Majestic vs SpyFu
No clear leader: SpyFu (56.1) and Majestic (51.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for seo tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Majestic
A web-based platform that indexes and analyzes the world's largest commercial backlink database, helping SEOs understand link quality, track competitor links, and identify link-building opportunities through flow metrics and topical analysis.
SpyFu
A competitor intelligence platform that reveals the keywords and ads competitors target for SEO and Google Ads, provides AI-driven content optimization recommendations, and tracks ranking performance against competitors.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Majestic
From £39.99/month. Free tier available. 7-day money-back guarantee on Lite and Pro plans.
- Lite£39.99/month or £399.90/year
- Fresh Index
- Site Explorer
- N-grams
- Near Links
- Link Graph
- +13 more
- Pro£79.99/month or £799.90/year
- Everything in Lite
- Historic Index
- Index Merger
- Raw Data Exports
- Custom Reports
- +10 more
- Full API£319.99/month
- Everything in Pro
- Full API access
SpyFu
From $29/month (Basic, annual). 25% discount for annual billing. 30-day money-back guarantee.
- Basic$29/month (annual) or $39/month (monthly). Save $120/year with annual billing.
- 10k search results
- 10k data exports
- 1 live site tracking project
- 10+ years historical data
- RivalFlow (0 sites)
- +7 more
- Pro + AI$89/month (annual) or $59 first month then $119/month (monthly). Save $360/year with annual billing.
- Unlimited search results and exports
- 10 live site tracking projects
- 10+ years historical data
- RivalFlow (1 site)
- ChatGPT integration (unlimited)
- +9 more
- Team/Agency$187/month (annual) or $249/month (monthly). 5 users included; save $744/year with annual billing.
- Unlimited search results and exports
- Unlimited live site tracking projects
- 10+ years historical data
- RivalFlow (5 sites)
- ChatGPT integration (unlimited)
- +11 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Majestic
- Google Search Console
- OpenApps API
SpyFu
- ChatGPT
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.