October 8, 2024
By:
Jaume Ros
So, as you can imagine, in this blog post, we’re going to start off with the price. We’re taking a look at Ahrefs and SEMrush here.
The base plan for both of these tools is super expensive, and we’re going to dive into what all that means. To compare the value we’re getting with both of these tools, I’ll be comparing all the different tools inside of Ahrefs and SEMrush against the tool that I built, Clicks.so, which starts at $25 a month. That’s a sixth of the price of these other very popular, very expensive tools.
Now, how far does this pricing of $130 a month for either of these tools go? First, let’s break it down:
In comparison, SEMrush has a more lenient credit system. I’ve actually never run out of credits or hit any type of limit, so on that front, in terms of what you get for the price, SEMrush probably takes the lead here.
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Let’s talk about the four core features that we like to see inside of an SEO tool:
These are the four main things that you need to run an SEO campaign, whether for yourself, for your client, or for anyone else.
Now, let’s start off by taking a look at their data because SEMrush claims that they have 25 billion keywords in their database, 808 million domains, and 43 trillion backlinks. So, in theory, the more data we have, the better decisions we can make with that data. If we’re paying all that money every month, we better have as much data as possible.
In comparison, Ahrefs has:
These numbers are absolutely massive, and they’re more than enough for 99% of websites and SEO use cases. So, not much that we have to worry about.
Let’s take a look at what keyword research looks like inside of Ahrefs.
In Ahrefs, we can see if someone just shoots up randomly, and we want to know exactly what they’re doing and why they’ve shot up.
Here’s how SEMrush stacks up:
Now, if we compare this to Clicks.so, we have pretty similar reports for a sixth of the price.
What we really care about is the quality of the keyword ideas and how in-depth those ideas are.
Moving on to competitor analysis or site analytics, you get a nice overview with a lot of different reports.
As we can see, all these tools provide estimates based on the keywords they’re ranking for.
In terms of keywords:
Clicks seems to have slightly fewer keywords than Ahrefs for this specific website.
Now, let’s take a look at the backlink side of things.
The actual referring domains and number of backlinks are decently similar:
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Lastly, let’s discuss the extra tools you get when using these platforms.
Overall, here’s the breakdown:
Let me know if you have any questions, and I’ll see you in the next one!