LinkMiner by Mangools Review 2026: See Who Links to Your Competitors

Backlinks remain one of the strongest ranking signals, and the fastest way to get them is embarrassingly simple: find out who links to your competitors, then earn those same links. LinkMiner is Mangools' backlink tool — enter any domain or URL and see its backlinks, scored and previewable, without opening fifty tabs.

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What LinkMiner actually does

Three things make LinkMiner pleasant to use. First, the Link Strength score: Mangools' own 1–100 metric (built on Citation Flow, Trust Flow, and other signals) that estimates each backlink's SEO power at a glance. Second, the live website preview: the linking page opens inside the tool with the anchor text highlighted, so you can judge context without tab-hopping. Third, Favorites lists: save the best link prospects and come back to them when you are ready to pitch.

The database is large on paper — 9.5 trillion backlinks including Majestic's fresh and historic index, 2.5 trillion unique URLs crawled since 2013. Filters cover All, New, and Lost backlinks plus link categories, which is enough for competitor prospecting workflows.

Two structural facts. LinkMiner is one of five tools in the Mangools suite — not sold standalone (plans last checked on the official site October 7, 2026 — Basic $452.40/year, Premium $632.40/year, Agency $1,172.40/year; confirm current pricing: see current Mangools plans). And the backlink index is licensed from Majestic, not crawled by Mangools — which matters for the cons below.

Who LinkMiner is built for

Freelancers and small teams doing competitor backlink prospecting who want a clean workflow — score, preview, save — without enterprise pricing. If your link building is "study five competitors, pitch their best linking sites," this fits.

Not for anyone needing the freshest independently-crawled link data at Ahrefs scale, or heavy daily backlink mining on the lowest tier.

Honest pros

• Link Strength score. One number per backlink beats reading raw metrics when you are prospecting at volume.
• Live preview with highlighted anchors. Judging link context without opening tabs is a genuine time-saver.
• Favorites lists. Prospecting is a multi-day job; saving candidates in-tool keeps it organized.
• New/Lost backlink filters. Spot fresh opportunities and disappearing links on competitor profiles.
• Suite value. Competitor keywords (KWFinder), rank tracking (SERPWatcher), and backlinks in one subscription — see our Mangools suite review.

Cons — the honest part

• Licensed index, not an independent crawl. Data freshness and coverage depend on Majestic's index. Ahrefs and Semrush crawl themselves; LinkMiner does not. For most small-site prospecting this is fine — but say it plainly.
• Monthly backlink-row limits. Plan-dependent caps (roughly 100K to 1.2M rows/month by tier per third-party walkthroughs) — heavy miners hit walls.
• Less depth for enterprise audits. Large-scale link audits with custom exports and deep historical analysis belong elsewhere.
• Suite-only pricing. Backlink analysis alone is not for sale; the bundle is the product.

LinkMiner vs. the free plan

The free Mangools plan gives you a taste — a handful of lookups per day. That is genuinely enough to run one competitor through LinkMiner and decide whether the Link Strength scores and previews match how you work. Paid plans carry a 48-hour refund per the official FAQ, so the paid test is low-risk too.

Verdict

LinkMiner does one job well: show you competitor backlinks in a workflow built for prospecting — score, preview, save. The licensed-index caveat is real but rarely decisive at small scale. Inside the Mangools bundle it turns competitor research into a 20-minute habit: try LinkMiner by Mangools