{"id":20,"date":"2025-05-26T08:01:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T08:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moccasin-dotterel-449913.hostingersite.com\/blog\/?p=20"},"modified":"2025-06-03T12:37:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T12:37:25","slug":"moz-pro-vs-backlinkmonitor-two-tools-two-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backlinkmonitor.co\/blog\/moz-pro-vs-backlinkmonitor-two-tools-two-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Moz Pro vs Backlink Monitor: Two Tools, Two Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20\" class=\"elementor elementor-20\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d94e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78d94e9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d6aecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32d6aecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>If you\u2019ve been in SEO more than 15 minutes, you\u2019ve heard of Moz.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b98c26e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b98c26e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f64938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f64938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backlinkmonitor.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-095514-1024x502.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-335\" alt=\"moz link explorer to find backlinks pointing to your site\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backlinkmonitor.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-095514-1024x502.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.backlinkmonitor.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-095514-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.backlinkmonitor.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-095514-768x377.png 768w, https:\/\/www.backlinkmonitor.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-095514-1536x753.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.backlinkmonitor.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-095514.png 1860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e71d17 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e71d17\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e40b281 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e40b281\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Moz was one of the first platforms that helped people understand how search works. Back when SEO felt like a black box, Moz gave marketers something to hold onto: Page Authority, Domain Authority, and the concept of <em>link quality<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<p>And to their credit, they still do that well.<\/p>\n\n<p>Today, Moz Pro is a full-stack SEO suite. It helps you find keywords, audit your site, research competitors, and yes, analyze backlinks. But once those links are built, Moz doesn\u2019t individually monitor them.<\/p>\n\n<p>This is where Backlink Monitor steps in.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Different tools, different jobs. Here&#8217;s how they line up.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cab401 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cab401\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b2cc98 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b2cc98\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e15991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e15991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Moz Link Explorer Does Well<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finds who\u2019s linking to your site or a competitor\u2019s<\/li>\n\n<li>Scores link quality using Domain Authority<\/li>\n\n<li>Flags spammy-looking links<\/li>\n\n<li>Tracks gains\/losses over time<\/li>\n\n<li>Offers a clean interface for understanding the <em>bigger picture<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Option to utilize Moz Link Intersect for competitor backlink analysis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>If you\u2019re building a strategy or reporting to clients, Moz gives you a bird\u2019s eye view of your backlink landscape.<\/p>\n\n<p>What Moz link Explorer doesn\u2019t give you is real-time visibility into link health.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0869cc2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0869cc2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed61ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ed61ae\" 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1536w, https:\/\/www.backlinkmonitor.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1.png 1598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c49d27 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c49d27\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900adf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"900adf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If your link has quietly been removed, redirected, or rel-tagged<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>If your anchor text was edited<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>If the backlink now leads to a 404, 410, or redirect 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Use Backlink Monitor to Protect It.<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here\u2019s the clean way to look at it:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0681aa9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0681aa9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d369917 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d369917\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c843f93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c843f93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:table --><!-- wp:heading --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:table --><!-- \/wp:table --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If You\u2019re Using Moz, You\u2019re Halfway There<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The truth is, you need both. Because SEO is no longer just about <em>getting<\/em> links. You also have to keep them, track them, and prove to clients that they\u2019re still delivering value.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Backlink Monitor doesn\u2019t compete with Moz. 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