I could NOT find this in SEMRush.

I wish there was a feature where it would suggest better keywords. For example, if I typed in a variety of keywords and the most I found was 10 searches a month, it would be great if it analyzed my unpopular searches and recommend similar more popular searches.

Thank you for your feedback, Kyle! We do have a feature like you're already asking called Parent Topic. It determines if you can rank for your target keyword while targeting a more general topic on your page instead. Learn more about the best practices when doing keyword research in Ahrefs here: https://help.ahrefs.com/en/articles/735464-what-are-the-best-practices-for-doing-keyword-research-with-the-help-of-ahrefs For any feature suggestions that you might have, please write them down on our canny page: https://ahrefs.canny.io/ The more upvotes a feature suggestion gets, the likelier will it further be considered by our product team when reviewing the product roadmap. Hope this helps!

The best thing about Ahfers is you will get everything related to competitors & backlink analysis. It includes few most amazing features like comprehensive backlink data, Overall organic keywords your website is ranking for, Overall organic traffic with history, Keywords explorer for detailed keywords research, Linkintersect to see which links your competitors are having and you don't, and many more. Ahfers is also one of the most user friendly tool I have ever used, it has got everything which every digital marketers need. You can find hundreds of links opportunities by using content explorer which shows you which content is shared the most in your niche. You can reverse engineer your competitors backlink by the cocomprehensiveis of competitors backlink and acquire them.

The only thing I like the least about Ahrefs as they didn't provide any Free search trial, while few of the other similar tools will give you few serachs in a day but in Ahrefs you won't get anything for free NOT even a single search.

Ahrefs is well known for its backlink analysis feature, which allows us to track their own backlinks as well as those of their competitors. It also provides a wealth of data and insights on organic search, including keyword research, ranking analysis, and content research. Ahrefs also offers a user-friendly interface and a variety of useful features that make it a popular choice among SEO practitioners.

The pricing of the software to be on the higher end, and the tool may not be suitable for small businesses or beginners. Also, the software may not be as useful for people who are not in the SEO industry, who may not find the data provided by the tool to be as useful or relevant.

Kudos, Tanmay! Indeed, Ahrefs is an SEO toolset. We cater primarily to SEOs, but also to digital marketers who rely on our SEO & content data to build marketing campaigns. If people (I assume some of your clients) may not find this data useful, I recommend checking our "How to Ahrefs" course where we provide actionable use cases for each core tool and report: https://ahrefs.com/academy/how-to-use-ahrefs Or even better, our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AhrefsCom/videos If you have any further suggestions, please don't hesitate to write us at support@ahrefs.com. Cheers! - Andrei

Ahrefs is helpful tool for marketing strategy and marketing insights. You can define your strategy with Ahrefs for SEO perspective and understand your market. They are good at keyword research and competitor analysis.

Ahrefs has kind of old dashboard and it is important to have UI and UX perspective. They should develop their UI kit for user experience.

Competitor analysis FTW!! We're actually in the process of updating all of our old reports to the new infrastructure, UX-wise too. What parts of the app are you referring to when saying "old dashboard"? Concrete feedback helps our design team a lot :) Thank you! ^^

Ahrefs is the best tool for backlink analysis. They have some features like analyzing the age, domain authority, and links of a website. Site audit is good features for finding problems with a website. According to Ahrefs, "Site audit checks all the links on a site against our database of blacklisted URLs to identify potential issues."

There is no doubt that Ahrefs is a powerful tool for backlinks but is not suitable for keyword research. However, it charges a high price tag.

Thank you for your kind words, Rafiul! Would you mind sharing with us (either in-app or at support@ahrefs.com) why our tool is not suited for keyword research? Keywords Explorer is in fact one of our 5 core tools, featuring a 20.8 billion keyword database from 243 countries and plenty of features to generate keyword ideas, analyze their ranking difficulty, and calculate their traffic potential: https://ahrefs.com/keywords-explorer Thank you.

I find Ahrefs useful for analyzing the backlink profile of the competitors. It is handy for link building and link intersection. There are many other useful features as well that makes it a full suite of SEO tools from domain analysis to keyword research.

The keyword research tool does not provide any detailed info like other tools such as Ubersuggest and Semrush.

Kudos Khusbu! Would you mind telling us what detailed info other tools provide that we don't - please? In the meantime, please note that we have unique metrics that you won't find in any other keyword research tools, such as: - Traffic potential (shows you the traffic you'd get if you were to rank on position #1) - Parent topic (shows whether it's possible to rank for a broader keyword) In terms of unique keyword features, you can also benefit from: - Keyword ideas reports (Also rank for, Also talk about, Traffic share by page/domain) - SERP comparison tool (to compare the search intent of two different keywords) - Position and ad history Should you have further questions or want to locate the above features, don't hesitate to write us at support@ahrefs.com :)

- Ahrefs helps you track ranks for thousands of keywords without manual intervention - You can track rank for multiple geographies and devices - Helps you gain competitor intelligence for new keywords and backlinks - It also has a crawler that give technical SEO recommendations

- Ahrefs is a little expensive tool - SEM data is not as reliable as SEO data available in Ahrefs

Thank you, Arika! Could you tell us what SEM data you're referring to? Please write us at support@ahrefs.com, we'd love to understand more :) Andrei