Backlink Express alternative — the apibacklinks backlink API
A developer-first, 10× cheaper Backlink Express alternative: backlinks, referring domains, anchors and Domain Rating as one JSON API. $100 free, DR & counts keyless.
Backlink Express is one of the first names people reach for in this space. It's also one of the first they outgrow. Backlink Express - Link Building Marketplace
Between seat limits, row caps and “contact sales” API tiers, pulling raw link data at scale turns into a procurement project.
apibacklinks hands you the same signals as one authenticated GET, returning clean JSON from our own crawl of the public web: 2.7 billion links across 181 million domains. Domain Rating and link counts are free and keyless; the heavy backlink and referring-domain lists cost about a tenth of what Backlink Express and the incumbents charge.
The numbers for backlinkexpress.com above come straight from that index — proof it works on the brand you’re comparing. Grab a key, pass ?key=, and you're migrated — with $100 of credit and no monthly minimum waiting on you.
apibacklinks vs Backlink Express
| apibacklinks | Backlink Express | |
|---|---|---|
| Access | JSON API | Dashboard-first |
| Price | from $0.10 per 1,000 calls | Subscription / higher |
| Free sign-up credit | $100 | — |
| DR & link counts | Free, keyless | Paid / limited |
From Backlink Express to apibacklinks in one call
curl "https://apibacklinks.com/api.php?action=refdomains&q=backlinkexpress.com&key=YOUR_KEY"
Backlink Express alternative — FAQ
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Backlink data for the price of a rounding error
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