Alternatives to Ahrefs in India
We list 5 alternatives to Ahrefs. 4 have a free plan. The lowest price we state is ≈ ₹9,435 a month for Moz Pro.
Why people look for an alternative to Ahrefs
- No billing in rupees: “Ahrefs charges strictly in USD with no India-specific Purchasing Power Parity pricing”. Cards are charged in dollars, so the rupee price moves with the exchange rate and the card fee.
- No GST invoice: “Ahrefs charges strictly in USD with no India-specific Purchasing Power Parity pricing, no Indian Pvt Ltd entity, no GST invoice, and no Input Tax Credit pathway”. A company that claims input credit needs one.
Ahrefs and 5 alternatives at a glance
| Tool | From, a month | Free plan or tier | Our score | Bills in ₹ | Built in India |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahrefs (the one you are replacing) | Free plan; paid price not stated | Yes | 20 / 100 | No, dollars | – |
| SEMrush | Free plan; paid price not stated | Yes | 60 / 100 | Yes | – |
| Similarweb | ≈ ₹11,000 a month | Yes | 40 / 100 | No, dollars | – |
| Ubersuggest | Free plan; paid price not stated | Yes | 40 / 100 | No, dollars | – |
| Surfer SEO | Free plan; paid price not stated | Yes | 40 / 100 | No, dollars | – |
| Moz Pro | ≈ ₹9,435 a month | No | 0 / 100 | No, dollars | – |
The alternatives, one by one
SEMrush
Best for: The market-leading SEO and PPC intelligence suite. Suits startups.
Free plan; paid price not stated. Bills in rupees: “Since late 2023, Indian buyers can choose to pay in INR using domestic credit cards, net banking, or corporate bank transfers”. Gives a GST invoice. Our score: 60 out of 100 (5 of 8 checks read). Vendor pricing page. Side by side: Semrush vs Ahrefs vs Ubersuggest: SEO tool prices (Nov 2026).
Similarweb
Best for: Estimated traffic and channels for any website. Suits startups.
From ≈ ₹11,000 a month (converted from dollars). Has a free plan. Bills in dollars: “Prices are the vendor’s list prices, before tax, in the currency the vendor showed us (USD)”. Our score: 40 out of 100 (4 of 8 checks read).
Ubersuggest
Best for: SEO tool for keyword search, site audit, and backlink tracking. Suits startups.
Free plan; paid price not stated. Bills in dollars: “Quick facts: NP Digital · Keyword ideas, SERP view, site audit, backlinks, rank tracking · 7-day free trial on monthly plans · Lifetime licences · Billed in USD”. Our score: 40 out of 100 (4 of 8 checks read). Vendor pricing page. Side by side: Semrush vs Ahrefs vs Ubersuggest: SEO tool prices (Nov 2026).
Surfer SEO
Best for: Content intelligence and page optimization tool for organic search. Suits startups.
Free plan; paid price not stated. Bills in dollars: “Prices in US dollars, billed yearly”. Our score: 40 out of 100 (4 of 8 checks read). Vendor pricing page.
Moz Pro
Best for: SEO campaign management, keyword research, and link explorer platform review. Suits startups.
From ≈ ₹9,435 a month (converted from dollars). Bills in dollars: “Moz is billed in USD”. Our score: 0 out of 100 (5 of 8 checks read). Vendor pricing page.
Before you switch
- Billing: ask each vendor whether it invoices in rupees with GST. Where we have not read the answer, the table says “Not checked”, not “No”.
- Data: exports differ. Try one real export from Ahrefs into the new tool on a free plan before you pay for a year.
- Price: a monthly figure is for one seat or the entry plan. Work out your own number of users, and read the vendor page linked under each tool.
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This page is built by a script from the same files as our tool pages, so it changes when a price, a score or an India-fit answer changes. Alternatives are picked by what we list for Ahrefs (its curated alternatives, the same use case and sub-category, shared tags and the compare pages we have), then ordered with Indian-built tools first, then by our score. A tool is left out when we have fewer than five real matches. Prices come from each vendor's own pricing page as read on our tool pages; the dates above are the days we read them. We may earn a commission on some vendor links elsewhere on the site; it does not change the order here. How the score works.