Read the links, not just the count.
For SEOs and site owners: every link to a site, with anchor text and strength.
Part of SEO automation
Write the domain or page and how many links you want.
Check backlinksThe backlink checker opens SpringBrand with your request.
What the check returnsRuns in SpringBrandSign in and get each link back with its source page, anchor text, follow status and dates.
START WITH A REQUEST
Each card is a real question people ask. Add the domain or page you care about and the backlink checker opens it in SpringBrand.
Referring domains for both sites from the same source, so you can see which sites link to them and not to you.
Question How do I check a competitor's backlinks and find sites that link to them but not me?
Backlinks to that exact URL only, so you can see whether the page you want to rank gets any links of its own.
Question How do I check backlinks to one specific page instead of the whole domain?
Each link with its source page, anchor text and dates, so you can judge it yourself.
Question Semrush says I suddenly have a lot of toxic backlinks. Should I disavow them?
WHAT YOU GET
Each row is one link from another site, with the fields the backlink checker returns.
01 / THE LINK
The page that links out and the page on your site, or a competitor's, that it points to.
Anchor text: the clickable words of the link, which tell you what the linking site says the page is about.
Source page
Target page
Anchor text
02 / THE STRENGTH
Whether the link is marked nofollow. Directory listings and profiles often are.
The linking site's rating, so you can sort by strength.
Followed or nofollow
The linking site's rating
Page and domain scores
03 / TIME AND SCOPE
When the link was discovered and last checked, so you can spot new and stale links.
Check a domain, its subdomains, a folder or one exact URL.
A domain or its subdomains
A folder such as /blog
One exact URL
First seen and last crawled dates
On 2026-11-13 we pulled five backlinks to our own site, springbrand.ai, from Ahrefs. Two of the three followed links pointed at the same inner page rather than the homepage.
A link count hides all of that. Read the list: which links are followed, where they point and what the anchor says.
Links to one page and the gap with a competitor come up most.
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Links often pile up on the homepage while the pages you want to rank get none. Ask the backlink checker for one exact URL or a folder, and compare the result with the pages that outrank it.
“Every backlink I have points at the homepage.”
When rankings stall, links are the first gap people look for. Check your site and a competitor's in the same request, then see which sites link to them and not to you. For the full keyword, page and link gap, analyze competitors' SEO with the agent.
Most no-cost backlink checkers cap you at a few checks a day or the top few links.
| Tool | $0 use | Sign-in | Links shown at $0 | Use from an AI assistant or API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpringBrand | 100 credits a month at $0; 5 links cost 8 credits on 2026-11-13 | Account, no card | As many as you ask for, charged per link | Yes, over MCP in Claude Code, Codex and Cursor |
| Ahrefs Backlink Checker | $0 version | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated for the $0 tool |
| Semrush Backlink Checker | $0 check | No registration | Not stated | Not stated for the $0 tool |
| SE Ranking | 5 checks a day at $0; full tool in a 14-day trial | Not needed for the daily checks | Not stated | Not stated |
| Seobility | Basic: 5 checks a day; Premium: $69.90/mo | Account required | Not stated | Not stated |
| Backlinko (Semrush data) | 3 checks a day | No account | Top 5 backlinks | Not stated |
| Moz Link Explorer | 10 queries a month | Moz account | Not stated | Not stated |
Checked 2026-11-13 from each tool's public page. "Not stated" means the page did not say, not that the feature is missing. Prices are the vendors' published monthly prices in USD.
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