How can Ahrefs be better than OSE ?
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Dear Sirs and Contributors, I know this question is going to cause revolution, but I am paying for a subscription to moz every single month and I see that Open Site Explorer doesn't find baacklinks for some of my new clients when aHrefs can find more than 16 !! Why is this ?
How can a free tool like ahrefs give me more information than OSE for which I pay for ? ;-(
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Thanks Chris !
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The thing I always think of in the back of my head is even if the tools don't see it I bet Google does and that is the main thing so as long as you know about the links you can make a note internally and work out and benefit from there.
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Thanks, perhaps I was a bit angry this morning. I don't regret paying moz every month because I have other tools, but I can't see why after two months of existence and at least 20 good incoming links, the fre version of aHrefs points them out and Moz OSE doesn't ! Thanks again to all of you who answered !
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As mentioned each software has pros & cons though you only get a limited amount of links to view in the free versions, You can also use OSE as a free option but don't forget all the other goodies you would be missing that Moz offers that Majestic and Ahrefs do not have (perks, products etc.).
Each of them uses a different robot to crawl the internet and some are faster than others which is why they bring up more (they also have more resources) Ahref's is a bit more expensive for what you get compared to its competitors but it come down to preference etc. I'd recommend using the best from each if you can.
in short - like Ahref OSE also has a free option but OSE for the money gives you a lot more options (Moz analytics) Ahrefs just has more power and faster bots but this doesn't make it better just different. Check out Leonie Kramer's link for a great comparison.
Hope it helps.
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Hi Christian,
Every single tool has it's own index and indexing procedure. Some have a better link discovery than others. This specifically doesn't mean that a tool in general is better than the other one.
Before paying for any tool, I believe you should make a research for what are you going to use that specific tool.
It might be, that ahrefs, majestic have better link discovery, but Moz is better on the on-site issue discovery... and it helps you resolve that issue quite fast.
If you would like to know more about how OSE link discovery works, you can read more about it in Moz's help hub: http://moz.com/help/guides/research-tools/open-site-explorer (check the FAQ also).
I hope this clears up some questions you had.
Gr., Keszi
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Hi, here is an article comparing Ahrefs vs OSE vs Majestics. All tools have differences. And for good linkbuilding i think you need more than just one tool. http://www.seobook.com/comparing-backlink-data-providers
When you're using the free version of Ahrefs, try the paid one, you'll get so much more info, it's realy worth to try. And i think (not sure) OSE is for free, you pay for MOZ Analytics. But non payers can use OSE, correct me if i'm wrong.
Grtz, Leonie
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