Ahrefs alternatives
What Ahrefs costs today: $129/mo. site ↗pricing ↗
Below are the 5 other seo tools we track daily, cheapest entry first — each one written up from what our record actually holds, with a link to its own site and pricing page. Where we have written a full comparison, the name links to it.
The alternatives, tool by tool
Mangoolssite ↗pricing ↗
A group of five lightweight SEO tools sold together, aimed at freelancers and small teams who find the big suites overbuilt. Paid plans start at $30.5/mo (Mangools Basic); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $70.5/mo (Mangools Agency). It bills by country — entry $61/mo to a UK reader and €61/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
SpyFusite ↗pricing ↗
A competitor research tool that shows the keywords and ads rivals have bought and ranked for, historically. Paid plans start at $39/mo (Basic); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $249/mo (DATA). We read the same $39/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country.
SE Rankingsite ↗pricing ↗
An SEO platform covering rank tracking, audits and competitor research, popular with agencies for its white-label reporting. Paid plans start at $45/mo (API); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $89/mo (AI Search). It bills by country — entry £35/mo to a UK reader and €39/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
Mozsite ↗pricing ↗
An SEO toolset covering keyword research, link data and site audits, and the origin of the Domain Authority metric. Paid plans start at $99/mo (Standard); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $299/mo (Large). We read the same $99/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country. Its published prices moved on 2026-09-10 — the change log holds the rows.
Semrushsite ↗pricing ↗
A broad SEO and digital marketing suite covering keywords, competitor research, ads and content. Paid plans start at $139.95/mo (SEO); a free plan exists. The ladder we hold runs 4 paid tiers, topping out at $549/mo (Advanced). It bills by country — entry £113.4/mo to a UK reader and €134.21/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
Side by side
| Tool | Paid from | Free plan | Currency | Read | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mangools | $30.5/mo | — | USD | 2026-10-13 | page |
| SpyFu | $39/mo | — | USD | 2026-10-13 | page |
| SE Ranking | $45/mo | — | USD | 2026-10-13 | page |
| Moz | $99/mo | — | USD | 2026-10-13 | page |
| Semrush | $139.95/mo | Yes | USD | 2026-10-13 | page |
How to choose in this category
- Entry prices are high and annual billing is where the discounts live.
- Tiers are data limits — keyword counts, tracked sites, report caps — more than features.
- Prices in this category move; check the change log before quoting one.