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AEO Optimizer Pro vs Ahrefs

Ahrefs shows you the data. We build the plan.

Ahrefs is one of the best SEO data platforms in the world. AEO Optimizer Pro does something different — it takes your topic and builds the full topical authority strategy: which cluster pages to create, what order to publish them in, and which ones will get cited by AI engines. We're in early access. Join the waitlist.

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Getting Started
Free trial
$7 one-time
Starting price
From $7 trial
From $129/mo
Purpose-built for topical authority
Topical Authority Planning
Audit existing site → cluster map
Cluster completion scoring
Topic cluster generation
Prioritised publish sequence
Competitor gap analysis
Manual (Content Gap tool)
Sitemap import (no GSC required)
AI Citation Optimisation
AEO Fit Score
AI answer engine guidance
AI visibility tracking
Planned
SEO Data & Research
Keyword research
Backlink analysis
Rank tracking
Technical site audit
SERP analysis
Content Explorer
Execution & Workflow
Export publish plan
One-click cluster plan
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What AEO Optimizer Pro is built to do.

Ahrefs tells you the keyword landscape. AEO Optimizer Pro builds the cluster strategy, sequences the publish plan, and scores every page for AI citation potential — the planning layer Ahrefs doesn't have.

Turn data into a publish plan.

Ahrefs gives you keyword data, content gaps, and traffic estimates. AEO Optimizer Pro turns that kind of data into action — generating the full topic cluster architecture, scoring each page by authority impact, and sequencing exactly what to publish first.

  • Topic clusters generated from a single topic — pillar + all cluster pages scoped.
  • Every page ranked by its authority impact before you write a word.
  • Publish sequence tells you what to build first, second, and third.
See topic cluster generator
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Start from your existing site.

Ahrefs can show you keyword gaps between you and competitors. AEO Optimizer Pro goes further — it maps every existing URL to a topic cluster, scores each cluster by completion percentage, and identifies exactly which pages to add to close the gap. No manual spreadsheet work.

  • Import via GSC or XML sitemap — no manual mapping.
  • Cluster completion score shows which topics are 2 pages from full authority.
  • Gap pages added to your publish plan, prioritised by impact.
See Authority Gap Audit
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Optimise for Google and AI engines.

Ahrefs doesn't have an AEO layer. AEO Optimizer Pro scores every page in your cluster by its potential to be cited in ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity — so you're building authority that works across both traditional search and AI-generated answers.

  • AEO Fit Score for every page — not just a site-wide average.
  • Actionable guidance to improve AI citation potential before publishing.
  • Optimise for the full discovery stack — organic rankings AND AI citations.
See AEO Fit Score
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Early access — building now

The topical authority playbook is being rewritten. Be part of it.

AEO Optimizer Pro is in active development. Founding members get early access, a say in what gets built, and locked-in pricing at launch.

Founding members get early access  ·  Locked-in pricing

Got more questions?

Common questions about AEO Optimizer Pro vs Ahrefs.

Ahrefs is one of the best SEO data platforms in the world — keyword research, backlink analysis, rank tracking, site audit. If you need comprehensive SEO data, it's hard to beat. AEO Optimizer Pro does something different: it takes a topic and builds the full topical authority plan — which cluster pages to create, what order to publish them in, and which pages will get cited by AI engines. Ahrefs shows you the landscape. AEO Optimizer Pro builds the roadmap.