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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Link Research Tools

    Score8 out of 10
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    Searchmetrics

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AThe Searchmetrics Suite automatically analyzes your website and guides you through the optimization of your keywords, topic clusters (onpage) and thus your content, as well as backlinks (off page) / social links, and finally the information architecture of your pages. Clients are provided with international ranking data regarding several search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo!, Yandex and Baidu etc. Integration of Web Analytics, enriches data with traffic, conversions and user signals, such as…N/A
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    Link Research ToolsSearchmetrics
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    Pricing Offerings
    Link Research ToolsSearchmetrics
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Link Research ToolsSearchmetrics
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Link Research Tools and Searchmetrics Suite
    Feature
    Link Research Tools
    7.8
    8 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Searchmetrics Suite
    7.6
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Keyword analysis7.96 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Backlink management8.38 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking5.94 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Page grader7.27 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Competitive analysis8.98 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics8.96 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Site recommendations8.67 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Task management6.44 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Link Research Tools and Searchmetrics Suite
    Feature
    Link Research Tools
    8.5
    7 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Searchmetrics Suite
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Local SEO8.95 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Social SEO8.24 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Mobile SEO8.25 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Global SEO8.87 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Link Research Tools and Searchmetrics Suite
    Feature
    Link Research Tools
    8.7
    6 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Searchmetrics Suite
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Multi-domain support8.64 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools8.76 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Serpstat
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Serpstat
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Link Research ToolsSearchmetrics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Link Research ToolsSearchmetrics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    LinkResearchTools
    If you have any problems with your rankings or a decrease in ranking position within google it is very good to make an Link Audit with the Link Research Tools. Then you Screen all Links manually and setup your disavow-file easily. With the Link Detox Boost you gain Rankings back so fast. The last time we used it for a client, we got back the rankings within a week to 170 Positions within the Top Ten, even Position 1.
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    Searchmetrics
    Searchmetrics does a great job when doing optimization of your content and keywords. It is less appropriate when doing off page optimization like backlinks.
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    Pros
    LinkResearchTools
    • fast Google penalty recovery
    • keeps a healthy backlink profile
    • calculates the opportunity or risk of potential links that are not built yet, so you can go only after the good ones
    • gives you fresh data from 26 link sources and lets you analyze the full backlink profile. Google search console gives you only a sample of your backlink profile.
    • powerful link prospecting made easy
    • possibility to connect with Pitchbox (professional outreach tool for link removal and link building campaigns), SEMRUSH, Ahrefs, GSC
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    Searchmetrics
    • Large database of companies and search terms to compare with our site.
    • In the research section, we are able to do research on an unlimited number of sites/keywords
    • Paid and Organic search research all in one place to make research and performance comparisons a lot easier
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    LinkResearchTools
    • Not for newcomers to SEO simply because its vast array of features may hinder them.
    • Is quite pricey too; so for small businesses etc., it's probably not a viable option.
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    Searchmetrics
    • Research into specific languages when working with multilingual countries
    • More keyword data in smaller countries
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    LinkResearchTools
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    Searchmetrics
    We are currently using an agency and do not need Searchmetrics services at this time. If we do need research metrics in the future, we will probably go with them. The only deterrent is that we got suckered into an additional year with them because we were a few days late on opting out of the auto-renew. Although I was very upset about getting stuck an extra year paying for services I do not need, that is probably the only issue I have with the company, so if you can avoid that, it's a pretty good product.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    LinkResearchTools
    LinkResearchTools is much more advanced in analyzing links. Period. All the other mentioned tools have many useful features for SEO but LRT is definitely the way to go for backlink analysis, link building, and competition analysis. They also offer very nice and quality courses for improving SEO knowledge. I already attended one of them and I am very satisfied with the knowledge I gained.
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    Searchmetrics
    We originally selected Searchmetrics because we got more bang for our buck. On the research end, we could do unlimited searches without the cost of the service going up. As for the historical data, we could store more trending data and do deeper research than we could with the competitor. The monthly fee was almost half (if i remember correctly, but it's been a few years) of what what we were paying before with a competitor.
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    Return on Investment
    LinkResearchTools
    • Building strong links results in better rankings which results in a higher ROI
    • The Link Research Tools community also had a big impact on my networking
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    Searchmetrics
    • It had a positive impact on the ROI. As the websites rank better the revenue raised.
    • Searchmetrics Suite is an expensive product, it is too expensive for small websites.
    Incentivized
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