Semrush
A platform for SEO and AI search visibility
AppFreemium
Ahrefs
An SEO toolkit with its own web crawler
Ahrefs is an SEO platform that draws its data from its own crawler and more than ten years of collected web data. Site Explorer shows backlinks and traffic for any domain, alongside Keywords Explorer, Site Audit, Rank Tracker and Brand Radar for visibility in AI answers. The API and an MCP server are included from the Lite plan, and Ahrefs Free lets you check your own site at no cost.
Why it made the cut- Backlink and traffic data for any domain
- Brand Radar tracks mentions in AI answers
- API and MCP server from the Lite plan
