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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Ahrefs

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAhrefs is an SEO tool providers. Ahrefs Site Explorer provides a suite of tools including a component for backlink & on-page SEO analysis, online brand mentions tracking, and domain comparison tool for competitor analysis, etc. They refer to themselves as “the largest index of live backlinks.”

    $99

    per month

    SpyFu

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASpyFu is the eponymous SEO and PPC research platform from the company in Scottsdale, Arizona focused on "spying" on competitors, or basically using their behaviors to refine your own through keyword and content analysis, and backlink poaching. This positional search engine optimization and paid listings management platform touts the ability to lower costs and raise rankings via a Kombat-oriented approach... basically a cute way of saying "it makes comparisons" of how well your site does in niche…

    $39

    per month

    Pricing
    AhrefsSpyFu
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $99.00
    per month
    Standard
    $179.00
    per month
    Advanced
    $399.00
    per month
    Agency
    $999.00
    per month
    Basic
    $39
    per month
    Professional
    $79
    per month
    Team
    $299
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AhrefsSpyFu
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AhrefsSpyFu
    Considered Both Products
    Ahrefs
    Chose Ahrefs
    Ahrefs and SpyFu compliment each other. Ahrefs is better for backlinks and overall performance tracking. SpyFu is the leader for keyword analysis, especially with their combat tool. Conductor strives to replace or supplement Webmaster Tools and Google Analytics and build custom …
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    Ahrefs is easier to use, their features deliver understandable and logical recommendations, and in my opinion and most importantly — they list parent topics, which is huge when designing/redesigning a website.
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    Ahrefs is one of the best platforms available in the market dealing in developing online SEO tools and free educational material for marketing professionals. It has all the best features related to SEO and gives all the performance and analytics based on digital presence.
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    SEMRush is the clear competitor and beats Ahrefs for keyword position tracking and keyword competitive analysis. However, Ahrefs is a clear winner in the quality and timeliness of their backlink database. Both should be used in conjunction.
    Incentivized
    Chose Ahrefs
    I like these other softwares too. If you work in an agency you will likely have uses for many different platforms. I do like the way that ahrefs indexes and tracks links more than anything else I have used though. I think it is very effective with competitive research as well.
    Incentivized
    SpyFu
    Chose SpyFu
    SpyFu is a good tool and it certainly provides a good starting point for any basic PPC or SEO campaign. I dont believe it has the comprehensive features that a tool like Ahrefs has, as it doesnt have the granular data these tools possess. However, it is still well worth using …
    Incentivized
    Chose SpyFu
    I use Ahrefs for Site audit, Keyword Research, Backlink analysis, and some parts of competitor analysis. SpyFu I always wanted to keep primary, but it's not doable with the limitation of their database, which forces me to use Ahrefs for that reason.
    Incentivized
    Chose SpyFu
    SpyFu is more cost-effective than both (Ahrefs and Semrush), but we have to compromise on the data's accuracy. However, the data reporting and user interface of SpyFu make it easy to decipher. For Paid Ads keyword lookup, we prefer SpyFu to any other tool maybe, because it's …
    Incentivized
    Chose SpyFu
    I've used Semrush as well. Semrush does organic SEO analysis better than SpyFu and backlink research. I find the data more intuitive. I much prefer SpyFu for their advertising/PPC analysis and use SpyFu when researching competitors' advertising campaigns. These are the main two …
    Incentivized
    Chose SpyFu
    Compared to Semrush or Ahrefs, neither of the competitors stacks up against SpyFu in terms of competitor insight of paid ad performance. It can even identify specific ad copy changes, which can be crucial for high-demand periods like Black Friday. In my opinion, SpyFu is an …
    Incentivized
    Chose SpyFu
    Spyfu fails to hit the mark at least when it comes to SEO since both Ahrefs and Semrush has a bigger directory and fetches data from more countries than Spyfu does, however Spyfu offers a great deal when it comes to cost effective solution to almost every digital marketing …
    Incentivized
    Chose SpyFu
    It's a great little tool that offers pretty much everything you can get from Moz or Semrush at a fraction of the cost. My company uses a few different tools but I always come back to SpyFu because it is so easy to use and their build-in reporting is great.
    Incentivized
    Chose SpyFu
    Personally, the only tool I use as often as SEMRush. If you have the SEMRush paid version, I personally choose to use that over SpyFu. SpyFu is the best free search analytics tool online though. It has the greatest offerings in its free pack and allows you to have the most …
    Incentivized
    Chose SpyFu
    I would say that the above tools each offer their own unique skillset to be able to enhance what we find with SpyFu. For competitive analysis at a low cost point SpyFu really follows through on the promise of delivering actionable competitive insights with additional tools that …
    Incentivized
    Chose SpyFu
    I think that these are both really good products. If you are in an agency there is probably room for both in your budget because you will want to use them with different clients. If you are at a smaller company or a start up I would go with SpyFu. Much more affordable and very …
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    Features
    AhrefsSpyFu
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Ahrefs and SpyFu
    Feature
    Ahrefs
    7.8
    71 Ratings
    SpyFu
    6.6
    52 Ratings
    Keyword analysis9.568 Ratings7.052 Ratings
    Backlink management8.569 Ratings6.040 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking9.467 Ratings6.044 Ratings
    Page grader5.261 Ratings7.829 Ratings
    Competitive analysis9.469 Ratings7.051 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics8.064 Ratings7.232 Ratings
    Site recommendations5.660 Ratings6.031 Ratings
    Task management7.032 Ratings6.120 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Ahrefs and SpyFu
    Feature
    Ahrefs
    7.5
    62 Ratings
    SpyFu
    5.8
    39 Ratings
    Local SEO8.450 Ratings5.033 Ratings
    Social SEO6.147 Ratings5.028 Ratings
    Mobile SEO6.046 Ratings8.029 Ratings
    Global SEO9.656 Ratings5.035 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Ahrefs and SpyFu
    Feature
    Ahrefs
    8.9
    59 Ratings
    SpyFu
    7.2
    28 Ratings
    Multi-domain support9.456 Ratings6.028 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools8.429 Ratings8.518 Ratings
    User Ratings
    AhrefsSpyFu
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (76 ratings)
    7.0
    (62 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (14 ratings)
    7.6
    (13 ratings)