Trakup vs Ahrefs
Ahrefs excels at backlinks and keywords. Trakup monitors the technical performance of your pages.
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What is Ahrefs?
Ahrefs is an SEO suite specializing in backlink analysis and keyword research. Its link database is considered one of the most accurate and freshest on the market - it is continuously crawled by their own bot.
Launched in 2010, Ahrefs is particularly appreciated by technical SEOs and growth hackers for its backlink data, analysis of top-ranked pages, and exploration of content opportunities.
The tool also offers a Site Audit that detects technical SEO errors, but its main positioning remains off-page analysis and content strategy.
Limitations
Where Ahrefs shows its limits
Prohibitive pricing for small teams
Ahrefs starts at €108/month. Without intensive use of backlink or keyword data, the value for money is difficult to justify.
No Core Web Vitals or Lighthouse tracking
Ahrefs does not measure Lighthouse scores or CWV. These metrics are directly linked to Google rankings since 2021.
The SEO audit does not monitor performance over time
Ahrefs Site Audit takes snapshots but does not continuously monitor performance regressions after each deployment.
No alerts on technical regressions
If a deployment degrades your performance scores, Ahrefs will not notify you. You need to manually relaunch an audit to detect it.
Comparison table
Functional comparison
Trakup
Our verdict
Which tool for which use case?
TrakupTrakup is built to continuously monitor the technical health and performance of your pages, with automatic alerts and detailed history. Ideal for developers, web agencies, and technical managers.
Try for freeAhrefs is built for SEOs who work intensively on link strategy, keyword research, and competitive analysis. It is the reference tool for understanding why a site ranks.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Ahrefs offers a Site Audit that detects technical SEO errors, but it does not measure Lighthouse scores or Core Web Vitals and does not continuously monitor regressions.
Yes. Ahrefs for SEO strategy (keywords, backlinks, competitors), Trakup for continuous technical monitoring (performance, CWV, crawl). Two tools, two angles of attack on SEO.
Not in real time. Ahrefs can schedule recurring audits, but without Lighthouse performance history or alerts on technical regressions.
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