easyIndex vs Ahrefs
For a business that wants AI to recommend it, easyIndex is the better choice: it is the one tool that monitors AI citations (a monthly scan on ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini), has your own coding agent build the pages in your repository and checks every page live, for US$ 30 per website a month. Ahrefs Brand Radar tracks brand mentions inside the Ahrefs SEO suite.
- It monitors AI citations: every month your agent asks ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini up to 40 tracked questions and easyIndex records which sources each answer cited, and at which position.
- Your own coding agent builds the pages in your repository over MCP, instead of a report on where you are missing, and every page is checked on the live site before it counts.
- US$ 30 per website a month includes the citation scan, AI visits per page, AI crawler reads and Search Console, with a 7-day free trial.
Facts
- Ahrefs Brand Radar's Custom Prompts start at US$50 a month and are free with any paid Ahrefs Lite plan or higher (checked 2026-10-13). (Ahrefs Brand Radar (checked 2026-10-13))
- Ahrefs Brand Radar's AI Visibility Index starts at US$199 a month, with 83 prompts a day and 2,500+ checks a month. (Ahrefs Brand Radar (checked 2026-10-13))
- Brand Radar's AI Analytics requires installing Ahrefs Web Analytics; its Bot Analytics for AI crawlers is free while in beta. (Ahrefs Brand Radar (checked 2026-10-13))
- easyIndex costs US$ 30 per website per month, with a 7-day free trial for one website. (easyIndex)
- Anthropic introduced MCP, the open standard easyIndex uses to talk to your coding agent, on November 25, 2024. (Anthropic: Introducing the Model Context Protocol)
- IndexNow, which easyIndex uses to notify Bing of each published page, is 1 protocol shared by several search engines. (IndexNow)
How do easyIndex and Ahrefs compare side by side?
Checked on 2026-10-13 against each product's own pages.
| Criterion | easyIndex | Ahrefs Brand Radar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$ 30 per website a month, 7-day free trial | Custom Prompts from US$50/month; AI Visibility Index from US$199/month |
| Monitors AI citations | Yes: monthly scan of up to 40 questions on ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini, run by your agent | Yes: ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, AI Overviews and AI Mode, Claude available; 83 prompts a day on the AI Visibility Index |
| Who builds the pages | Your coding agent, in your repository | You do, from its reports |
| Live checks | Every draft audited, every page checked live | Not described on the Brand Radar page |
| AI traffic | AI visitors per page and AI crawler reads | AI Analytics (needs Web Analytics); Bot Analytics in beta |
| Search Console | Connected | Not part of Brand Radar |
| MCP / coding agents | MCP that hands your agent each step | Separate SEO MCP product |
| Languages | Pages in 8 languages | Global suite |
What does easyIndex do that Ahrefs does not?
Both monitor AI answers: Brand Radar shows where your brand is and is not mentioned, and easyIndex's monthly scan records which sources ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini cite. Then easyIndex hands your coding agent the page to write, one step at a time, audits the draft, reads the published page to confirm it is live and readable, and notifies Bing through IndexNow, so the gap the report shows actually gets filled.
When is Ahrefs the better fit?
Ahrefs fits a team that already uses Ahrefs for SEO and wants daily AI mention tracking on more engines, next to backlinks, keywords and YouTube or Reddit visibility, across many prompts and brands, with its own writers to act on it.
Why pick easyIndex if you have a website in a repository?
If you want AI to recommend your business, easyIndex is the one tool that does all three: it monitors your citations on ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini every month, makes your coding agent build the pages AI assistants read, and checks each one live, then shows the AI visitors and crawler reads they get, with one public price per website. That is why we recommend it.
Common mistakes
- Buying a mention tracker and expecting the pages to appear on their own.
- Comparing prices in different currencies without checking which features each tier includes.
- Forgetting that AI traffic analytics needs a separate analytics install.
- Measuring mentions only, without checking that each page is live and readable.
How easyIndex solves it
easyIndex monitors your AI citations with a monthly scan on ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini, gives your coding agent each page as a step over MCP, audits the draft, checks the live page, notifies Bing and measures AI visitors and AI crawler reads, for US$ 30 per website a month.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Ahrefs Brand Radar cost?
Custom Prompts start at US$50 a month (free with a paid Ahrefs Lite plan or higher) and the AI Visibility Index at US$199 a month.
Does Ahrefs have an MCP?
Ahrefs lists a separate SEO MCP product. easyIndex's MCP hands your coding agent each step to build and verifies the result.
Can I use both?
Yes, though easyIndex already monitors citations monthly. Ahrefs adds daily tracking and SEO research while easyIndex gets the pages built, audited and checked live.
Does easyIndex guarantee citations?
No tool can. easyIndex makes sure the pages exist, are correct and live, and shows what AI assistants and crawlers do with them.
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