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Animesh Anand replaced Ahrefs

Now: Self-hosted OpenSEO with DataForSEO, running 3 months

$362saved per year, running cost not disclosed

Animesh Anand cancelled an Ahrefs plan and now self-hosts the open-source OpenSEO tool, backed by DataForSEO data, and wrote up the setup.

Receipt #02802026-07-26

Animesh Anand

Old billAhrefs, €27 a month plus VAT
$30
NowSelf-hosted OpenSEO with DataForSEO
Not disclosed
Saved per month$30/mo

Thank you for not renewing

Source

animeshanand.com

Numbers as reported. How this ledger works

Timeline

  1. Replaced2026-07-26

Stack

dataforseoopenseo

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