Ahrefs has the largest backlink index on the web and best-in-class site crawling, making it the preferred tool for serious local SEO practitioners who want raw data depth. Community users consistently rate its interface above Semrush.
Ahrefs is the tool SEO professionals reach for when they want the most accurate backlink and keyword data — the interface is less polished but the underlying data is second to none, and the $29/month Starter plan makes it accessible for solo operators.
“Ahrefs for me, but I use DataForSEO for rank tracking.”
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“I prefer Ahrefs interface personally, and how it works, but as far as getting helpful data, they are both going to get you pretty close to what you need to be successful.”
r/localseo · read thread →
“Ahrefs & SEMRush have more data on keywords & backlinks and has better crawlers compared to any other tool in the market.”
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“Ahrefs maintains one of the largest indexes of backlinks on the web, currently with more than 12 trillion historical backlinks and 6 billion web pages crawled per day.”
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