Alternatives

Best Ahrefs alternatives

10 tools similar to Ahrefs, ranked by how closely they match what it does among chat assistants. 9 have a free option.

Ahrefs alternatives at a glance

Tool	Pricing	Free option	API	Open source	Compare
Ahrefs(this tool)	Freemium
Semrush	Freemium				vs Ahrefs
Apollo.io	Freemium				vs Ahrefs
Scalenut	Freemium				vs Ahrefs
Claude	Freemium · from $20/mo
AlphaSense	Paid
Gemini	Freemium · from $19.99/mo
Amplemarket	Paid
Exa	Freemium
Frase	Freemium · from $39/mo
Scale AI	Enterprise

Top 10 alternatives to Ahrefs

Semrush

Chat assistants

The leading platform to grow and measure brand visibility across every digital channel

Free trials available · Enterprise plans custom

ChatGPTAdobeGoogleMeta+1

Free tierEveryoneAPI

Apollo.io

Chat assistants

The AI sales platform for smarter, faster revenue growth

Free plan available · Pro plan pricing not specified

CRMChrome ExtensionEmailCalendar

Free tierEveryoneAPI

Scalenut

Chat assistants

AI-SEO & Expert-Led Services — rank on Google and get cited by AI search engines

Free tier available · Paid plans (sale pricing) · Enterprise/VIP managed services

WordPressGoogle Search ConsoleRedditZapier+1

Free tierEveryone

Claude

Chat assistants

Anthropic's safety-focused AI assistant — exceptional at long documents and nuanced reasoning.

Free tierEveryoneAPI

AlphaSense

Chat assistants

AI-powered market intelligence and search platform for financial professionals

Free tier available · Enterprise pricing on request

TegusSalesforceDeveloper Portal APIMobile App+1

PaidEveryoneAPI

AlphaSense (proprietary GenAI, advanced AI models)Popular

Gemini

Chat assistants

Google's multimodal AI assistant with deep Search and Workspace integration

Free tier available

Free tierEveryoneAPI

Google10M+ users

Amplemarket

Chat assistants

AI Sales Copilot that empowers reps to find, engage, and close more deals with less effort

Free trial available; custom pricing for enterprise

CRMSlackEmailCalendar

PaidEveryoneAPI

Exa

Chat assistants

Web search API, website crawler, and deep research engine built for AI agents

Free tier available · Enterprise pricing

HubSpotCognitionAPI

Free tierDevAPI

Frase

Chat assistants

The Agentic SEO & GEO Platform — Rank on Google, Get Cited by AI

Free trial (7 days, no credit card) · Paid plans available

ChatGPTPerplexityClaudeGoogle+1

Free tierEveryoneAPI

Scale AI

Chat assistants

Reliable AI systems powered by the world's best data — from training to deployment.

MetaMayo ClinicBritish Petroleum

EnterpriseEveryoneAPI

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