Looking for an Ahrefs alternative?
Ahrefs is the reference tool for getting found. Backlinks, keywords, a crawler that finds every page Google cannot index: it does that job better than we do and we are not going to pretend to compete with it. But it has nothing to say about the visitor who lands on your product page and leaves. If your traffic is fine and your sales are not, more keyword research will not fix it.
Ahrefs and you x you i, side by side
| Feature | you x you i | Ahrefs |
|---|---|---|
| Conversions More people buying | ||
| Tells you why people are not buying | ||
| Checks your headline says what you sell | ||
| Checks your buttons and calls to action | ||
| Checks your pricing is laid out clearly | ||
| Checks how your pages are laid out | ||
| Findability Found in Google and AI search | ||
| Checks the Google basics | ||
| Checks AI can read and quote your pages | ||
| Connects to Google Search Console | ||
| Backlink and keyword research | ||
| Technical health Speed, mobile, accessibility | ||
| Checks how fast your pages load | SEO only | |
| Checks it works on phones | SEO only | |
| Checks people with disabilities can use it | ||
| Trust and brand Trustworthy and on-brand | ||
| Checks your site looks trustworthy | ||
| Checks your brand is consistent | ||
| Predicts where visitors look first | ||
| Clarity A message that lands | ||
| Flags copy that sounds AI-written | ||
| Checks how hard the page is to take in | ||
| Always on Runs on every audit | ||
| Results in minutes, no traffic needed | ||
| One audit, no subscription | ||
| Pricing | $5 per audit, no subscription | Free plan, then from $29/mo |
When to choose Ahrefs
Choose Ahrefs when the problem is that nobody is arriving. If your site is not ranking, you need keyword research, a look at who is linking to your competitors, and a crawl that finds the pages Google is ignoring. That is Ahrefs, we do not do link research at all, and no website audit will substitute for it.
When to choose you x you i
Choose us when they arrive and leave. We read the page a shopper actually lands on: whether the headline says what you sell, whether the pricing is clear, whether it looks trustworthy, where the eye goes first, what is slow, what breaks on a phone. We cover the Google basics too, and connect to Search Console. One audit, $5, no subscription.
What we check that Ahrefs does not
Every one of these is a row in the table above, ticked in our column and blank in theirs.
- Tells you why people are not buying
- Checks your headline says what you sell
- Checks your buttons and calls to action
- Checks your pricing is laid out clearly
- Checks how your pages are laid out
- Checks AI can read and quote your pages
- Links your fixes to your Google traffic
- Shows what AI answers cost you in clicks
- Tracks your score against your Google traffic
- Checks people with disabilities can use it
- Checks your site looks trustworthy
- Checks your brand is consistent
- Predicts where visitors look first
- Flags copy that sounds AI-written
- Checks how hard the page is to take in
- Scores measured against what real people said, not an opinion
- One audit, no subscription
Ahrefs vs you x you i: common questions
Do you do keyword research or backlinks?
No. Ahrefs owns that and we do not try to. We check that Google and AI search can read your site, and we connect to Search Console to show which searches moved after your fixes. For link building and keyword volumes, keep Ahrefs.
I already rank. Why do I need this?
Because ranking is only half of it. Traffic that lands on a slow, confusing or untrustworthy page leaves without buying, and no amount of SEO changes that. The audit tells you which part of your page is losing the sale.
Can I use both?
Most sites should. Ahrefs brings people in, we work out why they are not buying once they arrive. They answer different questions and neither replaces the other.
What does it cost?
One audit, $5, paid once, with no subscription. Ahrefs is a monthly plan that runs whether you open it or not.