I know that a lot of the backlinks I see in many tools are spidered search results on zero authority domains no one would ever consider real. It could be that other tools ignore those domains. The “count” of backlinks as a metric for which tool is better can be a little deceptive because of how many spammy links are out there. Ahrefs, like many tools, can be intimidating when you first use it but the guides and videos help out a lot. The videos walk through how to do everything, which has helped me a lot. One thing that they do well is publishing blog posts on various important SEO tasks (which is itself solid content marketing) that end up being tutorials for their tool. I’m a long time user of Ahrefs and it’s been great to see all the different tools and features they’ve added. (Work, work) ah, just a little bit of soul, now?

(Work, work) well, I’m gonna drive you crazy “You broke my heart ’cause I couldn’t dance,Īnd now I’m back to let you know I can really shake ’em down A lot of smart, experienced and thoughtful marketers switched to them when Moz got behind on links.īut it’s a NEW DAY at Moz, and I’m VERY proud of where we’re at. *** Keeping track of “spammy” links you’re working to review.Īhrefs was great competition on links. *** Keeping notes about links you’re attempting to regain from your “lost” links. *** Tracking progress for links to a specific page or section of your site. *** Targeting a specific type of link or links from a specific domain. *** Tracking progress for link opportunities you’ve identified through unlinked mentions of your brand. Time is money.Ī *hidden* & AMAZING new feature in Link Explorer is “Link Tracking Lists.” No awkward lag when you’re just trying to get to your data. It’s hard to tune a high quality index that mirrors Google’s understanding of the web.Īnother thing I’m proud of: Link Explorer IS FAST FAST FAST. It’s easy to build a large index of junky links. Quality in = Quality out for link indexes. That is why we’re winning on # of domains and freshness on the sites you tested. Moz is 100% BACK and committed to creating the BEST backlink tool on the market. Here is a soundtrack for this comment: I’ll wait why you get it queued up.

Which tool do you use to check backlinks?Īhrefs? Moz? Or maybe it’s a tool I didn’t talk about here.Įither way, let me know by leaving a comment below right now. Now I’d like to hear what you have to say: But there’s no doubt that Moz is a close second. In fact, it’s the tool that I personally use the most. The best backlink checker on the market right now is (in my opinion) Ahrefs. To crown one tool the “best”, I need to consider lots of factors like: Plus its ability to find new links is unmatched. Overall, when it comes to index size, features, and price, Ahrefs is the best value.īased on the results of this little test, Moz definitely comes out on top. And considering that Majestic’s tool is 100% focused on links, this is a great value for anyone that’s on the hunt for a cheap link analysis tool.

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