Ahrefs vs RankSEOTool
Ahrefs
ahrefs.comRankSEOTool
rankseotool.comSide by side
| Figure | Ahrefs | RankSEOTool |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $29/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 10 | 1 |
| Spec score · SEO tools | 9.2 (#7) | 7.5 (#170) |
| Backlink analysis | Yes | The Link Profile and Broken Link Checker reports link counts, follow versus nofollow, anchor text, referring domains, suspicious links, and a 0–100 link health score. |
| Competitor research | Yes | The Competitor Rank Checker compares rankings against up to five competitors, while the Keyword Gap Checker finds competitor keywords you do not rank for. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Ahrefs offers native Ahrefs integration, Looker Studio integration, and connections to AI chatbots. | The maker pages reviewed describe third-party search-data providers but do not identify named product integrations. |
| Keyword research | Yes | Yes |
| Rank tracking | Rank Tracker monitors search rankings and tracks keywords by plan. | The SEO Rank Checker reports Google keyword rankings by domain, country, and device, including the full top 10. |
Plans
Ahrefs
- Ahrefs FreeFree
- Starter$29 a month
- Lite$129 a month
- Standard$249 a month
- Advanced$449 a month
- Enterprise$1,499 a month
- Basic prompt package$50 a month
- Growth prompt package$100 a month
- Brand Radar$199 a month
- Scale prompt package$250 a month
In their own words
Ahrefs
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.
RankSEOTool
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