Upload one Ahrefs or Semrush export. Backlink Prospector checks every referring site, drops the ones that do not fit your client, and hands back the best page to pitch, the reason it fits, the author and a verified email.
Six referring domains straight from an Ahrefs export.
| Referring site | DR |
|---|---|
| storagebizjournal.com“best storage software” | 52 |
| proptechweekly.io“competitor.com” | 61 |
| dealsnmore-coupons.net“click here” | 33 |
| facebook.com“competitor” | 100 |
| smallbizowners.blog“storage software” | 40 |
| linkdirectory-list.org“competitor.com” | 28 |
Reads exports from, and hands lists to, the tools you already use
6
checks on every referring site
100
point fit score against your client
5 min
to install on a Windows PC
0%
markup on your AI and email usage
Ahrefs shows you every site linking to a competitor in seconds. Then someone has to open each one, decide if it fits, find an article worth pitching, work out who wrote it, find an email that will not bounce and note why it fits. Most of those sites turn out to be coupon pages and directories.
That work delays outreach by days and pushes writers into generic pitches. Here is what it costs your team on one export.
50 hours
of manual research, about 6.3 working days, before the first email goes out.
That is roughly $1,000 of team time for one export. Backlink Prospector runs the same research in the background while your team works on something else.
Your own numbers will differ. Move the sliders to match your team.
Each site goes through the same steps in order. Pick a step to see what happens to an example export.
Example run on one Ahrefs export
375 sites to check
1,860 backlinks grouped into 412 sites. 37 social, wiki and own-site rows skipped.
Cheap checks run first, so paid lookups only happen on sites that already passed. Your numbers depend on the niche.
Each prospect comes with what a person needs to send a pitch that reads as if they did the research themselves. Point at a field to find it in the row.
storagebizjournal.com
Best page to pitch
/best-self-storage-software-2026
Why it fits
A 2026 roundup of storage management tools that already links to your competitor. Your product fits the list as a direct alternative.
Pitch angle
Offer an updated feature comparison and a quote from your founder for the next refresh.
Author
Dana Whitfield from the article byline
dana@storagebizjournal.com verified
Contact page
/contact-the-editors
Competitor link
/storage-tools anchor "best storage software"
Plus a separate file of every skipped site and the reason, so nothing disappears without an explanation.
| By hand | With Backlink Prospector |
|---|---|
| Open every site to judge if it fits | Every site scored 0 to 100 against your client |
| Scroll blogs for something to pitch | The best page picked from the sitemap |
| Guess who wrote the article | Author read from the page, AI as backup |
| Hunt for emails and hope they land | Emails found, verified, risky ones flagged |
| Generic pitches written in a hurry | A reason and pitch angle for every site |
| Credits spent on sites that never fit | Irrelevant sites dropped before any cost |
| Copy and paste into a spreadsheet | Excel and CSV ready for your outreach tool |
Run prospecting for every client from one place and give writers lists that are ready to pitch.
Take on more clients without hiring researchers or working weekends.
Turn a competitor export into an outreach plan in a day instead of a week.
Find the right writer and article for each pitch, with a reason it fits.
Backlink Prospector runs on your own computer or server, not on a shared platform. Client lists, exports and results stay with you. You use your own AI and Hunter.io keys, so there is no markup on usage and no per-seat fee.
Pick where it runs
About 5 minutes
Best for freelancers and small teams working from one machine.
Every plan unlocks the full tool. Start with the trial and decide after you see your own results.
Free7 days
Run it on a real competitor export before you pay anything.
$39per month
For freelancers who prospect a few clients at a time.
Most chosen
$349per year
Three months cheaper than paying monthly.
$499one payment
Pay once and keep it on your computer for good.
We host, update and look after it on our server. Your team signs in from any browser.
$79per month
Ask for managedExtra computers cost 50% of the plan price each. AI and Hunter.io usage is paid to those providers from your own accounts, so you see every cent.
Available for freelance workWeb designer, WordPress developer and SEO specialist, based in Bangladesh and working with clients worldwide.
Manik has run off-page SEO and link-building outreach for client sites for years. Backlink Prospector turns that research routine into software, one check at a time. When you buy a license you deal with him directly: setup help, questions and license keys come from the person who built the tool.
Something else on your mind? Message Manik on WhatsApp or by email and you get a reply within one working day.
No. It builds the list and the reasons. You send from the outreach tool you already use, so your sender reputation stays in your hands.
Ahrefs Backlinks and Referring domains reports, and Semrush Backlinks and Referring Domains reports. No cleaning or renaming needed.
Your own OpenAI or Anthropic key for the AI step and a Hunter.io key for emails. You pay them directly. A free keyword-only mode is included if you want to skip both.
On your Windows PC with a one-click installer, on your own server and domain with Docker, or on our server with the managed plan.
Yes. Everyone signs in with the team password at the same address. The license covers one computer or server, not one person.
Press Resume. Sites already finished are reused and never paid for twice.
Place an order, install the app and send us the Machine ID shown on its Activate page. We reply with your license key, usually the same day.
Yes. The free trial runs for 7 days with every feature unlocked.
The trial runs for 7 days on your own data, with every feature on.