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Ahrefs Pte. Ltd

Ahrefs

Composite Score
8.7 /10
CX Score
8.8 /10
Category
Ahrefs
8.7 /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

88 Plan to Renew

80 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.

+87 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?

2% Negative
4% Neutral
94% Positive

Pros

  • Fair
  • Enables Productivity
  • Efficient Service
  • Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Backlink Tools

87

Keyword Research

87

Competition Analysis

86

Holistic Visibility Tracking

83

On-Page Tracker/Optimization

83

Analytics and Reporting

82

Rank Tracking

82

Change Tracking

81

Local SEO

80

Auditing

80

Content Optimization

78

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Breadth of Features

86

Quality of Features

86

Ease of Implementation

84

Usability and Intuitiveness

84

Business Value Created

84

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

82

Ease of Data Integration

81

Ease of IT Administration

80

Availability and Quality of Training

80

Ease of Customization

80

Vendor Support

75

Ahrefs Reviews

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

Robinson Andres T.

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

Submitted Sep 2021

Great product, with incredible tools and features.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Ahrefs from other similar products?

Its adaptability and ease of use, supports customization, its sophisticated SEO tools, its large keyword database (Ahrefs employs unique keyword metrics), its very active user community, and its responsive and effective support.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like the integrated content gap analysis process that Ahrefs uses because it is compact and efficient; I also find it fascinating that Ahrefs offers detailed keyword research with CPC volume and ranking capabilities, as well as competitive article postings by word count; and I find the dynamism of its community and support extraordinary.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Its acquisition cost is high.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ahrefs is an excellent tool for building link profiles for websites and following their evolution over time. It is ideal for swiftly identifying SEO chances, conducting keyword research, and performing backlink analysis; it has an extremely active and ambitious user community that is prepared to assist with any issue, and its assistance is prompt and effective.

Pros

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

Ashiq M.

  • Role: C-Level
  • Industry: Other
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2021

Music try SEO tool - Full of awesomeness

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Ahrefs from other similar products?

The Ahrefs auditing is in-depth and can able to get valuable insights from that. Easy to track broken links on a blog using Ahrefs

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Building backlinks is easier with Ahrefs. Of course we cannot use Ahrefs to build backlinks. Instead, using Ahrefs, we can find all the broken links in a blog and pitch our content to the blog owner to replace those broken links with (follow/no-follow) referral to our content.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It will be bit complex to understand the entire breadth of features within Ahrefs if you are a beginner. It would be great if Ahrefs provides a guidance/notifications within their workspace rather than youtube video tutorials.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Great SEO platform. Must try

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy

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