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    Link Research Tools

    Score8 out of 10
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    Majestic SEO

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMajestic surveys and maps the Internet and has created a large commercial Link Intelligence database. This Internet map is used by SEOs, New Media Specialists, Affiliate Managers and online Marketing experts for a variety of uses surrounding online prominence including Link Building, Reputation Management, Website Traffic development, Competitor analysis and News Monitoring.

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    Link Research ToolsMajestic SEO
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    Link Research ToolsMajestic SEO
    Considered Both Products
    LinkResearchTools
    Chose Link Research Tools
    LinkResearchTools is much more advanced in analyzing links. Period. All the other mentioned tools have many useful features for SEO but LRT is definitely the way to go for backlink analysis, link building, and competition analysis. They also offer very nice and quality courses …
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    Majestic SEO
    Chose Majestic SEO
    Majestic is way faster and gives a better topical trust to websites, while Link Research Tools has more data but is slower.
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    Features
    Link Research ToolsMajestic SEO
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Link Research Tools and Majestic SEO
    Feature
    Link Research Tools
    7.8
    8 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Majestic SEO
    8.5
    20 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Keyword analysis7.96 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Backlink management8.38 Ratings9.020 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking5.94 Ratings9.011 Ratings
    Page grader7.27 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Competitive analysis8.98 Ratings8.019 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics8.96 Ratings9.015 Ratings
    Site recommendations8.67 Ratings7.015 Ratings
    Task management6.44 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Link Research Tools and Majestic SEO
    Feature
    Link Research Tools
    8.5
    7 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Majestic SEO
    8.5
    16 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Local SEO8.95 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Social SEO8.24 Ratings8.59 Ratings
    Mobile SEO8.25 Ratings8.511 Ratings
    Global SEO8.87 Ratings9.015 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Link Research Tools and Majestic SEO
    Feature
    Link Research Tools
    8.7
    6 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Majestic SEO
    9.5
    17 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Multi-domain support8.64 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools8.76 Ratings10.014 Ratings
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    Link Research ToolsMajestic SEO
    Small Businesses
    Nozzle
    Score10 out of 10
    Nozzle
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Advanced Web Ranking
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Advanced Web Ranking
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Search Console
    Score9 out of 10
    Google Search Console
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Link Research ToolsMajestic SEO
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
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    9.0
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    10.0
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    Support Rating
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    Link Research ToolsMajestic SEO
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    LinkResearchTools
    If you have any problems with your rankings or a decrease in ranking position within google it is very good to make an Link Audit with the Link Research Tools. Then you Screen all Links manually and setup your disavow-file easily. With the Link Detox Boost you gain Rankings back so fast. The last time we used it for a client, we got back the rankings within a week to 170 Positions within the Top Ten, even Position 1.
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    Majestic SEO
    Majestic is a really great tool if your company is spending considerable resources on ongoing SEO efforts. In general, Majestic isn't for beginner SEO users, but a more advanced tool to get into deep SEO tactics. I would recommend this for agencies that have a significant investment in SEO. If you're a small team or a small business looking to improve SEO for yourself or company, there are platforms that offer a variety of tools for new to moderate expertise.
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    Pros
    LinkResearchTools
    • fast Google penalty recovery
    • keeps a healthy backlink profile
    • calculates the opportunity or risk of potential links that are not built yet, so you can go only after the good ones
    • gives you fresh data from 26 link sources and lets you analyze the full backlink profile. Google search console gives you only a sample of your backlink profile.
    • powerful link prospecting made easy
    • possibility to connect with Pitchbox (professional outreach tool for link removal and link building campaigns), SEMRUSH, Ahrefs, GSC
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    Majestic SEO
    • I like Majestic's own metrics Trust and Citation flow, that are very representative of the real value of the website and it's potential effect on the rankings of the website it's linking to.
    • Also, theme (topic) of the website is very useful in the backlink report. This allows to easily identify backlinks relevant to your business.
    • The index of number of backlinks that is provided by Majestic is usually a lot bigger than the indexes of their competitors.
    • Lost link tracker is very useful for tracking dropped links of your projects (you can verify and track multiple domains). This allows to keep track on how many of your ads and articles stay live and sometimes we contact publishers to tell them that their changes on the website (i.e. updates) caused our article or link to go down.
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    Cons
    LinkResearchTools
    • Not for newcomers to SEO simply because its vast array of features may hinder them.
    • Is quite pricey too; so for small businesses etc., it's probably not a viable option.
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    Majestic SEO
    • Its API for developers and big companies sometime don't give the actual data.
    • Rank tracker is not 100% accurate, but you can create a rough estimate by the report.
    • Backlink history is also missing some links, but I found them mostly.
    • Sometimes site explorer does not give the actual report, so you should check manually too.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    LinkResearchTools
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    Majestic SEO
    Once you've grown accustomed to the depth and accuracy of Majestic's crawl, it's hard to consider paying for anything else (or settling for free options). SEMRush and MOZ can get you somewhere, but in the right hands, a tool as powerful as Majestic can do a lot for a business's link building strategy.
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    Support Rating
    LinkResearchTools
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    Majestic SEO
    In started when our team started to use this tool, we had trouble understanding many of its features, so its customer support team was our teacher to understand all its complicated features and also how they are used to get better results. Nowadays we are working very efficiently without any help.
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    Alternatives Considered
    LinkResearchTools
    LinkResearchTools is much more advanced in analyzing links. Period. All the other mentioned tools have many useful features for SEO but LRT is definitely the way to go for backlink analysis, link building, and competition analysis. They also offer very nice and quality courses for improving SEO knowledge. I already attended one of them and I am very satisfied with the knowledge I gained.
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    Majestic SEO
    Majestic has features that most of their competitors don't. The backlink index is better than SEMRush in my opinion which also lacks being able to look at links from a range of dates. Their metrics are harder to fool when compared to Moz and I would say that AHREF's is a good competitor but each company keeps their own index of links so its good to use more than one tool
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    Return on Investment
    LinkResearchTools
    • Building strong links results in better rankings which results in a higher ROI
    • The Link Research Tools community also had a big impact on my networking
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    Majestic SEO
    • ROI is difficult to ascertain in healthcare marketing, mostly due to privacy laws. Although, Majestic has improved our insight into our digital content, giving us data to work with on the primary site, which has led to an overall increase in organic search.
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