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SEO SERP API alternative — the apibacklinks backlink API

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

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SEO SERP API homepage, seoserpapi.com

If SEO SERP API is the map, what you actually need is the API behind it — same territory, a tenth of the toll. SEO SERP API

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 SEO SERP API and the incumbents charge.

The numbers for seoserpapi.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.

apibacklinks vs SEO SERP API

 apibacklinksSEO SERP API
AccessJSON APIAPI
Pricefrom $0.10 per 1,000 callsSubscription / higher
Free sign-up credit$100Limited / trial
DR & link countsFree, keylessPaid / limited

From SEO SERP API to apibacklinks in one call

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

SEO SERP API alternative — FAQ

Is there a free SEO SERP API 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 SEO SERP API?
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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