Ahrefs vs Majestic

Semrush's main competitor — known for the largest backlink index in the industry and strong keyword research across 200+ countries.

$129/mo (Lite)

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Majestic

Majestic is a dedicated backlink intelligence platform — its Trust Flow and Citation Flow metrics are the industry standard for quickly gauging link quality and competitive link gaps in real estate SEO.

$49.99/mo

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Ahrefs vs Majestic: feature comparison

Feature	Ahrefs	Majestic
Website Traffic Analytics	✓	✗
Keyword / Rank Tracking	✓	✗
Backlink Analysis	✓	✓
Technical SEO Audit	✓	✗
Competitor Analysis	✓	✓
Heatmaps / Session Replay	✗	✗
Custom Dashboards / Reports	✓	✓
Free Tier Available	✗	✗

Ahrefs — Pros & Cons

Pros

Largest backlink index in the industry
Strong keyword research across 200+ countries
Excellent competitor analysis
Site audit and content gap reporting

Cons

Expensive for casual users
Lite tier caps projects and historical data
Additional user seats cost extra
Overlaps heavily with Semrush — pick one

Majestic — Pros & Cons

Pros

Trust Flow and Citation Flow are industry-standard quality signals for evaluating any backlink or referring domain at a glance
Clique Hunter identifies sites already linking to multiple real estate competitors, giving link-building outreach a concrete starting list
Historic Index (Pro plan) tracks how competitor link profiles were built over years — valuable for benchmarking against established real estate portals
Lite plan at $49.99/mo undercuts Ahrefs and Semrush significantly for teams that only need backlink data

Cons

No keyword rank tracking, content analysis, or technical SEO audit — a second tool is mandatory for full SEO coverage
Free tier is essentially nonexistent; only a minimal demo lookup is available, with no persistent free account to evaluate the tool before paying
Occasional gaps in backlink detection — users report that some known links to a site do not appear, reducing full confidence in the data
Traffic estimation is completely absent — unlike Ahrefs or Semrush, Majestic shows no data on how much organic traffic a domain actually receives

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