Rank Math vs Ahrefs Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
AGENCY
- Supports 500 client websites
- Track 50,000 Keywords
- Powerful Schema Generator
- Free Content AI Trial (Expert Plan)
- AI Link Genius NEW
- Broken Link Checker NEW
- Automated Keyword Linking NEW
- Advanced Keyword Rank Tracker
- Comprehensive SEO Score
- Unlimited Keyword Optimization
- Automated SEO Sitemaps
- 24/7 Priority Support
- Renews at €64.99 per month + taxes
Business
Popular- Supports 100 client websites
- Track 10,000 Keywords
- Powerful Schema Generator
- Free Content AI Trial (Creator Plan)
- AI Link Genius NEW
- Broken Link Checker NEW
- Automated Keyword Linking NEW
- Advanced Keyword Rank Tracker
- Comprehensive SEO Score
- Unlimited Keyword Optimization
- Automated SEO Sitemaps
- 24/7 Priority Support
- Renews at €27.99 per month + taxes
PRO
- Unlimited personal websites
- Track 500 Keywords
- Powerful Schema Generator
- Free Content AI Trial (Starter Plan)
- AI Link Genius NEW
- Broken Link Checker NEW
- Automated Keyword Linking NEW
- Advanced Keyword Rank Tracker
- Comprehensive SEO Score
- Unlimited Keyword Optimization
- Automated SEO Sitemaps
- 24/7 Support
- Renews at €8.99 per month + taxes
Rank Math + WP Rocket
- Unlimited Personal Websites
- Optimize 1 website with WP Rocket
- Free Content AI Trial (Starter Plan)
- Powerful Schema Generator
- Track 500 Keywords
- Instant Speed Boost
- Core Web Vitals Optimization
- AI Link Genius NEW
- Broken Link Checker NEW
- Automated Keyword Linking NEW
- Advanced Keyword Rank Tracker
- 24/7 Priority Support
- Renews at €13.99 per month + taxes
Lite
- 5 projects
- 6 months of historical data
- 750 tracked keywords
- 5 tracked prompts
- 100,000 crawl credits
- 1,000 credits per user
- 1 user included
- Add 2 more users at $40/mo each
- Dashboard
- Site Explorer
- Keywords Explorer
- Brand Radar
- Site Audit
- Always-on audit
- Rank Tracker
- Competitive Analysis
- SERP history
- Page Inspect
- Web Analytics
- API access
- MCP Server
- Report Builder
- Social Media Manager Beta
- GBP Monitor Beta
Standard
- 20 projects
- 2 years of historical data
- 2,000 tracked keywords
- 10 tracked prompts
- 500,000 crawl credits
- Unlimited credits per user
- 1 user included
- Add 5 more users at $60/mo each
- Dashboard
- Site Explorer
- Keywords Explorer
- Brand Radar
- Site Audit
- Always-on audit
- Rank Tracker
- Competitive Analysis
- SERP history
- Page Inspect
- Web Analytics
- API access
- MCP Server
- Report Builder
- Social Media Manager Beta
- GBP Monitor Beta
- Portfolios
- Content Explorer
- Batch Analysis
- SERP comparison
- Web visibility
- Site structure
- Broken backlinks
- Broken links
- Outgoing links
- Calendar view
- Linking authors
- AI suggestions
- Keyword clusters
- Search intents
- Translations
- SERP updates
Advanced
- 50 projects
- 5 years of historical data
- 5,000 tracked keywords
- 20 tracked prompts
- 1,500,000 crawl credits
- Unlimited credits per user
- 1 user included
- Add 10 more users at $80/mo each
- Dashboard
- Site Explorer
- Keywords Explorer
- Brand Radar
- Site Audit
- Always-on audit
- Rank Tracker
- Competitive Analysis
- SERP history
- Page Inspect
- Web Analytics
- API access
- MCP Server
- Report Builder
- Social Media Manager Beta
- GBP Monitor Beta
- Portfolios
- Content Explorer
- Batch Analysis
- SERP comparison
- Web visibility
- Site structure
- Broken backlinks
- Broken links
- Outgoing links
- Calendar view
- Linking authors
- AI suggestions
- Keyword clusters
- Search intents
- Translations
- SERP updates
- Looker Studio integration
- Search type distribution
- Agency directory listing
- Segmentation Soon
- HTTP authentication
Enterprise
- Uncapped API access
- SSO & enterprise-grade security
- Access management & audit log
- Unlimited historical data
- Personalized higher limits & data exports
- Forecasting & trends
Rank Math vs Ahrefs FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- Rank Math starts lower at $7/mo, compared to $129/mo for Ahrefs.
- Can I use either one for free?
- Ahrefs has a free plan. Rank Math doesn't — you'll need to pay from day one.
- How do they charge?
- Different approach here. Rank Math uses flat-rate pricing, while Ahrefs goes with per-seat. That changes the math depending on your team size and usage.
- Which one is a better deal?
- Depends on what you need. Rank Math: At $7.99/mo, PRO undercuts most SEO plugin competitors significantly — they're clearly going after the Yoast and AIOSEO crowd on price. The Agency tier at $54.99/mo is still cheap relative to platform-level SEO tools, positioning them as the high-value option for cost-conscious agencies. Ahrefs: Ahrefs sits in the premium tier of SEO tools — more expensive than Ubersuggest or Mangools by a wide margin, and roughly neck-and-neck with Semrush on mid-tier plans. They're going after serious SEO practitioners and agencies who treat data quality as non-negotiable, not budget-conscious beginners.
Keep tabs on both.
We'll monitor pricing changes for Rank Math and Ahrefs and let you know when something moves.