Ahrefs or GitHub?
Which saas & b2b tool brand is right for you?
GitHubwins 6 of 7 categories
Ahrefs
Everything you need to rank higher & get more traffic
4.7/5
|35,000 reviews0
Wins
2010
Founded
premium
Price
WINNER
GitHub
Where the world builds software
4.7/5
|120,000 reviews6
Wins
2008
Founded
mid
Price
Head-to-Head Comparison
92
Features & Functionality
GitHub wins
95
82
Ease of Use
GitHub wins
85
72
Integrations
GitHub wins
98
60
Pricing & Value
GitHub wins
90
78
Customer Support
78
85
Scalability
GitHub wins
98
85
Security & Compliance
GitHub wins
92
Ahrefs excels at
No category wins in this comparison
GitHub excels at
Features & FunctionalityEase of UseIntegrationsPricing & ValueScalabilitySecurity & Compliance
Pros & Cons
Ahrefs
Best backlink database
Excellent site explorer
Clean, intuitive UI
Accurate data
Expensive
Limited social features
GitHub
Industry standard—everyone uses it
Unlimited free private repos
GitHub Copilot AI pair programmer
GitHub Actions CI/CD (free minutes)
Microsoft ownership concerns for some OSS devs
Complex for Git beginners
The Bottom Line
Choose Ahrefs if you want...
- Link building specialists
- SEO agencies
- Competitor backlink analysis
- Content gap analysis
Choose GitHub if you want...
- Software development teams of all sizes
- Open source projects and communities
- CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions
- Code collaboration and review
Our pick: GitHub — Better overall scores and stronger performance across key categories.
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