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Semrush vs Ahrefs Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Semrush SEO Toolkit contains more than 20 tools and reports to assist you in every step of your website SEO. You’ll have access to the largest keyword database and the most accurate search volume on the market.

Ahrefs gives you the tools and data to make your brand discoverable: in search, AI, and beyond.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

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Pricing

Starting from

139.95

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

29

One-time payment

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

2.3K

5

4

3

2

1

1.6K

606

66

9

25

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
82%
would recommend this app

4.7

585

5

4

3

2

1

447

119

13

1

5

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
85%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Two exports of the identical May 9 dataset, one pulled in May and one pulled in June from the historical view of the same period, produced completely different results across all four tracked AI platforms.”
MF

Michael F.

SEO

“It saves immense time by consolidating backlink analysis, site audits, and traffic insights into one centralized platform, making it well worth the investment.”
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Palash R.

Graphic design

“I have used Semrush to check the SEO and site health of the websites that I manage, and it is really useful to find the areas that need to be improved and what you need to do to improve them.”
BE

Ben E.

Marketing and Communications Executive

Pros

“The features of rank tracking are extraordinary as our marketing team can track our positions in the retail keywords easily with an easy navigation.”
AH

Amir H.

E-Commerce Manager

“We used both Semrush and Ahrefs for several years to manage our SEO campaigns, keyword research, and more.”
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Michael C.

VP Marketing

“I also use it to research competitors, find out what content they are ranking for in Google and then producing my own content with a view to outranking the competition and driving traffic to my clients websites.”
DS

David S.

Owner

Cons

“The account was not used for any meaningful activity after the charge other than logging in to cancel the subscription and submit the refund request. Despite explaining the situation, including the fact that we are a small business and that the service would not be used, Semrush refused to provide a refund.”
DD

Devinda D.

Digital Marketing Consultant

“I realized within two days of resubscribing that I did not have the time or technical background needed to use the tool effectively, and I contacted support immediately after recognizing this. While customer support was responsive, the refund process was extremely rigid. Despite the very short timeframe and the fact that I had not meaningfully used the product, my refund request was denied and the case was closed as final.”
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Suzanne C.

Small Business Owner

“Automatic trial conversion can lead to unexpected charges if you are not monitoring renewal dates closely.”
DD

Devinda D.

Digital Marketing Consultant

Cons

“This costed webmasters agency business because some agencies had a process where they evaluated traffic based on Ahrefs and would not accept any alternative way. And now in 2025 they no longer track any positions that rank at over 10th place in Google, because the forced pagination in Google API would make their costs also prohibitive.”
JM

Jana M.

Consultant

“The pricing model is not great on value of money to a mid sized retail team, and customer service takes too much time to answer an important security question about user access.”
AH

Amir H.

E-Commerce Manager

“Some reports are powerful but not explained clearly, which can slow down work for new users.”
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Hemkesh R.

Senior Digital Marketing Team Lead

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  • Last review4 months ago

Key features

  • Total features129
  • @mentions
  • AI Accessibility Audit
  • AI Mention Tracking
  • AI Traffic Attribution
  • AI Visibility Score
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Advertising Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Application Management
  • Audit Management
  • Automated Publishing
  • Automated Scheduling
  • BI Integration
  • Backlink Management
  • Backlink Monitoring
  • Benchmarking
  • Brand Tracking
  • Broken Link Discovery
  • Calendar Management
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Planning
  • Campaign Scheduling
  • Campaign Tracking
  • Channel Management
  • Charting
  • Citation Intelligence
  • Client Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Competitive Benchmarking
  • Competitor Monitoring
  • Content Gap Analysis
  • Content Ideas
  • Content Management
  • Content Marketing
  • Conversion Tracking
  • Customer Engagement
  • Customer Journey Mapping
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Editorial Calendar
  • Email Management
  • Engagement Tracking
  • For Marketing and Advertising
  • For PPC Campaigns
  • GEO Optimization
  • Geolocation
  • Geotargeting
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • Google Analytics Integration
  • Keyword Filtering
  • Keyword Rank Tracking
  • Keyword Research Tools
  • Keyword Tracking
  • Lead Generation
  • Link Analytics
  • Link Management
  • Listing Management
  • Localization Automation
  • Marketing Management
  • Mobile Keywords
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Account Management
  • Multi-Brand Management
  • Multi-Campaign
  • Multi-Channel Attribution
  • Multi-Channel Campaigns
  • Multi-Channel Data Collection
  • Multi-Channel Distribution
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Language Tracking
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-Platform AI Coverage
  • Multiple Site Management
  • Pageview Tracking
  • Performance Metrics
  • Post Scheduling
  • Prioritization
  • Project Management
  • Prompt Library
  • Prompt Organization
  • Prompt Visibility Monitoring
  • Rank Tracking
  • Real User Prompt Dataset
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Referral Tracking
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Response Position Analysis
  • SEO Audit
  • SEO Management
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Schema Guidance
  • Search Marketing
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Data Preparation
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Share of Voice (SoV)
  • Site Search Tracking
  • Social Marketing
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Media Monitoring
  • Social Performance Management
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time on Site Tracking
  • Trend Analysis
  • Trend/Problem Indicators
  • URL Shortener
  • User Interaction Tracking
  • Visual Analytics
  • Visualization
  • Web Tracking
  • Web Traffic Reporting
  • Website Analytics
  • Website Management
  • Website Monitoring
  • White Label
  • Total features29
  • @mentions
  • AI Accessibility Audit
  • AI Mention Tracking
  • AI Traffic Attribution
  • AI Visibility Score
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Advertising Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Application Management
  • Audit Management
  • Automated Publishing
  • Automated Scheduling
  • BI Integration
  • Backlink Management
  • Backlink Monitoring
  • Benchmarking
  • Brand Tracking
  • Broken Link Discovery
  • Calendar Management
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Planning
  • Campaign Scheduling
  • Campaign Tracking
  • Channel Management
  • Charting
  • Citation Intelligence
  • Client Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Competitive Benchmarking
  • Competitor Monitoring
  • Content Gap Analysis
  • Content Ideas
  • Content Management
  • Content Marketing
  • Conversion Tracking
  • Customer Engagement
  • Customer Journey Mapping
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Editorial Calendar
  • Email Management
  • Engagement Tracking
  • For Marketing and Advertising
  • For PPC Campaigns
  • GEO Optimization
  • Geolocation
  • Geotargeting
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • Google Analytics Integration
  • Keyword Filtering
  • Keyword Rank Tracking
  • Keyword Research Tools
  • Keyword Tracking
  • Lead Generation
  • Link Analytics
  • Link Management
  • Listing Management
  • Localization Automation
  • Marketing Management
  • Mobile Keywords
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Account Management
  • Multi-Brand Management
  • Multi-Campaign
  • Multi-Channel Attribution
  • Multi-Channel Campaigns
  • Multi-Channel Data Collection
  • Multi-Channel Distribution
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Language Tracking
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-Platform AI Coverage
  • Multiple Site Management
  • Pageview Tracking
  • Performance Metrics
  • Post Scheduling
  • Prioritization
  • Project Management
  • Prompt Library
  • Prompt Organization
  • Prompt Visibility Monitoring
  • Rank Tracking
  • Real User Prompt Dataset
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Referral Tracking
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Response Position Analysis
  • SEO Audit
  • SEO Management
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Schema Guidance
  • Search Marketing
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Data Preparation
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Share of Voice (SoV)
  • Site Search Tracking
  • Social Marketing
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Media Monitoring
  • Social Performance Management
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time on Site Tracking
  • Trend Analysis
  • Trend/Problem Indicators
  • URL Shortener
  • User Interaction Tracking
  • Visual Analytics
  • Visualization
  • Web Tracking
  • Web Traffic Reporting
  • Website Analytics
  • Website Management
  • Website Monitoring
  • White Label

Integrations

  • Total integrations10
  • Databox
  • Google Ads
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Search Console
  • HubSpot Marketing Hub
  • Majestic
  • TapClicks
  • Trello
  • WordPress
  • Yext
  • Total integrations2
  • Databox
  • Google Ads
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Search Console
  • HubSpot Marketing Hub
  • Majestic
  • TapClicks
  • Trello
  • WordPress
  • Yext

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