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The Ahrefs alternative that runs your SEO long term

Ahrefs has some of the best SEO data available, built for people who do SEO for a living. With Votrix, SEO and AI search are worked on every week: Riya turns the research into pages, fixes and links, and reports every week.

Updated October 2026 · Prices and features checked on each company's own website

The short answer

Ahrefs is a data tool for SEO professionals. Votrix runs your SEO and GEO long term with a dedicated specialist.

  • Where Ahrefs wins Industry-leading backlink and keyword data, and free Ahrefs Webmaster Tools for checking your own site.
  • Where Votrix wins Data turned into results: pages and fixes written and shipped, link targets found and contacted with Victor, AI search included.
  • Who should pick which Doing SEO yourself professionally? Ahrefs. Need SEO worked on for your business every week? Votrix.

At a glance

Votrix vs Ahrefs, side by side

VotrixAhrefs
Built forBusiness owners who want resultsSEO professionals and agencies
Keyword researchWorked on every week, picked by what you can winDeep keyword data you explore yourself
BacklinksA list of sites worth getting links from, plus the posts to earn them; Victor can reach outIndustry-leading backlink data; outreach is up to you
Site auditEvery issue comes with the exact fix, writtenSite Audit finds the issues
New pages and postsComplete pages written for youContent Kit add-on from $99 a month
AI searchChatGPT, Claude and Google AI Overviews tracked and worked onBrand Radar AI add-on from $199 a month

Ahrefs details from ahrefs.com, October 2026.

How Riya works

From data to done, every week

  1. 1
    Week 1

    Diagnose

    An SEO and GEO audit of your site, your Google Business Profile and what AI assistants say about you.

  2. 2
    From week 1

    Write

    Complete pages and blog posts, plus the exact fixes.

  3. 3
    Your way

    Publish

    Live the same day on a site built by Maya; ready to paste in anywhere else.

  4. 4
    Every week

    Keep improving

    Rankings and AI answers re-checked, and the plan adjusted.

Where Votrix fits better

For businesses that need SEO long term

No learning curve

You don't need to know what a metric means. Riya tells you what she did and what's next.

Pages and fixes written

Not just found: written, ready to publish.

Links, with help reaching out

Riya finds the sites worth a link and writes the content; Victor contacts them.

AI search without an add-on

Tracking ChatGPT, Claude and Google AI Overviews is part of the work.

Questions

Is Votrix as powerful as Ahrefs for data?

No, and it doesn't try to be. Ahrefs is a data platform for SEO professionals. Votrix uses search data to decide what to do, then does it for you.

Can I use Ahrefs Webmaster Tools with Votrix?

Yes. It's free and useful for keeping an eye on your site; Riya works from your Google Search Console and her own research.

Does Riya build backlinks?

Riya finds the sites and providers worth getting links from, gives you the list with contact details and writes the posts and pitches. Victor then handles the outreach.

Sources, checked October 2026

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