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Brandcitations alternative — the apibacklinks backlink API

A developer-first, 10× cheaper Brandcitations alternative: backlinks, referring domains, anchors and Domain Rating as one JSON API. $100 free, DR & counts keyless.

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Brandcitations homepage, brandcitations.com

Everyone knows Brandcitations. Far fewer enjoy its bill, its seat limits, or its export caps. Link Building Services. Backlinks Services That Bring Results — Brandcitations

The data you want — referring domains, backlinks, anchor text, a Domain Rating — is right there, just locked behind an export button and a price.

apibacklinks was built for exactly this: referring domains, backlinks, anchors and a 0–100 Domain Rating, delivered as JSON over a web-scale link graph. Domain Rating and link counts are free and keyless; the heavy backlink and referring-domain lists cost about a tenth of what Brandcitations and the incumbents charge.

The numbers for brandcitations.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 Brandcitations

 apibacklinksBrandcitations
AccessJSON APIDashboard-first
Pricefrom $0.10 per 1,000 callsSubscription / higher
Free sign-up credit$100Limited / trial
DR & link countsFree, keylessPaid / limited

From Brandcitations to apibacklinks in one call

curl "https://apibacklinks.com/api.php?action=refdomains&q=brandcitations.com&key=YOUR_KEY"

Brandcitations alternative — FAQ

Is there a free Brandcitations alternative?
Yes — apibacklinks gives Domain Rating, backlink and referring-domain counts for free with no API key, plus $100 of credit (~1,000,000 calls) for full backlink, anchor and referring-domain lists.
How is apibacklinks cheaper than Brandcitations?
Pay-as-you-go at $0.10 per 1,000 calls (about a tenth of the typical $1.00/1,000 rows), with no $500/month minimum — you only pay for calls you make.
Where does the data come from?
Our own backlink index built on the Common Crawl hyperlink graph: 181,132,097 domains and 2,774,625,913 links, refreshed every crawl.

Backlink data for the price of a rounding error

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