Domain Rating Requirements to Rank Page 1 by B2B Category 2026
What DR does your site need before SEO investment pays off? Median and interquartile range of domain ratings across the top-10 results for 5 keywords per industry. 550 data points, March 2026.
Median Domain Rating to rank top 10 by industry
Error bars show P25–P75 range
| Industry ⇅ | Median DR ↓ | P25 DR ⇅ | P75 DR ⇅ | Min DR ⇅ | Max DR ⇅ | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fintech accounting softwarepayment gatewaybanking software | 82 | 72 | 90 | 58 | 96 | Very Hard |
SaaS / B2B Software crm softwareproject management softwaremarketing automation | 78 | 68 | 88 | 52 | 95 | Very Hard |
Data & Analytics business intelligence softwaredata analytics platformetl tools | 76 | 65 | 87 | 48 | 95 | Very Hard |
Health Tech ehr softwaretelemedicine softwarehealthcare crm | 74 | 63 | 84 | 44 | 94 | Very Hard |
Cybersecurity endpoint security softwaresiem toolsidentity management | 71 | 60 | 82 | 41 | 93 | Hard |
HR Tech hr softwarepayroll softwareats software | 67 | 55 | 79 | 38 | 92 | Hard |
Real Estate / PropTech property management softwarereal estate crmtenant software | 65 | 53 | 77 | 36 | 91 | Hard |
EdTech learning management systemelearning softwarelms comparison | 63 | 50 | 76 | 35 | 90 | Hard |
Legal Tech contract management softwarelegal softwareclm tools | 61 | 50 | 74 | 34 | 88 | Hard |
E-commerce ecommerce platformecommerce softwareshopping cart software | 58 | 45 | 73 | 30 | 90 | Hard |
Logistics & Supply Chain warehouse management systemlogistics softwaretms software | 56 | 43 | 70 | 28 | 87 | Hard |
Methodology: Domain Rating (DR) was recorded for each of the top-10 organic results across 5 representative keywords per industry (55 SERPs × 10 results = 550 data points). DR data sourced from Ahrefs, March 2026. Median, P25, P75, min, and max are calculated across all 50 result pages per industry. DR reflects domain-level authority, not page-level. A site with DR below the P25 benchmark for its category faces a significant organic headwind.
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