Monthly price (billed monthly)
- HeySEO Agency
- $99/mo
- Ahrefs Lite
- $129/mo
Comparison
Ahrefs alternative: pricing and features
HeySEO vs Ahrefs: pricing, rank tracking, AI articles and GEO side by side. Competitor data as of October 30, 2026. Start free.
Competitor data: October 30, 2026
Ahrefs is a platform with a large backlink database and SEO research tools.
The Ahrefs Lite plan costs $129/mo billed monthly; the HeySEO Agency plan we compare it with costs $99/mo. The table below puts the two side by side. Competitor data was taken from the competitor's own website on October 30, 2026; cells we couldn't verify say “not verified”.
What the competitor has that HeySEO doesn't
- Its own large backlink database (Site Explorer)
- Tracked keywords: Ahrefs Lite 750, HeySEO Agency 500
Comparison
Plan by plan, side by side
| Feature | HeySEO Agency | Ahrefs Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price (billed monthly) | $99/mo | $129/mo[1] |
| Monthly price, billed yearly | $79/mo | Up to 17% off when paid annually[1] |
| Free plan | Free: 1 site, 10 keywords, 500 pages/month, 50 credits | Ahrefs Free: data on your own site[1] |
| Free trial on paid plans | No | not verified[1] |
| Sites / projects | 50 | 5 unverified, unlimited verified projects[1] |
| Tracked keywords | 500 | 750[1] |
| Rank check frequency | Daily | not verified[1] |
| Audited pages / month | 300,000 | 100,000 crawl credits[1] |
| Automatic re-crawl | Daily | not verified[1] |
| AI articles / month | ≈ 400 autopilot articles (with credits) | Content add-on “soon” (from $99/mo)[1] |
| AI article languages | 46 languages | not verified[1] |
| AI visibility (GEO) | Automatic checks 3 times a week (included) | 150 AI prompt checks on Lite; Brand Radar AI from $199/mo[1] |
| Auto-fix | 10 sites · 150 pages / day per site | not verified[1] |
| Backlink analysis | With credits (20 credits / summary) | Site Explorer[1] |
| Users / seats | 15 | 1[1] |
| White-label reports | Logo + your own domain (soon) | not verified[1] |
| Billing and currency | USD or TRY by billing country; tax at checkout (Dodo Payments) | not verified[1] |
Amounts are in USD per month. HeySEO plans billed in Turkey are charged in TRY. The number in each competitor cell links to the source list below.
- [1] https://ahrefs.com/pricing · Ahrefs pricing page (read on October 30, 2026)
Why HeySEO
Differences you can verify
Only comparisons based on what we found on the competitor's own website.
AI visibility (GEO)
- HeySEO Agency
- Automatic checks 3 times a week (included)
- Ahrefs Lite
- 150 AI prompt checks on Lite; Brand Radar AI from $199/mo
Users / seats
- HeySEO Agency
- 15
- Ahrefs Lite
- 1
AI articles / month
- HeySEO Agency
- ≈ 400 autopilot articles (with credits)
- Ahrefs Lite
- Content add-on “soon” (from $99/mo)
Frequently asked questions
Can I use HeySEO instead of Ahrefs?
Site audits, keyword research, daily rank tracking, AI articles and GEO all live in one HeySEO dashboard. Some things the competitor offers aren't in HeySEO: Its own large backlink database (Site Explorer); Tracked keywords: Ahrefs Lite 750, HeySEO Agency 500. If those matter to you, Ahrefs may be the better fit.
When and where was the competitor's pricing taken?
Ahrefs data was taken from the competitor's own website on October 30, 2026 (ahrefs.com). Prices can change, so check the competitor's site before you decide. HeySEO prices on this page are always current.
Can I try HeySEO for free?
Yes. The Free plan needs no credit card and never expires: 1 site, 10 tracked keywords and 50 credits every month. Paid plans come with a 14-day refund on your first payment.
Try it on your own site.
The Free plan needs no credit card. Check your site for free; your first audit is ready in minutes.
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