What Ahrefs costs in 2026

Read off Ahrefs's own pricing page on Sep 2, 2026, not from a third-party roundup. Prices change without announcement; the date is here so you know how fresh this is.

Starting price$129/moWhat that price covers: 1 user included

A team of five$289/moLite plus 4 extra seats at $40/mo each

Free trialYes, time-limited

The number the pricing page does not put in large type

$289/mo: Lite plus 4 extra seats at $40/mo each. The starting price ($129/mo) covers 1 user included.

What you buy with Ahrefs

Ahrefs est une suite SEO complète, backlinks, recherche de mots-clés, suivi de positions et audits, avec un Content Explorer qui cherche dans des milliards de pages par sujet pour révéler les articles les plus liés et partagés. Les marketeurs le comparent souvent à BuzzSumo pour la recherche de contenu. Mais Ahrefs tourne autour du SEO/recherche : il trouve les meilleures pages web et leurs backlinks, pas les posts viraux qui tournent en ce moment sur TikTok, Instagram ou Reddit, et sans workflow de contenu.

Best for

les équipes SEO qui recherchent mots-clés, backlinks et contenu le plus lié.

Where it falls short

Centré SEO/recherche, pas de découverte virale native
Sans tableau éditorial ni workflow de contenu
Cher ; sans radar viral par réseau

The same job, with the team price in plain sight

ViralHunt charges per plan, not per seat. Creator is $29 a month for one person and one brand. Studio is $99 a month for up to 7 people and 5 brands, and that price does not move when you add people. The free plan never expires, so you can compare before you pay.

$99/moA team of five on ViralHunt: Studio, up to 7 users, no per-seat charge

$289/moAhrefs: Lite plus 4 extra seats at $40/mo each

See ViralHunt's plans → ViralHunt vs Ahrefs, feature by feature → The best Ahrefs alternatives →

How we checked this

Most comparison pages are written from marketing copy. This one is not.

Ahrefs's pricing was read off their own pricing page on 2026-09-02. The date is here because prices change without announcement.
Every capability we call partial says partial. We do not turn an almost into a tick.
Where Ahrefs does something we do not, the table says so.

What we did not check, and why

We have not run Ahrefs daily for weeks. We verify pricing, seat terms and documented capability; we do not publish an opinion on their interface that we have not earned.
Enterprise tiers behind a custom quote are out of scope, because there is no public figure to verify.

And one that cost us: for months this table said Ahrefs starts at $129/mo. It starts at $29, and they also run a free tier. We were overstating a competitor's price by 4.4x, in the direction that flattered us. We found it while verifying and corrected it. If you spot another one, it is a mistake rather than a tactic.

Frequently asked

Does Ahrefs have a free plan?

Ahrefs offers a time-limited free trial, not a permanent free plan. ViralHunt has a free plan that never expires.

How much does Ahrefs cost for a team of five?

$289/mo: Lite plus 4 extra seats at $40/mo each. The starting price ($129/mo) covers 1 user included.

Is there a cheaper Ahrefs alternative?

ViralHunt from $29 a month for one person, or $99 a month for a team of up to 7 with 5 brands, with a viral-content radar across 12 networks, an editorial board and scheduling. Compare them feature by feature on the comparison page.

Try the Ahrefs alternative

Free plan, no card, no expiry date. Paid plans start at $29 a month.

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