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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.

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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 offered

    Ahrefs

    Their own web index, on every plan, per their pricing page

  • Tracking 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 20

    Ahrefs

    750 to 10,000 keywords, updated weekly, per their pricing page

  • Site audit scale

    SearchBlueprint

    200 pages per run by default, 500 at the ceiling

    Ahrefs

    25,000 to 5M pages per project, per their pricing page

  • AI prompts tracked over time

    SearchBlueprint

    Gated. The per-assistant tiles show labeled sample data

    Ahrefs

    5 to 20 prompts daily on every plan; Brand Radar from $199/mo and prompt packages from $50/mo, per their pricing page

  • Google AI Overview and AI Mode check

    SearchBlueprint

    Probed live in each audit

    Ahrefs

    Tracked daily in Brand Radar, plus free AI Overviews and AI Mode trackers, per their free tools page

  • Turn a URL into a full strategy: keyword map, site structure and content plan

    SearchBlueprint

    Yes

    Ahrefs

    Keywords Explorer, keyword clusters (from Standard) and Site Explorer, combined by you, per their pricing page

  • Titles, descriptions and headings written for your pages

    SearchBlueprint

    In the on-page plan, a row per page, ready to paste

    Ahrefs

    Not listed on their pricing page

  • Answer-readiness scorer and AI query fan-out simulator

    SearchBlueprint

    Both free, no signup

    Ahrefs

    Not among their free tools, which include an AI visibility checker and AI Overview and AI Mode trackers, per their free tools page

  • Free SEO tools

    SearchBlueprint

    61, no signup

    Ahrefs

    17 free SEO tools plus AI writing tools, and Ahrefs Free for a site you own, per their free tools page

  • Branded PDF reports and client share links

    SearchBlueprint

    Branded with your logo and colours, not full white-label

    Ahrefs

    Report Builder, 5 reports on Lite, more with the $99/mo add-on, per their pricing page

  • Entry 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:

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  • 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.

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