Growth · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Moz Open Site Explorer
Research & compare SEO backlinks with competitors
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Moz Open Site Explorer launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Research backlinks, identify top pages & analyze anchor text
2014 · moz.com · its alternatives →
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Find the best keywords to improve your website's SEO traffic
2016 · moz.com · its alternatives →
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LinksSpy▲146Stop wasting time finding (SEO) link opportunities
2014 · linksspy.com · its alternatives →
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CitationLabs▲67Contact & Outbound Link Scraper + Other SEO tools
2014 · citationlabs.com · its alternatives →
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Monitor backlinks to your (or your competitors') website
2015 · seoptimer.com · its alternatives →
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Mozilla's online magazine reporting about open technologies
2014 · its alternatives →
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Find out what keywords your competitors rank for
2015 · ahrefs.com · its alternatives →
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Your Chrome Browsing history. Better.
2014 · better-history.com · its alternatives →
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- 20Watchtower▲68
Monitor specific HTML elements of your competitors
2014 · gowatchtower.com · its alternatives →
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One tool to discover/prioritize the best keywords to target
2016 · moz.com · its alternatives →
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