# Ahrefs (ahrefs.com): agent-readiness 55/100, grade D

> Rank 552 of 1000 on Qomvia (rubric v2.3.0). Last scanned 2026-09-30T11:40:16.547Z. Page: https://qomvia.com/site/ahrefs-com  JSON: https://qomvia.com/api/score/ahrefs-com

## Summary
Category: Software and SaaS
{
  "known": true,
  "confidence": "high",
  "summary": "Ahrefs is a comprehensive SaaS platform offering a suite of tools for SEO, content marketing, and competitive analysis, increasingly leveraging AI and big data. It helps marketers monitor backlinks, research keywords, audit websites, track rankings, and analyze competitors to improve their online visibility.",
  "offerings": [
    "Site Explorer (backlink & organic traffic analysis)",
    "Keyword Explorer (keyword research & difficulty)",
    "Site Audit (technical SEO analysis)",
    "Content Explorer (content research & idea generation)",
    "Rank Tracker (search ranking monitoring)",
    "Competitive Intelligence tools"
  ],
  "audience": "SEO professionals, content marketers, digital marketers, website owners, agencies, businesses of all sizes looking to improve online visibility",
  "geography": "global",
  "strengths": [
    "Extensive backlink database (one of the largest)",
    "Powerful keyword research capabilities",
    "Comprehensive site auditing features",
    "User-friendly interface",
    "Strong competitor analysis tools"
  ],
  "unknowns": [
    "Exact number of current paying subscribers",
    "Specific revenue figures or private financial details",
    "Internal company structure or employee numbers",
    "Detailed breakdown of technology stack beyond general understanding",
    "Specific customer support response times or satisfaction metrics"
  ],
  "alternatives": [
    "semrush.com",
    "moz.com",
    "serpstat.com",
    "majestic.com",
    "spyfu.com"
  ],
  "business": "SaaS company providing an AI-powered marketing platform for SEOs and marketers globally, enabling improved online visibility and competitive analysis.",
  "competitors": [
    "semrush.com",
    "moz.com",
    "serpstat.com",
    "majestic.com",
    "spyfu.com",
    "mangools.com",
    "sistrix.com"
  ]
}

## Score by group
- Machine access: 24/24
- Content legibility: 16/26
- Discovery surface: 3/20
- Identity & policy: 5/12
- Agent-facing performance: 5/8
- Agent protocols: 2/10
Failing checks:
- [blocker] No llms.txt
- [blocker] No API or feed to read
- [blocker] No MCP endpoint to call
- [improvement] No stated policy for automated access
- [improvement] No machine-readable contact

## AI mentions and rivals
Named in 22 AI assistant answers.
- semrush.com: 68/100 https://qomvia.com/site/semrush-com
- moz.com: 73/100 https://qomvia.com/site/moz-com
- serpstat.com: not measured
- spyfu.com: not measured
- mangools.com: not measured

## Named for
- What are the best tools to track how a brand is mentioned and recommended by AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini? https://qomvia.com/answers/what-are-the-best-tools-to-track-how-a-brand-is-mentioned-and-recommended-by-ai
- How can I find out whether ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini recommends my company when potential customers ask for products in my category? https://qomvia.com/answers/how-can-i-find-out-whether-chatgpt-claude-or-gemini-recommends-my-company-when-p
- Which platforms can help me measure my brand’s visibility in generative AI and LLM-generated answers? https://qomvia.com/answers/which-platforms-can-help-me-measure-my-brand-s-visibility-in-generative-ai-and-l
- What are the best alternatives to Profound and Peec AI for monitoring AI brand visibility? https://qomvia.com/answers/what-are-the-best-alternatives-to-profound-and-peec-ai-for-monitoring-ai-brand-v
- 1. Which AI visibility monitoring platform should a small or medium-sized company use to track brand mentions, competitors and recommendations across LLMs? https://qomvia.com/answers/1-which-ai-visibility-monitoring-platform-should-a-small-or-medium-sized-company
- which agencies help with AI search visibility https://qomvia.com/answers/which-agencies-help-with-ai-search-visibility-de

## FAQ
Q: Is Ahrefs readable by AI agents?
A: Ahrefs (ahrefs.com) scores 55 out of 100 for agent readiness, grade D, measured today, on 30.09.2026. 0 of 3 agent classes we test can use the site, and 3 checks currently block agents outright.

Q: What stops agents from using ahrefs.com?
A: The heaviest problems are: No llms.txt; No API or feed to read; No MCP endpoint to call; No stated policy for automated access; No machine-readable contact. Each one is scored from a public HTTP response, and the fix for each is listed in the signed-in report.

Q: How is the Ahrefs agent-readiness score calculated?
A: Qomvia fetches public pages of ahrefs.com as an AI agent would and runs the core checks every site gets across 6 groups: Machine access, Content legibility, Discovery surface, Identity & policy, Agent-facing performance, Agent protocols. Checks are weighted by how much an agent loses when they fail, and the score is expressed out of 100.

Q: How often is this score updated?
A: Public scores are re-checked when the site is re-scanned; tracked domains are re-scanned weekly and their owners are alerted when a check regresses. This page shows the scan from today, on 30.09.2026.

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