vs. Ahrefs

Ahrefs
is fine.
We're sharper.

If you need a backlink database the size of the moon, pay Ahrefs. If you need to know whether ChatGPT cites you and exactly what to fix on-page — and want to keep most of that $129/mo — read on.

Feature
Ahrefs ($129–449/mo)
TiredSEO ($9.99/mo)
On-page audit
✓ Solid — but nested in a UI built for SEO managers, not founders.
Single paste-and-go report, no project setup.
Backlink index
✓ Industry-leading. Their moat.
✗ Not what we do. Use Ahrefs for this.
AI crawler detection
✗ Not surfaced anywhere.
First-class check across 11 AI bots. With fix snippets.
AI citation tracking
✗ No.
✓ ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude — per page and per brand.
Atomic answer scoring
✗ No.
✓ Every H2/H3, scored. With rewrite suggestions.
Schema audit
✓ Available, hidden in site audit.
On the report by default — with paste-ready JSON-LD.
Time-to-first-fix
Hours (UI is dense).
Same session.
Price
$129+/mo. The starter plan caps you fast.
$0 (free) or $9.99/mo (Pro).

Honest caveat.

If your business depends on ranking for high-difficulty keywords and your competitive analysis runs on backlink intersections, Ahrefs is genuinely worth $129/mo. We're not trying to replace that. We're trying to replace the part of your SEO budget that goes toward features you don't use — and add the AI-visibility lens nobody else has.

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