Ahrefs vs SpyFu

Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side

The comparison in short

Cheapest per year

Ahrefs

$348/yr

Same yearly cost as SpyFu

Who has a free plan
  • Ahrefshas a free plan
  • SpyFuno free plan
Easiest to rebuild

Ahrefs, SpyFu

Worth subscribing

To start without paying, Ahrefs has a free plan.

Side-by-side comparison

APPLICATIONAhrefsMarketing & SEOSpyFuMarketing & SEO
Monthly billing$29/moStarter$39/moBasic
Per year$348/yr$348/yrannual plan · −26%
Billing modelFlat subscriptionFlat subscription
Free tierfree for verified owned sites; unlimited verified projects, but numeric report and credit caps are not published on the main pricing cardno free tier or free trial (30-day money-back guarantee only)
Additional costsextra users cost $40/$60/$80 per month on Lite/Standard/Advanced; Enterprise extra users are $100/month; custom-prompt packages cost $50/$100/$250 monthly with $0.020/$0.015/$0.010 per-check overages; PAYG data expires after 3 billing months; add-ons include Content Kit from $99/month, Report Builder $99/month, and Project Boost at $20 or $200 per project/monthExtra users cost $15/month on Basic and $30/month on Pro or Team. API capacity is separately metered, with included credit values shown as $40 on Pro and $100 on Team.
Can you rebuild it?Worth subscribingnot realistically soloWorth subscribingclosest consolation build: one sitting
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Checked on10/20/202610/20/2026
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