If you’re looking for backlink analysis but can’t afford Ahrefs, our top choice for backlink SEO research, LINKCheetah is a solid alternative. Although it’s relatively new on the SEO scene, it’s getting great reviews so far — and its monthly cost is far less than Ahrefs. But, you get less, too.
Unlike Ahrefs, however, LINKCheetah is solely a backlink analysis tool. LINKCheetah is reliable for what it gives you, and if backlink research is all you need, it’s worth considering. Otherwise, you may want to look elsewhere.
Pros
Cons
Get instant notifications when you gain or lose backlinks to your website
Ensures that Google has your backlinks referenced
Updates your link data every 24 hours
Lacks other SEO tools, including keyword research & tracking, competitor analysis, etc.
Here is a screenshot of LINKCheetah:
Pricing
LINKCheetah offers a 14-day free trial. You can save 25% off of the following prices if you pay annually. All plans include all of its features.
SEO PowerSuite is a bundle of some powerful, professional SEO tools: Rank Tracker, SEO SpyGlass, WebSite Auditor and LinkAssistant. It offers a free version that has a ton of features, but you can’t save any of your projects.
To get the most out of SEO PowerSuite, you must first pay a one-time fee for the software license and then pay a monthly fee for Search Algo updates — these keep your software in line with search engines’ changing algorithms and let you store projects in SEO PowerSuite Cloud.
Pros
Cons
Excellent SEO Spyglass tool gives you in-depth backlinks research, analysis and anti-penalty link audits
Rank Tracker can harness keywords from Google webmaster tools, Google Trends and Google Analytics
Only one user per software license
Some users report slow speeds with larger amounts of data
Doesn’t have a central dashboard for all 4 tools
Here is a look at the SEO PowerSuite interface:
Pricing
SEO PowerSuite offers a free version — a fantastic way to try out most of its robust features. All editions include unlimited websites and keywords. It offers deep discounts on its monthly Search Algo subscription if you pay annually or every two or three years.
Professional Edition
$299 Professional License (one-time fee)
$8.33/month Search Algo subscription
Enterprise Edition
$699 Enterprise License (one-time fee)
$19.95/month Search Algo subscription
You also have the option to purchase each tool separately. Individual pricing is the same for Rank Tracker, SEO SpyGlass, LinkAssistant and WebSite Auditor.
$124.75 each: Individual Professional Tool (one-time fee)
SerpBook is an SEO checker that has a similar approach to that of AuthorityLabs in that it focuses on automatic keyword rank checking. SerpBook gives you local and global rank tracking for Google, Bing, Yahoo, Google Mobile, Google Maps and YouTube. You can choose a plan for either bi-hourly updates or daily updates.
SerpBook also automatically updates PageRank, Backlinks, Alexa and Google Mobile. We have used SerpBook in the past for quick alerts when one of our top terms has a significant ranking change.
Pros
Cons
Unlimited tracking of keyword rankings history
Easy to create new categories and share only those specific categories
Note tracking so you can annotate internal changes to your sites
Easy to understand charts to see your rankings on specific days
In our experience, the historical numbers are not that accurate nor up to date
If you rank for the same term across multiple URL’s, SerpBook only shows the top URL
Here’s a look at SerpBook’s rank tracker:
Pricing
SerpBook offers a 7-day free trial and a 14-day money back guarantee on all plans. You can save 20% by paying annually.
Bi-Hourly (Every 2 Hours) Updates
Personal
Beginner
Enterprise
Price Per Month For Bi-Hourly Updates
$65
$108
$468
Keywords/Domains Per Month
250
1,000
5,000
On-Demand Keyword Updates Per Day
750
3,000
15,000
Daily Updates
Personal Daily
Beginner Daily
Enterprise Daily
Price Per Month For Daily Updates
$52
$92
$360
Keywords/Domains Per Month
250
1,000
5,000
On-Demand Keyword Updates Per Day
250
1,000
5,000
Who’s Your Pick?
If you think these companies have too many cons, check out our main SEO Tools review. Now that you’ve had a chance to review all of these tools, whom would you go with?
While attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s graduate school for journalism and public relations in the late 1990s, Sally began a long career researching and writing about business, technical and scientific topics. Her decades of experience as well as a passion to stay on top of the latest online tools and resources combine to help small businesses (and freelancers like herself) flourish.
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