LinkPopularity.com alternative — the apibacklinks backlink API

There's a reason you ended up searching for a LinkPopularity.com alternative — you want the signals, not the subscription. LinkPopularity.com: Free Link Popularity Check & Backlink Checker

Between seat limits, row caps and “contact sales” API tiers, pulling raw link data at scale turns into a procurement project.

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 LinkPopularity.com and the incumbents charge.

The numbers for linkpopularity.com 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.