Ahrefs vs SISTRIX
Plans, prices and documented capabilities side by side, from each vendor's own documentation.
A side-by-side reference, not a recommendation. Neither product has been independently tested.
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Lowest listed plan
Starter · $29/mo month-to-month
Vendor-checked26 Oct 2026 · Not independently tested
Lowest listed plan
Start · €119/mo month-to-month
≈ $133/mo (Approximate US dollars at the ECB reference rate of 27 Oct 2026)
Vendor-checked27 Oct 2026 · Not independently tested
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SEOFinder editorial summary
SISTRIX includes AI visibility tracking (in beta) for Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT and Perplexity in every package from Start (€119/mo plus taxes); Ahrefs plans from Lite ($129/mo) include 150 to 600 custom AI prompt checks, and full AI visibility (Brand Radar) is a paid add-on from $199/mo. SISTRIX Start includes 1 user and 3 projects with no option to add users; content tools are listed from Plus and full API access from Professional (€419/mo). Ahrefs has a free plan for sites you verify you own and no free trial, while SISTRIX has a 14-day trial; prices stay in each vendor's currency, and the page gives approximate US dollar amounts for reference.
SEOFinder's editorial summary of each vendor's own documentation. Neither product has been independently tested.
Summary
- 5documented differences
- 9documented the same for both
- 5documented for one tool only
- 2unknown for both
- Billing
- Ahrefs: Month-to-month billing
- SISTRIX: Month-to-month billing
- Free plan
- Ahrefs: Yes · Ahrefs Free
- SISTRIX: Unknown
- Free trial
- Ahrefs: No
- SISTRIX: Yes · 14 days
- AI engines tracked
- Ahrefs: ChatGPT, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Copilot (plan not specified)
- SISTRIX: ChatGPT, AI Overviews, AI Mode and Perplexity (confirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan)
Documented differences
Both tools documented, and the support or plan differs.
- AI visibility monitoring
- Ahrefs: Paid add-onAdd-on from LiteAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
- Prompt tracking
- Ahrefs: OfferedConfirmed from LiteAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
- Automated content generation
- Ahrefs: PartialPlan not specified
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from PlusAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- Content optimization
- Ahrefs: OfferedConfirmed on the free plan
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from PlusAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- Rank tracking
- Ahrefs: OfferedConfirmed from LiteAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
Documented for one tool only
No documentation was found for the other tool. That is unknown, not a missing capability.
- Unknown for Ahrefs: Content briefs, Backlink monitoring
Pricing
- Prices are listed in different currencies (USD for Ahrefs, EUR for SISTRIX) and shown as the vendors list them. SISTRIX's €119/mo is about $133/mo at the ECB reference rate of 27 Oct 2026.
- The lowest listed plans are not necessarily equivalent. Check plan limits before comparing prices.
- Plans
- Ahrefs:
- Ahrefs FreeFree
Limits of Ahrefs Free
Requires verifying ownership of your website for Site Explorer, Site Audit and Web Analytics; Site Audit 5K crawl credits/month per project; 1K backlinks & keywords visible at once.
- Starter$29/mo month-to-month
Limits of Starter
Listed separately from the core plans.
- Lite$129/mo month-to-month
Limits of Lite
5 non-verified projects, 6 months history, 750 tracked keywords, 150 AI prompt checks, 100,000 crawl credits. Annual price not listed. 1 user included; up to 2 more at $40/mo each.
- Standard$249/mo month-to-month$2,490/yr billed annually
Limits of Standard
20 non-verified projects, 2 years history, 2,000 tracked keywords, 300 AI prompt checks. 1 user included; up to 5 more at $60/mo each.
- Advanced$449/mo month-to-month
Limits of Advanced
50 non-verified projects, 5 years history, 5,000 tracked keywords, 600 AI prompt checks. Annual price not listed. 1 user included; up to 10 more at $80/mo each.
- Enterprise · annual commitment$1,499/mo billed annually
Limits of Enterprise
Annual commitment required (monthly-equivalent price shown). Uncapped API access, custom API endpoints, SSO, unlimited history. From 3 users included; additional users $100/mo each.
- Ahrefs FreeFree
- SISTRIX:
- Start€119/mo month-to-month€99/mo billed annually
Limits of Start
1 user, 3 projects, 30,000 crawled URLs a month, 2,500 SERP updates, 10,000 results per analysis, 3 months of data history, 1,000 export and API credits a week. Extra users cannot be added.
- Plus€239/mo month-to-month€199/mo billed annually
Limits of Plus
3 users, 15 projects, 500,000 crawled URLs a month, 15,000 SERP updates, 50,000 results per analysis, 5 years of data history, 10 content projects a month, limited API (Visibility Index data). Extra users €24.90 each.
- Professional€419/mo month-to-month€349/mo billed annually
Limits of Professional
6 users, 40 projects, 2,000,000 crawled URLs a month, 40,000 SERP updates, 100,000 results per analysis, full data history (11 years), full API, white label reports, telephone support. Extra users €24.90 each.
- Premium€799/mo month-to-month€599/mo billed annually
Limits of Premium
12 users, 100 projects, 4,000,000 crawled URLs a month, 100,000 SERP updates, unlimited results per analysis, full API, roles and rights management with audit log. Extra users €24.90 each.
- Start€119/mo month-to-month€99/mo billed annually
- Prices last verified
- Ahrefs: 26 Oct 2026
- SISTRIX: 27 Oct 2026
Capabilities
OfferedPartialPaid add-onNot offeredUnknown* Not yet verified
Not offered means the vendor says so. Unknown means we found no vendor documentation either way; the capability may still exist.
AI visibility2 differences · 3 documented for one tool only
- AI visibility monitoringDiffers
Evidence for AI visibility monitoring
- Ahrefs: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentationVendor notes: Full Brand Radar AI (research any brand across 505M+ prompts) is a paid add-on from $199/mo. Plans include a small number of custom AI prompt checks (Lite 150, Standard 300, Advanced 600). Brand Radar page (EUR view) shows 'AI Visibility Index' from €179/mo and '€654/MO FOR ALL MODELS'. Source for Ahrefs
- SISTRIX: Verified 27 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for SISTRIX
- Ahrefs: Paid add-onAdd-on from LiteAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
- ChatGPT tracking
Evidence for ChatGPT tracking
- Ahrefs: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Ahrefs
- SISTRIX: Verified 27 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for SISTRIX
- Ahrefs: OfferedPlan not specified
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
- Google AI Overviews tracking
Evidence for Google AI Overviews tracking
- Ahrefs: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Ahrefs
- SISTRIX: Verified 27 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for SISTRIX
- Ahrefs: OfferedPlan not specified
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
- Google AI Mode tracking
Evidence for Google AI Mode tracking
- Ahrefs: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Ahrefs
- SISTRIX: Verified 27 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for SISTRIX
- Ahrefs: OfferedPlan not specified
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
- Perplexity tracking
Evidence for Perplexity tracking
- Ahrefs: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Ahrefs
- SISTRIX: Verified 27 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for SISTRIX
- Ahrefs: OfferedPlan not specified
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
- Gemini trackingOne side unknown
Evidence for Gemini tracking
- Ahrefs: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Ahrefs
- SISTRIX: No vendor documentation found.
- Ahrefs: OfferedPlan not specified
- SISTRIX: Unknown
- Claude trackingOne side unknown
Evidence for Claude tracking
- Ahrefs: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Ahrefs
- SISTRIX: No vendor documentation found.
- Ahrefs: OfferedPlan not specified
- SISTRIX: Unknown
- Microsoft Copilot trackingOne side unknown
Evidence for Microsoft Copilot tracking
- Ahrefs: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Ahrefs
- SISTRIX: No vendor documentation found.
- Ahrefs: OfferedPlan not specified
- SISTRIX: Unknown
- Citation and source tracking
Evidence for Citation and source tracking
- Ahrefs: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Ahrefs
- SISTRIX: Verified 27 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for SISTRIX
- Ahrefs: OfferedPlan not specified
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
- AI competitor benchmarking
Evidence for AI competitor benchmarking
- Ahrefs: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Ahrefs
- SISTRIX: Verified 27 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for SISTRIX
- Ahrefs: OfferedPlan not specified
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
- Prompt trackingDiffers
Evidence for Prompt tracking
- Ahrefs: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Ahrefs
- SISTRIX: Verified 27 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for SISTRIX
- Ahrefs: OfferedConfirmed from LiteAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
Content & publishing2 differences · 1 documented for one tool only
- Automated content generationDiffers
Evidence for Automated content generation
- Ahrefs: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentationVendor notes: Inline Ask AI rewrites, shortens or expands text. Source for Ahrefs
- SISTRIX: Verified 27 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for SISTRIX
- Ahrefs: PartialPlan not specified
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from PlusAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- Automated publishing
Evidence for Automated publishing
- Ahrefs: No vendor documentation found.
- SISTRIX: No vendor documentation found.
- Ahrefs: Unknown
- SISTRIX: Unknown
- Content optimizationDiffers
Evidence for Content optimization
- Ahrefs: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Ahrefs
- SISTRIX: Verified 27 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for SISTRIX
- Ahrefs: OfferedConfirmed on the free plan
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from PlusAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- Content briefsOne side unknown
Evidence for Content briefs
- Ahrefs: No vendor documentation found.
- SISTRIX: Verified 27 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for SISTRIX
- Ahrefs: Unknown
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from PlusAvailability on lower plans not verified.
SEO research1 difference
- Keyword research
Evidence for Keyword research
- Ahrefs: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Ahrefs
- SISTRIX: Verified 27 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for SISTRIX
- Ahrefs: OfferedPlan not specified
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
- Rank trackingDiffers
Evidence for Rank tracking
- Ahrefs: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Ahrefs
- SISTRIX: Verified 27 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for SISTRIX
- Ahrefs: OfferedConfirmed from LiteAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
Technical SEONo documented differences
- Technical site audit
Evidence for Technical site audit
- Ahrefs: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Ahrefs
- SISTRIX: Verified 27 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for SISTRIX
- Ahrefs: OfferedConfirmed on the free plan
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
Backlinks1 documented for one tool only
- Backlink analysis
Evidence for Backlink analysis
- Ahrefs: Verified 26 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for Ahrefs
- SISTRIX: Verified 27 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for SISTRIX
- Ahrefs: OfferedConfirmed on the free plan
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
- Backlink building
Evidence for Backlink building
- Ahrefs: No vendor documentation found.
- SISTRIX: No vendor documentation found.
- Ahrefs: Unknown
- SISTRIX: Unknown
- Backlink monitoringOne side unknown
Evidence for Backlink monitoring
- Ahrefs: No vendor documentation found.
- SISTRIX: Verified 27 Oct 2026 against vendor documentation Source for SISTRIX
- Ahrefs: Unknown
- SISTRIX: OfferedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
Integrations
- Google Analytics
- Ahrefs: Unknown
- SISTRIX: DocumentedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
- Google Search Console
- Ahrefs: Documented
- SISTRIX: DocumentedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
- Looker Studio
- Ahrefs: Documented
- SISTRIX: DocumentedConfirmed from PlusAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- Public API
- Ahrefs: Documented
- SISTRIX: DocumentedConfirmed from PlusAvailability on lower plans not verified.
- Slack
- Ahrefs: Unknown
- SISTRIX: DocumentedConfirmed from Start, the lowest paid plan
“Unknown” means we found no vendor documentation for it, not that it is unavailable.
Who they are for
- Built for (vendor-stated)
- Ahrefs: Small businesses, Freelancers and consultants, Enterprises, Agencies, Ecommerce brands
- SISTRIX: Freelancers and consultants, Small businesses, Agencies, Enterprises
- Best suited for (SEOFinder editorial)
- Ahrefs:
- Competitor research on paid plans.
- Teams tracking up to a few thousand keywords (750 on Lite, 5,000 on Advanced).
- SISTRIX:
- Tracking a site's search visibility over time against competitors (Visibility Index, up to 11 years of history on Professional and Premium).
- Teams that need several users: Plus includes 3, Professional 6, Premium 12; extra accounts are €24.90 each from Plus.
Sources
Each vendor's own pages, read on the dates shown. SEOFinder has not independently tested these products.
Ahrefs
Full profile of AhrefsChecked 26 Oct 2026
8 official sources
- ahrefs.com/pricing
- help.ahrefs.com/en/articles/3493211-how-does-2-months-free-discount-work-with-a-yearly-plan
- ahrefs.com/free
- help.ahrefs.com/en/articles/1406260-do-you-offer-any-discounts-or-free-trials
- ahrefs.com/brand-radar
- ahrefs.com/
- ahrefs.com/ai-content-helper
- help.ahrefs.com/en/articles/9229306-how-can-i-use-ahrefs-with-looker-studio
SISTRIX
Full profile of SISTRIXChecked 27 Oct 2026