Is this backlink checker free?

Yes, with no sign-up. Each visitor gets 5 fresh checks a day, and a domain checked in the last week loads instantly without using one.

Where does the backlink data come from?

From commercial link indexes (Moz, SE Ranking and DataForSEO), reached through our data provider. The report names which index answered.

Why doesn't it show every backlink?

The free report shows the headline numbers and the strongest link from each top referring site, taken from a sample of the index. No index finds every link on the web.

Why do my numbers differ from Ahrefs or Semrush?

Each company crawls the web separately and counts links slightly differently. Differences of 2 to 3 times are common. Compare sites using the same tool.

What's the difference between dofollow and nofollow?

A nofollow link carries a rel="nofollow" (or sponsored or ugc) attribute asking search engines not to pass authority through it. Dofollow is simply a normal link.

Can I check a competitor's backlinks?

Yes. Enter any domain. It's the quickest way to find sites that link to pages like yours.

My site shows no backlinks. Is something wrong?

Usually not. New sites often have none in the index yet. Links take weeks to be crawled, and the index may not have reached them.

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Free backlink checker

See who vouches for a website. Enter any domain, yours or a competitor's, and get its referring domains, total backlinks, dofollow share and authority score, plus the strongest links pointing at it and the words they use.

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How to check backlinks

Enter a domain: your own, or a competitor that outranks you.
Read the headline numbers: how many sites link, how many links in total, and how many pass authority.
Look through the strongest links to see which sites vouch for the domain and what they call it.

What a backlink checker does

A backlink is a link from another website to yours. Search engines treat links as recommendations: a page with links from sites people trust is more likely to rank. A backlink checker looks a domain up in a link index, a crawl of the web that records which pages link where, and summarises what it finds.

How to read a backlink profile

Metric	What it means	What to look for
Referring domains	How many different websites link to the domain	The number that matters most. Ten links from ten sites beat a hundred from one
Backlinks	Every individual link, including many from the same site	A count far above referring domains usually means sitewide footer or sidebar links
Dofollow share	The share of links that pass authority	Most healthy profiles are majority dofollow; a natural profile also has some nofollow
Authority score	A vendor's 0 to 100 estimate of the domain's link strength	Compare against the sites ranking above you, not against an absolute target
Anchor text	The clickable words of each link	Mostly brand names and URLs is natural. Lots of exact-match keywords can look manipulated

The numbers in the report, and what they tell you.

How to check a competitor's backlinks

Search the keyword you want in the Google rank checker, then check the backlinks of the sites in the top three. Sites that link to several competitors but not to you are your warmest prospects: they already link to pages like yours.

How to get more backlinks

Publish things worth citing: original data, clear definitions, useful tools and genuinely complete guides.
Get listed where your customers look: directories, marketplaces and integration pages for tools you work with.
Ask partners, suppliers and customers who already know you to link where it helps their readers.
Fix broken links: find pages that linked to a URL of yours that now 404s, and redirect it.
Avoid paid link schemes and private blog networks. Google discounts them and can penalise the site.

Every link index sees a different slice of the web. Counts from this checker, Ahrefs, Semrush and Moz won't match, and none of them see every link. Use one source consistently to track change over time.

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