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title: "Ahrefs vs SE Ranking: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Ahrefs or SE Ranking? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SEO software platforms 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 SE Ranking: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Ahrefs or SE Ranking? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SEO software platforms 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 SE Ranking
- **Competitive set**: SEO software platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Ahrefs Share of Search**: 29%
- **SE Ranking Share of Search**: 3%

## Which is more popular in search, Ahrefs or SE Ranking?

- In August 2026, Ahrefs had more branded searches than SE Ranking among SEO software platforms worldwide. Ahrefs was estimated to have 393K branded searches compared to SE Ranking’s 40.5K, and held a 29% Share of Search versus SE Ranking’s 3%.
- Ahrefs was ahead of SE Ranking in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ahrefs’ estimated Share of Search among SEO software platforms worldwide moved from 29.8% to 29%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 505K to 393K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SE Ranking’s estimated Share of Search among SEO software platforms worldwide moved from 4.4% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 40.5K.

## How did search popularity change for SEO software platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Ahrefs lost estimated Share of Search among SEO software platforms worldwide, from 34.5% to 29%.
- SE Ranking’s estimated Share of Search among SEO software platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 7.1% to 3% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Ahrefs estimated searches | Ahrefs Share of Search | Ahrefs rank | SE Ranking estimated searches | SE Ranking Share of Search | SE Ranking rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 505K | 29.8% | 2 | 74K | 4.4% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 414K | 25.9% | 2 | 60.5K | 3.8% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 284K | 22.6% | 2 | 49.5K | 4% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 422K | 29.1% | 2 | 60.5K | 4.2% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 422K | 30% | 2 | 60.5K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 447K | 19.5% | 2 | 60.5K | 2.6% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 485K | 28% | 2 | 60.5K | 3.5% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 482K | 31.1% | 2 | 110K | 7.1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 414K | 28.4% | 2 | 49.5K | 3.4% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 509K | 34.5% | 2 | 49.5K | 3.4% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 393K | 29% | 2 | 40.5K | 3% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ahrefs’ and SE Ranking’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”, “ahrefs backlink checker” and “ahrefs seo tools”, summed into one figure.
- **SE Ranking**: Measured on the search terms “se ranking” and “se ranking ai visibility”, summed into one figure.

- [Ahrefs profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ahrefs)
- [SE Ranking profile](/demand/global-en/brands/se-ranking)
- [All SEO software platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/seo-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 SE Ranking?

In August 2026, Ahrefs had more branded searches than SE Ranking among SEO software platforms worldwide. Ahrefs was estimated to have 393K branded searches compared to SE Ranking’s 40.5K, and held a 29% Share of Search versus SE Ranking’s 3%.

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