Majestic review: our take
Majestic has been building link indexes since 2004 and still sells little else, which is exactly why link builders and domain traders keep it open. Trust Flow, Citation Flow and Topical Trust Flow grade a domain at a glance, and the Historic Index is the record a domain trader opens before paying for a site's link history.
The catch is in the tiers. Lite at $49.99 a month reads the Fresh Index only, at 5,000 rows per search; the Historic Index needs Pro at $99.99, and the API arrives at $399.99. Anyone who also needs keyword research, rank tracking and audits is better served by Ahrefs, whose Lite plan at $129 sets its own backlink index beside 750 tracked keywords and a site audit.
What Majestic does
Majestic crawls the web to build Fresh and Historic link indexes and lets you explore any site's backlinks, referring domains, anchor text and link context. It scores sites with Trust Flow, Citation Flow and Topical Trust Flow, and offers comparison, bulk backlink checks, link-gap tools and an API on the top plan.
Who Majestic is for
Best for
- SEOs and agencies auditing backlink profiles
- link builders prospecting sites
- domain traders checking link history
Not for
- keyword research or site audits: it focuses on link data
- API users on a budget: API access only on the top plan
Majestic features
- F1Site Explorer
- F2Trust Flow, Citation Flow and Topical Trust Flow
- F3Fresh and Historic link indexes
- F4Link Context and Link Graph
- F5Bulk Backlink Checker
- F6Clique Hunter and Compare (link gap)
- F7Author Explorer
- F8API
Majestic pricing and plans (2026)
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly, per month | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lite | $49.99 | $41.67 | 1 user, Fresh Index only, 5,000 Site Explorer rows per search, 60 report units/mo, no API ($499.99/yr) |
| Pro | $99.99 | $83.33 | 1 user, Fresh + Historic Index, 30,000 rows per search, 300 report units/mo, no API ($999.99/yr) |
| API | $399.99 | $333.33 | 5 users, full API, 100 million analysis units, 50,000 rows per search ($3,999.90/yr); larger unit packs priced higher |
Free plan: yes. Prices as listed by the vendor, before tax; they change, so check the pricing page before you buy.
Majestic interface
Majestic FAQ
- How much does Majestic cost?
- Paid plans start at $49.99/mo, with a discount for yearly billing. Prices checked on 1 Oct 2026.
- Does Majestic have a free plan?
- Yes, Majestic has a free plan.
- What are the alternatives to Majestic?
- Tools that cover the same jobs include Ahrefs, LinkResearchTools (LRT), Semrush, SE Ranking.