Ahrefs vs Linkbot

Ahrefs

Ahrefs is the backlink index most SEO teams treat as the reference, and the rest of the suite — keywords, rank tracking, audits — is strong enough that it usually replaces two or three cheaper tools. The entry prices mislead: Starter at $29 is a taster, and Lite at $129 is a single seat with credit limits, so a small agency lands at Standard plus extra users before it feels unconstrained. Buy it for the data; price it on your real seat count.

Pros

• +Backlink index built on Ahrefs' own crawler, with trillions of links and years of history
• +Keyword research, rank tracking, site audit and AI-answer visibility in one subscription
• +API and MCP access included from the Lite plan, not sold as a separate product
• +Free tier for your own verified sites and a $29 Starter for light use

Cons

• −Lite caps usage at 1,000 credits per user and six months of history
• −Every plan includes one user; additional seats are a per-month surcharge
• −Enterprise at $1,499 requires an annual commitment
• −Brand Radar AI and prompt-check packages are paid add-ons on top of the plan

Linkbot

Internal linking is a chore nobody does consistently, and Linkbot automates the boring half of it — finding orphan pages, spotting thin link equity, then writing the links in without a CMS plugin per platform. Because it injects links through a script rather than editing your content, the links live in Linkbot rather than in your database, which is fine until you cancel. Pricing is per site count and crawl size, which suits agencies more than single blogs.

Pros

• +Automatically inserts internal links rather than only reporting the gaps
• +Installs on WordPress, Webflow, HubSpot, Ghost, Blogger, Google Tag Manager or raw HTML
• +Priority indexing targets URLs search engines have missed
• +Dynamic funnel links push readers toward conversion pages
• +Free reporting tier lets you see the opportunity list before paying

Cons

• −The free plan will not insert any links — it only reports
• −Links are injected client-side, so they leave with the subscription
• −Entry plan caps each site at 1,000 URLs, which many blogs exceed
• −No company name or country is published anywhere on the site

Is Ahrefs cheaper than Linkbot?

On published entry prices, Linkbot starts lower — $19/mo against $29/mo for Ahrefs. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Ahrefs or Linkbot have a free tier?

Both: Ahrefs has a free tier, and Linkbot has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Ahrefs or Linkbot?

Ahrefs ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Linkbot is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.