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Majestic alternative: free technical SEO audit with AI visibility

Majestic is a specialist backlink database — Trust Flow, Citation Flow, referring domain analysis, anchor text distribution, and link history — but it is not a site auditor. It does not crawl pages for technical issues, check meta tags, measure Core Web Vitals, or evaluate AI-visibility signals. DeepSEOAnalysis is the complement: a free, no-signup technical and AI-visibility audit covering 80+ checks, real CrUX field data, structured data validation, and a GEO score. The two tools serve different parts of the SEO workflow and don't overlap.

At a glance

Majestic vs DeepSEOAnalysis

The useful answer is not “which tool is best?” It is which tool fits the job you need done this week.

Majestic alternative comparison
CriterionCompetitorDeepSEOAnalysis
Free accessMajestic offers a free summary view of Trust Flow, Citation Flow, and backlink count for any verified domain. Detailed backlink lists and full data require a paid subscription from £41.67/month (billed annually).Complete site audit is free with no signup, no email gate, no trial expiry, and no domain verification required.
Primary use caseMajestic is a specialist backlink database: Trust Flow, Citation Flow, referring domains, anchor text distribution, link context (topical trust flow), and link history. It is not a site auditor — it does not check meta tags, canonicals, Core Web Vitals, or structured data.DeepSEOAnalysis is a site auditor: 80+ technical and on-page checks, real CrUX Core Web Vitals, structured data validation, internal link graph analysis, and AI visibility scoring. It does not have a backlink database.
AI visibility / GEOMajestic has no AI-citation readiness features. No checks for llms.txt, AI crawler access, FAQPage schema, or content structure for AI answer engines.GEO score covers all five AI visibility signals: AI crawler access, llms.txt, FAQPage/HowTo schema, question-heading ratio, and content chunkability.
Technical auditMajestic does not audit technical SEO. No crawl, no meta tag analysis, no canonical checks, no broken link detection, no redirect audit, no structured data validation.80+ checks covering crawlability, indexability, meta tags, canonicals, heading structure, image SEO, redirects, structured data, internal link graph, and page speed.
Core Web VitalsMajestic has no page performance data. No CrUX field data, no Lighthouse scores, no LCP/INP/CLS metrics.Real Google CrUX field data — actual Chrome users, 28-day aggregate — not synthetic lab scores. Pass/fail against Good/Needs Improvement/Poor thresholds.
Shareable reportsMajestic reports live in the dashboard. Sharing requires account access or exported CSV/PDF files.Every audit has a public shareable URL. Paste into a ticket, email, or Slack — no account required to view the full report.
Best fitLink building campaigns, competitive backlink analysis, evaluating domain authority before a digital PR push or acquisition, or researching a competitor's link profile in depth.Developers, founders, and SEO teams who need a complete ungated technical and AI-visibility audit, shareable via URL, with real CrUX field data and CMS-specific fix instructions.

What each product is

What makes these two tools different?

Majestic

Majestic is best understood as a suite.

Majestic is strongest for backlink intelligence: evaluating the quality and quantity of a domain's link profile, analysing competitor backlinks for digital PR and link building, and assessing a domain's topical authority via Topical Trust Flow. If link building is your current priority, Majestic provides data no audit tool offers.

DeepSEOAnalysis

DeepSEOAnalysis is best understood as an audit layer.

DeepSEOAnalysis is strongest when you need to audit your own site's technical health: 80+ checks on crawlability, meta tags, canonicals, structured data, internal links, Core Web Vitals, and AI-search visibility — all free, ungated, with a shareable report URL.

Choose Majestic

When Majestic is the better choice

  • You're running a link building campaign and need detailed backlink data.
  • You want to analyse a competitor's backlink profile and anchor text distribution.
  • You need Trust Flow and Citation Flow metrics for domain evaluation or acquisition.
  • You want topical backlink analysis via Topical Trust Flow categories.

Choose DeepSEOAnalysis

When DeepSEOAnalysis is the better choice

  • You need a technical site audit — meta tags, canonicals, structured data, redirects, internal links.
  • You want AI visibility scoring: GEO score, llms.txt, AI crawler access, FAQPage schema.
  • You need real CrUX field data for Core Web Vitals — not just backlink metrics.
  • You want a shareable report URL without requiring the recipient to have an account.
  • You need CMS-specific fix instructions rather than generic audit recommendations.

Pricing comparison

Free audit vs paid suite economics.

Majestic pricing notes

  • Majestic offers free summary metrics (Trust Flow, Citation Flow) for verified domains.
  • Lite plan: ~£41.67/month (billed annually) with 1M analysis units.
  • Pro and API plans add more units, bulk analysis, and white-label options.
  • Check majestic.com for current pricing — it changes periodically.

DeepSEOAnalysis pricing notes

  • Anonymous full audit: $0, no signup and no email gate.
  • Free account: saved reports and one monitored site.
  • Pro is $24/mo for monitoring five sites; Agency is $89/mo for 25 sites and white-label workflows.

FAQ

Questions people ask before switching tools.

Does Majestic do site audits?

No. Majestic is a specialist backlink database — it provides Trust Flow, Citation Flow, referring domain counts, anchor text analysis, and link history, but it does not crawl your site for technical issues. It doesn't check meta tags, canonicals, Core Web Vitals, structured data, or internal link structure. If you need a technical audit, you need a different tool. DeepSEOAnalysis provides that audit free, with no signup.

What is Majestic Trust Flow?

Trust Flow is Majestic's proprietary metric that estimates the quality and trustworthiness of a domain's backlink profile based on proximity to a set of seed sites Majestic considers authoritative. It ranges from 0–100 and is roughly analogous to Moz's Domain Authority or Ahrefs' Domain Rating. Unlike those metrics, Trust Flow is calibrated against topical categories (Topical Trust Flow), showing which topic areas a domain's links are associated with.

Is there a free version of Majestic?

Majestic offers a free view of summary metrics — Trust Flow, Citation Flow, and backlink count — for any domain you verify via DNS or file upload. Full backlink lists, referring domain details, anchor text distribution, and historical data require a paid subscription starting around £41.67/month (billed annually). DeepSEOAnalysis is permanently free for the complete site audit with no domain verification or account required.

When should I use Majestic alongside DeepSEOAnalysis?

Use both for a complete picture: DeepSEOAnalysis for the technical and on-page audit (what's broken, what's missing, how AI-visible your site is), and Majestic for deep backlink analysis (who's linking to you, what anchor text they use, how your link profile compares to competitors). They serve different parts of the SEO workflow and don't overlap.

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