# Ahrefs vs Moz API (slim)

> Ahrefs scores 49.8 (D) on agent readiness against Moz API's 45.3 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Moz API leads on reliability and agent ergonomics. Both do seo keywords. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ahrefs-vs-moz-api.md (~2,000 tokens) · this version ~680 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ahrefs-vs-moz-api.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ahrefs-vs-moz-api
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-08

Ahrefs scores 49.8 (D) on agent readiness against Moz API's 45.3 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Moz API leads on reliability and agent ergonomics. Both do seo keywords.

- Ahrefs: D 49.8, rank #526 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ahrefs.min.md
- Moz API: E 45.3, rank #571 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/moz-api.min.md
- Ahrefs, good for An agent doing backlink, keyword, SERP, rank and traffic research for a team that already pays for Ahrefs, and reading that team's Rank Tracker, Site Audit, Web Analytics and Search Console data. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 85 against 50; Security & auth, 45 against 38; Maintenance & community, 68 against 28; Transparency & trust, 65 against 59.
- Moz API, good for Agents that need Domain Authority, backlink lists, link intersects, keyword volume and difficulty, search intent and ranking keywords at a low entry price, on a read-only data set. Ahead on Reliability, 42 against 32; Agent ergonomics, 74 against 63. Also No incidents deducted, where Ahrefs loses 3 points for them.

| Category | Ahrefs | Moz API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 32 | 42 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 85 | 50 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 63 | 74 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 38 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 23 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 68 | 28 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 65 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Ahrefs | Moz API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Ahrefs Pte. Ltd. | SEOmoz, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.ahrefs.com/v3` | `https://api.moz.com/jsonrpc` |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Ahrefs' terms of service. The Python SDK on GitHub is MIT | Proprietary service under the Moz API General Conditions (effective 12 August 2026 for new subscribers). Displaying Moz data to others requires attribution under the API legal page |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-08-14 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-14 | 2026-08-12 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-04 | 2025-04-08 |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |