Ahrefs vs DomDetailer (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, DomDetailer grades higher than Ahrefs: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Ahrefs grades higher on the free plan. DomDetailer grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Ahrefs
SEO toolset for backlinks, keyword research, audits and rank tracking
DomDetailer
Bulk Moz, Majestic and backlink lookups on credits that never expire
Which one is for you
Pick Ahrefs if
- Fits if most of your SEO time goes on backlinks and what's ranking for rivals
- Works for site owners who only need data on their own verified site, which Ahrefs Free covers
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want daily rankings, as Rank Tracker updates weekly on every plan
- Pricey if you're a small business, at about $107.50 a month for Lite even paid yearly
- Tight if you research a lot on Lite, where each user gets 1,000 credits a month; Starter gets 200
- Pricey if you add people: each plan has one user, and extras cost $40 to $80 a month, capped at 2, 5 or 10
- Watch out: AI writing tools start at $99 a month on top, and there's no trial of any paid plan
Pick DomDetailer if
- Fits if you screen expired or auction domains in bulk by authority metrics
- Works for occasional users who don't want Moz and Majestic subscriptions
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try before you buy, as there's no trial and no refund once credits are used
- Skip it if you need rank tracking, site audits or keyword research, as it sells data only
- Tight if you run big jobs, with up to 20 concurrent threads and an error once credits run out
- Watch out: checkout and accounts run on pbl-soft.com, the operator's site, not domdetailer.com
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAAhrefsFair | 2.2GPADomDetailerFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DLite, the plan Ahrefs aims at small businesses, is $129 a month, or $1,290 a year (about $107.50 a month) with the yearly saving. That's nearly three times this category's middle, for one user. Starter is $29, but it's monthly only with 200 credits. | B$34 once for 25,000 domain lookups that never expire, $1.36 per 1,000, with Moz and Majestic metrics in each. The first spend sits in this category's usual range, but per domain it's under a tenth of DataForSEO's backlinks rate of $0.024 a task. |
| Free plan and trial | CAhrefs Free gives you Site Explorer, Site Audit and Web Analytics for sites you can prove are yours, with 5,000 crawl credits a month. That covers your own site, but there's no keyword research or rank tracking, and no trial of the paid plans. | FNothing free: no trial, and purchases can't be refunded once credits are delivered or used. The Windows app is free, but it spends the same paid credits. |
| Features | CIts own link index, Site Explorer for any domain, keyword research, audits for 170+ issues, AI prompt tracking, and API and MCP access from Lite. The gap is rank tracking: the listing says it updates weekly on every plan, and Lite caps reports at 1,000 credits a month. | CMoz DA, PA and Spam Score, Majestic Trust and Citation Flow and its own link counts in one call, plus lists of up to 5,000 backlinks. It does that job fully, but it's a smaller job: no rank tracking, audits or keyword data. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Credits, projects and crawl budgets take some learning before you know what each click costs you. | BNo rating on record, but the browser tools and the free Windows app take a list of domains and return the numbers, with nothing to set up or code. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb plus a browser toolbar, linked to Search Console, Looker Studio and Google Business Profile, with an API and an MCP server from Lite. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb, a Windows app and an API, which Domain Hunter Gatherer, Scrapebox, GSA Search Engine Ranker, Cora and Servya read with your own key. No Mac or phone app. |
| Best for | backlink and competitor research | bulk domain metrics without Moz or Majestic plans |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Ahrefs and DomDetailer. How we grade
Where they differ
- Ahrefs also covers keyword research, rank tracking and site audit.
At a glance
| Ahrefs | DomDetailer | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $29 per month, billed monthly | $34 one-time for 25,000 domain lookups, credits never expire |
| Free plan | Ahrefs Free: Site Explorer, Site Audit (5,000 crawl credits a month per project) and Web Analytics for verified sites, plus the SEO Toolbar and 1 AI Content Helper doc a month. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Windows | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Ahrefs Pte. Ltd. | Pure Business Logic Ltd |
| Price read from | ahrefs.com | domdetailer.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Ahrefs
- Rank Tracker updates rankings weekly on every plan the pricing page lists.
- Lite caps each user at 1,000 credits a month for reports; Starter has 200 and cannot add users or add-ons.
- Each plan includes one user; extra users cost $40, $60 or $80 a month and are capped at 2, 5 or 10.
- AI writing tools (Content Kit) start at $99 a month, and Project Boosts cost $20 or $200 a month per project.
DomDetailer
- It sells data only: there is no rank tracker, site auditor or keyword tool, and it does not replace the Moz Pro or Majestic interfaces.
- There is no free trial, and purchases are non-refundable once credits are delivered or used.
- Each account runs up to 20 concurrent threads; requests stop with an error when credits run out.
- Checkout and accounts run on pbl-soft.com, the operator's site, rather than on domdetailer.com.
Key features
Ahrefs
- Site Explorer
- See the backlinks, organic keywords and top pages of any website, with history going back 6 months to 5 years by plan.
- Keywords Explorer
- Find keyword ideas with volume and difficulty; Standard and above add AI suggestions, clusters, search intents and translations.
- Site Audit
- Crawl your sites for 170+ technical and on-page SEO issues, using 100,000 to 1.5 million crawl credits a month by plan.
- Rank Tracker
- Track 750 to 5,000 keywords on the self-serve plans, with rankings updated weekly.
- Brand Radar and AI prompts
- Plans track 5 to 20 of your own prompts in AI chat tools daily. Brand Radar AI, for researching any brand's AI mentions, starts at $199 a month.
- API and MCP server
- Every plan from Lite includes API and MCP access, capped at 100 to 500 rows per request below Enterprise.
DomDetailer
- Three data sources in one call
- Moz DA, PA, Spam Score and links, Majestic Trust Flow, Citation Flow, referring domains and topical category, and Pretty link counts, for 1 credit.
- Backlink lists
- Pull up to 5,000 backlinks for a domain with anchor text, source page and follow status from the Pretty index, at 1 credit per request.
- Pretty link index
- DomDetailer's own crawl, started in 2023, which it puts at more than 110 billion links.
- Extension coverage
- Check whether a name exists across published domain-extension datasets, charged 1 credit for the whole request rather than per extension.
- Web tools and Windows app
- Bulk domain stats and backlinks tools in the browser, and a free Windows desktop app, all drawing on the same credit balance.
- Built into domain tools
- Domain Hunter Gatherer, Scrapebox, GSA Search Engine Ranker, Cora and Servya read the API with each user's own key.
Plans
Ahrefs
Ahrefs Free$0
Limited Site Explorer and Site Audit for websites you verify as yours. No Keywords Explorer or Rank Tracker.
Starter$29
per month, billed monthly
200 report credits a month, with Keywords Explorer, Rank Tracker and Site Audit. Monthly only; no extra users or add-ons.
Lite$129
per month, billed monthly
1 user, 5 projects, 750 tracked keywords, 6 months of history, 1,000 credits a month, 100,000 crawl credits, API and MCP access.
Standard$249
per month, billed monthly
1 user, 20 projects, 2,000 tracked keywords, 2 years of history, unlimited credits, Content Explorer and keyword clusters.
Advanced$449
per month, billed monthly
1 user, 50 projects, 5,000 tracked keywords, 5 years of history, 1.5 million crawl credits and Looker Studio integration.
Enterprise$1,499
per month, annual commitment required
From 3 users, 100 projects, unlimited history, uncapped API, SSO and audit log. Sold through sales.
DomDetailer
25,000 credits$34
one-time pack of 25,000 lookups, never expires
$0.00136 per domain, with Moz, Majestic and Pretty data, backlink lists and full API access.
50,000 credits$57
one-time pack of 50,000 lookups, never expires
$0.00114 per domain, 16% less per lookup than the entry pack; the pack the vendor says most buyers choose.
150,000 credits$148
one-time pack of 150,000 lookups, never expires
$0.00099 per domain, 27% less per lookup than the entry pack.
500,000 credits$397
one-time pack of 500,000 lookups, never expires
$0.00079 per domain, 42% less per lookup than the entry pack. Volume pricing above this by request.
Ways to pay less
Ahrefs
- Annual discount
Save up to 17% by paying annually
Ahrefs' pricing page offers up to 17% off for annual billing on Lite, Standard and Advanced. Existing monthly customers switch by contacting support.
DomDetailer
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Ahrefs or DomDetailer?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Ahrefs starts at $29 per month, billed monthly, and DomDetailer starts at $34 one-time for 25,000 domain lookups, credits never expire.
Which has a free plan, Ahrefs or DomDetailer?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Ahrefs has a free plan. DomDetailer does not.
Which platforms do Ahrefs and DomDetailer run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Ahrefs lists a browser extension and only DomDetailer lists a Windows app. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.