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Ahrefs vs Search Atlas in 2026: what each costs, what moves, and who switched

Moving from Ahrefs to Search Atlas: what Search Atlas's importer carries over and 1 public account of the switch, plus how to leave Ahrefs. Every item links its source.

By Stackcut · Published · Catalog of 2026-10-14 · Vendor prices checked 2026-09-25

Modeled, not measured. Savings use public prices and planning assumptions: the bill you stop paying, minus the new tool, your upkeep time and your setup time at $50/hour, over the first 12 months. Results marked Tested by Stackcut are Stackcut's own test, not a customer. Every price links the page it came from.

The short answer

  • Search Atlas's official migration guide moves 1 kind of data in full and 1 partly; 4 things stay behind. What moves
  • 1 public account of making this switch: 1 switched. Read them

What Ahrefs and Search Atlas cost

List prices from each vendor's pricing page, as stored in the Stackcut catalog. Each price links its source.

PlanBilled monthlyBilled yearly (per month)What you get
Ahrefs Lite$129/mo$107.50/mo5 projects, 750 tracked keywords, 100,000 crawl credits, 6 months history; 1 user + up to 2 more at $40/mo
Ahrefs Standard$249/mo$207.50/mo20 projects, 2,000 tracked keywords, 2 years history; 1 user + up to 5 more at $60/mo
Ahrefs Advanced$449/mo$374.17/mo50 projects, 5,000 tracked keywords, 5 years history; 1 user + up to 10 more at $80/mo
Ahrefs Enterprise$1,499/mo$1,499/moAnnual commitment required; 100 projects, from 10,000 tracked keywords; from 3 users, extra users $100/mo
  • Ahrefs free plan: Ahrefs Free: Ahrefs data on your own verified site ahrefs.com

Search Atlas's plans aren't in the Stackcut catalog yet; check Search Atlas's own site.

Moving from Ahrefs to Search Atlas

What Search Atlas's importer carries over, what it leaves behind, and any help it offers switchers.

To Search Atlas

Official guide searchatlas.com · Tools: Search Atlas Keyword Rank Tracker import

Moves: Tracked keywords (keyword, location, tag, current position) (partial); Google Search Console and Google Analytics data (full). searchatlas.com

Doesn't move: Site audit data; Historical Ahrefs site audit crawls (fresh scans start from scratch); Ahrefs PDF reports (recreate in Search Atlas Report Builder); Ahrefs local SEO data as such — no dedicated local tools exist, so local keywords are re-added manually via CSV. searchatlas.com

Watch out for:

  • Ahrefs does not support exporting a full list of all site-audit issues with associated URLs in a single download searchatlas.com
  • Reports cannot be imported from Ahrefs; they are rebuilt in the Report Builder searchatlas.com
  • The guide is vendor-published and frames every step around Search Atlas's OTTO automation searchatlas.com

From each destination's own migration docs and switching pages, plus community write-ups where no official guide exists, each checked against its page. Confirm terms on the linked page before you rely on an offer.

People who moved from Ahrefs to Search Atlas

1 public accounts of leaving Ahrefs: 1 switched. Summaries are ours; each links the original, and each was checked against its page before it appeared here.

Switched to Search Atlas · Nov 2025 · Blogger whose blogs are his livelihood; long-time Ahrefs, Surfer SEO and Semrush user (per post)

First-person review: after a week testing Search Atlas on a paid trial, the author — a 10-year Ahrefs user — decides to cancel Ahrefs and move exclusively, citing OTTO automations, integrated link outreach and included AI placement data; flags some code-only auto-fixes as spammy and the Cloudflare setup as fiddly. Site discloses affiliate commissions. EntreResource

How to leave Ahrefs

Export first, then cancel. Every step links the vendor's own help page, checked on the date shown.

How to leave Ahrefs

Export first

  • Reports and tables: The Export button at the top right of any report; in Keywords Explorer, the 3-dot menu (CSV, Google Sheets (Keywords Explorer)). Exported rows count against your plan's monthly export-row limit, so export before the last billing day. help.ahrefs.com

Cancel

  1. Export the reports you want to keep first (see export).
  2. Account settings → Billing, then follow the cancellation prompts.
  3. Remove your card once you're on the free tier: cards can't be deleted while a subscription is active.
Takes effect
At the end of the billing cycle (the day before the next billing date). The account then changes to the free tier.
Refunds
Ahrefs' terms say it has no obligation to refund unless the law requires it. You can ask by email for a refund for non-use; Ahrefs decides.
After you cancel
No further charges unless you resubscribe.
Sources: help.ahrefs.com ahrefs.com · Reviewed 2026-09-25

FAQ

Can I move my Ahrefs data to Search Atlas?

Search Atlas's official guide moves: Tracked keywords (keyword, location, tag, current position); Google Search Console and Google Analytics data. It doesn't move: Site audit data; Historical Ahrefs site audit crawls (fresh scans start from scratch); Ahrefs PDF reports (recreate in Search Atlas Report Builder); Ahrefs local SEO data as such — no dedicated local tools exist, so local keywords are re-added manually via CSV. searchatlas.com

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