Ahrefs alternative
SearchBlueprint vs Ahrefs
Ahrefs gives you the data. SearchBlueprint gives you the next move: one page for each search you want, what to write next, and new titles for your pages, ready to paste.
Ahrefs pricing as of September 26, 2026, from their own pages.
SearchBlueprint
3
rows we win
Ahrefs
7
rows they win
- Backlink and keyword indexAhrefs
- Tracking positions over timeAhrefs
- Site audit scaleAhrefs
- AI prompts tracked over timeAhrefs
- Google AI Overview and AI Mode checkAhrefs
- Turn a URL into a full strategy: keyword map, site structure and content planOurs
- Titles, descriptions and headings written for your pagesOurs
- Answer-readiness scorer and AI query fan-out simulatorOurs
- Free SEO toolsEven
- Branded PDF reports and client share linksAhrefs
- Entry priceAhrefs
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What each one is for
What Ahrefs is good at
Ahrefs is the reference tool for link and keyword data, and it has earned that. Per their pricing page, every plan runs on their own web index: Lite at $129/mo covers 5 projects, 750 keywords checked weekly, 5 AI prompts checked daily and Site Audit up to 25,000 pages per project, and Advanced reaches 5,000 keywords and 250,000 pages. Brand Radar researches any brand across 475M+ AI prompts from $199/mo, and a $29/mo Starter covers keyword and competitor research.
Where SearchBlueprint is different
SearchBlueprint is not an index. It is the plan you make from one: paste your URL and you get a keyword map that gives each search one page, a site structure and a content plan, plus a title, description and headings for your pages. 61 free tools come with it, no signup. The graded audit, branded reports and a live Google AI answer check open in October.
Feature by feature, against Ahrefs
Pricing and add-ons as of September 26, 2026, from Ahrefs's own public pages. Check their site for current plans.
Backlink and keyword index
This is what Ahrefs is for, and nothing here competes with it.
SearchBlueprint
Not offeredAhrefs
Their own web index, on every plan, per their pricing pageTracking positions over time
SearchBlueprint
Paid per keyword: 26 credits a month per 100 checked weekly through the top 100, 40 per 100 daily through the top 20Ahrefs
750 to 10,000 keywords, updated weekly, per their pricing pageSite audit scale
SearchBlueprint
200 pages per run by default, 500 at the ceilingAhrefs
25,000 to 5M pages per project, per their pricing pageAI prompts tracked over time
SearchBlueprint
Gated. The per-assistant tiles show labeled sample dataAhrefs
5 to 20 prompts daily on every plan; Brand Radar from $199/mo and prompt packages from $50/mo, per their pricing pageGoogle AI Overview and AI Mode check
SearchBlueprint
Probed live in each auditAhrefs
Tracked daily in Brand Radar, plus free AI Overviews and AI Mode trackers, per their free tools pageTurn a URL into a full strategy: keyword map, site structure and content plan
SearchBlueprint
YesAhrefs
Keywords Explorer, keyword clusters (from Standard) and Site Explorer, combined by you, per their pricing pageTitles, descriptions and headings written for your pages
SearchBlueprint
In the on-page plan, a row per page, ready to pasteAhrefs
Not listed on their pricing pageAnswer-readiness scorer and AI query fan-out simulator
SearchBlueprint
Both free, no signupAhrefs
Not among their free tools, which include an AI visibility checker and AI Overview and AI Mode trackers, per their free tools pageFree SEO tools
SearchBlueprint
61, no signupAhrefs
17 free SEO tools plus AI writing tools, and Ahrefs Free for a site you own, per their free tools pageBranded PDF reports and client share links
SearchBlueprint
Branded with your logo and colours, not full white-labelAhrefs
Report Builder, 5 reports on Lite, more with the $99/mo add-on, per their pricing pageEntry price
Their Starter is cheaper than our Base. They run no discounts, per their pricing page. Ours plans your first site free.
SearchBlueprint
Free first plan, then $150/mo (Base)Ahrefs
$29/mo (Starter), $129/mo (Lite), per their pricing page
Where the difference shows
The next move, not more data
Ahrefs hands you the numbers and leaves the decision to you. One run here gives you a keyword map, a site structure and a content plan, so Monday starts at item one.
Page titles you can paste today
The on-page plan writes a title, a description, an H1 and H2s for your pages, sized to what Google shows. Paste them in or hand the sheet to your developer.
No two pages chasing one search
Each search you want gets one page, and you're warned when two pages go after the same one, so your own pages stop splitting the clicks.
Free tools for AI search
Score how ready a page is to be quoted by AI search, or see the follow-up questions an assistant asks. Both are among 61 free tools, and none of them needs a signup.
When Ahrefs is the better fit
No tool wins every job. Ahrefs is the smarter buy when:
All comparisons Ahrefs alternatives, compared- Backlink research is the job. Nothing here replaces their index.
- You want thousands of keyword positions checked every week. We no longer track rankings.
- You crawl sites in the hundreds of thousands or millions of pages.
- You want AI prompts checked daily, which every Ahrefs plan now includes and our per-assistant tiles do not.
Find out who Google's AI names when your customers ask.
- Free first plan
- No credit card
- Keep your plan