# Ahrefs alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 406 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Ahrefs holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/ahrefs/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Crayon: 50
- Kompyte: 50
- Klue: 40
- Conductor: 27
- Surfer SEO: 18
- Semrush: 16

## SEO and content optimization platforms

**Small business**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Ahrefs (Ahrefs is #11 of 14 at 2%).

- Surfer SEO: first choice in 10 of those 60
- Google Search Console: first choice in 9 of those 60
- Frase: first choice in 8 of those 60
- Semrush: first choice in 7 of those 60
- SE Ranking: first choice in 4 of those 60
- Mangools: first choice in 3 of those 60
- NeuronWriter: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Dashword: first choice in 1 of those 60

**Mid-market**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Ahrefs (Ahrefs is #8 of 14 at 2%).

- Surfer SEO: first choice in 8 of those 54
- NeuronWriter: first choice in 5 of those 54
- Clearscope: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Frase: first choice in 4 of those 54
- SE Ranking: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Semrush: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Ubersuggest: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Conductor: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Enterprise**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Ahrefs (Ahrefs is #6 of 11 at 4%).

- Conductor: first choice in 26 of those 60
- seoClarity: first choice in 8 of those 60
- BrightEdge: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Clearscope: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Advanced Web Ranking: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Botify: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Frase: first choice in 1 of those 60
- SEOTopSecret: first choice in 1 of those 60

## Competitive intelligence tools

**Small business**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Ahrefs (Ahrefs is #13 of 15 at 0%).

- Kompyte: first choice in 30 of those 75
- Visualping: first choice in 12 of those 75
- Google Alerts: first choice in 5 of those 75
- Semrush: first choice in 5 of those 75
- LinkedIn Sales Navigator: first choice in 3 of those 75
- ClientCues: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Crayon: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Klue: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Ahrefs (Ahrefs is #12 of 12 at 0%).

- Kompyte: first choice in 20 of those 75
- Crayon: first choice in 15 of those 75
- Klue: first choice in 15 of those 75
- Visualping: first choice in 2 of those 75
- AlphaSense: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Analook: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Owler: first choice in 1 of those 75
- SE Ranking: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Ahrefs.

- Crayon: first choice in 33 of those 82
- Klue: first choice in 23 of those 82
- Contify: first choice in 4 of those 82
- CompeteIQ: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Similarweb: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Awingu: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Northern Light SinglePoint: first choice in 1 of those 82

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