Ahrefs vs BacklinkManager

Ahrefs is a web and API platform for SEO research, including keyword research, rank tracking, site audits, backlink analysis and competitor research. It also provides content tools, AI assistants and MCP access. Content Explorer can find web mentions and link prospects, while AI Content Helper supports content improvement. The free plan provides site data and fixes with limited access to Site Explorer and Site Audit. Paid plans start with Starter at $29 a month. Lite costs $129 a month and includes five projects, 750 tracked keywords, 100,000 monthly crawl credits and one user; its Site Audit allowance has a 25,000-page project maximum. Annual payment saves up to 17%. Enterprise costs $1,499 a month and requires an annual commitment; it includes SSO, two-factor authentication, ISO27001 certification, access management, audit logs and unlimited additional users. Ahrefs says its web index contains 170 trillion pages, tracks 41.9 billion keywords and filters 28.7 billion keywords; AhrefsBot crawls 8 billion pages daily. Founded in 2010, the company is headquartered in Singapore. Multilingual support is available five days a week.

BacklinkManager is a web-based backlink management CRM and link-tracking tool for agencies, marketing teams, freelance link builders and SEOs. Its crawler checks link attributes such as do-follow and no-follow, server response and removal status, and can notify users when status changes. It checks page HTML first and can render a page in a cloud browser if it does not find the link there. Users can set link-building goals and group target pages by project, domain or client. The CRM manages relationships with clients, freelance link builders and vendors, and allows teams to assign client management to team members. Shareable custom dashboards support backlink reporting for clients and internal teams. The pricing comparison names Ahrefs, Semrush, Moz and Majestic as external-tool integrations, without specifying their details. The Free plan is free and monitors 50 links. Starter is $39 a month billed annually and includes 200 backlinks, 3 users, 100 targets and 50 partnerships. The Link Matching Tool and Link Exchange Marketplace are marked as coming soon.