Ahrefs vs Dragon Metrics

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.

Dragon Metrics is a global SEO platform for tracking rankings and automating reports. It monitors rankings across eight listed search engines, including Google, Baidu, Naver, Sogou, Daum, and Seznam, and offers local tracking in more than 100,000 locations at city, neighborhood, or postal-code level. Its site auditor checks more than 70 common technical SEO issues and provides guidance for addressing them. Report Builder supports customized reports, white-labeled domains, and scheduled delivery. The platform integrates Google Analytics 4 and Google Search Console data, and offers 13 Google Looker Studio connectors. API access is available with nearly every subscription level; the company says its use is free and unlimited. Dragon Metrics lists coverage for China, South Korea, and Japan as well as Google-focused markets. Plans start with Starter at $99 a month, including 1,000 keywords, 200,000 URLs crawled monthly, five campaigns, and three seats. There is no free plan, but a 30-day trial includes paid-plan features and daily rank tracking, with different feature-credit limits. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in Hong Kong.