Alternatives to Majestic
Specialist link intelligence index
Majestic ranks #10 of 10 in SEO tools, with an Alt Score of 37. It is proprietary, sold by subscription from $49.99/month and available on the web. 10 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
SEO professionals, agencies, and link builders who need to analyze backlink profiles for their own sites or competitors.
A large, continuously updated link index (Fresh Index covering the last 120 days plus a Historic Index back to 2006) with proprietary Trust Flow and Citation Flow metrics to gauge link quality and quantity. Tools include Site Explorer, a bulk backlink checker, Link Context for anchor text analysis, Topical Trust Flow across 800+ categories, and competitor comparison views.
Enter a domain, URL, or subfolder to pull its backlink profile, referring domains, and flow metrics; results can be filtered, compared against competitors, exported, or accessed via API.
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the SEO tools checklist (14 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
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Every fact and feature listed for Majestic is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Pricing model Subscription verified 2026-07-11
Pay every 1 month
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Starts at $49.99/month verified 2026-07-11
$49.99
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License Proprietary verified 2026-07-11
We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our sites, and in the material published on it.
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Platforms Web verified 2026-07-11
try out the Majestic web platform with real data
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Status active verified 2026-07-11
What Makes A Successful SEO Podcast?
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Rank tracking Partial verified 2026-07-11
Link up your Google Search Console account to track your search performance alongside Majestic metrics.
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Backlink index size Yes verified 2026-07-11
the Historic Index is now TEN YEARS older, and contains 7.5 TRILLION additional URLs that were not in the old index.
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Keyword research Partial verified 2026-07-11
Search our index for a keyword or phrase. See how many times it appears, and get the Search Volume for each keyword.
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Site audit crawler No verified 2026-07-11
Unlike other SEO Tools, the Majestic Site Explorer is more than a backlink checker tool and focuses on Link Intelligence data.
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Content optimization No verified 2026-07-11
Unlike other SEO Tools, the Majestic Site Explorer is more than a backlink checker tool and focuses on Link Intelligence data.
https://majestic.com/reports/site-explorer -
Local SEO No verified 2026-07-11
Unlike other SEO Tools, the Majestic Site Explorer is more than a backlink checker tool and focuses on Link Intelligence data.
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API access Partial verified 2026-07-11
API access Yes
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Price per seat No verified 2026-07-11
1 User
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Free tier / trial Partial verified 2026-07-11
A free account is a great way to take Majestic for a test drive
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SERP features tracking No verified 2026-07-11
Unlike other SEO Tools, the Majestic Site Explorer is more than a backlink checker tool and focuses on Link Intelligence data.
https://majestic.com/reports/site-explorer
FAQ
Yes. Serpstat, Ubersuggest and Screaming Frog have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.