Ahrefs vs Majestic
No clear leader: Ahrefs (52.8) and Majestic (51.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for seo tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Ahrefs
A marketing platform built on a proprietary web index offering tools for keyword research, rank tracking, site audits, competitor analysis, content optimization, and brand monitoring across search, AI, and social channels.
Majestic
A web-based platform that indexes and analyzes the world's largest commercial backlink database, helping SEOs understand link quality, track competitor links, and identify link-building opportunities through flow metrics and topical analysis.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Majestic
From £39.99/month. Free tier available. 7-day money-back guarantee on Lite and Pro plans.
- Lite£39.99/month or £399.90/year
- Fresh Index
- Site Explorer
- N-grams
- Near Links
- Link Graph
- +13 more
- Pro£79.99/month or £799.90/year
- Everything in Lite
- Historic Index
- Index Merger
- Raw Data Exports
- Custom Reports
- +10 more
- Full API£319.99/month
- Everything in Pro
- Full API access
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Google Search Console
Ahrefs
- Google Analytics 4
- Data Studio
- IndexNow
Majestic
- OpenApps API
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.