Best SEO tools for a team of 5: start with Ahrefs
Three that fit most small teams
- Checked 2026-10-20
- 1 source
Sorted by best fit, which comes from the data below. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.
Rank 1
Ahrefs
Finding out who links to you and your rivals
Our score89.8 / 100Five years for a team of 5: $1,740
Who each pick is for, and who it is not
Ahrefs: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Finding out who links to you and your rivals
- Not for
- Teams on a tight budget (each extra user costs more)
- The catch
- Strong link data, but extra users and add-ons push the price up fast.
Data last verified: 2026-10-20
What our first pick costs over five years
Five years for a team of 5, paid monthly: $1,740
On the Starter plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $348
- Paid yearly, one year
- Not verified
- "Starter" has no verified annual price
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-20Five-year cost for your team
Every tool above, priced for your team size, cheapest first. How we work it out.
Lowest 5-year cost for a team of 5
Ahrefs
$1,740 · $29 a month
Cheapest first. Team of 5, billed monthly. Totals are for the whole team.
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Ahrefs
Starter$1,740 over 5 years
- Per month, whole team
- $29
- Per month, per user
- $5.80
What this assumes
- Cheapest plan we could price: Starter, one price for the whole team.
- Billed monthly.
- Today's price holds for 5 years. No rise, discount, tax or setup fee is included.
- 1 other plan not compared: a price is not verified.
Vendor pricing page · Data last verified: 2026-10-20
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Data last verified: 2026-10-20