# Igor Pikovets

> Igor Pikovets is CTO. Ahrefs on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-29

CTO.

Igor Pikovets is chief technology officer of Ahrefs and, by the company's account, one of the first people to join Dmytro Gerasymenko in building it. He designs the core of Ahrefs' storage and crawler systems and guides all of its backend development.

## What Igor builds

- [Ahrefs](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ahrefs.md), graded D, 50/100, in SEO & search visibility. Ahrefs is an SEO data platform covering backlinks, keywords, search results, rank tracking, site audits and traffic estimates. Outside agents reach it through the REST API v3 with an API key, or through a hosted MCP server. CTO, researched 2026-10-29.

## Works with

- [Dmytro Gerasymenko](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dmytro-gerasymenko/), Founder and CEO

## Questions

### Who is Igor Pikovets?

Igor Pikovets is chief technology officer of Ahrefs and, by the company's account, one of the first people to join Dmytro Gerasymenko in building it. He designs the core of Ahrefs' storage and crawler systems and guides all of its backend development.

### What does Ahrefs Pte. Ltd. make?

Anchor Terminal lists Ahrefs from Ahrefs Pte. Ltd.. Ahrefs is an SEO data platform covering backlinks, keywords, search results, rank tracking, site audits and traffic estimates. Outside agents reach it through the REST API v3 with an API key, or through a hosted MCP server.

### How are Igor's tools graded?

Ahrefs is graded D, 50 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://ahrefs.com/team
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmytrogerasymenko/
- https://x.com/botsbreeder
- https://ahrefs.com/
- https://ahrefs.com
- https://help.ahrefs.com/en/articles/2161762-how-can-i-update-my-personal-particulars-within-ahrefs-interface
- https://help.ahrefs.com

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