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LinkBox alternative — the apibacklinks backlink API

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

Screenshot of the LinkBox website (linkbox.pro)
LinkBox homepage, linkbox.pro

Picture your product calling LinkBox for every domain it touches. Now picture the invoice. That's why this page exists. Powerful Backlink Tool for SEO Analysis | LinkBox

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 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 LinkBox and the incumbents charge.

The numbers for linkbox.pro above come straight from that index — proof it works on the brand you’re comparing. Domain Rating and link counts are free and keyless; the heavy lists cost about a tenth of the usual rate. Start with $100 on the house.

apibacklinks vs LinkBox

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

From LinkBox to apibacklinks in one call

curl "https://apibacklinks.com/api.php?action=backlinks&q=linkbox.pro&key=YOUR_KEY"

LinkBox alternative — FAQ

Is there a free LinkBox 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 LinkBox?
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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