Which one is better for KW research; Ahrefs or Semrush?

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Which one is better for KW research; Ahrefs or Semrush? Particularly, niche sites KW research.
 
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Both does the job perfectly.

It depends on what are your more comfortable with.
 
Both are good, I prefer Ahrefs but we also use Keysearch which is on here in the marketplace.
 
Both are good but if you want to try something first only semrush offers free trial.
 
I use Keysearch and SEMRush currently. I switched from ahrefs relatively recently, but both of them work perfectly.
 
Ahref seems to have a better updated data. It's worthy of note that it's cost intensive. Semrush on the other hand you can get in the bhw for 95% off the original pricing.
 
I have used both extensively, and here is my input.

PROS of SEMRUSH OVER AHREFS:
  • It has a "Keyword Intent" feature/column not present in AHREFs. (Showcasing each keyword's intent; i.e.: Informational, Commercial, Transactional, etc..) You can easily filter down your list based on the desired keyword intent.
  • SEMRUSH has the upper hand if you want to do keyword research for PPC, thanks to its 'Advertising Research' tool.
PROS OF AHREFS OVER SEMRUSH:
  • Provides keyword research for Google, Bing, YouTube, Amazon, and six other SEs. (SEMRush, on the other hand, only has Google)
  • Shows the number of potential organic clicks.
  • It gives a traffic potential figure if you rank #1 for that specific keyword.
  • AHREF's Content gap tool is better than SEMRUSH's since you can compare against ten competitors vs. 4 in SEMRush.
If your primary interest in keyword research is for Adwords PPC, SEMRush would be the better option IMO.

Anything else ---> Definitely go for AHREFS

My go-to keyword research tool is AHREFS since I run an SEO agency with a primary focus on 'Organic,' and AHREFS goes above and beyond what I need from it.
 
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