Ahrefs
We help marketers drive visibility across AI search, SEO, content, and social – with the largest AI and search databases online.
Our verdict
Ahrefs describes itself as We help marketers drive visibility across AI search, SEO, content, and social – with the largest AI and search databases online. It offers a free tier. Public pricing lists 8 plans. We do not republish the figures until a person has checked them, so follow the pricing link for current numbers. Developer documentation is published. Our score of 5.9 out of 10 comes from a desk review against the published rubric, recorded 2026-08-25.
Pricing
- Free tierYes
- Public price listYes
We do not republish prices we have not checked by hand, because automated price extraction proved unreliable enough to mislead. The vendor’s own page has the current figures. Why we do this
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahrefs this page | 5.9 | — | Yes | ||
| Frase | 5.9 | — | Yes | ||
| Ranked AI | 5.9 | — | Yes | ||
| Surfer | 5.8 | — | Yes | ||
| Profound | 5.2 | — | — | ||
| Surfer SEO | 4.1 | $120 | Yes | ||
| Otterly AI | 3.5 | — | Yes |
Questions
Is Ahrefs free?
Yes. Ahrefs advertises a free tier on its own site.
How much does Ahrefs cost?
Ahrefs publishes pricing on its own site, listing 8 plans. We deliberately do not republish prices we have not verified by hand, because automated price extraction proved unreliable enough to mislead. Use the link on this page for current figures.
Does Ahrefs have an API or developer docs?
Yes, Ahrefs publishes developer documentation.
How is Ahrefs scored here?
Ahrefs scores 5.9 out of 10. That comes from a desk review of public evidence, which is capped at 8.5 out of 10: public pricing, documentation, maintenance signals and how much we could actually verify. Affiliate relationships are excluded from scoring entirely. The full rubric is published on our methodology page.