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Small-Business (82.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$24.90 per month
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Monitor Backlinks
Star Rating
(24)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$24.90 per month
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Star Rating
(2,467)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Reviewers mention that Semrush excels in SEO Auditing with a score of 9.2, highlighting its comprehensive SEO Alerting and Change Tracking features, which help users stay on top of their website's performance.
- Users report that Monitor Backlinks shines in Link Building, achieving a score of 9.1, with many praising its user-friendly interface that simplifies the process of tracking and managing backlinks.
- G2 users indicate that Semrush offers superior Keyword Research capabilities, scoring 9.1, with reviewers appreciating its extensive database and detailed insights that aid in effective content strategy planning.
- Users on G2 mention that Monitor Backlinks provides excellent Competitor Analysis, scoring 9.1, with many users highlighting its ability to easily compare backlink profiles against competitors, which is crucial for strategic planning.
- Reviewers say that Semrush's Reporting and Dashboards feature is highly customizable, scoring 8.9, allowing users to tailor reports to their specific needs, which enhances usability for diverse marketing strategies.
- Users report that Monitor Backlinks has a more straightforward user interface, scoring 8.9 for Ease of Use, making it particularly appealing for small businesses or users new to SEO tools.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Monitor Backlinks
Start
$24.90
per month
- Monitor 1 domain
- 500 referring domains
- 2 competitors/domain
Semrush
Free
$0.00
Per Month
You can use Semrush with a free account, but the number of features and amount of data will be limited.
- Position Tracking: 10 keywords, updated daily
- Site Audit: 100 pages per month
- Social Media profiles: track 5, post to 2 (schedule 10 posts)
Free Trial
Monitor Backlinks
Free Trial is available
Semrush
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
23
8.9
1,960
Ease of Use
8.9
23
8.4
1,974
Ease of Setup
8.1
7
8.6
1,192
Ease of Admin
8.3
8
8.6
1,013
Quality of Support
8.2
22
8.6
1,694
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
7
8.8
996
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
23
8.9
1,870
Features by Category
Metrics
Not enough data
8.3
321
Not enough data
8.3
316
Not enough data
7.9
303
Not enough data
7.7
277
Not enough data
7.5
266
Not enough data
7.6
263
Not enough data
7.5
264
Not enough data
7.6
274
Not enough data
7.2
259
Reporting
Not enough data
8.1
314
Not enough data
8.2
302
Not enough data
7.9
286
Not enough data
7.8
289
Not enough data
7.8
285
Not enough data
7.7
265
Not enough data
8.1
301
Other
Not enough data
7.9
277
Not enough data
8.1
291
Not enough data
7.8
281
Not enough data
8.1
283
Not enough data
7.6
252
Not enough data
7.1
234
Not enough data
7.7
252
Administration
Not enough data
7.7
260
Not enough data
7.5
252
Not enough data
8.5
303
Not enough data
8.2
294
Social Analytics
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
254
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
236
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
241
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
210
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
180
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
177
Reports & Dashboards
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
240
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
247
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
234
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
173
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Grammar
Not enough data
8.8
87
Not enough data
8.5
88
Not enough data
8.7
86
Formatting
Not enough data
8.4
86
Not enough data
8.3
81
Not enough data
8.1
78
Content
Not enough data
8.6
95
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
7.8
73
Product Type
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
8.0
80
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Listing Management
Not enough data
8.6
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
175
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
178
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
190
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
8.2
196
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
200
|
Verified
Local Search Optimization
Not enough data
8.9
440
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
404
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
375
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
386
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
376
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
431
|
Verified
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
397
Not enough data
8.7
413
Platform Data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
372
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.5
316
Platform Reporting
Not enough data
8.1
385
Not enough data
8.4
395
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
87
Not enough data
8.2
84
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
76
Not enough data
8.5
87
Content Planning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
80
Not enough data
8.8
91
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.4
65
Not enough data
8.7
67
Other Features
Not enough data
8.5
88
Not enough data
8.9
74
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
8.9
6
8.8
680
Not enough data
9.2
531
Not enough data
9.0
517
9.0
5
9.0
518
SEO Content & Rankings
9.1
18
8.2
1150
7.8
17
9.1
1249
8.6
16
8.8
1176
Not enough data
8.3
599
Not enough data
8.6
509
SEO Reporting
9.1
18
8.9
1226
8.3
6
8.6
679
7.2
6
8.4
635
Not enough data
8.0
520
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
169
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
156
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
138
Social Management
Not enough data
8.7
202
Not enough data
8.8
196
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
193
Not enough data
7.8
170
Not enough data
8.0
144
Not enough data
7.6
116
Media Channels
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
97
Geographic Coverage
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
8.1
75
Reporting
Not enough data
9.0
114
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
103
Not enough data
9.2
112
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Interoperability
Not enough data
8.5
70
Social Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
83
Campaign Management
Not enough data
9.1
81
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.7
81
Not enough data
8.6
74
Not enough data
8.6
75
Not enough data
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.5
74
Not enough data
8.4
76
Not enough data
8.3
75
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
8.5
75
Not enough data
8.2
73
Not enough data
8.3
76
Targeting
Not enough data
8.6
78
Not enough data
8.4
75
Not enough data
8.5
73
Not enough data
8.7
73
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.7
83
Not enough data
9.0
82
Not enough data
9.0
83
Not enough data
8.7
79
Not enough data
8.6
78
Not enough data
8.4
73
Not enough data
8.5
75
Not enough data
8.5
78
Grammar Tools
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
8.0
17
Writing Support
Not enough data
7.4
18
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
7.4
18
Not enough data
7.8
18
Software Availability
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
7.1
18
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data collection
Not enough data
7.8
139
Not enough data
8.3
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
157
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
139
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
157
Segment Trending
Not enough data
8.8
187
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
145
Analysis
Not enough data
8.4
177
Not enough data
8.6
199
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
160
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.8
200
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
154
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
150
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
106
Not enough data
7.8
91
Not enough data
8.4
107
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.3
95
Not enough data
8.5
101
Not enough data
8.8
109
Not enough data
8.4
96
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
7.8
146
Publishing
Not enough data
7.8
149
Social Media
Not enough data
7.7
149
Planning
Not enough data
8.0
268
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Tools
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
534
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Metrics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
526
Not enough data
8.3
514
Not enough data
8.1
456
Not enough data
7.9
452
Not enough data
8.9
587
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
7.9
267
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
284
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
279
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
256
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaign Activity
Not enough data
8.5
270
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
306
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
247
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
261
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
283
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
237
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Monitor Backlinks and Semrush are categorized as SEO Tools
Unique Categories
Monitor Backlinks has no unique categories
Semrush is categorized as Paid Search Intelligence, Marketing Calendar, Competitive Intelligence, AI Writing Assistant, Content Creation, Local Listing Management, Local SEO, Marketing Analytics, Market Intelligence, Content Analytics, Media Monitoring, Social Media Advertising, Social Media Analytics, Social Media Suites, Social Media Management, Digital Analytics, and Proofreading
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Monitor Backlinks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Semrush
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
30.4%
Photography
13.0%
Internet
8.7%
Computer Software
8.7%
Publishing
4.3%
Other
34.8%
Marketing and Advertising
30.3%
Information Technology and Services
8.8%
Computer Software
7.9%
Internet
4.6%
Retail
3.5%
Other
44.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
Monitor Backlinks
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Samantha W.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Monitor Backlinks is one of the most user-friendly link profile tools. Using Monitor Backlinks, I am able to quickly and easily find the websites sharing our content, and analyze how this is impacting our current link profile. From there, we are gaining...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Nick J.
Verified User in Publishing
This is just like any other back link monitoring software. Shows domain rank, follow vs no follow, recently added links, etc. The problem is, so does every other software out there. There's not much more you are getting with this software compared to other...
Semrush
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Stephen D.
Verified User in Internet
Well I use it mostly for keyword research to find more keywords that my client should be focusing on that they may have missed by looking at what their competitors are doing. However I think my favorite thing is the ability to find quality back-links that...
Most Helpful Critical Review
MacKenzie B.
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
In my years of using SEO tools, I've seen various changes and adaptations to platforms, but SEMrush's latest move to increase fees by 110% in one month left me highly disappointed. SEMrush's UI is cluttered and feels like it was designed in the 1990's....
Samantha W.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Monitor Backlinks is one of the most user-friendly link profile tools. Using Monitor Backlinks, I am able to quickly and easily find the websites sharing our content, and analyze how this is impacting our current link profile. From there, we are gaining...
Stephen D.
Verified User in Internet
Well I use it mostly for keyword research to find more keywords that my client should be focusing on that they may have missed by looking at what their competitors are doing. However I think my favorite thing is the ability to find quality back-links that...
Nick J.
Verified User in Publishing
This is just like any other back link monitoring software. Shows domain rank, follow vs no follow, recently added links, etc. The problem is, so does every other software out there. There's not much more you are getting with this software compared to other...
MacKenzie B.
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
In my years of using SEO tools, I've seen various changes and adaptations to platforms, but SEMrush's latest move to increase fees by 110% in one month left me highly disappointed. SEMrush's UI is cluttered and feels like it was designed in the 1990's....
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