Semrush vs Ahrefs

Security and compliance comparison across all 32 frameworks.
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Semrush

2 of 32 frameworks certified

2 unique to Semrush in this comparison

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Ahrefs

0 of 32 frameworks certified

All 32 frameworks

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Security & General Standards

SOC 2
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SOC 3
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SOC 1
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ISO 27001
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ISO 27017
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ISO 27018
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ISO 27701
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ISO 42001
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ISO 9001
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CSA STAR
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HITRUST
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BSI C5
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Privacy & Data Transfer

GDPR
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CCPA
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UK GDPR
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LGPD
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PIPEDA
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DPDP Act
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PIPL
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EU-US DPF
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Swiss-US DPF
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Global CBPR
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Global PRP
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Industry & Government

HIPAA
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PCI DSS
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FedRAMP
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StateRAMP
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DORA
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CJIS
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FINRA
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IRAP
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Emerging & Strategic

NIST CSF
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