OpenLinkProfiler

Rating: 3.8/5

User Satisfaction: 65%

OpenLinkProfiler is a tool that analyses the backlink profile of any website so you can audit your links, monitor competitors, and improve your link-building strategy.

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OpenLinkProfiler is a web-based backlink analysis tool. You input a domain or URL, and it pulls in data about external links pointing to that site: number of backlinks, referring domains, anchor texts, link “influence” scores, etc.

Backlinks remain a key SEO factor. Knowing which sites link to you (or competitors), which links might be harmful (spammy/low-quality), and how your link profile is composed gives you actionable insight. OpenLinkProfiler gives this at little or no cost.
If you’re on a budget (e.g., small business, blogger, or early stage SEO), this tool offers meaningful value without big investment.

You visit the site, enter a domain/URL, and the tool crawls its index and displays: total backlinks, referring pages/domains, anchor texts, link age, “LIS (Link Influence Score)”, broken links, filters by industry/country.
You can export data (in many cases), filter by e.g. newest links or by LIS threshold, spot suspicious links (via “link disinfection” feature) that you might later disavow.

Details

Tool Launch / Founded Date

2014-02-11

Best for

Small to medium websites; bloggers; freelance SEOs; smaller agencies looking for low-cost backlink data; those doing periodic audits rather than continuous enterprise tracking

Access Type

Free / Freemium (core functionality free; “premium” features hinted)

Licensing Model

Proprietary software (not open source). You use it via browser; you don’t get the database locally. Output you export is yours to use.

Feature

Comprehensive backlink listing: total number of backlinks, referring pages/domains.
Filters for link properties: age, industry, country, “LIS” (Link Influence Score) to assess impact of a link.
Anchor-text distribution: view how your inbound links are labelled.
“Link disinfection” view: identifies potentially harmful/low quality links and helps export a disavow file.
Export functionality: You can download sets of your backlinks (often the newest 1,000 or more) for further work.
Competitor link research: Allows you to input competitor domains and investigate their backlink profile.

Pricing Tables

Free Plan

$0/month

Core backlink checking functionality available gratis.
Ability to view backlinks, referring domains, anchor text, some filters, export up to certain volume (e.g., newest 1,000 links)

Analytics

Traffic Analysis

Domain Rating
65

Organic Traffic
833

Majority Users
India

Visits Over Time

No visit data found.

Traffic Sources

No traffic data found.

Last Update Date: 2025-11-12

FAQ

Can I use the output from OpenLinkProfiler commercially (for clients)? ▼

Yes — You can export the backlink data and use it in client reports. However, you’ll want to check the license terms on the site for any restrictions about resale of raw data or access for multiple seats.

How many backlinks / domains can I check per month on the free plan? ▼

The exact free-plan limits aren’t clearly published. In practice users report that you can view a substantial number of backlinks (e.g., newest 1,000) for free. For very large domains or heavy usage you may hit practical limits.

Can I set up alerts for new backlinks or lost links? ▼

Yes — The tool offers a “Link Alerts” feature so you receive notifications when your site gains (or loses) links.

Does OpenLinkProfiler track competitor link profiles too? ▼

Yes — You can input any domain/URL and view its backlink profile. That means you can audit competitors’ link-building and identify link opportunities.

Will my content/data be used to train models or shared publicly? ▼

There is limited public disclosure about how the backlink crawl data is used or licensed; if data-privacy or proprietary link data is critical you might contact the vendor for clarity.

What do I get on the paid upgrade that I don’t get in free? ▼

Although the specific tiers and features are not fully detailed publicly, paid upgrades