Ahrefs pricing
Ahrefs has a free plan, and paid plans start at $29 a month billed monthly.
At a glance
- Starting price
- From $29/mo Billed monthly.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None
- Prices checked
- Oct 8, 2026 On ahrefs.com
Plans
In USD, as the vendor lists them on Oct 8, 2026.
Lite
$129 a month
Billed monthly
Or $107.50 a month billed yearly: $1,290 a year, 17% less.
Extra charges: Add 2 more users at $40/mo each ($400/yr per user if prepaid annually); Optional add-ons: Content Kit from $99/mo, Report Builder $99/mo, Project Boost Pro $20/mo per project, Project Boost Max $200/mo per project, Brand Radar AI from $199/mo; Pay-as-you-go credits and data, if enabled, charged automatically when consumption exceeds the plan's limits
- Site Audit
- Rank Tracker
- Site Explorer
- Keywords Explorer
- API and MCP access
Standard
$249 a month
Billed monthly
Or $207.50 a month billed yearly: $2,490 a year, 17% less.
Extra charges: Add 5 more users at $60/mo each ($600/yr per user if prepaid annually); Optional add-ons: Content Kit from $99/mo, Report Builder $99/mo, Project Boost Pro $20/mo per project, Project Boost Max $200/mo per project, Brand Radar AI from $199/mo; Pay-as-you-go credits and data, if enabled, charged automatically when consumption exceeds the plan's limits
- All Lite features
- Portfolios
- Batch Analysis
- SERP comparison
- Content Explorer
Advanced
$449 a month
Billed monthly
Or $374.17 a month billed yearly: $4,490 a year, 17% less.
Extra charges: Add 10 more users at $80/mo each ($800/yr per user if prepaid annually); Optional add-ons: Content Kit from $99/mo, Report Builder $99/mo, Project Boost Pro $20/mo per project, Project Boost Max $200/mo per project, Brand Radar AI from $199/mo; Pay-as-you-go credits and data, if enabled, charged automatically when consumption exceeds the plan's limits
- All Standard features
- Agency directory listing
- Search type distribution
- Looker Studio integration
Enterprise
$1,499 a month
Billed monthly
Or $1,249.17 a month billed yearly: $14,990 a year, 17% less.
Extra charges: Additional users $100/mo per user
- All Advanced features
- Uncapped API access
- Custom API Endpoints
- From 10,000 tracked keywords
- SSO & enterprise-grade security
Starter
$29 a month
Billed monthly
- Site Audit
- Rank Tracker
- Site Explorer
- Keywords Explorer
Cost by size
The cheapest plan that covers each size, with any extras it needs, worked out from the prices checked Oct 8, 2026.
| Size | Cost | Cheapest way to get it |
|---|---|---|
| 100 tracked keywords | $129 a monthBilled monthly | Lite plan |
Limits by plan
| Limit | Lite | Standard | Advanced | Enterprise | Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Projects | 5 | 20 | 50 | 100 | 1 |
| Projects with verified ownership | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Users included | 1 | 1 | 1 | From 3 | Not listed |
| Additional users | Up to 2 | Up to 5 | Up to 10 | Unlimited | 0 |
| Tracked keywords | 750 | 2,000 | 5,000 | Not listed | 50 |
| Rank updates | Weekly | Weekly | Weekly | Weekly | Not listed |
| Credits per user a month | 1,000 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 200 |
| Crawl credits a month | 100,000 | 500,000 | 1,500,000 | From 5M | 10,000 |
| Historical data | 6 months | 2 years | 5 years | Unlimited | 1 month |
| Tracked AI prompts | 5 | 10 | 20 | From 83 | Not listed |
| Commitment | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Annual commitment required | Not listed |
Sources and changes
- https://ahrefs.com/pricing (Oct 7, 2026)
- https://ahrefs.com/blog/starter-plan/ (Oct 7, 2026)
Change log
- Oct 12, 2026: Every number checked against its sources by a person.
- Oct 7, 2026: Plans structured from the pricing page.