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Ahrefs Pte. Ltd

Ahrefs

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

What is Ahrefs?

Ahrefs is an All-in-one SEO toolset, with free Learning materials and a passionate community & support.

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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.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

87 Plan to Renew

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Since last award

82 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.

+82 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?

4% Negative
6% Neutral
90% Positive

Pros

  • Enables Productivity
  • Reliable
  • Fair
  • Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Backlink Tools

87

Competition Analysis

86

Keyword Research

86

Analytics and Reporting

84

Change Tracking

83

On-Page Tracker/Optimization

81

Holistic Visibility Tracking

81

Rank Tracking

81

Auditing

80

Alerts

80

Content Optimization

78

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Quality of Features

87

Breadth of Features

86

Ease of Implementation

86

Business Value Created

84

Usability and Intuitiveness

83

Ease of IT Administration

81

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

81

Ease of Data Integration

80

Availability and Quality of Training

80

Ease of Customization

78

Vendor Support

75

Ahrefs Reviews

Alish P.

  • Role: Consultant
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2021

Excellent Solution For SEO & Link Building Work

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Ahrefs from other similar products?

Constructing outreach and PR plans, analyzing media and blog data, being inspired by content ideas for outbound marketing, and finding anchors for outreach blog articles are just a few examples of the work you will be doing. Over the past two quarters, we've seen a nearly 300 percent boost in visitors to our website using Ahrefs. To go from point A to point B in our SEO strategy we have figured out which keywords our rivals are targeting and what helps them rank for those phrases. We also know how much work we need to put in and what actions to take next to get there. This technology allows me to do so in a more efficient manner.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

SEO tool Ahrefs provides the most comprehensive information on the performance and statistics of your digital presence's search engine optimization. Ahrefs provides you with numerous choices for acquiring and understanding your data, as well as formulating a strategy to further your SEO efforts. I particularly like Ahrefs' backlink database, search engine performance analysis, and competition analysis. In addition, I appreciate the toolbar, which gives a wealth of useful information while conducting research on the site. Ahrefs is the only tool we've used for more than three years.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Ahrefs has a severe learning curve, which is its sole drawback. First, a few new members of my team do not accept it, due to the interface's extreme incongruity and difficulty in understanding. There is no content optimization solution available to them, despite the fact that they have everything they need to develop one.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I am suggesting this program to everyone who is interested in keyword research and link development. It will take some time to master Ahrefs' lessons and guidelines, but it will be worth it in the end. And don't forget to check out the Ahrefs blog - these folks post some extremely interesting and well-written pieces. As a last word of warning, Ahrefs should only be used if you are confident that it will benefit your SEO efforts. Do your homework before you start using Ahrefs. If you don't, you'll be lost even with the greatest plan they have to offer and will have to pay for further training.

Pros

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

David Felipe S.

  • Role: Operations
  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2021

"Its cost is high, but its quality is excellent".

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Ahrefs from other similar products?

It is easy to use, it has powerful SEO tools and backlink analysis functions, the keyword research process as well as the rank tracker are quite effective, accurate and fast, its customer service is timely and of good quality.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I really like its ease of use, its interface as it is quite polished, it allows to check the backlinks (new, missing and broken) of our website, explore content and also validate the traffic of the competition, Ahrefs is powerful for keyword analysis and not least the backlink data obtained are more detailed and accurate than those of other products, also saves us a lot of work efforts to our team.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I think that the cost of this tool should be more affordable since its price is a little high, but in reality this can be compensated in the ROI and not be relevant since the benefits obtained are many.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ahrefs provides accurate and quality data that can be very valuable for your website and that will make a difference, for this reason it is a tool that you must have if you are serious about SEO and content marketing, I recommend it without a doubt it is great.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

Maliha S.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Retail
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2021

Not great, features are minimal

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Ahrefs from other similar products?

Its not that good, you have other options

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Its efficiently managed keyword search

What do you dislike most about this product?

Its too expensive

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

You can find some better options

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Security Protects
  • Enables Productivity

Cons

  • Commodity Features

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