Ahrefs vs IndexCheckr (2026): which should you pick?

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 IndexCheckr if

• Fits if you buy links and want to know whether the pages carrying them are indexed
• Works for checking a batch of new pages now and then without a monthly bill

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: every check spends a credit, scheduled rechecks too, and checking stops when credits run out
• Not for you if you need quick answers on big projects, as checks through proxies take time and can briefly show pages as not indexed
• Tight if you send pages to indexing services, which need their own credits bought from each service
• Skip it if you want a real trial first, as the free start is 50 checks
• Watch out: Quick Check results made outside a project are kept for only 30 days

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.

IndexCheckr

• It detects indexing by querying Google through proxies, so big projects take time and a page can briefly show as not indexed.
• Every check uses a credit, scheduled rechecks included, and checking stops when credits run out.
• Submitting pages to an indexing service needs separate credits bought from that service.
• Results of a Quick Check, made outside a project, are kept for only 30 days.

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.

IndexCheckr

Bulk index checks

Paste URLs, import a CSV file or an XML sitemap, or run a Quick Check of up to 1,000 URLs; each URL is checked twice to cut false negatives.

Recurring checks and alerts

Schedule daily or weekly rechecks with email notices when a page is indexed or drops out, and stop checking pages once they are indexed.

Backlink index checks

Check whether the pages that link to you are indexed, or check a page before placing a link on it.

Indexer submission

Send one page or every non-indexed page in a project to indexing services such as IndexMeNow, Omega Indexer or Rapid URL Indexer.

History, exports and usage

Time-stamped check history shows how long indexing took, with CSV exports and a usage report of credits spent by project and frequency.

Team, API and extension

Unlimited team members share the account's credits; a REST API and a Chrome extension use the same credits.

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.

IndexCheckr

• tiny$15

  one-time pack of 2,000 credits, used as you go

  $0.0075 per check. Credits never expire; 1 credit checks one URL once.

• small$40

  one-time pack of 10,000 credits, used as you go

  $0.0040 per check.

• medium$125

  one-time pack of 50,000 credits, used as you go

  $0.0025 per check.

• large$300

  one-time pack of 200,000 credits, used as you go

  $0.0015 per check.

• xl$700

  one-time pack of 500,000 credits, used as you go

  $0.0014 per check.

• xxl$1300

  one-time pack of 1,000,000 credits, used as you go

  $0.0013 per check. Larger custom packs are quoted by support.

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.

IndexCheckr

No public discounts listed.