Ahrefs vs Sensor Tower comparison

Ahrefs focuses on App & Website Traffic, Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs while Sensor Tower specializes in App & Website Traffic, and APIs & SDKs. They overlap in 2 categories, so choose based on your preferred workflow and pricing.

Good news—both Ahrefs and Sensor Tower offer free plans. You can try each platform without commitment and only pay when you need premium features.

Yes, both platforms offer API access for developers and quants who want to build custom integrations or automate their workflows.

Choose Ahrefs if you need 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., and 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.. Go with Sensor Tower if App download estimates and advertising intelligence, with insights into audience and market share., and App performance tracking for ASO workflows, including keyword opportunities, competitive benchmarking, and Apple Search Ads analysis. Free sign-ups provide limited access. better fits how you invest.

Ahrefs offers real-time data feeds, which is essential for active traders. Sensor Tower uses delayed or end-of-day data, which works fine for longer-term investors who don't need up-to-the-second quotes.

Both platforms let you export data to spreadsheets (CSV). This is useful for custom analysis or record-keeping.