Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Ahrefs Site Audit
Ahrefs Site Audit clearly comes out ahead of Lighthouse on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Ahrefs Site Audit's paid plans start at $129/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Ahrefs | |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | MarketingData & AnalyticsHealthcareLegal & Compliance | MarketingData & AnalyticsLegal & Compliance |
| Categories | seo | seo |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Ahrefs Site Audit
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| Feature | ahrefs-site-audit | lighthouse |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Api Access | ||
| Accessibility Auditing | ||
| Content Explorer | ||
| Best Practices Auditing | ||
| Everything In Advanced | ||
| Performance Auditing | ||
| Everything In Lite | ||
| Progressive Web App (Pwa) Auditing | ||
| Everything In Standard | ||
| Seo Auditing | ||
| Keywords Explorer | ||
| Rank Tracker | ||
| Site Audit | ||
| Site Audit For Verified Domains | ||
| Site Explorer | ||
| Site Explorer For Verified Domains | ||
| Sso | ||
| Unlimited Projects | ||
| Unlimited Users |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Ahrefs Site Audit comes out ahead overall, though Lighthouse can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Ahrefs Site Audit and Lighthouse offer a free tier.
Ahrefs Site Audit scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Lighthouse is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
