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Ahrefs Pte. Ltd

Ahrefs

Composite Score
8.6 /10
CX Score
8.7 /10
Category
Ahrefs
8.6 /10

What is Ahrefs?

hrefs is an all-in-one SEO toolset for growing search traffic and optimizing websites. To do that, Ahrefs crawls the web, stores tons of data and makes it accessible via a simple user interface. Ahrefs has grown into a complete SEO suite by developing tools like Keywords Explorer for keyword research, Content Explorer for analyzing content, Rank Tracker for monitoring keyword rankings, and Site Audit for auditing and optimizing websites.

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Awards & Recognition

Ahrefs won the following awards in the Search Engine Optimization category

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Ahrefs Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

87 Plan to Renew

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79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+85 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Ahrefs?

3% Negative
4% Neutral
93% Positive

Pros

  • Fair
  • Enables Productivity
  • Efficient Service
  • Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Backlink Tools

87

Keyword Research

86

Competition Analysis

86

On-Page Tracker/Optimization

82

Analytics and Reporting

82

Holistic Visibility Tracking

82

Rank Tracking

82

Change Tracking

80

Auditing

80

Local SEO

79

Alerts

77

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Breadth of Features

86

Quality of Features

85

Ease of Implementation

85

Usability and Intuitiveness

84

Business Value Created

83

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

82

Ease of Data Integration

81

Ease of IT Administration

81

Availability and Quality of Training

80

Ease of Customization

79

Vendor Support

75

Ahrefs Reviews

Ayrton C.

  • Role: Finance
  • Industry: Finance
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2021

The most accurate backlink analysis

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Ahrefs from other similar products?

Despite the enormous number of features, the tool's UI is really basic and well-organized, which is one of my favorite aspects of Ahrefs. Of course, you should familiarize yourself with the instrument as a total rookie (what professional tool doesn't?). I was new to SEO when I initially started using Ahrefs a little over two years ago. Unlike other competing solutions, though, getting started was rather simple for me. - The backlink reports are usually unbeatable. Ahrefs is my go-to tool, and I use it on a daily basis. I undertake keyword research, site audits, backlink profiles analysis, and look for new link opportunities for my projects.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

To properly inspect and improve our clients' websites, we use a number of SEO tools. We usually use Ahrefs to look at backlinks, such as how many backlinks are present on our clients' websites, how the competition is structured, and how anchor texts are spread. We utilize keyword analysis tools as well, however we prefer SEMRush for this. Ahrefs goes into considerable information about individual domains. In this scenario, the backlink data is undeniably the source of strength. Nobody does it better than Ahrefs, which is why they are clearly in top place. It gives me all the information and knowledge I need about websites.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Unfortunately, the "keyword difficulty" is absolutely meaningless for German-speaking countries: the given value has no relevance. - In general, I believe the domain rating is reliable. However, in my opinion, the value does not always reflect the true quality of the connection profile. A high domain rating is frequently given, in my opinion, despite the fact that the domain in question has no strong links and a large number of standard links. It features a modest tough user interface for newbies who require some instruction before using the application. A number of criteria, such as referring domains, are broken.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

The program provides a complete solution for problem solving in terms of analysis and reporting. In order to compete in search engines like Google, this tool is often used to conduct keyword research on competitor websites. It gives me all the information and insights I need regarding websites, as well as domain audits to help me find areas where I can improve. In terms of analysis and reporting, the application offers a complete answer for problem solving. This tool is frequently used to do keyword research on competing websites in order to compete in search engines like Google. It provides me with all of the information.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Akash S.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Food and Beverage
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2021

As good as its data

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Ahrefs from other similar products?

Ahrefs is a solid SEO tool that is seamlessly aiding us to garner qualified data for making informed business decisions. Ahrefs specializes in data compilation & analytics, be it search volume, SEO rankings, backlinks, or social shares, the data offered is massive & relevant to our purpose. Keyword Explorer & Site audit are the best tools for identifying the target keywords & assessing the site health as compared to the other existing in the market. Functional features galore at Ahrefs SEO platform. It offers the biggest backlink index for you to spy on your competitor's backlinks, keywords, SEO strategies and other aspects.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ahrefs offers dozens of functional tools to manage your search engine rankings, gain more traffic and optimize leads for your business. Analysis of website and competitor research has largely simplified with this tool. The best feature is the keyword research tool that allows us to discover keyword opportunities, gain deep insights into our target keywords and manage the content gaps. Aherfs offers tons of data for us to unscramble the website audit, rank tracking, competitor performance, and link building initiatives. It is seamlessly helping us to bring organic and qualified traffic to our website.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Ahrefs is somewhat expensive for the small and mid-sized business enterprises. I believe it should work towards pruning down its pricing for the inclusion of the beginners and new subscribers. Also, Aherfs is a kind of steep learning curve for us. The new users often find it difficult to get through with the functionalities and data metrics of different tools. Limited guidance and deficient support documents on the usage and applications further magnifies the trouble. I would suggest them to incorporate a simple and user-friendly interface for the beginners to aptly analyze the data metrics & practice the tools in the right way.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ahrefs is anytime better than the rest others and can tremendously help you to step up your SEO game. But, there is a caveat that you have to learn and thoroughly acquaint with its functionality so as to run it in the right way and reap benefits out of it. There are multiple tutorial videos available on YouTube for you to get a knack of its features, usage and application before even starting to use it. It is highly advisable to learn the diversity of applications & data metrics beforehand else you will stand to lose even if you buy the best plan they offer.

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Trustworthy
  • Unique Features
  • Efficient Service

Maulik G.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2021

Best SEO and bussiness analysis tool!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Ahrefs from other similar products?

AgencyAnalitics and Semrus are the alternatives of Ahrefs. A free trial of tool is not available in Ahrefs while it is available on the other two tools. you can do Google analytics integration by AgencyAnalitycs and by semrus but by ahrefs it is not possible. The mobile and PC version is not available so you have to access it by web only.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ahrefs helps us to do search engine optimization and get helps to keep our website in the top results of a search engine, also it helps to get more traffic on our website and capture business leads. Ahrefs provide the best results like traffic, competitor links and keywords. the accuracy of keyword research and many other features is high. For small companies and small organization content explorer feature is excellent. The backline tracking feature is great.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Featurewise the Ahrefs tool is excellent and no complaint about it but it is a little bit costly than other tools available in the market there are also other tools are available in the market which provide the same features at a low cost.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ahref is a perfect tool for analyzing your website and up your website in search engines and beat your competitor. It will provide a detailed report by which you can increase traffic in your website.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Trustworthy

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