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18 Ratings
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Based on 18 reviews and ratings
5 Ratings
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Based on 5 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Monitor Backlinks ranks higher in 3 feature sets: SEO, SEO Channels, SEO Platform & Account Management
SEO
7.3
ContentKing
73%

9.6
Monitor Backlinks
96%
Monitor Backlinks ranks higher in 7/7 features
Monitor Backlinks ranks higher in 7/7 features
Page grader
7.7
77%
11 Ratings

9.0
90%
1 Rating
Competitive analysis
5.3
53%
3 Ratings

10.0
100%
2 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics
8.2
82%
14 Ratings

9.0
90%
1 Rating
Site recommendations
7.9
79%
12 Ratings

10.0
100%
1 Rating
Keyword analysis
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
100%
1 Rating
Backlink management
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
100%
2 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking
N/A
0 Ratings

9.3
93%
2 Ratings
SEO Channels
7.8
ContentKing
78%

9.5
Monitor Backlinks
95%
Monitor Backlinks ranks higher in 2/2 features
Monitor Backlinks ranks higher in 2/2 features
Local SEO
7.2
72%
3 Ratings

9.0
90%
1 Rating
Global SEO
8.4
84%
8 Ratings

10.0
100%
1 Rating
SEO Platform & Account Management
8.8
ContentKing
88%

10.0
Monitor Backlinks
100%
Monitor Backlinks ranks higher in 2/2 features
Monitor Backlinks ranks higher in 2/2 features
Multi-domain support
9.1
91%
10 Ratings

10.0
100%
1 Rating
Integration with web analytics tools
8.6
86%
11 Ratings

10.0
100%
2 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Monitor Backlinks is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
ContentKing
88%
14 Ratings

10.0
Monitor Backlinks
100%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
ContentKing
91%
1 Rating

Monitor Backlinks
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability
8.1
ContentKing
81%
6 Ratings

Monitor Backlinks
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
9.1
ContentKing
91%
6 Ratings

10.0
Monitor Backlinks
100%
2 Ratings
Implementation Rating
8.2
ContentKing
82%
1 Rating

Monitor Backlinks
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
ContentKing
The times when [ContentKing] is most useful is when working with migrations, or changing dynamic websites that you want to continuously monitor fix and rapidly resolve issues. Because you can share URLs to key issues and create segments out of them it is very easy to highlight issues. Because it isn't charged a per user level this does mean you can give access to clients and their development teams.
SEO Director
Rise at SevenMarketing & Advertising, 51-200 employees
Monitor Backlinks
Monitor Backlinks is perfect for any small business that has a website. Every website gets hit with spammy backlinks, and being able to identify and remove them is critical to online success, and in preventing the Google penalty. In addition, it helps SEOs locate good backlinks they might not know about, which can then be posted on social networks and social bookmarking sites to generate more referral traffic. I would not recommend Monitor Backlinks for a business that does not have a website, or for a business that only has a blog.

Verified User
Employee in Marketing
Financial Services Company, 201-500 employeesPros
ContentKing
- Proactive monitoring of the website on a broad spectrum of on-page and technical issues.
- Insights for page-specific action points based on different data streams.
- Identifying technical and on-page website issues.
Sr. SEO consultant & Owner
SmartRankingMarketing & Advertising, 11-50 employees
Monitor Backlinks
- It is highly recommended if you have a high ranking website that is prone to competitors building spam. It makes the process if identifying, tracking and disavowing spam links fast and easy.
- It is a good tool to track positive mentions of your site as well and does a good job monitoring the reputation of your site by picking up mentions of your website across the web.
- It's affordable for what it does compared to its competitors and its also very easy to use. But their customer service is always there to help out in case you need it.
Online Marketing Director | Business Develoment
National Air WarehouseConsumer Goods, 1-10 employees
Cons
ContentKing
- It is a single host only, which means that if your website spans mulitple subdomains it falls down
- It isn't as easy to control as desktop crawlers, the continuous nature means you can't just give it a set of URLs to monitor.
- Some of the issues it highlights aren't always issues, and so you need an expert user
SEO Director
Rise at SevenMarketing & Advertising, 51-200 employees
Monitor Backlinks
- A great option would be to have the ability to create organic keyword ranks for keywords in specific categories, not just keywords for our entire website. Specifically, the ability to create custom lists for keyword groups. This would be a huge time-saver for SEOs whose websites have varied keyword groups.
- Currently, I get email notifications from Monitor Backlinks once every week or so. These emails show new backlinks and any changes in existing backlink status. I log into the platform each morning to see what is going on, but a great addition would be real-time emails that alert you when a really low-quality backlink is uncovered.

Verified User
Employee in Marketing
Financial Services Company, 201-500 employeesPricing Details
ContentKing
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
—Monitor Backlinks
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
—Starting Price
$20 per month
Likelihood to Renew
ContentKing
ContentKing 9.1
Based on 1 answer
Because it does its job very well.

Verified User
Director in Marketing
Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 51-200 employeesMonitor Backlinks
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
ContentKing
ContentKing 8.1
Based on 6 answers
Really like the walkthrough onboarding of the app to get your bearings when you sign up. You can quickly glance at the interface and understand where everything is located and what each feature is used for. The dashboard is incredibly useful to understand the health of your site and address any persistent issues on your site quickly.
Senior Growth Marketing Manager
MouseflowComputer Software, 11-50 employees
Monitor Backlinks
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
ContentKing
ContentKing 9.1
Based on 6 answers
They respond very quickly and have deep technical knowledge so they will always find a solution to your problem. They are based in Europe but are planning to open offices soon in the USA that will help with time-difference issues. If you are based in Europe, you will get an answer in 15 minutes.
Senior Technical SEO Analyst
HomefieldMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Monitor Backlinks
Monitor Backlinks 10.0
Based on 2 answers
They were fast, eager to help me out on my project and very knowledgeable on how to user their product and helping me to get up and running. This gave me the confidence to purchase the product and execute my projects knowing that I could ask for help whenever needed.
Online Marketing Director | Business Develoment
National Air WarehouseConsumer Goods, 1-10 employees
Implementation Rating
ContentKing
ContentKing 8.2
Based on 1 answer
Very easy to set up.

Verified User
Director in Marketing
Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 51-200 employeesMonitor Backlinks
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
ContentKing
Content King provides a much more immersive dashboard. Additionally, the reports offered by Content king give us much more granular data allowing management to see the results country site by country site. The other tool would have required us to hire an external developer to create a custom dashboard to provide reporting. This to, us made the decision easy.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 1001-5000 employeesMonitor Backlinks
I used Ahrefs Site Explorer for two years, and it is a really good platform with lots of backlink tools. Ahrefs stacks up well against Monitor Backlinks, and it has slightly more features. I opted for Monitor Backlinks because it has a simple and streamlined dashboard and just the right amount of tools and features I need.

Verified User
Employee in Marketing
Financial Services Company, 201-500 employeesReturn on Investment
ContentKing
- My website health score went from 700 tot 986/1,00 in three years time.
- The authority of my website went from 1,9 to 2,6 in three years time.
- The visitors to my website climbed from 10/day to 60/day in three years time.
Copywriter
C'bonPublic Relations & Communications, 1-10 employees
Monitor Backlinks
- It's hard to gauge the effect of negative SEO attacks but they have the power to bring your whole site down, so having a tool like this setup is really priceless.
- Their cost is also very affordable when compared to similar tools that do not have the same functionality or level of detail that they offer on their analysis so from that perspective is a savings right from the start.
Online Marketing Director | Business Develoment
National Air WarehouseConsumer Goods, 1-10 employees