The Ahrefs alternative
without the power-user tax.
Ahrefs has the best backlink index in the business — and an interface and price to match. If you just need to find what's wrong and fix it, UtilitySEO gets you there faster, for £48/mo.
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“So much cheaper than my previous software whilst also offering far more insight into my issues and industry keywords. Highly recommended.”
UtilitySEO vs Ahrefs
An honest comparison — including the things Ahrefs still does better.
Ahrefs pricing and features as published at the time of writing. We keep this current — tell us if anything looks out of date.
Who should switch from Ahrefs — and who shouldn't
Ahrefs is the gold standard for backlink analysis. If link building is your core discipline and you want the most complete index available, nothing else quite matches it.
Switch to UtilitySEO if…
- You want a tool you can use on day one, not a power-user platform
- $129/mo with no free trial is more than you want to commit before seeing value
- You care more about a clear, ranked fix list than raw data depth
- You want AI brand tracking across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Grok built in
Stay on Ahrefs if…
- Backlink research is the heart of what you do
- You need the largest link index and advanced link intelligence
- You're comfortable with — and rely on — its depth
The comparison above is honest: Ahrefs wins on backlink data. For most small teams, though, that's not the deciding factor — getting to "what do I fix next" is.
Free 30-second scan.
No signup. No credit card.
Run the same audit Ahrefs charges for — free. Real Google scores and a ranked fix list in under a minute.
Loved by teams that rank
“So much cheaper than my previous software whilst also offering far more insight into my issues and industry keywords. Highly recommended.”
Matthew
Carbon Noire
“UtilitySEO doesn't overwhelm you with useless data. Easy to use and makes tracking my info so much better.”
Reece
J&N Steelcraft
“Finally an SEO tool that actually tells me what to fix next instead of dumping a 400-row CSV on me.”
Priya S.
Solo founder
Simple pricing
Every tool unlocked on every plan. You only pay for scale — seats, projects and usage.
“So much cheaper than my previous software whilst offering far more insight.” — Matthew, Carbon Noire
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Full Enterprise-level access for 30 days. No card required.
- ✓Everything in Enterprise, unlocked
- ✓Unlimited projects, keywords & scans
- ✓All multi-model AI audits
- ✓Brand tracking across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity & Grok
- ✓No credit card needed
- ✓Upgrade any time
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Entrepreneur
For solo founders and consultants running a handful of sites.
Save £176 a year
- ✓1 seat (solo)
- ✓3 projects
- ✓Track up to 250 keywords
- ✓5 competitors tracked
- ✓50 site scans per day (up to 200 pages each)
- ✓Brand tracking: ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Grok
- ✓Multi-model AI audits
- ✓5 content-score AI checks per month
- ✓AI blog & full-post generator
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Enterprise
Unlimited everything, unlimited seats, and white-label. Built for agencies.
Save £298 a year
- ✓Unlimited seats & team members
- ✓Unlimited projects
- ✓Unlimited keyword tracking
- ✓Unlimited competitors tracked
- ✓Unlimited site scans (up to 200 pages each)
- ✓Brand tracking across all AI models
- ✓Multi-model AI audits
- ✓Unlimited content-score AI checks
- ✓AI blog generator with extended API limits
- ✓White-label reporting
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