SAASPOCALYPSEcase · head-to-head
wedge comparison
subjects of investigation
adp.comvsahrefs.com
which is stronger?
clone time
6 months
contested6 months
adp.com
enterprise payroll, HR & tax platform
39/ 100
wedge scorefull report ↗
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moat
how deep is each moat.
adp.com · aggregate
6.1/10real moat
moat delta-0.7
ahrefs.com · aggregate
5.4/10real moat
8.5
capital-1.5 →
7.0
5.0
technical+1.0 →
6.0
3.0
network-1.0 →
2.0
5.0
switching±0
5.0
6.0
data+2.0 →
8.0
9.0
regulatory-9.0 →
0.0
3.6
distribution—
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floor
cost + time, side by side.
monthly floorahrefs.com wins
adp.com
$53 + usage
ahrefs.com
$47 + usage
delta +$6ahrefs.com costs less per month to keep the lights on.
time to cloneahrefs.com wins
adp.com
6 months
ahrefs.com
6 weeks
delta −4× faster6 weeks vs. 6 months.
overlap
where they fight, where they don't.
features only one ships, plus the small middle they share.
only adp.com · 11
tax compliance
shared · 11
serverless / edge platform
only ahrefs.com · 22
seo & search intelligence platformmedia storage
stack
what they're built on.
shared infra and the differentiating bits.
only adp.com · 66
PuppeteerRailsReactResendSegmentSentry
shared infra · 66
CloudflareNext.jsPostgresCloudflare R2SupabaseVercel
only ahrefs.com · 22
Cloudflare PagesReplicate
the verdict
ATTACK AHREFS FIRST
same comparison surface, two different walls. give the ahrefs attack a month. circle back to adp only if you genuinely need what it does that the other doesn't.
the case
cheaper at the floormatched moat depthsmaller stack
full reportcontested · 39
→ read the adp.com report
full reportcontested · 46
→ read the ahrefs.com report
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