Link Detox vs. SpyFu

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Link Detox
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Link Detox is a search engine optimization tool focused not only on building safe backlinks but also recovering rankings and protecting user websites from bad SEO.N/A
SpyFu
Score 7.0 out of 10
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SpyFu is the eponymous SEO and PPC research platform from the company in Scottsdale, Arizona focused on "spying" on competitors, or basically using their behaviors to refine your own through keyword and content analysis, and backlink poaching. This positional search engine optimization and paid listings management platform touts the ability to lower costs and raise rankings via a Kombat-oriented approach... basically a cute way of saying "it makes comparisons" of how well your site does in niche…
$39
per month
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Basic
$39
per month
Professional
$79
per month
Team
$299
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Link DetoxSpyFu
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
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SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
Link Detox
8.7
Ratings
12% above category average
SpyFu
6.6
Ratings
16% below category average
Backlink management9.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Page grader8.00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Competitive analysis8.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics9.00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Site recommendations9.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Task management9.10 Ratings6.10 Ratings
Keyword analysis00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
SEO Channels
Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
Link Detox
8.7
Ratings
13% above category average
SpyFu
5.8
Ratings
27% below category average
Local SEO8.30 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Social SEO9.10 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Mobile SEO8.30 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Global SEO9.00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
SEO Platform & Account Management
Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Product A and Product B
Link Detox
9.0
Ratings
6% above category average
SpyFu
7.3
Ratings
15% below category average
Multi-domain support9.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools9.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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7.0
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Likelihood to Renew
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10.0
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Usability
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7.0
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Support Rating
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7.6
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User Testimonials
Link DetoxSpyFu
Likelihood to Recommend
It works good to do a link clean up of your website. I try to do a DTOX of important websites at least once a month.
For smaller websites it might be to expensive.
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If you have a Google ads PPC campaign and then I would say this is more or less essential if you want to know what your competitors are doing. You can get very useful data out of it even if you subscribe for one month. And the pricing is very reasonable. Even if you don't use Google ads, I would say this is still useful for your SEO/SMO team since it gives you a great idea of what keywords and traffic your competitors are working on.
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Pros
  • Cleans up and maintains a safe link profile to avoid a Google penalty
  • Recovers from a Google penalty and saves your business
  • Makes sure that Google takes care of your disavow file in less than 3 days
  • Helps you to regain the lost rankings due to unnatural or spammy backlinks
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  • Keeping a tab on competitors organic and inorganic activities
  • Helps identify where the competitor is getting the backlinks from.
  • Identify competitors top content and the keywords that's bringing them traffic
  • Get proper information of their current and past ADS run on Google.
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Cons
  • It is expensive for small websites
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  • As with any database, their keyword database has limits, so the data returned is relative to their database, not necessarily the full picture.
  • When SpyFu database or scoring chances, the data provided can spike, thus causing confusion among stakeholders, we're reporting to.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Love this tool but would like insights from all 3 major search engines not just Google. I would also like deeper understanding of the placement for local businesses on Google Places/Maps. Insight into mobile search rankings and best landing pages per industry would also help :) Overall, SpyFu is a necessity for serious search marketers.
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Usability
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SpyFu is an easy to use tool, and has a self -explanatroy dashborad to generate the data needed to provide insights into any B2B SEO and PPC campaign. It is not comprehensive, but it certainly provides good enough insight to make it a valuable part of any agency tool stack
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Support Rating
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SpyFu comes with a link to tutorial videos. I recommend you watch them. The software is capable of so much you really need to watch the videos and learn how to get the most out of it. When I have a question 90% of the time it's there. When it isn't, and I reach out to them, support is always quick and concise.
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Alternatives Considered
Link Detox has no alternatives
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I was surprised to find I preferred Semrush when it comes to keyword research. SpyFu is great (and less expensive than Semrush), but I felt the data Semrush provided was vaster than SpyFu. I was able to get more competitors spending insights in Semrush than SpyFu. Overall, I liked the ability to use both in our keyword research for both paid and organic marketing.
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Return on Investment
  • By removing the Google Penalty, our SEO visibility has increased and consequently the traffic to our website.
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  • Helping us track our ranking.
  • It helps solve the problem of ambiguity when it comes to Google Ads. It makes the strategy more clear.
  • You can sift through lots of different online analytics to find the information, but it takes way too long. SpyFu has it all in one place!
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