Majestic vs SEOkicks (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Majestic grades higher than SEOkicks: 2.2 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Majestic grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Majestic
Backlink index with Trust Flow, Citation Flow and link history
Free plan · from $41.67/mo
SEOkicks
German backlink checker with its own link index, exports and an API
Paid
Which one is for you
Pick Majestic if
- Fits if you want to check a site's links before buying the domain or pitching it
- Works for developers who need raw link data and can pay for the API plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay on Lite, which only sees links from the last 120 days
- Pricey if you need the API or a second user, as both start on the API plan at $399.99 a month
- Not for you if you want a proper look first: the free account gets a few lookups a day and there's no trial
- Watch out: the homepage dates the Historic Index to March 2024, so newer links sit only in the Fresh Index
- Skip it if you want outreach or alerts for lost links, as it only does research, and prices exclude VAT
Pick SEOkicks if
- Fits if you want a second backlink index beside Ahrefs or Majestic
- Works for pulling link counts into your own scripts through the API
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to see a price or try it free first: plans only show in the sign-up flow, and no free plan or trial is listed
- Not for you if you want alerts when a link appears or disappears, as its pages describe none
- Tight if you'll pull lots of link detail by API, at 1 credit per request plus 0.1 per record
- Watch out: prices are net of VAT, and contracts renew for the same term unless cancelled in writing two weeks before it ends
- Too light for outreach of any kind, as it looks links up and nothing more
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAMajesticFair | 1.8GPASEOkicksWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CLite is $41.67 a month billed yearly ($49.99 monthly), close to this category's middle of $49. Link history and competitor comparisons sit on Pro at $83.33, and the API plan is $399.99 a month ($333.33 yearly). | CNo price is on record. SEOkicks shows its prices and account types only inside the sign-up flow, which couldn't be read, so there's nothing to set against what the rest of this category charges. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free account gets a few Site Explorer lookups a day, a weekly showcase site and basic scores in the browser extension. That's enough for a look, not for real work. There's no trial, just a 7-day money-back guarantee on your first plan. | FNothing free on record: the listing has no free plan and no trial, so you'd be paying from the start. |
| Features | CBacklinks, referring domains, anchor text, new and lost links and Trust Flow across 800+ topics, for any site. It does link research fully, but that's one part of link building: no outreach, no link alerts, and Lite only sees 120 days. | CIts own index with Linkpop, Domainpop, IP-Pop and Class-C counts, linking pages, anchors, newly found links, an IP lookup and an AWIN publisher search. It does backlink lookups fully, but that's one part of link building, and its pages show no alerts when a link changes. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Looking up a site is simple, but analysis units, report units, two indexes and its own scores take a while to make sense of. | CNo rating on record. Typing in a domain is easy enough, but counts like IP-Pop and Class-C pop take some know-how to read, and API use is metered in credits. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, plus a free Chrome and Firefox extension, Google Sheets and Search Console. The API comes only with the API plan. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb only, but the data also comes out as CSV exports and through a REST API in XML or JSON, so it plugs into your own tools. The site is in German and English. |
| Best for | a dedicated backlink index with link history | a second backlink index with an API |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Majestic and SEOkicks. How we grade
Where they differ
- Majestic also covers reports.
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At a glance
| Majestic | SEOkicks | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $41.67 per month, billed annually ($49.99 billed monthly) | Not published |
| Free plan | Free account: a few Site Explorer clicks a day through the free backlink checker, a weekly showcase site with near-Lite access, the Majestic Million list and basic metrics in the browser extension. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Majestic-12 Ltd | Jobkicks S.L.U. |
| Price read from | majestic.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Majestic
- Lite searches only the Fresh Index of the last 120 days; history and the comparison tools need Pro.
- API access, extra users and creating OpenApps start with the API plan at $399.99 a month billed monthly.
- There is no free trial; Lite and Pro have a 7-day money-back guarantee for first-time customers, and prices exclude VAT.
- The homepage gives the Historic Index a date range ending in March 2024; newer links sit in the Fresh Index.
SEOkicks
- Prices and account types appear only in the sign-up flow, which could not be read, so pricing is unverified here.
- The terms say prices are net of VAT and that contracts renew for the same term unless cancelled in writing two weeks before it ends.
- API use is metered in credits: 1 per request, plus 0.1 for each record returned by a detail query.
- Its pages describe link lookups, exports and the API; they do not describe alerts when a link changes.
Key features
Majestic
- Site Explorer
- Backlinks, referring domains, anchor text, new and lost links and the text around each link for any domain or URL.
- Trust Flow and Citation Flow
- Scores from 0 to 100 for the quality and the quantity of links, with Topical Trust Flow placing a site in over 800 topic categories.
- Fresh and Historic indexes
- The Fresh Index covers links seen in the last 120 days. Pro adds the Historic Index, whose records start in 2006.
- Competitor link prospecting
- Pro tools such as Compare, Clique Hunter and Link Profile Fight show sites that link to competitors but not to you.
- Author Explorer
- A beta tool on Pro that looks up web authors: what they have written, its backlinks and a timeline of their X posts.
- Browser extension and Google Sheets
- A Chrome and Firefox extension shows link counts and flow scores for any page for free; subscribers can also pull data into Google Sheets.
SEOkicks
- Own link index
- Link data comes from SEOkicks' own crawlers rather than a third party, in an index the company puts at more than 200 billion link records.
- Link popularity counts
- Shows Linkpop (links found), Domainpop (linking domains), IP-Pop and Class-C pop, so sitewide links can be told apart from broad linking.
- Link details
- Lists linking domains with their link counts, the exact linking pages with link attributes, anchor texts by frequency, link targets and recently found links.
- Affiliate publisher search
- Pick an AWIN affiliate program and a country to see which sites link to it, a way to find publishers in a niche.
- IP lookup
- Enter an IP address instead of a domain to see the domains hosted on it.
- CSV export and REST API
- Data can be exported as CSV or pulled from a REST API that returns XML or JSON; each request costs 1 credit, plus 0.1 per record for detail queries.
Plans
Majestic
Free$0
A few Site Explorer clicks each day, plus the free browser extension, for trying the data.
Lite$41.67
per month, billed annually ($49.99 billed monthly)
1 user, Fresh Index only, 1 million analysis units and 60 report units a month, 5,000 rows per search.
Pro$83.33
per month, billed annually ($99.99 billed monthly)
1 user, Historic Index, comparison tools, raw exports, Author Explorer, 20 million analysis units and 300 report units.
API$333.33
per month for 100 million units, billed annually ($399.99 monthly)
5 users and the full API. 300 million units cost $799.99 a month and 1,000 million $1,599.99, billed monthly.
SEOkicks
Pricing could not be confirmed. See seokicks.de.
Ways to pay less
Majestic
- Annual discount
About 17% off with annual billing
Majestic's pricing page sells Lite at $499.99 for 12 months against $49.99 a month, and Pro at $999.99 against $99.99 a month.
SEOkicks
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Majestic or SEOkicks?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Majestic starts at $41.67 per month, billed annually ($49.99 billed monthly), and SEOkicks has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Majestic or SEOkicks?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Majestic has a free plan. SEOkicks does not.
Which platforms do Majestic and SEOkicks run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Majestic lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.