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SeoTools for Excel alternative — the apibacklinks backlink API

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

Screenshot of the SeoTools for Excel website (seotoolsforexcel.com)
SeoTools for Excel homepage, seotoolsforexcel.com

If SeoTools for Excel is the map, what you actually need is the API behind it — same territory, a tenth of the toll. SeoTools for Excel - SEO tools plugin & API connectors for Excel

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 SeoTools for Excel and the incumbents charge.

The numbers for seotoolsforexcel.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 SeoTools for Excel

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

From SeoTools for Excel to apibacklinks in one call

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

SeoTools for Excel alternative — FAQ

Is there a free SeoTools for Excel 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 SeoTools for Excel?
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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