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title: "Ahrefs vs Screaming Frog: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Ahrefs or Screaming Frog? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SEO tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Ahrefs vs Screaming Frog: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Ahrefs or Screaming Frog? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SEO tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Ahrefs and Screaming Frog
- **Competitive set**: SEO tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Ahrefs Share of Search**: 22.3%
- **Screaming Frog Share of Search**: <0.01%

## Which is more popular in search, Ahrefs or Screaming Frog?

- In September 2026, Ahrefs had more branded searches than Screaming Frog among SEO tools worldwide. Ahrefs was estimated to have 302K branded searches compared to Screaming Frog’s 40, and held a 22.3% Share of Search versus Screaming Frog’s <0.01%.
- Ahrefs was ahead of Screaming Frog in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ahrefs’ estimated Share of Search among SEO tools worldwide moved from 28.2% to 22.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 455K to 302K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Screaming Frog’s estimated Share of Search among SEO tools worldwide held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20 to 40.

## How did search popularity change for SEO tools worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Ahrefs lost estimated Share of Search among SEO tools worldwide, from 24.3% to 22.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Screaming Frog worldwide rose 100% over 12 measured months, from 20 to 40 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Ahrefs estimated searches | Ahrefs Share of Search | Ahrefs rank | Screaming Frog estimated searches | Screaming Frog Share of Search | Screaming Frog rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 455K | 28.2% | 2 | 20 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 373K | 24.4% | 2 | 30 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 250K | 21% | 2 | 20 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 372K | 27.2% | 2 | 30 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 372K | 28% | 2 | 20 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 386K | 17.6% | 2 | 20 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 375K | 23.7% | 2 | 40 | <0.01% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 372K | 26.4% | 2 | 70 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 304K | 23.3% | 2 | 40 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 308K | 24.7% | 2 | 40 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 303K | 24.3% | 2 | 30 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 302K | 22.3% | 2 | 40 | <0.01% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ahrefs’ and Screaming Frog’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Ahrefs**: Measured on the search terms “ahrefs” and “ahrefs seo tools”, summed into one figure.
- **Screaming Frog**: Measured on the search term “crawler screaming frog”.

- [Ahrefs profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ahrefs)
- [Screaming Frog profile](/demand/global-en/brands/screaming-frog)
- [All SEO tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/seo-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Ahrefs or Screaming Frog?

In September 2026, Ahrefs had more branded searches than Screaming Frog among SEO tools worldwide. Ahrefs was estimated to have 302K branded searches compared to Screaming Frog’s 40, and held a 22.3% Share of Search versus Screaming Frog’s <0.01%.

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