Compared against the top-rated Backlink Tools tools on price, rating and free-tier availability.
The Ahrefs API gives developers programmatic access to Ahrefs' full backlink database for building custom link analysis tools. Ahrefs for the deepest backlink index and keyword data — Respona for teams actively running outreach campaigns, not just tracking links. Ahrefs API is founded 2015, Singapore.
If any of these matter for your use case, the alternatives below may be a better fit.
| Tool | Rating | From | Free tier | Trial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahrefs API (this one) | 4.7 | From $500/month | — | ✓ | |
| Respona Respona combines link prospecting, contact finding, personalised outreach, and follow-up automation in one link building |
4.7 | From $99/month | — | ✓ | Details |
| Ahrefs Ahrefs has the world's largest backlink index, crawling over 8 billion pages daily. The industry standard for backlink a |
4.7 | From $129/month | — | ✓ | Details |
| Pitchbox Pitchbox automates link building and influencer outreach at scale — finding prospects, personalising emails, and followi |
4.6 | From $195/month | — | ✓ | Details |
| LinkGraph LinkGraph offers both a GSC Insights tool for link analysis and a managed link building service — combining software and |
4.5 | From $99/month | — | ✓ | Details |
| Hunter.io Hunter.io finds email addresses for any domain — essential for link building outreach when you need to contact site owne |
4.5 | Free / $49/month | ✓ | ✓ | Details |
