Outbound links analyzer
You're about to pay for a placement. Do you know how crowded that page's outbound neighborhood already is? Paste the URL and get every external link listed — destination domain, anchor text, rel attribute — grouped so you can read the neighborhood in seconds, not scroll through rows.
What the tool shows you, and what it can't
An outbound links analyzer fetches a web page and lists every external link it contains — grouped by destination domain, with the anchor text and rel attribute for each link.
A page that links to a handful of relevant sites reads like something a real editor wrote. A page that links to fifty unrelated domains reads like a links directory. Before you pay for or pitch a placement, knowing which one you're dealing with takes seconds here.
- Destination domain: every external link, grouped by the site it points to. You can see at a glance whether the neighborhood is relevant.
- Anchor text: the visible text of the link. Useful for checking whether the page uses natural anchors or over-optimized keyword anchors on its outbound links — which sometimes signals manipulation.
- Rel attribute: dofollow (no rel), nofollow, sponsored, ugc. A page with a paid placement on it might have yours as nofollow or sponsored too — good to know before you commit.
- noopener / noreferrer: security attributes, not SEO signals. They appear in the rel list but don't affect link equity.
What the tool can't tell you: whether the destination sites are reputable, how much traffic this page gets, whether Google has indexed it, or whether the outbound link pattern has changed over time. For a single verdict on whether the page looks like a solid placement, try the donor trust audit.
How to use it
- Paste the page URL — the donor page you're vetting, or a page you already have a link on.
- Read the summary strip: total external links, unique domains, and the dofollow/nofollow breakdown at a glance.
- Expand a domain group to see the exact URLs and anchors linking to that destination. Click through to verify context if needed.
- Red flags to look for: a high ratio of sponsored or ugc links; many links to the same unrelated domain; anchor-text spam in the link list.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as an outbound link?
Any <a href> that points to a different domain from the page you
analyzed. Internal navigation links, fragment anchors (#section),
mailto: and tel: links are filtered out. Duplicate links
(same URL and rel) are counted once.
What do the rel labels mean?
Dofollow means the link has no rel attribute telling Google to ignore
it — the page is nominally passing link equity. Nofollow means the
publisher told Google not to follow this link. Sponsored means the
link is paid or affiliated. UGC means the link is in user-generated
content. A link can carry more than one rel value; noopener and
noreferrer are security attributes and appear separately but do not affect
link equity.
Why would I analyze a page's outbound links?
Vetting a donor page before you pay for a link placement on it — how crowded is the outbound neighborhood? Auditing a page you already have a link on — did the publisher add a nofollow since you last checked? Reviewing whether a content page links to relevant sources before you cite it.
Is this the same as the donor trust audit?
Related but different. The donor trust audit gives a single verdict — good fit, caution, or poor fit — from a bundle of signals including outbound density. This tool shows the raw data: every external link, its anchor, and its rel, so you can see exactly who the page links to and under what terms. Use both together for the clearest picture.
Does it follow redirects?
Yes. The tool fetches the input URL and follows redirects to the final page, then analyzes the outbound links on that final page. The final URL is shown in the results so you know which version of the page was actually read.
Last updated: 2026-05-27