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SEO and marketing

Backlinks List alternatives

1 open-source project that already does this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.

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The projects

every-app/open-seo12,192MITOpen-source SEO platform offering keyword, site, and backlink analysis similar to Semrush/Ahrefs.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

  • Manually curated, regularly verified premium list maintained by the vendor team
  • Lifetime updates promised by the vendor
  • Any implicit brand trust / community of paying users

An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Backlinks List, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.