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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29.00
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Ahrefs
Star Rating
(621)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 6 pricing plansTableau
Star Rating
(3,414)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansAhrefs vs Tableau
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Ahrefs easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Ahrefs overall.
- Reviewers felt that Ahrefs meets the needs of their business better than Tableau.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Ahrefs and Tableau provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Ahrefs over Tableau.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Ahrefs
Starter
Starting at $29.00
Ideal for website owners who need to do keyword research.
- All in Free
- 1 unverified project
- 1 month of history
Tableau
Creator
$70.00
1 User Per Month
- Includes Tableau Desktop, Tableau Prep Builder, and one Creator license on Tableau Cloud (SaaS) or Tableau Server (self-hosted).
Free Trial
Ahrefs
Free Trial is available
Tableau
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
492
8.7
2,392
Ease of Use
8.8
498
8.3
2,785
Ease of Setup
8.9
235
8.2
1,449
Ease of Admin
8.8
183
8.2
775
Quality of Support
8.3
411
8.3
2,044
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
176
8.5
753
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
467
8.8
2,369
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1721
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1583
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1762
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1359
Not enough data
9.1
1746
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1676
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1707
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1622
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1420
Not enough data
8.2
1508
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1325
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
1280
Not enough data
9.1
1717
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1291
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1002
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
964
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
833
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
843
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1721
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1583
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1762
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1359
Not enough data
9.1
1746
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.6
860
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
849
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.5
886
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
909
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
876
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
426
Not enough data
7.5
453
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.4
132
Not enough data
7.5
135
Not enough data
7.8
134
Not enough data
7.6
132
Not enough data
7.7
130
Not enough data
7.4
129
Not enough data
7.8
129
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1676
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1707
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1622
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1420
Not enough data
8.2
1508
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1325
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.3
116
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
8.1
110
Not enough data
8.4
111
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
1280
Not enough data
9.1
1717
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1291
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.0
115
Not enough data
8.2
110
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.2
110
Not enough data
8.0
108
Not enough data
7.8
109
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.7
107
Not enough data
7.7
106
Not enough data
7.8
106
Not enough data
7.7
107
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.8
109
Not enough data
7.9
110
Not enough data
7.8
108
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1002
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
964
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
833
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
843
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1721
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1583
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1762
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1359
Not enough data
9.1
1746
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1676
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1707
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1622
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1420
Not enough data
8.2
1508
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1325
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1002
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
964
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
833
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
843
|
Verified
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cartography
Not enough data
9.4
26
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.6
27
Not enough data
9.4
27
Analysis
Not enough data
9.0
27
Not enough data
9.2
27
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.0
27
Reporting
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.1
26
Data Source Access
Not enough data
8.6
233
Not enough data
8.8
232
Not enough data
8.2
233
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.2
233
Not enough data
8.1
235
Not enough data
8.3
233
Not enough data
8.5
235
Not enough data
8.3
233
Not enough data
8.4
230
Not enough data
8.4
232
Not enough data
8.3
228
Data Exporting
Not enough data
8.5
227
Not enough data
8.4
227
Not enough data
8.4
229
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
223
Grammar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Formatting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Type
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
9.3
62
Basics
Not enough data
9.2
62
Content
Not enough data
8.9
59
Data
Not enough data
9.3
61
Interoperability
Not enough data
8.9
59
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
62
Local Search Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.4
97
Not enough data
8.3
103
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Competitive Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
88
Not enough data
Platform Content
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Reporting
7.6
97
Not enough data
8.3
99
Not enough data
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
8.3
196
Not enough data
8.7
183
Not enough data
8.6
180
Not enough data
8.5
180
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SEO Tools
7.1
16
Not enough data
7.2
16
Not enough data
7.7
16
Not enough data
6.9
16
Not enough data
7.0
16
Not enough data
7.5
16
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
SEO Content & Rankings
9.1
389
Not enough data
8.8
379
Not enough data
8.5
358
Not enough data
7.8
182
Not enough data
8.1
169
Not enough data
SEO Reporting
9.0
379
Not enough data
8.2
202
Not enough data
7.8
185
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.2
68
Not enough data
6.2
67
Not enough data
Media Channels
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
Geographic Coverage
8.1
27
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
Reporting
9.0
32
Not enough data
8.7
30
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Media Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
11
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Operational Risk Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Visibility & Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sentiment & Brand Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Competitive Benchmarking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Content Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting & Alerts
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Connectivity & Federation - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Modeling & Metrics - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Intelligence - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI Enablement - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
8.4
251
Not enough data
8.4
254
Not enough data
8.4
244
Data Analysis
Not enough data
9.0
273
Not enough data
8.9
268
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.7
259
Not enough data
9.4
271
Not enough data
9.1
266
Not enough data
8.7
262
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
177
Not enough data
8.0
177
Tools
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
90
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Metrics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
83
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.0
73
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
91
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Analytics
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Ahrefs and Tableau share no categories
Unique Categories
Ahrefs is categorized as Paid Search Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, AI Writing Assistant, Local SEO, Content Analytics, Media Monitoring, SEO Tools, and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)
Tableau is categorized as Analytics Platforms, Location Intelligence, Insurance Analytics, Embedded Business Intelligence, Predictive Analytics, Data Preparation, and Semantic Layer Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Ahrefs
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tableau
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
37.3%
Computer Software
12.0%
Information Technology and Services
9.1%
Internet
7.5%
Financial Services
2.6%
Other
31.5%
Information Technology and Services
11.7%
Computer Software
7.1%
Financial Services
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.4%
Other
65.2%
Discussions
Ahrefs KD is different from Moz
6 Comments
AP
Go for Ahrefs. Ahrefs is a far better tool than Moz. Ahrefs has better crawlers and shows more accurate results.Read more
Can I use Ahrefs for free?
6 Comments
QM
For the basic level information of your desire website you can use it you'll have some sort of idea about it. Read more
Is Ahrefs worth the money?
5 Comments
RL
Definitely. It'll give valuable data necessary for a executing successful SEO.Read more
why did saleforce by tableau? IS SFDC reporting going to change now?
2 Comments
TR
Perfect answer by Derrick. I totally agree.Read more
What does Tableau Desktop do?
2 Comments
NA
Tableau Desktop help create interactive Dashboards offline and publish it to the wider audience through Tableau public. Tableau Desktop is one of the version...Read more
Do I need Tableau Desktop if I have Tableau Server?
2 Comments
LT
Anyway, whether you need Tableau Desktop depends on your specific use case and requirements. If you're unsure, you can consider the following
Evaluate...Read more
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