16 Free Competitive Intelligence Tools

by Anna Johnson

Posted: 14 years ago 15 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

Here's a list of 16 free tools for evaluating your competitors' web traffic, backlinks, keywords, etc. I've posted descriptions of each tool at Top 16 Free Web Analytics Tools For Researching Competitors' Traffic, Backlinks, Keywords and More | Kikabink News - Internet Marketing News

1. Alexa
2. Compete
3. Doubleclick Ad Planner
4. Google Trends For Websites
5. Quantcast
6. Majestic SEO
7. Open Site Explorer
8. ReverseInternet.com
9. iSpionage
10. SEMRush
11. SearchStatus
12. SEMToolbar
13. SEOQuake
14. SEO For Firefox
15. SEOBook Toolbar
16. SEO Toolbar

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raviv 14 years ago

Thanks a lot for the great stuff Anna. Much appreciated
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JustinDupre 14 years ago

This is a great list! Thanks for the tools Anna.
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ehuq 14 years ago

I have used following tools:
1. Alexa
2. Compete
4. Google Trends For Websites
5. Quantcast
13. SEOQuake

I shall try other tools. If you would give link to the websites that would help a lot.
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roger123 14 years ago

Thanks Anna. You should also add SenSEO tooolbar and backlinkwatch.com tools to this list.
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Anna Johnson 14 years ago

ehuq, I've posted links and descriptions of each tool here: Top 16 Free Web Analytics Tools For Researching Competitors' Traffic, Backlinks, Keywords and More | Kikabink News - Internet Marketing News
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Quentin

14 years ago

Another one that I use is a software program called WEB CEO

SEO Software by Web CEO :: Search Engine Optimization Software / Complete SEO Toolkit for Website Optimization, Promotion and Maintenance

The free version lets you do a lot of competitor research.

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SledgeHammer

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Quentin

But for me, I never felt WebCEO to be useful when compared to other softwares because the results were pathetic.

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fivestarexec 14 years ago

Thanks Anna,

This really is a great list. I frequently use Alexa, SEO for Firefox, Google Trends and SEO Quake. I will give a few others a try.
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Abhik 14 years ago

That's cool, I am in fact using some of the tools to analyze my competitors.
Also, there are some other tools I like to mention such as backlinkwatch, Free Monitor for Google etc.
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Mangozoom 14 years ago

Thanks Anna
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Anna Johnson 14 years ago

Thanks for the heads-up about the additional tools - we're compiling quite a list here!
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Anna Johnson 14 years ago

If anyone has any more free tools to add, feel free to post them here.
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Gary Pettit 14 years ago

Thanks Anna,

I copy/pasted your list into a folder. A great list to have on hand
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Chris Hote 14 years ago

Thanks Anna for sharing the list.
I am not sure though why those tools fall into the competitive intelligence tools. sounds more likely web analytics/SEO tools.
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JayVance 14 years ago

Great list, thanks for sharing.

Also, not really a tool but you can do author searches on ezine or goarticles to see what your competition is writing about.
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