Link Building Tools
On this page…
- Link Analysis Tools – table of popular tools available to analzye backlink profiles.
- Link Outreach Tools – tools to help you with email outreach & automation, as well as finding & building local citations and registering social media profiles.
- Web Directories – a number of popular web directories & links to other directory lists.
Link Analysis Tools
| Service | Score | Price | Free Trial? | Description | Data Source | Learn more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | Rate | Price | Free Trial | Description | Data Source | Learn More |
Ahrefs  | 8  | $79 | limited | Competitive research tool which also has one of the best link analysis tools as part of their offering. | crawl | |
SearchMetrics  | 8 | $99 | limited | Competitive research tool which is refreshed more frequently than most competitive research tools. They also make historical information easier to access, if you want to compare current vs past performance. | crawl | |
Majestic SEO  | 5 | $59 | limited | crawl | ||
Open Site Explorer  | crawl | |||||
Blekko  | crawl | |||||
Bing Webmaster Tools  | crawl | |||||
Cognitive SEO  | Majestic SEO | |||||
Link Research Tools  | licensed |
External Comparisons
- Rob Kerry – Comparing Backlink Data Providers
- Branko Rihtman – Backlink data – who is the best provider of them all?
- Stone Temple – Majestic SEO – Open Site Explorer Shootout!
- Richard Baxter – Comparing Link Data Tools – Which One Is The Best?
Link Outreach & Automation
| Service | Score | Price | Free Trial? | Description | Learn more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | Rate | Price | Free Trial | Description | Learn More |
KnowEm  | 8 | $79 | limited | Competitive research tool which also has one of the best link analysis tools as part of their offering. | |
BuzzStream  | 8 | $99 | limited | Competitive research tool which is refreshed more frequently than most competitive research tools. They also make historical information easier to access, if you want to compare current vs past performance. | |
Boomerang  | 5 | $59 | limited | ||
WhiteSpark  | |||||
| Blekko |
Web Directories
| Directory | Score | Price | Recurring? | Free Submissions? | Description | Learn more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | Rate | Price | Recurring? | Free Submissions? | Description | Learn More |
DMOZ  | 8 | $79 | limited | Competitive research tool which also has one of the best link analysis tools as part of their offering. | ||
Yahoo! Directory  | 8 | $99 | limited | Competitive research tool which is refreshed more frequently than most competitive research tools. They also make historical information easier to access, if you want to compare current vs past performance. | ||
BOTW  | 5 | $59 | limited | |||
JoeAnt  | ||||||
GoGuides  |