Third-party link metrics are proxies. Google evaluates links through topical relevance classifiers, entity co-occurrence patterns, and spam signals that no DA score can capture. Our report tells you what Google actually sees.
Domain Authority, Trust Flow, Citation Flow — these are third-party estimates built on models that have nothing to do with how Google actually evaluates links. You could be building links that look great on paper and do almost nothing for your rankings.
A DR 70 link from an unrelated industry provides far less value than a DR 30 link from a topically aligned source. Google's classifiers measure relevance, not just authority.
Some links that pass standard metrics still carry spam classifier signals in Google's internal systems. These can actively suppress your rankings — silently.
Deciding which links to disavow based on third-party spam scores is guesswork. You need to know what Google's classifiers actually think — not what Moz thinks.
Google's leaked internal documentation confirmed that link value is not a single number — it's a function of how well the linking source's topic classification aligns with the target entity's profile. A link from a high-authority site in an unrelated niche may be worth a fraction of a link from a smaller, topically aligned source.
Our Backlink Quality report applies these documented classifier signals to any link — giving you a Google-aligned assessment of its actual value, and whether it's helping or quietly working against you.
Stop building links based on metrics that Google doesn't use.
Every classifier signal Google uses to determine whether a link helps, hurts, or does nothing for your SEO.
How closely the linking domain's topic classification aligns with your entity's category — the primary driver of whether a link actually moves rankings.
Whether the link appears in substantive editorial content alongside authoritative entities — or in a footer, sidebar, or link list that classifiers discount.
Whether the linking domain or page carries any of the patterns associated with Google's spam and link scheme classifiers — even if third-party metrics look clean.
A clear recommendation with the classifier reasoning explained — so you make disavow decisions based on what Google actually thinks, not what Ahrefs estimates.
Every bad link you keep is working against you right now.
Spam classifier signals accumulate. A link profile that looks fine today can become a suppression factor as Google's classifiers update. Knowing which links to keep and which to disavow — based on Google's actual signals, not third-party proxies — is the difference between a clean profile and a liability.
Before investing in a link building campaign, know whether the target sites will provide genuine classifier-aligned value — not just a high DR score.
Make confident disavow decisions based on Google's actual classifier signals — not guesswork from third-party spam scores that may not reflect Google's view.
Provide clients with a Google-aligned quality assessment of their link profile — explaining link value in terms they can understand and act on.
Get a classifier-level Backlink Quality report with a clear keep, monitor, or disavow recommendation — based on what Google actually measures.