Backlink Checker
Check any website’s backlinks, referring domains and authority, free and instant, powered by a live backlink index.
- ✓ Total backlinks & referring domains
- ✓ Domain rank & spam score
- ✓ Any website
- ✓ Free, no signup
Backlinks are one of Google’s strongest ranking signals. This free tool shows how many backlinks and referring domains any website has, yours or a competitor’s, plus its domain rank and spam score, so you can benchmark authority and spot link-building opportunities.
Benchmark any site
See the backlink profile of your site or any competitor in seconds.
Spot opportunities
Compare referring domains to find gaps you can close with link building.
Check link quality
A spam score flags low-quality or risky backlink profiles.
Check Any Domain’s Backlinks
Enter a domain to see its backlinks, referring domains and authority.
Free tool · up to 3 checks per day. Powered by live search data.
How It Works
Enter a domain
Type your website or a competitor’s domain.
Click check
We pull live backlink data.
Read the profile
Compare backlinks, referring domains, rank and spam score.
What Are Backlinks?
A backlink is a link from another website to yours. Search engines treat them as votes of confidence, the more high-quality, relevant sites that link to you, the more authoritative and trustworthy you appear, which helps you rank.
Backlinks vs Referring Domains
Backlinks is the total number of links pointing to a site; referring domains is the number of unique websites those links come from. Referring domains usually matter more, 100 links from 100 different sites is far stronger than 100 links from one.
Quality Over Quantity
Not all links are equal. A few links from authoritative, relevant sites beat thousands of spammy ones, and a high spam score can even hurt you. Focus on earning genuine links; that’s what our local SEO service does.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this backlink checker free?
Yes, it’s free with a fair-use daily limit. No signup required.
Can I check competitors’ backlinks?
Absolutely, enter any domain to see its backlink profile and benchmark it against yours.
What is a good number of referring domains?
It’s relative to your niche and competitors. Compare against the sites ranking for your target keywords rather than chasing a fixed number.
What is spam score?
It estimates how likely a backlink profile is to be considered spammy or manipulative. A high score can indicate risky links that may need attention.
Why Do It Manually?
Checking backlinks is easy, earning good ones is the hard part. Let our team build genuine authority for your site as part of a full local SEO strategy.
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For a local business the useful links are unglamorous and findable. The chamber of commerce, a supplier page, the club you sponsor, the local paper that covered something you did.
Looking at a competitor's links is the fastest way to find yours, because most of those sources will link to any local business that asks. They are not competitive. They are simply unknown to you until you look.
Volume is the wrong measure. A hundred links from directories nobody visits are worth less than one from a local organization with a real audience, and the second kind is usually easier to get than people expect.
How to use it
- Enter a competitor domain rather than your own.
- Ignore the total. Read the list of sources.
- Mark the local ones you could plausibly approach.
- Ask. Most local link sources say yes to anybody who bothers.
Why it matters
Link building for a local business is mostly a research problem. The opportunities exist within a few miles and the obstacle is not knowing they exist.
Questions people ask
How many links do I need?
No number. A few genuine local links beat hundreds of directory entries nobody reads.
Should I buy links?
No. It risks a penalty, and for local search it addresses the wrong thing entirely.
What is the easiest local link?
Organizations you already deal with. Suppliers, trade bodies, clubs you sponsor. They tend to say yes because you already have a relationship.