Links
Your links, next to
the pages AI cites
See which domains link to a client's site, and which of them AI engines cited in the client's own measured answers. Find the domains that link to competitors and not to the client, with the cited ones first. The data is DataForSEO's, dated and stored for you; we do not run a backlink index of our own.
Links runs on your own DataForSEO account or on a Rank Tracker budget; there are no free lookups. The price is shown before every lookup, and nothing is sent until you click.
Links joined to AI citations
A link list alone cannot say which links matter in AI search. This one shows beside each domain whether AI engines cited it for this client.
Linked domains that AI cites
A referring domain counts as cited when AI engines cited a page of it in this client's own measured answers in the window, shown as answers out of the total. It is evidence of where engines read, never proof that a link changes an answer.
Referring domains, with dates
DataForSEO Rank (theirs, 0 to 100), backlinks, when DataForSEO first saw each link and when it lost it, spam score and follow state. Lost links are never shown as current.
Link gap, ranked by use
Domains that link to up to 5 competitors and not to the client. Domains that AI engines cited come first, then those linking to more of the competitors, then DataForSEO Rank, each with the facts behind its place.
Anchor texts, classified
Referring domains, backlinks, first seen and spam score per anchor, with our own plain class (brand, URL, generic, descriptive or empty), worked out from the client's name and domain and labelled as ours.
Pages that links point to
The client's own pages with the status DataForSEO last read, title, referring domains and broken backlinks. A page that answers with an error while links point to it is a reclaim candidate: redirect or restore it.
A weekly spam check, opt-in
Switch it on per client and it reads the recent history once, then checks new linking domains every Monday under one monthly cap that you choose. It raises a Signal when something looks off and never disavows anything.
Who links to competitors, and which of them AI cites
Pick up to 5 competitors and see the domains that link to them but not to your client. The domains AI engines cited in your client's measured answers come first, then the ones that link to more of the competitors.
- Each domain with its AI citations, how many competitors it links to, DataForSEO Rank and spam score
- Hide high-spam domains and export the list
Five lookups, stored for you
An overview, the referring domains, the anchors, the pages and a gap against competitors. Each lookup sends one or a few requests to DataForSEO (an overview three, a gap one per competitor), each up to 1,000 rows, and shows its maximum cost before it runs. The answer is stored with its date, and every other view reads the stored answer.
- Reopening a stored answer is free. A new lookup of the same kind can be bought after 7 days, after 30 for a gap.
- Nothing is sent until a person clicks, and the most it can cost is shown first.
- A report never buys a lookup: it reads what is stored.
What it costs, and who pays
There are no free lookups. A lookup runs on your own DataForSEO account or on a Rank Tracker budget you buy. With neither, no lookup runs; stored answers stay readable.
| Runs on | Who bills | What you pay |
|---|---|---|
| Your own DataForSEO account | DataForSEO bills you directly. CrunchJunkie adds nothing. | DataForSEO's price: USD 0.024 a request plus USD 0.000036 a row, so at most USD 0.06 for 1,000 rows. A gap is one request for each competitor, up to 5. |
| A Rank Tracker budget | CrunchJunkie, from your monthly budget. | Charged at twice DataForSEO's price, rounded up to the cent. Budgets start at €25 / US$29 a month. |
| Neither | No lookup runs. | Nothing is charged. Stored answers stay readable. |
Your own account always comes first. Before you click, the cost preview shows the most the lookup can cost and, on a budget, what is left.
What it doesn't do
We have no backlink index of our own. The data is DataForSEO's and is as complete as their crawl, which is not the same as the index of Ahrefs or Semrush, so compare one tool with itself over time, not across tools. DataForSEO Rank and the spam score are DataForSEO's own measures; we show them as theirs and never turn them into an authority score of ours. A link list is evidence, not a verdict. And it is never free: with no account and no budget, no lookup runs.
Questions before the first lookup
Run it next to the AI visibility figures for the same client: AI Visibility
See which links sit under the pages AI cites
Connect your DataForSEO account or choose a Rank Tracker budget, then run the first lookup. The cost is shown before you click.
Included in every plan · your own DataForSEO account or a Rank Tracker budget · no free lookups