TEARDOWN 66 · REVIEWED 2026-08-20

Monitor Backlinks

Monitor Backlinks was a standalone tool for tracking backlinks, generating disavow files, and tracking keyword rankings. SEOptimer acquired it in 2023, and its backlink-monitoring features are now sold as part of SEOptimer's own plans rather than as a separate subscription, though a legacy version of the tool still runs at its own web address.

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API STITCHCAN YOU BUILD IT YOURSELF?Yes, largely — same vendors, paid directly

$39+/MOCONFIDENCE HIGH3 PARTS

Monitor Backlinks displays Majestic's Trust Flow/Citation Flow and Moz's Domain Authority/Page Authority scores rather than running its own crawl — the same numbers anyone can license directly from Majestic or Moz.

LICENSES MAJESTIC + MOZACQUIRED BY SEOPTIMER, 2023NO OWN CRAWLER DISCLOSED

What you lose building it yourself

✕One dashboard blending Majestic and Moz authority scores without separate subscriptions to each
✕Built-in disavow file generation for negative-SEO cleanup
✕Automatic status alerts (link lost, nofollow, changed) across tracked domains

Why people still pay

The APIs behind these scores are metered and billed separately by Majestic and Moz; paying for this (now a SEOptimer plan) bundles both into one flat monthly price and one dashboard instead of two separate vendor bills.

A DIY VERSION OF THE SAME LICENSED DATA

An AI coding tool can wire together the same licensed metrics Monitor Backlinks displays — pull Trust Flow/Citation Flow from the Majestic API and Domain Authority/Page Authority from the Moz API, store results, and alert on changes — in a weekend. Matching the disavow-file workflow and white-label reporting SEOptimer folded it into takes more ongoing engineering than a single script.

StackMajestic API (Trust Flow/Citation Flow, paid) · Moz API (Domain Authority/Page Authority, paid) · a scheduler (cron) · SQLite or a spreadsheet for history · a transactional email API for alerts.

Prompt

Build a Python script that reads a list of domains to monitor from a CSV file. Once a day via cron, call the Majestic API for Trust Flow and Citation Flow, and the Moz API for Domain Authority and Page Authority, for each domain. Store the results with a timestamp in a SQLite database, and email a summary when any score changes by more than 2 points since the last check. Cap the run at 200 domains to stay within typical rate limits on both vendors' entry-level plans.

Out of scope: generating and tracking disavow file submissions to Google, and any backlink data not covered by the Majestic/Moz APIs (e.g., Ahrefs-specific metrics) — those require either a third vendor's API key or manual work the subscription automates.

0 built so far

Free alternative: Google Search Console — shows which pages link to your own site for free, but won't show Majestic Trust Flow, Moz Domain Authority, competitor backlinks, or automatic disavow-file generation the way Monitor Backlinks does

Vendor's own claim

"metrics from the best data sources (like Majestic and Moz), conveniently brought to you in one place"

https://www.seoptimer.com/monitor-backlinks/ · RETRIEVED 2026-08-20

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QUESTIONS

Is Monitor Backlinks still a separate product?

Not really — SEOptimer acquired it in 2023, and as of this review its backlink-monitoring features are sold as part of SEOptimer's White Label ($39/mo) and White Label & Embedding ($59/mo) plans rather than as a standalone subscription, though a legacy version of the tool is still live at its own web address.

Where does its backlink and authority data come from?

Licensed third-party sources, not a proprietary crawl — its own page describes pulling scores from providers 'like Majestic and Moz,' and it also lets users import data from Ahrefs and Google Search Console.

Is there a free trial?

The legacy site advertises a 30-day free trial and money-back guarantee, though signing up now routes through SEOptimer's account system.

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