Quick summary
Ahrefs Site Explorer lets you run a side-by-side Domain Rating comparison between your website and your competitors using the General tab's built-in competitor metrics. This step-by-step walkthrough shows how to add competitor domains and switch the chart metric to Domain Rating for a clear authority benchmark.
Steps
- Navigate to Site Explorer and enter your website domain in the search field.
- Open the General tab to access Competitors, along with Metrics, Location, and Years filters.
- Click the Competitors dropdown, enter your competitor domains in the separate text fields, then hit Apply.
- Click the Organic traffic dropdown and select Domain Rating as the chart metric.
- Review the DR comparison chart to benchmark your site's authority against your competitors.
