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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (65.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29.00
$139.94 Per Month
Ahrefs
Star Rating
(621)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 6 pricing plansSemrush
Star Rating
(2,988)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$139.94 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that both Ahrefs and Semrush excel in Keyword Targeting, with both receiving a perfect score of 9.0. Reviewers mention that the tools provide comprehensive keyword data, making it easy to identify opportunities for optimization.
- Reviewers mention that Ahrefs shines in Link Building with a score of 9.1, while Semrush trails behind at 8.2. Users appreciate Ahrefs' extensive backlink analysis and the ability to find high-quality link-building opportunities.
- Users on G2 report that Semrush outperforms Ahrefs in SEO Auditing, scoring 9.0 compared to Ahrefs' 8.7. Reviewers highlight Semrush's detailed site audit features that help identify technical issues effectively.
- G2 users mention that Ahrefs has a slight edge in Ease of Use with a score of 8.8, while Semrush scores 8.3. Users appreciate Ahrefs' intuitive interface, which simplifies navigation and data interpretation.
- Reviewers say that both platforms are strong in Competitor Analysis, with Ahrefs scoring 9.0 and Semrush at 8.9. Users highlight Ahrefs' ability to provide in-depth insights into competitors' strategies, which is crucial for effective marketing planning.
- Users report that Semrush offers better Custom Reports functionality, scoring 8.9 compared to Ahrefs' 8.2. Reviewers mention that Semrush allows for more flexibility and customization in reporting, making it easier to present data to stakeholders.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Ahrefs
Starter
Starting at $29.00
Ideal for website owners who need to do keyword research.
- All in Free
- 1 unverified project
- 1 month of history
Semrush
Pro
$139.94
Per Month
For freelancers, startups and in-house marketers with limited budget. Run your SEO, PPC, SMM and content projects with 40+ advanced tools and know your competitors’ traffic sources, rankings, social media results & more.
- 10,000 results per report
- 3,000 reports per day
- Display advertising research
Free Trial
Ahrefs
Free Trial is available
Semrush
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
492
8.8
2,406
Ease of Use
8.8
498
8.3
2,430
Ease of Setup
8.9
235
8.6
1,637
Ease of Admin
8.8
183
8.6
1,243
Quality of Support
8.3
411
8.6
2,112
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
176
8.7
1,224
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
467
8.9
2,314
Features by Category
Metrics
Not enough data
8.4
432
Not enough data
8.2
427
Not enough data
7.9
411
Not enough data
7.7
385
Not enough data
7.4
374
Not enough data
7.5
368
Not enough data
7.4
371
Not enough data
7.5
381
Not enough data
7.1
366
Reporting
Not enough data
8.0
422
Not enough data
8.2
411
Not enough data
7.8
397
Not enough data
7.7
397
Not enough data
7.8
392
Not enough data
7.6
372
Not enough data
8.0
406
Other
Not enough data
7.7
384
Not enough data
8.1
397
Not enough data
7.7
386
Not enough data
8.0
388
Not enough data
7.4
353
Not enough data
7.0
332
Not enough data
7.6
351
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
Not enough data
6.6
44
Not enough data
7.3
44
Not enough data
6.9
44
Not enough data
7.0
42
Administration
Not enough data
7.7
360
Not enough data
7.4
351
Not enough data
8.5
401
Not enough data
8.3
394
Social Analytics
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
292
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
273
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
279
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
246
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
216
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
212
Reports & Dashboards
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
276
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
284
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
270
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
209
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
Not enough data
7.4(won by default)
21
Not enough data
7.3(won by default)
21
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
21
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
21
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
21
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Grammar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Formatting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Type
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Listing Management
Not enough data
8.6
240
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
236
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
250
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
8.3
258
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
262
|
Verified
Local Search Optimization
Not enough data
8.9
585
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
546
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
517
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
529
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
514
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
574
|
Verified
Platform Basics
8.4
97
8.5
556
8.3
103
8.5
571
Agentic AI - Competitive Intelligence
Not enough data
7.1
71
Platform Data
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.8
88
8.1
527
Platform Content
Feature Not Available
7.3
467
Platform Reporting
7.6
97
8.0
541
8.3
99
8.3
548
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
106
Not enough data
8.2
103
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
95
Not enough data
8.4
106
Content Planning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
99
Not enough data
8.7
109
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
8.7
82
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
6.8
11
Other Features
Not enough data
8.3
107
Not enough data
8.8
93
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
8.3
196
8.7
1012
8.7
183
9.0
869
8.6
180
8.8
848
8.5
180
8.8
853
Agentic AI - SEO Tools
7.1
16
6.6
175
7.2
16
6.7
174
7.7
16
6.6
172
6.9
16
6.7
173
7.0
16
6.5
172
7.5
16
6.6
169
7.6
16
6.7
169
SEO Content & Rankings
9.1
389
8.2
1481
8.8
379
9.1
1581
8.5
358
8.8
1506
7.8
182
8.2
921
8.1
169
8.4
833
SEO Reporting
9.0
379
8.9
1555
8.2
202
8.6
1004
7.8
185
8.2
959
Feature Not Available
7.8
838
Generative AI
6.2
68
6.7
396
6.2
67
6.8
396
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
194
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
182
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
164
Social Management
Not enough data
8.7
236
Not enough data
8.8
229
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
227
Not enough data
7.9
204
Not enough data
8.0
178
Not enough data
7.8
150
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
8.1
14
Media Channels
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.5
31
8.5
117
Geographic Coverage
8.1
27
Feature Not Available
7.6
26
8.2
103
7.7
27
8.1
95
Reporting
9.0
32
9.0
134
8.7
30
Feature Not Available
8.2
12
8.9
122
8.2
12
9.0
132
Agentic AI - Media Monitoring
Not enough data
7.1
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
7.3
14
Not enough data
7.3
14
Not enough data
7.3
14
Generative AI
7.3
11
8.3
22
6.7
11
8.1
23
Platform Interoperability
Not enough data
8.4
79
Agentic AI - Social Media Advertising
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Social Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
97
Campaign Management
Not enough data
9.0
95
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.6
88
Not enough data
8.5
89
Not enough data
8.5
86
Not enough data
8.4
88
Not enough data
8.3
87
Not enough data
8.5
91
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.0
85
Not enough data
8.3
87
Targeting
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.5
84
Not enough data
8.7
84
Platform
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.9
93
Not enough data
8.9
94
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
8.4
83
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.5
88
Grammar Tools
Not enough data
8.4
24
Not enough data
8.9
27
Not enough data
8.1
23
Writing Support
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
7.5
25
Not enough data
7.7
25
Software Availability
Not enough data
8.4
25
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
7.2
25
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Data collection
Not enough data
7.7
196
Not enough data
8.1
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
212
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
213
Segment Trending
Not enough data
8.6
244
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
232
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
238
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
200
Analysis
Not enough data
8.3
232
Not enough data
8.6
253
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
214
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
258
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
237
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
212
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
209
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
206
Agentic AI - Market Intelligence
Not enough data
7.0
32
Not enough data
6.8
32
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.6
139
Not enough data
7.8
124
Not enough data
8.4
143
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.2
130
Not enough data
8.4
135
Not enough data
8.6
146
Not enough data
8.3
131
Agentic AI - Operational Risk Management
Not enough data
7.2
15
Planning
Not enough data
7.7
232
Publishing
Not enough data
7.7
234
Social Media
Not enough data
7.6
234
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
359
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
141
Not enough data
7.2
139
Not enough data
7.2
139
Not enough data
6.7
137
Not enough data
6.4
134
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
7.1
46
Not enough data
7.0
46
Not enough data
7.2
46
Not enough data
7.1
46
Not enough data
7.2
47
Not enough data
7.3
46
Not enough data
7.3
46
AI Visibility & Tracking
Not enough data
7.8
59
Not enough data
7.7
59
Sentiment & Brand Analysis
Not enough data
7.6
58
Not enough data
6.4
54
Competitive Benchmarking
Not enough data
7.2
56
Not enough data
7.4
56
AI Content Optimization
Not enough data
7.5
56
Not enough data
7.6
54
Reporting & Alerts
Not enough data
6.7
54
Not enough data
7.6
56
Tools
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.3
90
8.2
663
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Metrics
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.1
83
8.2
653
Feature Not Available
8.2
639
7.0
73
8.0
580
Feature Not Available
7.8
578
8.9
91
8.9
711
Agentic AI - Content Analytics
7.0
5
7.5
56
7.3
5
7.7
56
8.3
5
7.7
57
7.7
5
7.8
57
8.3
5
7.7
57
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
7.7
388
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
408
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
400
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
378
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaign Activity
Not enough data
8.3
389
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
426
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
362
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
376
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
399
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
352
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
Not enough data
7.1
57
Not enough data
7.5
57
Not enough data
7.1
56
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Ahrefs and Semrush are categorized as Paid Search Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, Local SEO, Content Analytics, Media Monitoring, SEO Tools, and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)
Unique Categories
Ahrefs is categorized as AI Writing Assistant
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Ahrefs
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Semrush
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
37.3%
Computer Software
12.0%
Information Technology and Services
9.1%
Internet
7.5%
Financial Services
2.6%
Other
31.5%
Marketing and Advertising
29.8%
Information Technology and Services
8.7%
Computer Software
8.1%
Internet
3.9%
Retail
3.8%
Other
45.8%
Discussions
Ahrefs KD is different from Moz
6 Comments
AP
Go for Ahrefs. Ahrefs is a far better tool than Moz. Ahrefs has better crawlers and shows more accurate results.Read more
Can I use Ahrefs for free?
6 Comments
QM
For the basic level information of your desire website you can use it you'll have some sort of idea about it. Read more
Is Ahrefs worth the money?
5 Comments
RL
Definitely. It'll give valuable data necessary for a executing successful SEO.Read more
What is Semrush used for?
4 Comments
MT
SEMrush is like a Swiss Army knife for digital marketers. It's an all-in-one tool that helps you improve your online visibility and discover marketing...Read more
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What can SEMrush do?
3 Comments
SR
SEMrush can help you to optimize your website for search engines, including keyword research, site audits, and link building. It offers a variety of features...Read more
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