What to use instead of Ahrefs

None of the 8 verified alternatives to Ahrefs undercuts the $348 a year its Ahrefs Starter costs, but 3 of them offer a free plan. Ranked by yearly cost, each with its own verified cancellation guide.

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Ahrefs Ahrefs Starter

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$29 / month

$348 a year

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Verified alternatives to Ahrefs

8 verified · checked 6 Aug 2026

Ranked by yearly cost, cheapest first. Each one links to our own verified guide, so you can see how hard it is to leave later.

Top pick spyfu.com

SpyFu SpyFu Basic plan $39 / month

Same listed entry price

Cancels in about 1 minute Rated Easy to cancel

Switch to SpyFu Or read our SpyFu guide

Free plan neilpatel.com

Ubersuggest Ubersuggest Individual plan $29 / month

Same listed entry price

Cancels in about 2 minutes Free plan to fall back on Rated Easy to cancel

Switch to Ubersuggest Or read our Ubersuggest guide

Higher price ranktracker.com

Ranktracker Ranktracker Launch plan $39 / month

Higher listed entry price

Cancels in about 1 minute Rated Easy to cancel

Switch to Ranktracker Or read our Ranktracker guide

Higher price mangools.com

Mangools Mangools Basic plan $61 / month

Higher listed entry price

Cancels in about 1 minute Rated Easy to cancel

Switch to Mangools Or read our Mangools guide

Free plan moz.com

Moz Pro Moz Pro Starter plan $49 / month

Higher listed entry price

Why this one - Classic SEO suite with keyword and link tools

Keyword research and site crawling AI visibility features Smaller data set than Ahrefs

Switch to Moz Pro Or read our Moz Pro guide

Higher price seranking.com

SE Ranking SE Ranking Core plan $129 / month

Higher listed entry price

Why this one - Rank tracking and audits, agency-friendly pricing

Full-suite features per dollar GEO/AI visibility tracking Smaller backlink index

Switch to SE Ranking Or read our SE Ranking guide

Free plan semrush.com

Semrush Semrush SEO plan $139 / month

Higher listed entry price

Why this one - The other full suite, adds ads and social tools

SEO plus advertising and content tools AI search visibility included Higher entry price than Starter

Switch to Semrush Or read our Semrush guide

Higher price similarweb.com

Similarweb Similarweb Competitive Intelligence plan $199 / month or $1,500 / year

Higher listed entry price

Cancels in about 1 minute

Switch to Similarweb Or read our Similarweb guide

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