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Saturday, January 17, 2026
Ahrefs Review, Pricing, and Features
Ahrefs is primarily an SEO & marketing intelligence platform, but it can be used as alternative data for investors via website/app traffic estimates, search demand/visibility, and backlink authority trends. Free Ahrefs Webmaster Tools provides limited Site Explorer, Site Audit, and Web Analytics for verified sites; Enterprise adds API access and admin controls.
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Key features
- Ahrefs Web Analytics is a free, privacy-friendly website analytics product (no cookies / no personal data stored by default) with up to 1M events/month per site on the free tier; higher event volumes are paid per-project add-ons.
- Website Traffic Checker provides estimated traffic and key metrics (including organic and paid search traffic) and shows traffic progression globally and locally (country breakdown). Bulk-check supports up to 200 websites at once.
- Ahrefs Webmaster Tools (AWT) is free for verified website owners and includes limited access to Web Analytics, Site Audit, and Site Explorer; competitor analysis for unverified sites is not included.
- Paid plans (Lite/Standard/Advanced/Enterprise) scale via plan limits (projects, historical data depth, tracked keywords, crawl credits, export rows) and credit-based usage.
- Exports: most charts/tables can be exported as CSV; Keywords Explorer also supports exporting directly to Google Sheets (consumes export-row limits).
- Site Audit can be exported as a PDF overview (via Print) and issue lists can be exported per issue.
- Looker Studio connectors (Site Explorer, Rank Tracker, Site Audit) are offered; availability is gated to Advanced plans and higher.
- API v3 is Enterprise-only, uses API units, and requires an API key; API docs note a default rate limit of 60 requests/min (HTTP 429 on exceed).
- Ahrefs SEO Toolbar is a free browser extension (Chrome/Firefox/Safari) that surfaces Ahrefs SEO metrics and page-level checks in the browser.
FAQ
Is Ahrefs free?
Not entirely. Ahrefs includes a free tier, but its paid subscription options unlock more capacity. Visit the vendor site for current limits and pricing.
Who is Ahrefs best for?
It suits beginner, intermediate, and advanced users.
What platforms and connections does Ahrefs support?
You can use Ahrefs on Web and Desktop. Ahrefs offers an API (REST) with APIKey authentication. Integrations include Google Search Console, Google Looker Studio, and Google Sheets.
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