head to head
Ahrefs vs Semrush
Neck and neck on boosts. Profiles, pricing and deals below.
Ahrefs
The backlink index everyone else is compared against
community boosts
⚡ 0
pricing
Paid
what it is
Ahrefs pairs one of the largest live backlink indexes with keyword research, site audits and rank tracking. Its data quality made 'check it in Ahrefs' a verb among SEOs. Priced for professionals.
Semrush
The all-in-one visibility platform beyond just SEO
community boosts
⚡ 0
pricing
Paid
what it is
Semrush spans SEO, paid ads, content and increasingly AI visibility tracking in one sprawling toolkit. Where Ahrefs goes deep on links, Semrush goes wide across channels. The agency standard.