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Two categories · what the models named instead

Alternatives to Ahrefs, as AI models named them

In the November 2026 Edition, 406 of the 504 answers collected in the two categories where Ahrefs holds a standing named it neither as a first choice nor as an alternative. These are the products those answers put first, category by category and buyer by buyer. The output is the models' output.

Named instead, most often
Crayon50
Kompyte50
Klue40
Conductor27
Surfer SEO18
Semrush16
First choices in the 406 answers that did not name Ahrefs, every category and segment above added together; a product can be counted in several. Each category below keeps its own denominator.

Gane, the publisher, sells software in SEO and Competitive intel, where this product is measured. It is measured there by the same method as every other product. How the conflict is handled.

SEO and content optimization platforms

Marketing. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Ahrefs is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessAhrefs is #11 of 14 here at 2% of first choices, 53 labels.

Sixty of the eighty-four answers did not name Ahrefs; it was the first choice in three. The first choices in those sixty answers, fifteen products in all, the eight most named:

Surfer SEO10 of 60Head to head →
Google Search Console9 of 60
Frase8 of 60Head to head →
Semrush7 of 60Head to head →
SE Ranking4 of 60Head to head →
Mangools3 of 60
NeuronWriter3 of 60Head to head →
Dashword1 of 60
7 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketAhrefs is #8 of 14 here at 2% of first choices, 52 labels.

Fifty-four of the eighty-four answers did not name Ahrefs; it was the first choice in seven. The first choices in those fifty-four answers, thirteen products in all, the eight most named:

Surfer SEO8 of 54Head to head →
NeuronWriter5 of 54Head to head →
Clearscope4 of 54Head to head →
Frase4 of 54Head to head →
SE Ranking4 of 54Head to head →
Semrush4 of 54Head to head →
Ubersuggest3 of 54
Conductor1 of 54Head to head →
5 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseAhrefs is #6 of 11 here at 4% of first choices, 47 labels.

Sixty of the eighty-four answers did not name Ahrefs; it was the first choice in three. The first choices in those sixty answers, nine products in all, the eight most named:

Conductor26 of 60Head to head →
seoClarity8 of 60
BrightEdge3 of 60
Clearscope2 of 60Head to head →
Advanced Web Ranking1 of 60
Botify1 of 60
Frase1 of 60Head to head →
SEOTopSecret1 of 60
1 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Competitive intelligence tools

Marketing. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Ahrefs is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessAhrefs is #13 of 15 here at 0% of first choices, 20 labels.

Seventy-five of the eighty-four answers did not name Ahrefs; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those seventy-five answers, twenty-three products in all, the eight most named:

Kompyte30 of 75
Visualping12 of 75
Google Alerts5 of 75
Semrush5 of 75
LinkedIn Sales Navigator3 of 75
ClientCues2 of 75
Crayon2 of 75
Klue2 of 75
15 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketAhrefs is #12 of 12 here at 0% of first choices, 25 labels.

Seventy-five of the eighty-four answers did not name Ahrefs; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-five answers, nine products in all, the eight most named:

Kompyte20 of 75
Crayon15 of 75
Klue15 of 75
Visualping2 of 75
AlphaSense1 of 75
Analook1 of 75
Owler1 of 75
SE Ranking1 of 75
1 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseAhrefs holds 6 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Eighty-two of the eighty-four answers did not name Ahrefs; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-two answers, seven products in all:

Crayon33 of 82
Klue23 of 82
Contify4 of 82
CompeteIQ3 of 82
Similarweb2 of 82
Awingu1 of 82
Northern Light SinglePoint1 of 82
The full enterprise standing →

How to read this

A category is asked six ways of each of fourteen models on behalf of each buyer segment, so a segment is eighty-four answers. An answer belongs on this page when the judge labeled Ahrefs neither its first choice nor an alternative in it; the products listed are the first choices those answers made, counted once per answer. An answer that named nothing first, or named Ahrefs only in passing, is in the denominator and adds to no product. The counts are not the category standing, which is on the category page with its share and rank; they are the same record read from Ahrefs's side.

The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index, and a product named instead of Ahrefs was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.

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