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Has anyone used the SEO Spyglass software?
I'm debating downloading it to check back links and was hoping to hear thoughts and opinions from people who have used it.

Are there any recommendations of other tools or programs out there that you have used and find useful?

Thanks!

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A short, practical update for and others who chimed in: the tool discussed here is still available and actively maintained as part of SEO PowerSuite from Link-Assistant. After the Yahoo SiteExplorer era ended, Link-Assistant rolled out its own backlink index (late 2011) and today SpyGlass is a desktop backlink-research app with free and paid editions and direct import of owner data. (help.link-assistant.com)

A simple, repeatable workflow to get reliable backlink intel (what I use in audits):

  • Get owner data first: export the Links report from Google Search Console (authoritative, exportable for verified sites).
  • Merge that export into a desktop tool (SEO SpyGlass) to combine the site-owner view with a large third-party index, run historical checks and a penalty-risk audit, and generate a disavow if needed.
  • Cross-check any high-value or suspicious links in one cloud index (Ahrefs, Semrush, Majestic or Moz) for freshness and traffic estimates before taking action.

This sequence balances accuracy (owner data) with discovery (third-party indexes). ()

Two practical cautions based on how these services work today: backlink indexes are different from one another (coverage and refresh cadence vary), and crawlers can lag — Link-Assistant documents that index refreshes can introduce apparent “stale” links and therefore provides real-time verification to avoid false positives. Always live-check links on the actual page before disavowing or outreach. Also remember Yahoo SiteExplorer’s closure changed the landscape in 2011; many tools adapted after that and the best practice now is to use multiple sources rather than rely on a single report. (help.link-assistant.com)

Summary: the thread’s early impressions were useful, but for current work combine GSC (owner data), a desktop merger/audit (SpyGlass or similar), and one cloud index for freshness — that gives the broadest, safest picture.

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Member Avatar for vrdwebservices

ok thanks friends

Member Avatar for JasonBrown

SEO Spyglass is most effective tool for find out the back links the site has and also helpful for selection of appropriate keyword for optimize the site. It also monitor your competitor's page rank. It allows you to see the alexa traffic rank of every back link.

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I have personally tried Spyglass and I agree that it's an efficient tool to check out the number of back links of a website. I also find it a useful tool to obtain appropriate keywords needed to optimize a website. Furthermore, it can monitor your competitor's page rank and updates you the Alexa traffic rank for each of your backlinks.

Member Avatar for spa24m

After Yahoo SiteExplorer shutdown (forever) it seems, that SEO Spyglass is not effective any more.
But it seems that SEO Backlink Finder fills the gap now, because they donot rely on Yahoo.

Member Avatar for prcys

I have never use the seo spyglass. I use the google analytics tool for tracking my site backlinks.

Member Avatar for sarthaki

I Didn't used this software. If you want keyword extractor tool then use google adword keyword tool. Its one of the best tool.

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thank you very much to share such a nice information

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