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Alternatives to Ahrefs

Curated replacements ranked by category overlap, pricing, and platform access. Use this list to stress-test Ahrefs against peers before committing to a long-term plan.

Looking for a Ahrefs replacement? We've profiled 20 alternatives ranked by category overlap, pricing flexibility, and platform access. Whether you need a free option to trial, mobile-ready workflows, or API integrations—this list has you covered. Dive in to find your next tool.

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Alternatives20Curated picks
Free Options19With free tiers
Avg. Overlap75%Category match
Mobile Ready9Native apps

Quick takeaways

Semrush is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in App & Website Traffic, Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs while adding Sheets / Excel Add-ins and Blogs coverage and Traffic Analytics tools to examine any website’s visitors, sources, engagement metrics, and competitive benchmarks. and Rich API suite: Standard API for SEO Toolkit Business users, Trends API, Listing Management API for Semrush Local users, and Map Rank Tracker API. Current versions support API key and OAuth 2.0 flows depending on endpoint family. features (category overlap ~100%).

Free tiers remain available through Semrush, TickerTrends, Similarweb, EODHD, Trading Economics, Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), GuruFocus, Sharesight, BizToc, FlightAware, Listen Notes, Börsdata, FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), Portfolio123, Sensor Tower, Social Blade, FinancialData.Net, Bank of England, and Bank of Japan (BOJ) for side-by-side testing.

Need mobile access? Semrush, Trading Economics, and Interactive Brokers (IBKR) bring phone-ready workflows that Ahrefs lacks.

Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Blogs, Stock Ideas, and Screeners.

#1 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 768Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

App & Website TrafficData APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Semrush adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Sheets / Excel Add-ins and Blogs coverage beyond what Ahrefs offers.
  • Standout features include Traffic Analytics tools to examine any website’s visitors, sources, engagement metrics, and competitive benchmarks., Rich API suite: Standard API for SEO Toolkit Business users, Trends API, Listing Management API for Semrush Local users, and Map Rank Tracker API. Current versions support API key and OAuth 2.0 flows depending on endpoint family., and API consumption billed in ‘units’ per request or per line of data. Historical queries cost more; some APIs like Listing Management and Map Rank Tracker are excluded from unit billing..

Adds coverage: Sheets / Excel Add-ins and Blogs

Standout features: Traffic Analytics tools to examine any website’s visitors, sources, engagement metrics, and competitive benchmarks., Rich API suite: Standard API for SEO Toolkit Business users, Trends API, Listing Management API for Semrush Local users, and Map Rank Tracker API. Current versions support API key and OAuth 2.0 flows depending on endpoint family., API consumption billed in ‘units’ per request or per line of data. Historical queries cost more; some APIs like Listing Management and Map Rank Tracker are excluded from unit billing., and Flexible exports in CSV, Excel, and PDF across tools. Position Tracking and Site Audit modules generate PDF reports; Position Tracking also supports direct Google Sheets export.

#2 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 768Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

App & Website TrafficData APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what Ahrefs offers.
  • Standout features include KPI Forecasting Suite: forward-looking company KPI forecasts, forecast revisions, margin-of-error ranges, confidence levels, and comparisons versus analyst consensus for the forward quarters., Alternative-data KPI dashboards that combine search, downloads, web traffic, social activity, consensus estimates, and other signals into unified time-series forecasting models., and Consumer Interest Trackers and Consumer Usage Trackers that combine Google Search, mobile app usage, website traffic, TikTok hashtag views, Reddit activity, Wikipedia page views, Amazon Search, and other demand-side signals..

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Data Visualizations

Standout features: KPI Forecasting Suite: forward-looking company KPI forecasts, forecast revisions, margin-of-error ranges, confidence levels, and comparisons versus analyst consensus for the forward quarters., Alternative-data KPI dashboards that combine search, downloads, web traffic, social activity, consensus estimates, and other signals into unified time-series forecasting models., Consumer Interest Trackers and Consumer Usage Trackers that combine Google Search, mobile app usage, website traffic, TikTok hashtag views, Reddit activity, Wikipedia page views, Amazon Search, and other demand-side signals., and Exploding Trends discovery workflow for rising consumer keywords, hashtags, websites, and search topics, with related public-company and private-company mappings.

#3 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 764Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

App & Website TrafficData APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Sheets / Excel Add-ins and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what Ahrefs offers.
  • Standout features include Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool., API V5 beta available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers on-demand JSON responses, while Batch handles large reports for data warehouses and historical research., and Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly..

Adds coverage: Sheets / Excel Add-ins and Data Visualizations

Standout features: Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool., API V5 beta available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers on-demand JSON responses, while Batch handles large reports for data warehouses and historical research., Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly., and Data Exporter for no-code bulk exports, including scheduled email delivery and CSV downloads.

#4 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 665Category overlap: 67%

Shared coverage

Data APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web, Desktop, and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Calendar, News, and News Sentiment coverage beyond what Ahrefs offers.
  • Standout features include Personal-use pricing: Free ($0), EOD All World ($19.99/mo), EOD+Intraday All World Extended ($29.99/mo), Fundamentals Data Feed ($59.99/mo), All‑In‑One ($99.99/mo)., Commercial-use pricing: Internal Use ($399/mo) and Enterprise ($2499/mo) are listed, plus a Custom plan (quote)., and Rate limits & quotas: minute request limit is 1000 requests/min; paid plans default to 100,000 daily “API calls” (with different endpoints consuming different call amounts)..
  • Pair it with Ahrefs if you still need App & Website Traffic.

Adds coverage: Calendar, News, News Sentiment, and Dividends

Standout features: Personal-use pricing: Free ($0), EOD All World ($19.99/mo), EOD+Intraday All World Extended ($29.99/mo), Fundamentals Data Feed ($59.99/mo), All‑In‑One ($99.99/mo)., Commercial-use pricing: Internal Use ($399/mo) and Enterprise ($2499/mo) are listed, plus a Custom plan (quote)., Rate limits & quotas: minute request limit is 1000 requests/min; paid plans default to 100,000 daily “API calls” (with different endpoints consuming different call amounts)., and Tick Data API (US equities): available in All‑In‑One, or “by request” as an additional package; dataset begins 2008‑01‑01; consumes 10 API calls/request.

#5 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 663Category overlap: 67%

Shared coverage

Data APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web, Desktop, and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Trading Economics adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into GDP, Inflation Rates, and Unemployment Rates coverage beyond what Ahrefs offers.
  • Standout features include Docs advertise indicators (>15,000 data series from official sources) and an economic calendar (~1600 events/month across 150+ countries)., REST API provides direct access to economic indicators plus markets data (FX, stock indexes, government bond yields, commodities) and company financials; includes subscriptions to market quotes and streaming updates (calendar + earnings)., and API supports JSON/CSV/XML output via the &f= parameter and API-key auth via query param (c=) or Authorization header..
  • Pair it with Ahrefs if you still need App & Website Traffic.

Adds coverage: GDP, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, and Interest Rates

Standout features: Docs advertise indicators (>15,000 data series from official sources) and an economic calendar (~1600 events/month across 150+ countries)., REST API provides direct access to economic indicators plus markets data (FX, stock indexes, government bond yields, commodities) and company financials; includes subscriptions to market quotes and streaming updates (calendar + earnings)., API supports JSON/CSV/XML output via the &f= parameter and API-key auth via query param (c=) or Authorization header., and API limits: general limit of 1 request/second; historical endpoints capped at 10,000 rows and economic calendar endpoints capped at 1,000 rows per call.

#6 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 651Category overlap: 67%

Shared coverage

Data APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web, Desktop, and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Screeners, News, and Calendar coverage beyond what Ahrefs offers.
  • Standout features include Multi‑asset data coverage via a single API: equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indexes, forex, crypto, commodities, macroeconomic indicators, ESG and ownership datasets, organized into Market Data, Fundamental & Company Data, News & Calendar Data, Advanced Data, Ownership and Other Markets., Real‑time quotes plus intraday (1‑minute, 5‑minute, 30‑minute, 1‑hour) and end‑of‑day historical bars for stocks and other assets; Premium and Ultimate tiers add intraday chart endpoints, technical indicators and up to 30+ years of history, with Ultimate including 1‑minute intraday charting and full historical access., and Fundamental statement APIs with audited, standardized and as‑reported income statements, balance sheets and cash‑flow statements (annual, quarterly and TTM), plus key metrics, ratios, financial scores, enterprise values and product/geographic segment revenue breakdowns..
  • Pair it with Ahrefs if you still need App & Website Traffic.

Adds coverage: Screeners, News, Calendar, and Dividends

Standout features: Multi‑asset data coverage via a single API: equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indexes, forex, crypto, commodities, macroeconomic indicators, ESG and ownership datasets, organized into Market Data, Fundamental & Company Data, News & Calendar Data, Advanced Data, Ownership and Other Markets., Real‑time quotes plus intraday (1‑minute, 5‑minute, 30‑minute, 1‑hour) and end‑of‑day historical bars for stocks and other assets; Premium and Ultimate tiers add intraday chart endpoints, technical indicators and up to 30+ years of history, with Ultimate including 1‑minute intraday charting and full historical access., Fundamental statement APIs with audited, standardized and as‑reported income statements, balance sheets and cash‑flow statements (annual, quarterly and TTM), plus key metrics, ratios, financial scores, enterprise values and product/geographic segment revenue breakdowns., and Built‑in valuation and advanced metrics including DCF models, owner earnings and other formula‑based indicators documented in the Financial Formulas section, with a Custom DCF Calculator and Advanced Market Metrics (e.g., sector performance, technical indicators) available on higher‑tier plans.

#7 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on Tested
Similarity score 647Category overlap: 67%

Shared coverage

Data APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web, Desktop, and API

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Interactive Brokers (IBKR) adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Smart/Direct Routing coverage beyond what Ahrefs offers.
  • Standout features include Platforms: Client Portal (web), Trader Workstation (TWS) and IBKR Desktop (desktop), IBKR Mobile / GlobalTrader (mobile), plus IBKR APIs; feature availability differs by platform/product., Supported instruments include stocks/ETFs, options (incl. combos), mutual funds, futures (incl. futures options), spot FX, bonds, physical metals, structured products and CFDs., and Execution features include IB SmartRouting plus a large library of order types/algos and conditional/bracket-style order workflows across platforms..
  • Pair it with Ahrefs if you still need App & Website Traffic.

Adds coverage: Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, Smart/Direct Routing, and Paper Trading

Standout features: Platforms: Client Portal (web), Trader Workstation (TWS) and IBKR Desktop (desktop), IBKR Mobile / GlobalTrader (mobile), plus IBKR APIs; feature availability differs by platform/product., Supported instruments include stocks/ETFs, options (incl. combos), mutual funds, futures (incl. futures options), spot FX, bonds, physical metals, structured products and CFDs., Execution features include IB SmartRouting plus a large library of order types/algos and conditional/bracket-style order workflows across platforms., and Client Portal includes advanced charting with technical indicators and a live news stream for specific products.

#8 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 627Category overlap: 67%

Shared coverage

Data APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • GuruFocus adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and ETF Screeners coverage beyond what Ahrefs offers.
  • Standout features include Global value-investing research platform with historical financial and valuation data, screeners, charts, comparisons, institutional-investor trading histories, executive trading histories, market valuation data, economic indicators, and industry indicators., Large global coverage footprint: GuruFocus says it serves more than 1 million users worldwide, covers 100,000 stocks in 100 markets, tracks 8,000+ institutional investors’ trading histories, and tracks 15,000+ mutual fund holdings; API documentation separately describes 60,000+ companies across 9 regions., and All-in-One Screener with 500+ filters across fundamentals, valuation, profitability, growth, dividends, guru holdings, insider trades, predefined value screens, custom filters, saved screens, downloadable results, and portfolio workflow integration..
  • Pair it with Ahrefs if you still need App & Website Traffic.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Top Analysts

Standout features: Global value-investing research platform with historical financial and valuation data, screeners, charts, comparisons, institutional-investor trading histories, executive trading histories, market valuation data, economic indicators, and industry indicators., Large global coverage footprint: GuruFocus says it serves more than 1 million users worldwide, covers 100,000 stocks in 100 markets, tracks 8,000+ institutional investors’ trading histories, and tracks 15,000+ mutual fund holdings; API documentation separately describes 60,000+ companies across 9 regions., All-in-One Screener with 500+ filters across fundamentals, valuation, profitability, growth, dividends, guru holdings, insider trades, predefined value screens, custom filters, saved screens, downloadable results, and portfolio workflow integration., and Screener backtesting for more than 80 countries, with U.S. backtests starting January 1, 2006 and non-U.S. country backtests generally starting January 1, 2016; parameters include stock count, ranking metric, sort order, start/end date, and rebalance frequency.

#9 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 627Category overlap: 67%

Shared coverage

Data APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Sharesight adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Portfolio, Risk Metrics, and Performance Attribution coverage beyond what Ahrefs offers.
  • Standout features include Global multi‑asset portfolio and dividend tracker that automatically tracks price, performance and dividends for 700k+ stocks, ETFs, funds and crypto across 60+ markets, with support for cash accounts and property in one view., Public pricing page says 500,000+ investors track investments with Sharesight., and Connects to 200+ brokers and finance apps (including Trading 212, Hargreaves Lansdown and Interactive Brokers) so trades can be imported directly, or via CSV/manual workflows when brokers are unsupported..
  • Pair it with Ahrefs if you still need App & Website Traffic.

Adds coverage: Portfolio, Risk Metrics, Performance Attribution, and Downloadable Tax Reports

Standout features: Global multi‑asset portfolio and dividend tracker that automatically tracks price, performance and dividends for 700k+ stocks, ETFs, funds and crypto across 60+ markets, with support for cash accounts and property in one view., Public pricing page says 500,000+ investors track investments with Sharesight., Connects to 200+ brokers and finance apps (including Trading 212, Hargreaves Lansdown and Interactive Brokers) so trades can be imported directly, or via CSV/manual workflows when brokers are unsupported., and Rich reporting suite for performance and risk, including performance, multi‑period, diversity, exposure, contribution analysis and drawdown risk reports, plus benchmarking against indices or individual securities.

#10 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 621Category overlap: 67%

Shared coverage

Data APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • BizToc adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into News, Market Sentiment, and Reddit coverage beyond what Ahrefs offers.
  • Standout features include Single-page news hub; homepage includes a Markets snapshot (major indices, 10Y yield, oil, gold, Bitcoin) and a Fear & Greed score., Real-time “Wire” feed: chronological updates from the “top 100 U.S. business news sites.”, and Custom news grid configurator: drag to rearrange source boxes, hide boxes, and “Reset To Default Grid” (desktop configuration recommended)..
  • Pair it with Ahrefs if you still need App & Website Traffic.

Adds coverage: News, Market Sentiment, and Reddit

Standout features: Single-page news hub; homepage includes a Markets snapshot (major indices, 10Y yield, oil, gold, Bitcoin) and a Fear & Greed score., Real-time “Wire” feed: chronological updates from the “top 100 U.S. business news sites.”, Custom news grid configurator: drag to rearrange source boxes, hide boxes, and “Reset To Default Grid” (desktop configuration recommended)., and “Imagery” (NewsWall) view: “The Latest News in Pictures.”

#11 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 621Category overlap: 67%

Shared coverage

Data APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • FlightAware adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Data Visualizations, Alerts, and Satellite / Geospatial coverage beyond what Ahrefs offers.
  • Standout features include Live flight tracking and flight-status pages with dedicated views for cancellations and delays, plus the signature MiseryMap® for U.S. air traffic disruptions., Premium subscriptions unlock unlimited flight alerts and access to three, five, or eight months of historical flight data., and AeroAPI (v4) provides RESTful access to current and historical flight data with JSON responses, API key authentication, and OpenAPI 3.1 documentation..
  • Pair it with Ahrefs if you still need App & Website Traffic.

Adds coverage: Data Visualizations, Alerts, and Satellite / Geospatial

Standout features: Live flight tracking and flight-status pages with dedicated views for cancellations and delays, plus the signature MiseryMap® for U.S. air traffic disruptions., Premium subscriptions unlock unlimited flight alerts and access to three, five, or eight months of historical flight data., AeroAPI (v4) provides RESTful access to current and historical flight data with JSON responses, API key authentication, and OpenAPI 3.1 documentation., and AeroAPI Personal has per-query usage fees and no monthly minimum; Standard has a $100/month minimum and 5 result sets/second; Premium has a $1,000/month minimum, 100 result sets/second, Foresight/Aireon options, phone support, and a 99.5% uptime guarantee.

#12 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 621Category overlap: 67%

Shared coverage

Data APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Listen Notes adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Alerts, Education, and Other coverage beyond what Ahrefs offers.
  • Standout features include Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights, transcripts on higher tiers, official client libraries, OpenAPI spec, and mock server for keyless testing., Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo)., and Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit)..
  • Pair it with Ahrefs if you still need App & Website Traffic.

Adds coverage: Alerts, Education, and Other

Standout features: Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights, transcripts on higher tiers, official client libraries, OpenAPI spec, and mock server for keyless testing., Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo)., Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit)., and Advanced fields & endpoints on higher tiers: transcripts, batch fetch, RSS/large image, email, latest_episode_id, Listen Score & Global Rank.

#13 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 615Category overlap: 67%

Shared coverage

Data APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what Ahrefs offers.
  • Standout features include Web-based analytics terminal for equity investors with company data for ~1 700 Nordic and 16 000+ global companies, 20 years of history, thousands of ratios, technical analysis, strategies, screener, MFN news and API/Excel plug-in., Complete financials (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) with long annual, quarterly and rolling 12‑month history and visual comparison against sector peers., and Advanced stock screener with several thousand KPIs, mini charts, saved filters and watchlists, plus intraday price‑performance KPIs for multiple short-term horizons in the UI..
  • Pair it with Ahrefs if you still need App & Website Traffic.

Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Data Visualizations, and Index Rebalancing

Standout features: Web-based analytics terminal for equity investors with company data for ~1 700 Nordic and 16 000+ global companies, 20 years of history, thousands of ratios, technical analysis, strategies, screener, MFN news and API/Excel plug-in., Complete financials (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) with long annual, quarterly and rolling 12‑month history and visual comparison against sector peers., Advanced stock screener with several thousand KPIs, mini charts, saved filters and watchlists, plus intraday price‑performance KPIs for multiple short-term horizons in the UI., and Built-in quantitative strategies such as Magic Formula, Graham, Dividend, F-Score and Net-nets leveraging the historical ratio database for stock idea generation.

#14 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 609Category overlap: 67%

Shared coverage

Data APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, and GDP coverage beyond what Ahrefs offers.
  • Standout features include 800,000+ economic data series from 100+ sources, covering topics such as GDP, prices/inflation, employment, exchange rates, and interest rates., Browse and track data via categories, releases, sources, and tags; series pages show metadata like units/frequency and “last updated / next release” fields., and Graphing and sharing options include embeddable graphs and graph-image links..
  • Pair it with Ahrefs if you still need App & Website Traffic.

Adds coverage: Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, GDP, and Interest Rates

Standout features: 800,000+ economic data series from 100+ sources, covering topics such as GDP, prices/inflation, employment, exchange rates, and interest rates., Browse and track data via categories, releases, sources, and tags; series pages show metadata like units/frequency and “last updated / next release” fields., Graphing and sharing options include embeddable graphs and graph-image links., and Economic release calendar with scheduled release dates/times (US Central Time) and a data-provider caveat for availability.

#15 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 605Category overlap: 67%

Shared coverage

Data APIsAPIs & SDKs

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web, Desktop, and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Quant coverage beyond what Ahrefs offers.
  • Standout features include Web‑based quant research terminal for building multifactor ranking systems, stock/ETF screens, and complete rules‑based strategies with no programming, powered by point‑in‑time FactSet data and marketed as free of survivorship and look‑ahead bias., Supports realistic simulations and backtests over roughly 20 years of history for US, Canadian, and European equities, with custom universes, separate buy/sell rules, position sizing, hedging, and “Book of Strategies” to combine and analyze correlated systems., and Stock & ETF coverage uses fundamentals, estimates, corporate actions, plus industry/sector classification, with “over 15,000 current US, Canadian, and European stocks” and many more historical issues..
  • Pair it with Ahrefs if you still need App & Website Traffic.

Adds coverage: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Quant, and Stock Ideas

Standout features: Web‑based quant research terminal for building multifactor ranking systems, stock/ETF screens, and complete rules‑based strategies with no programming, powered by point‑in‑time FactSet data and marketed as free of survivorship and look‑ahead bias., Supports realistic simulations and backtests over roughly 20 years of history for US, Canadian, and European equities, with custom universes, separate buy/sell rules, position sizing, hedging, and “Book of Strategies” to combine and analyze correlated systems., Stock & ETF coverage uses fundamentals, estimates, corporate actions, plus industry/sector classification, with “over 15,000 current US, Canadian, and European stocks” and many more historical issues., and AI Factor lets users train machine‑learning factors and plug them into ranking systems and strategies alongside traditional factors, with supporting API endpoints.

#16 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 604Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

App & Website TrafficAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Standout features include App download estimates and advertising intelligence, with insights into audience and market share., App performance tracking for ASO workflows, including keyword opportunities, competitive benchmarking, and Apple Search Ads analysis. Public free tools provide limited top-chart and app lookup access., and Usage insights built from panel data, showing daily and hourly patterns such as retention, time spent, and session frequency..
  • Pair it with Ahrefs if you still need Data APIs.

Standout features: App download estimates and advertising intelligence, with insights into audience and market share., App performance tracking for ASO workflows, including keyword opportunities, competitive benchmarking, and Apple Search Ads analysis. Public free tools provide limited top-chart and app lookup access., Usage insights built from panel data, showing daily and hourly patterns such as retention, time spent, and session frequency., and Advertising insights covering share of voice across networks, creative tracking, and messaging trends.

#17 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 604Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

App & Website TrafficData APIs

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Standout features include Track creator stats across YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, and X/Twitter, including estimated earnings and growth projections where supported., Top lists and platform rankings with SB Rank/grade and live subscriber/follower counts (list lengths vary by plan)., and Favorites dashboard with plan-based limits and ad-free browsing for premium members..
  • Pair it with Ahrefs if you still need APIs & SDKs.

Standout features: Track creator stats across YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, and X/Twitter, including estimated earnings and growth projections where supported., Top lists and platform rankings with SB Rank/grade and live subscriber/follower counts (list lengths vary by plan)., Favorites dashboard with plan-based limits and ad-free browsing for premium members., and Personal-plan table data scales by tier: Free/Bronze up to 30 days, Silver 60 days, Gold 180 days, and Platinum up to 365 days/3+ years.

#18 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 603Category overlap: 67%

Shared coverage

Data APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Other

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web, Desktop, and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Quant, and News coverage beyond what Ahrefs offers.
  • Standout features include REST API for real-time and historical stock market data, company financial statements, insider and institutional trading data, earnings releases, and other financial datasets., Coverage across US and international markets, including equities, indices, funds, derivatives, OTC securities, crypto, forex, and commodities., and Pricing dataset table advertises 252,000+ tickers across 20+ exchanges, with symbols for stocks, ETFs, commodities, OTC securities, indices, options, futures, crypto, forex, and mutual funds..
  • Pair it with Ahrefs if you still need App & Website Traffic.

Adds coverage: Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Quant, News, and Calendar

Standout features: REST API for real-time and historical stock market data, company financial statements, insider and institutional trading data, earnings releases, and other financial datasets., Coverage across US and international markets, including equities, indices, funds, derivatives, OTC securities, crypto, forex, and commodities., Pricing dataset table advertises 252,000+ tickers across 20+ exchanges, with symbols for stocks, ETFs, commodities, OTC securities, indices, options, futures, crypto, forex, and mutual funds., and Historical data coverage varies by endpoint: homepage messaging says over 20 years overall; the pricing table lists end-of-day prices since 2015, company/fundamentals since 2010, market news since 2006, ESG since 2020, and corporate actions since 1964.

#19 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 597Category overlap: 67%

Shared coverage

Data APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Central Bank Watcher, Interest Rates, and Yield Curves coverage beyond what Ahrefs offers.
  • Standout features include Bank Rate hub with the current Bank Rate, explanation of the latest decision, and the next scheduled decision date., As of the April 2026 MPC materials, Bank Rate was maintained at 3.75% and the homepage listed the next scheduled decision as 18 June 2026., and MPC announcements calendar with upcoming meeting dates and links to MPC summaries/minutes and quarterly Monetary Policy Reports..
  • Pair it with Ahrefs if you still need App & Website Traffic.

Adds coverage: Central Bank Watcher, Interest Rates, Yield Curves, and Calendar

Standout features: Bank Rate hub with the current Bank Rate, explanation of the latest decision, and the next scheduled decision date., As of the April 2026 MPC materials, Bank Rate was maintained at 3.75% and the homepage listed the next scheduled decision as 18 June 2026., MPC announcements calendar with upcoming meeting dates and links to MPC summaries/minutes and quarterly Monetary Policy Reports., and Bank of England Database to browse, visualise and export Bank-published time-series (incl. interest & exchange rates and Bank Rate history).

#20 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 597Category overlap: 67%

Shared coverage

Data APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Central Bank Watcher, Calendar, and Alerts coverage beyond what Ahrefs offers.
  • Standout features include Home page “What’s New” feed includes an RSS link and publishes downloadable releases (commonly PDF and XLSX)., BOJ Time-Series Data Search enables searching, downloading, and graph drawing for ~200,000 long-term BOJ time-series data items., and BOJ launched an API service for BOJ Time-Series Data Search on February 18, 2026, with statistical time-series access in formats including JSON and CSV..
  • Pair it with Ahrefs if you still need App & Website Traffic.

Adds coverage: Central Bank Watcher, Calendar, Alerts, and Interest Rates

Standout features: Home page “What’s New” feed includes an RSS link and publishes downloadable releases (commonly PDF and XLSX)., BOJ Time-Series Data Search enables searching, downloading, and graph drawing for ~200,000 long-term BOJ time-series data items., BOJ launched an API service for BOJ Time-Series Data Search on February 18, 2026, with statistical time-series access in formats including JSON and CSV., and Time-Series Data Search supports finding series by statistics category, keyword/name of series, or exact series codes; selection can include up to 250 series; users can save the list of selected series codes.

Coverage Snapshot

Where alternatives already align

Most shared categories across the top matches.

APIs & SDKs×19Data APIs×19App & Website Traffic×5

New angles introduced

Categories the alternatives add beyond Ahrefs.

Calendar+9Alerts+8Data Visualizations+8Interest Rates+8News+8Sheets / Excel Add-ins+8Financials+7Screeners+7

Access & Pricing

Free options

19/20

19 of 20 alternatives keep a free tier for trials.

Mobile ready

9/20

9 alternatives bring native mobile access.

API availability

20/20

20 of the shortlisted tools expose API endpoints for automation-heavy workflows.

Quality checks

3 starred / 6 tested

3 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 6 have been hands-on tested.

Avg. coverage overlap

75%

Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best alternatives to Ahrefs?

Ahrefs users most often consider Semrush, TickerTrends, and Similarweb as their go-to alternatives.

Which alternatives keep a free tier?

Semrush, TickerTrends, Similarweb, EODHD, Trading Economics, Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), GuruFocus, Sharesight, BizToc, FlightAware, Listen Notes, Börsdata, FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), Portfolio123, Sensor Tower, Social Blade, FinancialData.Net, Bank of England, and Bank of Japan (BOJ) offer a free plan or trial option, making them easy to test before committing to a paid subscription.

Which workflows do the top Ahrefs alternatives cover?

Expect deep coverage across APIs & SDKs, App & Website Traffic, and Data APIs, so you can port most Ahrefs workflows without much friction.

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Starred Tools

These are my top picks. Tools I've tested thoroughly and found to be excellent. They do their job really well, and I use them a lot. If you're not already familiar with them, I highly recommend checking them out.

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These are tools I've tried and found to be solid, but not standout. Think of them as passing an initial quality screen: worth exploring, though not all will be exceptional.

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