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Head-to-Head Specification Audit
Ahrefs vs AWS
SEO Specialists & Digital Marketers · Global
Specification Matrix
| Metric | Ahrefs | AWS |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $29/mo | CustomBetter |
| API Rate Limit | N/A | N/A |
| Target Country | Global | Global |
| Category | SEO & Marketing Tools | Cloud Hosting & Edge |
| Compliance | GDPR | GDPR, CCPA, POPIA, SOC2, ISO27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP |
| Hosting Regions | US-East, EU-West, SG | US-East, US-West, EU-West, AP-Southeast, AU-East, AF-South-ZA |
| Native Integrations | 5 listed | 7 listedBetter |
Ahrefs — Key Specs
- ✓Backlink index of 35 trillion links — largest database in the industry after Google
- ✓Site Audit crawls your full website and ranks technical SEO issues by traffic impact
- ✓Keywords Explorer shows volume, difficulty, and SERP data for 170+ countries
- ✓Content Explorer surfaces the most linked and shared content for any topic in seconds
AWS — Key Specs
- ✓Cape Town region (af-south-1) provides local ZA data residency for POPIA compliance
- ✓200+ cloud services covering compute, storage, AI, databases, and IoT
- ✓99.99% uptime SLA on core services including S3, RDS, and EC2
- ✓Spot Instances reduce compute costs by up to 90% for fault-tolerant workloads
Frequently Asked Questions
What is cheaper, Ahrefs or AWS?+
AWS starts at $0/mo, which is lower than Ahrefs at $29/mo.
Which tool is better for compliance — Ahrefs or AWS?+
Both support GDPR. AWS additionally supports CCPA, POPIA, SOC2, ISO27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP.
Is Ahrefs or AWS compliant with South Africa's POPIA?+
AWS supports POPIA compliance. Ahrefs does not list POPIA as a supported framework.
Which tool is better suited for Global?+
Ahrefs is evaluated for SEO Specialists & Digital Marketers in Global with hosting regions: US-East, EU-West, SG. AWS has hosting regions: US-East, US-West, EU-West, AP-Southeast, AU-East, AF-South-ZA. For data residency in Global, check each vendor's data processing agreements.
Data last verified: 25 June 2026
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